when did i get this old??

pictured here is the poster for the remake of The Hitcher, the classic Rutger Hauer movie that all of us children of the 80's will remember fondly - the french fries scene, anyone?

i cannot believe that a remake is now on the way? well, more than on the way - it seems set for a Jan 2007 release. it looks like it is the clowns who made the very bad, repugnant The Hills Have Eyes remake are behind this one. oh dear, they are clearly not very good at making films at all.

a sense that this might turn out to be OK is generated by the presence of the ever-excellent Sean Bean, but i am getting rather fed up of all these remakes. The Descent showed that new, original horror movies can be made, but the industry seems keen to regenerate and regenerate. ho hum.