Joy Ride

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Summary: Similar to 'Duel' - but better!!!
Review: This movie really did remind me of the 1970's movie 'Duel'. They really did kick it up though - thickening the plot a bit - and it truly keeps you at the edge of your seat during almost the entire movie!
There is some fine eye candy here as well - ; )

Candy Cane - oh Candy Cane.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: Is it a retread of 'Duel' and 'The Hitcher'? Oh gawd yes ... completely. It borrows really HEAVILY from both of those (much better) movies.

That said, is Joy Ride bad? Oh no, not at all. Fairly well acted (even by Paul Walker, who seemed to actually remember his lines)and several tense scenes make the film extremely enjoyable.

I still can't recommend kicking out the money to BUY a copy, but this is really a decent rental. It would make a great slumber-party movie.

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Summary: Great cast of young stars
Review: it one of the best horror movie in a while. keeps you gussing to the end. Paul Walker and Leelee Sobieski were really good. it's diffrent becuase there is only 3 people in the movie for the most part Paul walker Matthew Kimbrough and Leelee Sobieski. if you like horror movies i would say go rent it.

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Summary: Joy Ride
Review: Exceptionally scary film delivers all around! Steve Zahn and Paul Walker star as two brothers who pull a prank on a highway trucker over their CB radio as Walker pretends to be a woman. But when the joke goes too far and a man is put into a serious coma, the brothers realize that even when they pick up their friend in the mountains, this man will be following, watching their ever move...

All the actors turn in top-notch performances especially Steve Zahn in his first main star role. Marco Beltrami's music score is delightfully exciting and scary, adding tension to even the most calm parts in the film. Directed and photographed beautifully with ominous images of the dark, shadowed stalker and of desolate highways, blending this particular trucker in with the rest, as they all play a game of hide-and-seek.

Overall, this is one of the best thrillers to come along in ages and deserves all the appreciation it can get. The DVD is also highly recommended, though the featurette is actually very "etty" (meaning its very short)! Pulse-pounding entertainment!

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Summary: A Joy to Watch
Review: With a movie that was originally titled "Squelch," I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Would this be good? Or would this be another campy teen horror flick? This movie is really AWESOME.

This movie stars Paul Walker as Louis and Steve Zahn as his troublemaker brother Fuller. Fuller gets the genius idea to "prank call" someone on a CB radio. Turns out the guy on the other end REALLY hates prank calls. One of the cool things about his movie is that none of these characters have cell phones. I don't have a cell phone because I can't afford one, and it's nice to see that these guys don't have a cell phone simply because they couldn't afford one either.

I was gripping my chair during the chase scenes and freaking out over little things-- like when the truck driver loudly plays a fifties type song on the radio as he's trying to find them in a cornfield.

The alternate endings are especially pleasing. One of which is 29 minutes long (which was the original ending) and MUCH MUCH different than the one used in the movie. There are also three other endings, all fairly similar, but with twists on the same scenario. Another special feature is listening to the other voices that were intended for the truck drivers voice... you'll know why they chose Ted Levine for the voice after you hear the other two.

This a great movie, a fantastic DVD, and just an overall great time to watch. Get ready for the ride of your life!

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Summary: John Dahl is good
Review: John Dahl is a great director and I would prefer to see Hollywood take better notice of this guy. As far as Joy Ride goes - you get what you paid for - Comedy/Horror/Thriller with lots of suspense. This is not Dahl's best work but it fits that genre nicely in a "Scream" mixed with "Duel" sort of way. Actually the cinema print was different from the DVD because the bad guys face was not seen at all but they restored lots of that for the DVD (which has like a zillion alternative endings!)

This is pure pop-corn fodder but it is still good and the suspense is all there. If you are looking for cheesy horror/suspense films then you can not go too far wrong with Joy Ride. It is entertaining, but not exactly Oscar winning stuff as I am sure you are not expecting.

More John Dahl please. He is a good director.

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Summary: "Joy Ride" is A Nail Biter
Review: "Joy Ride" directed by amazing suspense director John Dahl , is a state of the art thriller. This movie stars the hilarious Steve Zahn, convincing Paul Walker and new-comer Leelee Sobieski.
To open this clever thriller, 2 Brothers (Zahn and Walker) install a CB Radio into their car. Not being able to resist themselves they make what they think is a harmless prank on a Vengeful trucker with the handle of "Rusty Nail." The two soon realize that the prank is now on them. There are then clever scenes of suspense and comedy and eventually Venna(Sobieski) is thrown into the mix, and the three race for their lives from the phsyco trucker.
Joy Ride is so well done, the script is top notch, making every scene interesting, even the over long car ride in the beginning. The direction is amazing, and the lighting gives the dark effect and look of the plot. Of course the trucker does have special "powers" and some things are never fully explained. Although these little things have no effect on the over all outcome of this thrilling nail-biter.
What is great about the movie is the great mixture of comedy and terror. Also the timing is wonderful too. The movie is not over-long and you find yourself wanting more after the not so happy ending. Joy Ride is an enetertaing and terrozing thriller and charms and freaks outs the audience over and over again. Joy Ride is exactly what the title says... A Joy Ride

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Summary: A Joy Ride
Review: What can i say it was a joyride what would you not do in this case.It was funny and suspenceful on the edge of you seat movie and you needed to see what was going to happen next.They did leave you hanging in the end and there could be a joyride 2 which i liked ,and had good DVD extras.Overall good movie a must see.

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Summary: Hot-Wired Thriller!
Review: Stalked by a vengeful trucker, three friends race for their lives-it's a thrilling nail-biter with 4 mind blowing alternate endings!
I recommend this to anyone who loves thrillers and on the edge of your seat entertainment!!
***Check it out!***

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Summary: JOY-RIDE
Review: Joyride is a movie about two brothers, Lewis and Fuller, who are driving to Berkley to pick up Venna. Venna is the girl that is talking to Lewis on the phone at the beginning of the movie,and he traded in his plane ticket for a 1976 chrysler newport. Well, Lewis gets Fuller out of jail and when they get the car fixed up they put a CB radio in the car. They almost immediately start pulling pranks and begin teasing Rusty Nail, a faceless truck driver who gives the two brother and Venna more than they bargained for. This film is highly suspenseful and the script flows like water and the scenes are very well pieced together. One part does not sit well with me. Rusty Nail orders Lewis and Fuller to go into a restaurant butt naked and order some cheesburgers. What does this scene contribute to the film, other than that these guys are in way over their head.