Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Woodyanders Stunt driver, filmmaker and shaggy-haired, Elvis chop-sideburned, ultra-macho "I do whatever I please" millionaire H.B. Halicki, the unfairly neglected genius who gave us the awesome 70's drive-in car chase humdinger "Gone in 60 Seconds," basically plays himself in this stupendously crazed vanity project. Halicki stars as Harlan Hollis, a filthy rich moneybags with three blockbuster pictures and a teeming amount of cash to his name. While en route to the James Dean festival to promote his latest movie a bunch of assassins attempt to punch Halicki's mortality ticket, which results in a truly amazing all-out frantic mondo destructo car chase punctuated with grueling slow motion, occasional freeze frames, wired, hyperactive, tirelessly mobile cinematography, a wild score which neatly combines loud-blasting rock'n'roll with kick-up-the-dirt lively country tunes, bright yellow explosions, generous dollops of lowbrow humor, punchy editing, a swift, unflagging pace, and a strange conclusion at the Hollywood Cineramadome.As with "Gone in 60 Seconds" both the plot and characters are tissue thin, with a noted emphasis instead on wall-to-wall vehicular carnage. Over 120 vehicles get spectacularly demolished: assorted vans, trucks, campers, souped-up hot rods, pick-ups, and more police cars than you can shake a nightstick at smash into each other, go off cliffs, veer all over the road, break in half, barrel down hills, create massive pile-ups, crash through houses, and generally make enough twisted scrap metal for a dozen junkyards. Add some nifty behind-the-scenes film-with-a-film footage, a snazzy cast which includes late, great folksy singer/songwriter Hoyt Axton, Christopher Stone as Hollis' brother-in-law, and Lynda Day George as a festival news reporter, a musical guest appearance by Freddy Cannon and the Belmonts, Eleanor the Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds," and a total dearth of needless high-falutin' pretense, and this baby's status as a surefire winner is completely in the bag, buddy.

Florian Kohler Everybody who loves cars and action will eat this movie. It's even something like an autobiography of H. B. Halicki. The hole lifestory of Harlen Hollis we see is much the same as Halickis own. When you think that Jackie Chan is a tough guy doing all stunts himself, than watch this movie and Gone in 60 second and see how crazy Mr. Halicki is. H. B. did everything himself, even the scenes where stuntpeople said that it is to dangerous. When you see this film from the special edition DVD, and you know the original soundtrack from Hoyt Axton, you may get a little disappointed, because it has been changed to lifeless synthesiser music.

John Doe I bought the original a couple years back when the DVD first came out. Until a couple months ago i never knew of a sequel. Then one day i was at a discount department store on the Gold Coast when i found the original VHS copy of GONE IN 60 SECONDS PART II THE JUNKMAN. It was only $2 so i bought it. Later i found that it had been shipped up to Queensland from an old video store in Brompton South Australia. Any way, when i arrived home i chucked the movie on and watched it. I knew it was from the 80's and the styles were a bit off, but i enjoyed the movie. What else i enjoyed was the music, The fact that it was upbeat during the fast paced chase scenes and that the singers included the movie name and one of the major events that the movie was set around. The video wasn't in great condition so most of the middle to end of the movie was very fuzzy. This propelled me to go forth and find a remastered copy on DVD. Weeks later i found one and ordered it in. When it arrived i was excited, i was expecting soo much. But when i was watching it i noticed that something was removed from the original and replaced with something inferior. It was the music, the music that was written for THE JUNKMAN, gone, replaced with INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC??? So, i will rate the original 10 out of 10. But for the DVD 5 out of 10. H.B. "Tony" Halicki would be disappointed with what has become of one of his masterpieces.Knowing this makes me wonder what the original music was like in the original GONE IN 60 SECONDS.

emm H.B. Halicki, who thrilled many with some of the most exciting crashes in GONE IN 60 SECONDS, had this follow-up a few years later called THE JUNKMAN. This time, it's more amusing and hilarious than the previous film, and you will expect both more and the same with the almost nonstop car chase action. New in Halicki's film are big explosions, gunslinging, and a femme fatale out to catch Harlan B. Hollis' butt (he also acted). Don't be perturbed, though. It isn't the original movie, but given the notorious stuntwork and a sense of humor, it still has its credentials. You'll be amazed by some camera work on the low-flying planes and a never-before-seen idea of autos driving over the front hoods! As films like this go, it doesn't hang onto any new innovations, and many of the car crashes are nothing to get nutty about. Sometimes, the cars crash directly on purpose, which is lame. Halicki's talent in making movies shouldn't be denied, as logos of GONE IN 60 SECONDS appear almost every time. That includes a familiar prop, the beaten-up yellow '73 Mustang he named "Eleanor"! This one's different, but it won't leave you disappointed. If nobody can agree with Leonard Maltin over THE JUNKMAN, who will?