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Pick Me Up (2006)

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Summary: In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect it to anywhere (probably upstate New York), a recently divorced female traveler (Fairuza Balk), who is a passenger on a bus that has broken down, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between two sadistic serial killers; one a truck driver, and the other a hitchhiker. (imdb)
AKA: "Masters of Horror"
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Directed By: Larry Cohen
Written By: David J. Schow
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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TCI User Score
na mistercheech
53
T4
i would have expected better from cohen but w/e
na nanusca
20
T1
na Void
1
T2
na Katya
70
T6
na dzejson
20
T1
na IMDb-byvotes
65
T4
na poltergeist
58
T4
na ZombieBuffet
55
T3
Way too silly to be enjoyed.
na hotdogfarmer
100
T10
na aney
36
T4
na Diamorphoses
65
T5
na mayabelle
0
T6
na joseywales
62
T4
Interesting premise; dueling serial killers. Too bad it's watered down for TV audiences. Larry Cohen still could be one to check for.
na Coheed
80
T9
na barfly
80
T9
na mertagabey
60
T5
na etherealtard
87
T8
na komois
80
T8
na Kojiless
71
T5
What I learned from this movie: always collect carcasses after killing snakes with a bus.
na Yours Truly
40
T2
na nilkynarfy
70
T7
My ninth or tenth favorite B director adapts my second or third favorite splatterpunk author? This should be good, and it kind of is. It's funny, certainly. It's gross, definitely. Creepy? A little. It's also, what's that word? Cheap. It's cheap.
na 24truths
40
T2
na amecylia
80
T7
Nice story. Amusing!
na jmsenise
70
T4
na Infenso
65
T5
na sweevo
80
T6
na JJJames
78
T7
i love you so goddamn much michael moriarty. "it's a big slice o' cherry pie."
na TripleSH
63
T5
This is one of the better Masters of Horror segments. It fits really well into the shortened format, mostly due to the premise.
na Stain
50
T4
Ugh. Well-written enough, and an unusually large amount of talent on both sides of the camera (hats off to Balk, and especially Moriarty), but this is so grim and nihilistic that it can't be said to be enjoyable in any meaningful sense. Larry Cohen is no "Master of Horror" either, but, unlike some directors in this series, he at least has a track record. Even with his questionable QC, however, it's kinda sad to see him stoop to doing a film that's borderline torture porn
na mindheart
25
T6
na mattnawrocki
40
T2
na jacobb1313
69
T6
One of the best of MoH. Actually, I hate Balk in this (who is not given enough screen time or material for you to really want her to... um... live). But I love the premise of two sociopaths squaring off against one another. Moriarty is particularly brilliant. I also like horror films where it's not all supernatural, but more about what humans are capable of inflicting on each other. This one works very well, given its one or two moments of stupidity.
na Bruce
70
T8
na sengir
77
T4
na Darko
83
T9
One of the best MoH movies
na stephane92
70
T7
na Dean Franz
20
T3
Combining two of my faves (Balk and Cohen) into one neat little package should have kicked my ass in fifty new, exciting ways, but ended up not doing much for me.
na NathanDarko
80
T6
na freakman
60
T3
na Zoltan
70
T7
na RNG
42
T5
na coot
71
T7
na tinythedogg
70
T6
na Dustyd
55
T4
decent entry into the series
na EvilShoe
70
T6
na Scarface
60
T4
na soia1979
60
T6
na gokhanince
83
T8
Finally, a movie hands the decency of the true name and reputation of Horror or rather let's say Thriller. The cliches shown in the movie were what I was expecting all along considering its broadcasting span of only one hour. Not more not less. Oh yes, I am pretty satisfied indeed.
na thefog1331
79
T4
na SpokoWap
70
T6
na Luna6ix
80
T8
a fantastic concept (the whole serial killer vs. serial killer is an awesome idea), and done well, but could have been better. the things that would make this a better movie was bigger bodycount, bigger budget, and a longer movie.
na aurora
41
T3
na Monster
85
T8
na filmaffinity
49
T2
na imdb
65
T6
na potatohead
42
T2
na creck
70
T6
na CrazyJim9380
74
T4
na thebleurose
78
T5
na KMcNeil
60
T6
na jimmyjazz
76
T8
na Moribunny
58
T6
Cute. Though I will always prefer horror that's less "entertainment" and more genuine.
na lauratron
60
T4
na dharmabum
62
T5
Average Tier 5.27 from 64 Rankings rss