I first saw this more than a decade ago on a dvd which I own. Revisited it recently.
This remake is produced by Michael Bay n one can expect lots of action n car mayhem.
As a fan of the original, i enjoyed this too.
This one is full of onscreen violence which aint ther in the original.
In fact, this one has added the quartering/dismemberment scene.
Sean Bean gave a restrained n nice performance but the two young leads were not as convincing as C. Thomas Howell n Jennifer Jason Leigh.
The lead guy was ok but the girl cannot act for sure.
Her facial expressions aint convincing of that of a girl who went thru an ordeal or traumatized experience.
In fact, her character shud have been done with thru the dismemberment act. Her character takes the gun away from the poor sheriff Estridge.
The lead guy's character was at least decent n doesn't smash off the scorpion under his shoes.