Knight Rider (NBC 2008)

Story: 7
Action: 6
Acting: 6
FX: 7
Durability: 7

I missed the original airing of the new Knight Rider because it was during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Luckily NBC has the movie in its entirety available on their website as a steaming video.

The star of the show is KITT, the AI controlled sports car. My favorite part about this movie was that they really featured KITT. He was the main hero and got the most screen time. Unlike the classic version, which was a Camaro, the latest KITT is the new Shelby GT500KR, one of my favorite cars. It would have been interesting to see a version of KITT as the 2009 Camaro, but I have no complaints about the change in models. The GT500KR is the perfect combination of speed and a powerful looking shape. The voice of KITT was Val Kilmer. I never made the connection before, but Kilmer really sounds like KITT. He has a calm, cool voice which is perfect for the personality of the car.

The acting was probably at the level of a regular TV movie... OK, but not as good as a full blown motion picture. The story continues off of the original series with the same amount of time passing by as real life, to put the long-time fans in perspective. The hero of the new movie (and upcoming series) is Mike Tracer, son of Michael Knight. The FX were pretty good for a TV movie. They also did a good job of building up the action, but I just didn't feel it ended in a bang. Maybe it's because they want to ease into the series. More to come in the Fall.

Related: IMDB, Knight Rider (streaming video), NBC Official Site