The new Knight Rider. I’ll be damned if I wasn’t ok with it. A straightforward, simple adventure with a supercar that talks. I’ll admit to geeking out a little. at the beginning inside the inventor’s workshop. Seeing bits of old KITT lying about and the Foundation’s old logo overloaded my nostalgia. The 11 year old me couldn’t help but to smile.
Back in the 80s, I only sent out two fan letters. KNIGHT RIDER was one of them. Getting a print out of KITT’s specs through the mail made my month. Lame, yes. You couldn’t tell Kid Groonk that. Not back then, in the me-some 80s.
There were sequences that can only be described as Car Porn. Long, lingering shots of KITT’s shiny Shelby form in high speed. Sultry glances of KITT’s metamorphing into random mustangs. Definite Car Porn.
But, yeah, the new Knight Rider was not a boatload of fail. It was, in fact, a case full of adequate.**
Although, Val Kilmer as KITT I couldn’t reconcile with that. His voice sounded incredibly forced. My ears were set to hear Gob* and through random corporate asshattery, they switch it out for the lame Batman.
Burn.
*If you watch the promo video on Shadowy Flight, you can hear how much awesome Will Arnett managed to cram into the few KITT-isms you hear in 29 seconds.
**Anyone who thought this Knight Rider was crap did not see Team Knight Rider, Knight Rider 2010, or the 80s show direct sequel Knight Rider 2000. If you did not see them, count yourself lucky.
UPDATE: I take it all back. That show was bad and I should feel bad for watching it. And…I do.
