Films like Throttle are why I watch direct-to-video films. There's almost no budget, no one of name in it, and still the movie has you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Throttle was very entertaining and did a lot with what little they had. A businessman, leaving work finds himself stuck, in the basement of a parking garage, with nowhere to go, and a killer on his tale. It's a definite thrill ride, albeit a very predictable one. I'm no super sleuth, but I had the killer pegged within the first 25 minutes. The acting, is what you'd expect in these types of films. Some were pretty good, while others were terrible. The lead, Grayson McCouch was great. He doesn't have much under his belt, but if he keeps putting on performances like this one, it won't be long until everyone knows his name. Throttle is electrifying and exciting, but isn't going to blow anyone away. If you're looking for something simple and entertaining, be sure to check it out!

This was surprisingly good for a low budget thriller until you find out who the driver of the Black Truck is, then it all falls apart. It then becomes even sillier with a so bad its funny ending. It has the obvious influence of the classic movie "Duel" as inspiration. An absurd twist happens when the big reveal of who the villain is and his motivations are explained that basically ruins the movie because of how ludicrous it all is. But until then it's not bad at all and had some good action scenes and suspense build up.The acting was pretty good actually. There are some choppy moments in the movie when the main hero has flashbacks, and one especially takes a long time when he is at some office party. These scenes were very poorly done and unnecessarily interrupted the tension of the main plot of a man stalked in an underground parking garage by a menacing black truck.

Why is it that when you use a phrase such as "worthy successor" you sound like a 'Lord of the Rings' fan??? 'Throttle' (or 'No Way Up' as its been released in Australia) doesn't answer this question, but it does provide 90 minutes of good, wholesome entertainment.Part remake, part tribute, 'No Way Up' shifts the action away from the empty expanse of the highway to an cramped, claustrophobia of an underground car park. Dennis Weaver, our intrepid, glasses-wearing traveling salesman is replace with Tom Weaver, our intrepid, suit-wearing junior executive; his Valiant with a Jaguar. The menacing truck from the original film is replaced with the 21st century equivalent - a 4WD (or 'SUV' or 'generic Jeep' or whatever).The story remains very much the same: simple premise (a man being stalked by a maniac in a truck), simple execution (the maniac in a truck stalks the man :P). I quite enjoyed 'Duel'. It stands as one of the better "faceless man in a truck stalking hapless person" (we really need a name for that genre) films, and 'No Way Up' is about on the same level. The little in-references to the original film were a nice touch (including a scene with a Dennis Weaver-look-alive and a very familiar looking Valiant :P), and at least show the director appreciates the source material.A good, enjoyable film, certainly on par with the original and a step above some of the other films of its ilk (ie. 'Octane', 'Roadkill' and 'Black Cadillac' but not quite as good as say 'Dead End'). A must see for fans of the original, though it is best to keep an open mind. I don't usually like remakes, but this film is more of a "tribute" than anything else. Six stars.

It won't take me long to describe this one. A guy gets chased around a car park by a madman in a black hummer. The end. Whats amazing about this film is how they managed to stretch the running time of the film to 90 minutes. At most this should have been a 20 minute short story.Ludicrous plot, appalling acting (the bit at the end where the old "madman" starts crying is hilarious"), silly action scenes; this film offers nothing apart from hilarity.Awful.By the way, the only reason I have given it 2 out of 10 is because I managed to sit through the whole film.