Sorry, this movie sucks

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Blistering performances.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Much like everyone else who's commented here, I too have seen Knight Rider for the awesome spectacle it is and this TV/Movie was no exception. Michael, Devon and especially KITT are back for one last ride in the year 2000. This was based on a trend where every media made, from the 60s to the early 90s depicted 2000 as the futuristic year. In this case, handguns are banned even in Law enforcement, The Foundation of Law and Government still remains while trying to test out their newest creation KIFT (Knight Industries Four Thousand) and Devon comes to ask a retired Michael Knight to come back. However instead of using their newest car, Michael opts to retrofit his Chevy Bel Air with KITT's old software. Meanwhile Rogue cops, angered that they can't use handguns (Instead use a nifty sonic gun that knocks down suspects.), commit crimes and nearly kill Officer Shawn McCormick for knowing too much, a story parallel to Knight's own. Thanks to a chip in her head that was later discovered to be one of KITT's many lost microprocessors, Shawn is recruited by the foundation to help find the men responsible for her attempted Murder and prove once and for all that once person can make a difference. Now this one doesn't have as much action as the show that precedes it, but it still has the spirit of the show, through it's humor and has some legit cool moments. Such as the final fight scene between Michael Knight and Tommy Watts. It was also a great way to pass the torch from one good cop to another.

This is one of the most horrible movies that I've seen. The movie happened to be a DVD bonus to season one. The regular episodes were bad enough, but the movie managed to be even worse. At least in the regular episodes the car could do some cool tricks and it had the friendly dialogue between Knight. The director and scriptwriters in KR 2000 evidently didn't know what the hell they were doing. There was no chemistry between cast members. The character development was very poor, especially of McCormick. With her obnoxious stuck up personality, you almost wished she was killed. Also, the car plays a small role in this show unlike the regular television series. On the positive side I thought the acting was better and the fight scenes more realistic than in the regular episodes.

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** Five years after the cancellation of the series "Knight Rider," somebody (not the original producers) attempted to revive the concept for a new generation. The result, "Knight Rider 2000," garnered fairly decent ratings, but not decent enough to spawn a new series. Although the comments here seem divided evenly between vapid embracement and vehement revilement, in truth "KR2K" was no worse than the original series. Although obviously a Canadian (read: low budget) confection with some wooden acting, dim dialog, and a foundational plot premise that defied logic (the concept of placing convicted felons in suspended animation for the duration of their sentences and then releasing them into society makes absolutely no sense at all), it plays well as a sequel to the original. That is, it is neither more nor less intelligent than the original.Devon Miles calls Michael Knight out of retirement to help salvage the foundering Knight Four Thousand project. This latest manifestation of the vision of Wilton Knight is off schedule, over budget, faces debilitating criticism from the client for whom it was designed, has yet to find a Knight Rider, and worst yet the car isn't working properly. Michael agrees to serve as interim driver until a replacement can be found. When he learns that the KIFT car (in addition to having no personality) is unwieldy and dangerous, he insists on reviving KITT only to learn that his old buddy has been scrapped and sold for salvage. Using his own funds and initiative, all of KITT's bits are recovered except one: an important microchip that was used to patch the damaged brain of a promising police rookie who was shot and left for dead. Naturally, she is recruited as the new driver. Once in contact with the revived KITT, she is able to recover lost memories about her shooting and discovers that her fellow cops attempted to terminate her following her discovery of a plot involving high-level police corruption. Michael and the new driver install KITT into the the KIFT car, "investigate" the conspiracy and save the day. Before the denouement, Devon is murdered by the conspirators, and at the end Michael returns to his retirement, thus leaving the door open for a new series featuring Devon's business partner, the new driver and KITT in a new shell.The original cast members who were included did a faithful job revisiting their characters and relationships, and gave a satisfactory farewell to the programme (except William Daniels, who presumably would have stayed on as the voice of KITT). Carmen Argenziano and Susan Norman already seemed confortable with their roles, and Norman's wooden (dazed?) delivery would certainly have smoothed over time. But the producers' casual ignorance of technological concepts and use of poorly conceived futurist elements (such as the freezing of felons) make the overall package a bit hard to swallow.

***CONTAINS SPOILERS***Knight Rider 2000 was not without a few minor faults; however, these faults were so minor that one could easily forgive them when viewing this enjoyable movie.I don't really rate most reunion movies as they never match the spirit of the original but to be fair, how can they ever? Can an artist recreate an original painting? No, so you have to let a few things pas by when reviewing a reunion movie.The story is set in 2000 where police officers are forbidden to carry guns and criminals are cryogenically frozen. The Foundation for Law and Government still exists but K.I.T.T. is just a memory and Michael Knight has been on one long sabbatical. A policwoman is shot in the head and one of K.I.T.T.'s original chips is implanted in her head. This means she will eventually team up with Michael Knight (who comes out of retirement) and K.I.T.T. (whose brain was kept even after the car was scrapped). Eventually, Michael and Shawn (the policewoman) do battle against the evil Thomas Watts (played by Mitch Pileggi), the man who originally shot Shawn.Firstly, the minor faults. No mention of Bonnie (or April) and RC3 from the original series. This is always a problem with reunion movies; you wonder if it would really be that hard to at least mention characters who don't show up for the film. Secondly, one fault (considered by most fans) is that K.I.T.T. is not a black Trans-Am and that there are no major stunts in this movie. However, I didn't find this a fault as for once, the characters carried the show and whilst K.I.T.T. should always retain an important part in the KR universe, we didn't need to see him Turbo Boost or Ski Mode in order to make the story great. The story was great despite the lack of stunts.And, it is an interesting story with interesting characters and a very good plot. Some reunion movies can show lazy scripting but I didn't see this in KR 2000. It's hard to find fault with this film even if you look for it (which I didn't). It is a shame we didn't get to see this develop into a TV show (even a short-lived one). The final point I'd like to make is how devastated I was at the death of Devon Miles who was an integral character in the original KR. The actor who played Devon- Edward Mulhare- died of cancer a few years after this show.If you can appreciate that this will be different in some ways to the original series, then you will enjoy it. KR 2000 does a good job in honouring the spirit of the original series whilst giving KR fans something new.