If this wasn't the worst Stephen King movie I don't know what is. I know it's not all Stephen King's fault, but he did write the novel and the screenplay so he takes the lion share of the blame. This movie was meandering along until one critical moment. There was the OMG moment that made the entire movie bad. I was going to suffice with giving a general review but because of that one moment I now have to mention everything wrong with this movie.
What was that moment? When mush-for-brains Dr. Louis Creed allowed his son to wander onto a highway and get hit by a truck. Didn't he nearly get hit when you first moved to the new town? How in the world did you turn your back on your two year old son long enough for him to wander clear onto a highway? Really???? OK, so now I'm going to town with all the stuff I didn't like.
1.) The acting. I see that Dale Midkiff went to the same acting school as Keanu Reeves. All of the acting was poor with the exception of Miko Hughes-and I was just impressed he could speak so well for a toddler. I'm used to toddlers babbling even on screen.
2.) Jud. Jud introduces Louis to the Indian burial grounds only to reveal to him later that he once used it to bury his dog and his dog was never the same. Well, Judd, if you frikkin knew that why would you have Louis bury the cat there? Oh yeah, you figured that Ellie couldn't handle the loss of her cat. What a flimsy excuse.
3.) Rachel and her sister that died from spinal meningitis. What in the universe did that have to do with anything?
4.) Gage. What kind of name is Gage? I thought that his dad had an affinity for shotguns or wire.
5.) Postmortem Gage. Boy did he remind me of Chucky. Undead or not, possessed or not; he was still a 25 pound toddler. No 25 pound scalpel wielding toddler can slice and dice people with that efficiency. Furthermore, the scene with Louis fighting his undead son was just laughable. He was literally holding the kid while the kid is hacking him to pieces with a scalpel. Come on man!
6.) Dr. Louis Creed. After your cat was acting creepy. After the warnings from Jud. After your son butchered two people and nearly butchered you. You still go back to the Indian burial ground as though somehow this time things will be different. You are a moron.
7.) Dr. Louis Creed again. I still can't get over how you let your son wander onto the highway. That was deplorable.
That's it. I've said my piece. I was very disappointed with this movie, it definitely wasn't one of Stephen King's finer moments. But I guess you can't win them all.
What was that moment? When mush-for-brains Dr. Louis Creed allowed his son to wander onto a highway and get hit by a truck. Didn't he nearly get hit when you first moved to the new town? How in the world did you turn your back on your two year old son long enough for him to wander clear onto a highway? Really???? OK, so now I'm going to town with all the stuff I didn't like.
1.) The acting. I see that Dale Midkiff went to the same acting school as Keanu Reeves. All of the acting was poor with the exception of Miko Hughes-and I was just impressed he could speak so well for a toddler. I'm used to toddlers babbling even on screen.
2.) Jud. Jud introduces Louis to the Indian burial grounds only to reveal to him later that he once used it to bury his dog and his dog was never the same. Well, Judd, if you frikkin knew that why would you have Louis bury the cat there? Oh yeah, you figured that Ellie couldn't handle the loss of her cat. What a flimsy excuse.
3.) Rachel and her sister that died from spinal meningitis. What in the universe did that have to do with anything?
4.) Gage. What kind of name is Gage? I thought that his dad had an affinity for shotguns or wire.
5.) Postmortem Gage. Boy did he remind me of Chucky. Undead or not, possessed or not; he was still a 25 pound toddler. No 25 pound scalpel wielding toddler can slice and dice people with that efficiency. Furthermore, the scene with Louis fighting his undead son was just laughable. He was literally holding the kid while the kid is hacking him to pieces with a scalpel. Come on man!
6.) Dr. Louis Creed. After your cat was acting creepy. After the warnings from Jud. After your son butchered two people and nearly butchered you. You still go back to the Indian burial ground as though somehow this time things will be different. You are a moron.
7.) Dr. Louis Creed again. I still can't get over how you let your son wander onto the highway. That was deplorable.
That's it. I've said my piece. I was very disappointed with this movie, it definitely wasn't one of Stephen King's finer moments. But I guess you can't win them all.