elgrego
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This is an old fashioned ghost-y story which does not hold together very well. It is really too scary a movie for small children, but the protagonist is one. Nor does it capture the innocence of youth. More or less, Mom and Dad leave the kids home alone for the weekend with a big scary hole in the back yard. Some mildly creepy things happen. Stephen Dorf was pretty good as the precocious demon fighter. Made in the mid-80's it is visually and aurally a period piece. It is refreshingly relatively free of gore. Nightmares and the devil worship "associated" with heavy metal music are the horror idioms of choice. Sex and slashing are minimized.
I'm not going to say much about the somewhat schmaltzy dog survival part of the story. Yes if you love dogs (I do) this story will get to you. I did not actually cry, but it was close. And I saw it at home on a very big hd lcd.
Most of the actors were OK except Jason Biggs. It was Saturday Night Live mugging for the camera, like maybe a very bad high school variety show.
And then there is his hair which should get some kind of special award. It looks like he took a serrated bread knife and just hacked it off. It is a very bad scene stealer. The dogs are so good that they would make you forget his hair, but he is only in a couple of very stupid scenes with the dogs. Two scenes with one dog, I think.
One has to wonder who decided to style his hair like he just french kissed an electric socket and why, and hope they never work in film again.
Most of the actors were OK except Jason Biggs. It was Saturday Night Live mugging for the camera, like maybe a very bad high school variety show.
And then there is his hair which should get some kind of special award. It looks like he took a serrated bread knife and just hacked it off. It is a very bad scene stealer. The dogs are so good that they would make you forget his hair, but he is only in a couple of very stupid scenes with the dogs. Two scenes with one dog, I think.
One has to wonder who decided to style his hair like he just french kissed an electric socket and why, and hope they never work in film again.
This movie got bad reviews for a good reason--it is mediocre at the very best in spite of a stellar cast. Folks who like the movie claim it is an accurate portrayal of cold war espionage. Not likely, and how would they know? As a thriller it fails on most counts. None of the characters are likable. The plot is so twisted that it is hard to follow. At the end of the movie I thought, "who cares", and was irritated that I wasted two hours.
The sexual politics were also offensive. Gay people are treated particularly poorly and women are mostly silly. Barbara Parkins is one exception but her part is fairly small.
The sexual politics were also offensive. Gay people are treated particularly poorly and women are mostly silly. Barbara Parkins is one exception but her part is fairly small.