Cards on the table, this was the first time I've ever seen this movie, a film now 40 years old. I don't know what I was thinking back then, but obviously there was something about going to see a haunted car movie that just didn't resonate with me.
Well, I've seen it now and I'm pleased to say it's not bad, that said it's not a note perfect 10/10 either. If you've read a Stephen King book you'll realise that much of the subtlety and narrative drive of the novel had to be dumped to fit into the 110 minute run time and what we're left with is a fairly straight-forward tale about a possessed car and a bullied teenager corrupted by his car. With a disappointingly low body count, and a by-the-numbers plot it's an okay film without any real shocks or horrors, but with some fantastic special effects, and a great sound track. All-in-all, it's an okay film, not perhaps the world's greatest but still, good enough and the addition of Harry Dean Stanton is a welcome addition and adds a nice cherry on the cake.
However, when it comes to John Carpenter films, I'd happily take the previous year's The Thing over this any day! But would, by the same measure also happily rewatch this then rather than nearly all the other films Carpenter would go on to produce from this point on in his career other than Starman.
7/10
No comments:
Post a Comment
All comments, unless they're how to make money working from home, are gratefully received.