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by K-Dog

"WAKE UP AMERICA! LOVE THIS FILM."

I waited two years for this film, from rumours through script drafts to now....

In my opinion this film is one of the best Comedy Horrors EVER made.. I cannot see one fault.. So lets take it step by step..

1- Acting.. Michael J Fox is Back and better than ever.. Jeffrey Combs is so freaky (It's good to have him back in view again) John Astin is funny as hell. Jake Busey I actually really liked (Which is VERY odd for me) The rest of them all do a fine job.

2- Script.. There is not one bad part of the script.. every line gets the desired response. It is indebted to a few other films for pinching ideas, but this pulls them off so well.

3- FX.. Now for a new Zeland FX house to produce better CGI than Hollywoood? Is that possible..? OF COURSE IS IS YOU TOSSER.
These people care about what they produce. And in this film the FX are a master stroke and in my opinion a key point in cinema to show the best in CGI.

4- Direction.. Peter Jackson is my God of directors.. Nothing I have seen of his has lacked originallity. Everything is directed for respose, and is so inventive. This film is no difference, Peter Jackson has come into view of the US here. He can rival any director. Who on their resume have films like Heavenly Creatures, Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles, Brain Dead, Frightners, and soon Lord of the rings??? NO-ONE. All hail the bearded one. BTW this is the only filmmaker I honestly think is a genius with his art.

5- Music.. Superb.. Superb.. Superb..

6- Sound FX - Now these are exceptional especially on DVD with Dolby Digital 5.1..

To sum up.. WAKE UP AMERICA! LOVE THIS FILM.

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originally posted: 09/03/98 01:37:14

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1/13/11 PAUL SHORTT SMART AND ORIGINAL 3 stars

2/21/10 hko Peter Jacksons finest after heavenly creatures 4 stars

1/03/09 Mack Peter Jackson's absolute best! 5 stars

2/03/07 Vip Ebriega If you like The Exorcist and Ghostbusters, you'll love this 4 stars

12/27/06 Agent Sands It’s no In the Bedroom, but it's one of those ones you save for a certain time of year. 3 stars

2/24/06 omar covers kinda misleading but its definitely a great movie 5 stars

1/24/06 JM Synth Not scary (is it meant to be?) not funny, or inventive or that much fun... but not bad 3 stars

12/07/05 casey o'dell the movie kicked ass and jeffrey combs is the man in it. 5 stars

11/29/05 Ralph If you love horror comedy, this is your film. 5 stars

11/24/05 kokoro nobody watched this movie when it was released now these fanboys come out of the closet 1 stars

8/18/05 ES Easy K-dog, dont blow a valve, this movie is good popcorn eating fun 4 stars

11/19/04 Zeus Awesome movie! 5 stars

8/06/04 Anthony G Good movie 5 stars

7/12/04 X Yet another kick-ass movie by Peter Jackson 5 stars

3/24/04 john johnson the grim reaper character:shit scary! 5 stars

3/01/04 Star-Crosser Jackson's best, next to those ring movies. 5 stars

1/22/04 American Slasher Goddess One of the most overlooked big budgeted movies of 1996. 4 stars

10/30/03 R.W. Welch Not a bad plot line really, but excessive FX overwhelm the story. 3 stars

10/24/03 HorrorScribbler Terrific. Great chemistry between Fox and Alvarado. 5 stars

10/20/03 Josh Standlee This is my favorite movie! Seriously, I'm not kidding! 5 stars

8/27/03 Gray cool, touching, weird, disturbing,.... worth seeing 5 stars

3/08/03 Jack Sommersby Underrated and misunderstood. Richly textured and creatively developed. 4 stars

10/17/02 Charles Tatum How can I like this when the cast looks miserable? 3 stars

8/19/02 Jim Best horror/comedy since Ghostbusters, and much stronger on the horror than that one. 5 stars

8/12/02 KMG Could've been good, but instead plot was confusing and weird 3 stars

6/20/02 Film Dude The ending is crap, but the rest is good. 4 stars

2/23/02 Mark Lloyd Wonderful premise, wonderful plot, wonderful acting 5 stars

1/15/02 Andrew Carden Stupid and Dumb Movie With Scary Plot, but A Result That Is Too Funny. 2 stars

12/22/01 mark conway crappppppppp 1 stars

11/20/01 Chris K. Hey, it's from the same dude behind BAD TASTE and BRAINDEAD! How good can it get? 5 stars

9/06/01 Gary Funny and surprisingly suspenseful, but it's too long and the finale's crap. 3 stars

8/08/01 Mr. Hat Cool. 4 stars

6/09/01 Turtle It pays a small homage to Ghostbusters.... Who could turn down a film that does that? 4 stars

7/20/99 Matthew Bartley Perfectly paced,funny and scary 4 stars

7/05/99 Sleeper This filum rocks. 5 stars

10/13/98 philip oh my god it has michael j. fox 1 stars

9/15/98 cheryl_ann peter jackson is the man! 4 stars

8/30/98 Johny Deserves 2.5, I'll round up because Jackson has done much better before 3 stars

IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS FILM, RATE IT!
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Directed by Peter Jackson Written by Peter Jackson Frances Walsh Cast Michael J. Fox Trini Alvarado Peter Dobson John Astin Jeffrey Combs Jake Busey

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