ILM pulls off some slick effects for the era, but the movie itself never finds a pulse. Zero suspense, zero urgency, and Chevy Chase is a charisma black hole.

ILM pulls off some slick effects for the era, but the movie itself never finds a pulse. Zero suspense, zero urgency, and Chevy Chase is a charisma black hole.

Was really enjoying it and then the blackface hit like a truck.

Which is a review you never want to write about anything

Was really enjoying it and then the blackface hit like a truck.

Which is a review you never want to write about anything

It dares to be the one thing no John Carpenter film before had ever been: boring. I barely have anything to say about it except the way it's really surprising how bad the central romance is, it's absolutely flavorless. They meet in the first 5 minutes, fuck, and then meet again after an hour when he doesn't even have his body anymore and then she is suddenly interested in his personality. It's just so dull. Its only saving grace is Sam Neill, who plays a pretty good villain here, but except for that this film is very hard to get through. For completionists only.

It dares to be the one thing no John Carpenter film before had ever been: boring. I barely have anything to say about it except the way it's really surprising how bad the central romance is, it's absolutely flavorless. They meet in the first 5 minutes, fuck, and then meet again after an hour when he doesn't even have his body anymore and then she is suddenly interested in his personality. It's just so dull. Its only saving grace is Sam Neill, who plays a pretty good villain here, but except for that this film is very hard to get through. For completionists only.

Watched this because I heard John carpenter say he almost stopped making movies after his experience with Chevy chase and the studios on this film. The studios wanted a comedy, Chevy chase wanted to play a serious role and John wanted to make a special hybrid. The product is confusing but It had some fun visual effect moments that still hold up, but the brown face is bat shit insane was not expecting that lmfaoo.

Watched this because I heard John carpenter say he almost stopped making movies after his experience with Chevy chase and the studios on this film. The studios wanted a comedy, Chevy chase wanted to play a serious role and John wanted to make a special hybrid. The product is confusing but It had some fun visual effect moments that still hold up, but the brown face is bat shit insane was not expecting that lmfaoo.

John Carpenter is clearly doing all he can to make this enjoyable. Feels like he’s fighting the cast and the studio to make a version of his movie as an homage to the original source material and only Sam Niell gets it. The special effects are good for the time and the actors interact with it really well. Could’ve been really great to see Carpenter pull off his vision but it still manages to be enjoyable enough.

John Carpenter is clearly doing all he can to make this enjoyable. Feels like he’s fighting the cast and the studio to make a version of his movie as an homage to the original source material and only Sam Niell gets it. The special effects are good for the time and the actors interact with it really well. Could’ve been really great to see Carpenter pull off his vision but it still manages to be enjoyable enough.