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  • A Successful King Adaptation!

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    The Dead Zone  (1983)

    I remember seeing this on television when I was a young, young child. It totally freaked me out. Now that I've grown and viewed this again with a newfound respect for both Christopher Walken AND David Cronenberg, it seems to be the film that gave both of them their start. And what a start it is. Cronenberg finally seems to move a way (a tad) from his low-budget horror roots to something with a bit more...heft - much like some of his recent work (A History Of Violence & Eastern Promises). Walken plays it straight here, unlike some of HIS recent work (Balls Of Fury *barf*). Rarely do King's novels translate well to the big screen, but this is one of the exceptions. Cronenberg has just the right mix of humanity and horror, so as to make an unbelievable horror story into a believable suspense thriller.


  • An Interesting Concept

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    A Scanner Darkly  (2006)

    Hmmm...now that this style of animation has become somewhat passe (I could only think of GTA and car advertisements while watching this film), I think I enjoyed it less than I could've had I seen it when it first came out. The highlights: Robert Downey, Jr. and Woody Harrelson's characters. Even in animated form, they seem to elevate the film to a higher level than it would have achieved without their performances. Not only that, but the storyline is fantastic (I appreciate most of Philip K. Dick's work). The lowlights: Keanu Reeves. One of my least favorite actors of all time...how does he continue to get these fantastic roles? I hate to break it to you folks, but he's one of the worst high-paid actors alive today. Well, there's my two cents. Take it for what it's worth.


 

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