Thursday 29 May 2014

Evil engine

Christine (1983)

Directed by John Carpenter this film based on the novel of the same name stars Keith Gordon, Dennis Stockwell, Alexandra Paul and Robert Prosky. A high school boy buys a damaged old car that seems to have a dark will of it's own.

It would be easy to say that this is a male version of Carrie (1976) as both films are based on novels by Stephen King but I think this film lacks the thematic depth of Carrie. There is one major change between the novel and the film but I do not think it changes anything substantially. The film is well made but not especially scary or spooky, there is some tension towards the end but not a huge amount.


3/5

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