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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