The NYT has a review from the time of the film's release that says, "puts more emphasis on bizarre special effects, which aren't at all bad." Moria gives it 4 out of 5 stars and says, "Wes Craven evinces a genuine wildness to the visions he unleashes". 1000 Misspent Hoursalso gives it 4 out of 5 stars and has a detailed plot description. HorrorNews.net has some screen shots.
Empire Online says,
Craven based the whole thing on a true story. The film stemmed from a series of articles in an LA paper about a group of Southeast Asian kids, all from the same neighbourhood, who died mysteriously in their sleep after a string of vivid nightmares. They probably weren't massacred by a stiletto-fingered sicko in a rugby shirt. But even so,Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 94%.
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I never saw the movie, or the various sequels, but I DO remember hearing about it. I also remember reading somewhere that all the sequels were just watered down imitations of the first. I'll watch this because I've never seen it. I'd never heard it was based on a true story, though.
ReplyDeleteI'm not planning on watching the rest, but I guess that could change.
DeleteI've never seen it, either. Was never into the monster type horror films, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI used to avoid horror films except for the classic monster movies, but I've been trying to make my way through the ones that are supposed to be the best or most influential.
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