Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #77: Shocker

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 1989

Format: DVD

Shocker. This is another Wes Craven movie directed and written by him. Sounds to me like Wes tried to redo the success of Freddy with another new bad guy. But this is not a success. Not so much because the new baddie is an actual serial killer which transfers to the "other"side of life (as a half electrical/half ghost entity which can possses any host) is not cool but really because of the poor casting, actor play (Peter Berg, Mitch Pilegi & Michael Murphy) and bad direction. I think done with a bit more heart this could have been another franchise that Wes launched but this is definitely a miss from a director who probably felt too much on top pf his game. This is definitely not worth your time.

Ce film écrit et dirige par Wes Craven (voir les autres critiques précédentes). Il n’est cependant pas un succès et ne vaut pas le coup. Un directeur ayant autant de succès que Wes peut se permettre de nouvelles tentatives, mais elles doivent quand même avoir un peu de bonne volonté. Ce film est une bonne idée très, très mal réalisée. Ne perdez pas votre temps.

Great quotes:

Executioner: [Pinker's execution] Does the prisoner have any final words?
Horace Pinker: Yeah, as a matter of fact I do: [narrows his eyes at Jonathan]
Horace Pinker: Your pitiful memories wiped it all out, didn't it? I was beatin' you real good when your mama tried to stop me with the gun.
Lt. Don Parker: [angrily] YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU FUCK!
Executioner: [calms him down] The prisoner has a right so speak.
Horace Pinker: [grinning evily] That's right. I was beatin' you real good when your mama tried to stop me with the gun that she brought into our happy home. You must've remembered it boy. Don't you remember the way she screamed? And how clever you were picking up that gun and shootin' me right through the fuckin' knee, you little peckerhead! Oh, such a big gun, just blastin' at your dear old dad with murder in your eyes. Like father, like son, huh? [Pinker chuckles evilly as Jonathan is shocked to hear all of this and then narrows his eyes at the Executioner]
Horace Pinker: Well what are you waiting for, dickhead? You wanna fry me, then get it over with you bunch of fuckin' insects!
Executioner: [to one of the security guards] Well, you heard the man.
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Horace Pinker: [Pinker is still trapped inside the television] You bastard! Come back in here! Come back in here, you shit! Don't ever turn the TV on, boy! I'll be there! I'll be there waitin' for ya! I'll look over your shoulder, you little bastard! Come back in here! Come back! [Jonathan grabs a remote and turns off the TV]

Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098320/

Rating perso: 4.0/10