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Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

kuarinofu I love getting back to the movies I've seen as a kid. You always find something new, something good or bad, some missed details, hidden messages and stuff. After watching this approximately 20 years after the first viewing I feel a little confused. It was interesting to see early Peter Jackson, see how some of his visual ideas have evolved, his love for cameos and stuff. It's interesting to see what changed inside him and what remained the same. This movie is a lot of things, it's very tonally different and this is one of the good things it has. However, this kind of draws the focus out of this movie. It drops additional plot lines half-way, forgetting about some characters and situations, introducing others and not developing those either. It keeps you wanting to see more, but never gives you enough to fully enjoy the moment. Starts like a Ghostbusters like movie, boom, now it's a comedy with bizarre characters, boom, now it's an action adventure, boom, now it's a drama about life and death, boom, it's a serial killer thriller... I'd still recommend you give this a try if you love cross-genre movies, 80's horror comedies , Ghostbusters and Michael J. Fox. It will, however, disappoint you at times, as well as leaving with a rushed unsatisfying ending as well.

begob Overblown and noisy, but a clever comedy ghost story with a serial killer element.The cast plays it well, with Fox nice and laid back, and the direction keeps the pace and plot bubbling over. One flaw I guess is that the scary reaper is defeated and replaced with a lesser menace well before the final conflict - I'd reserve the best till last. Also the FBI guy is a bit of a plot convenience.The effects are very good, but one thing that annoyed me is almost every minute is filled with dramatic music. I suppose it was the last fling for '80s cheese so no way to avoid it.Overall it's a bit long and busy, but amusing and entertaining all the same.

januaryman-1 The Frighteners is a fun little movie from the mid-90s. It has an pleasing mix of stars who hit their stride in the 80s (Fox,Wallace, and Ermey) and others who count this as among their first works (Alvarado, Busey, McBride). It is an odd mix of horror and humor from Peter Jackson and had state-of-the-art special effects for the time.The Frighteners, filmed and produced in New Zealand, was the biggest special effects movie made at that time outside the Hollywood movie base. It made extensive use of blue screens and had over 400 computer-enhanced special effects. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh wrote the script and Jackson directed and produced the film.The Frighteners has an overall tone of whimsy but also has some impressive horror movie moments. The Danny Elfman score fits the movie perfectly. Frank Bannister, played by Fox, is a widowed psychic investigator exploring supernatural goings on in a placid rural town. Newcomer Alvarado plays his romantic interest. Veteran actor John Astin plays a ghost called The Judge who has seen his better days. Ermey plays drill instructor (go figure), Sgt Hiles, who is in charge of the local cemetery. He has several lines and a general demeanor that pays homage or satirizes (depending on your viewpoint) his character in 1987's Full Metal Jacket. Jake Busey plays a good bad man, and McBride plays a funny role as Bannister's ghostly aide.The Frighteners is amusing, frightening, entertaining, and a bit exhausting. It is a great Fall or Halloween movie.

SanteeFats This movie only becomes a kind of horror movie towards the end of it. Even then there is humor. I find this to be a rather funny show. Michael J. Fox does his usual fine job of acting, Trini Alvarado is cute as the widowed love interest, John Astin is good as a spirit named the Judge. There are a couple of things that do not hang together though. Why can the spirits go through walls, doors, etc but a vehicle that runs into them carries them along? Why did the murderer spirit's hand pass through Lucy's head and then he could punch her and Frank in the face and bodies? How about that FBI agent? Talk about a whack-a-doodle!! And how about that haircut of his? The sheriff is played by a long character actor Troy Evans. the mouth that roars "R. Lee Emery" appears here as the cemetery control freak sergeant and as usual about all he does is rant and rave.