I had read the book and wanted to see if the film was close to it,it wasn't.In the book wendy is a strong woman in the film she is so weak it is anoying.The story line is very close to the book and it would have been a great film had they not ruined it with the wrong protral of the characters.It isn't a very scary film more werid than scary and I found I could not keep my eyes on the screen.I am glad that I watched it as it is now a cult classic,but wished it had been more close to the books characters.The boy Danny was not given enough lines for us to get to know him well and he was a main character in the book.
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Production Year: 1980 - Horror - Director: Paul Lynch - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Casey Stevens, Anne-Marie Martin, Antoinette Bower
I have to agree with you, although the film was entertaining I found the mini series that was made of this was more in tune with the book.Ypu need a lot more information here if you want top ratings.Let me know if you add anymore...Mandxx
pumfster 28.04.2003 20:29
Have to agree with you. All of his films are a let down as the books are so good. To get a higher rating though, you must add more details to your ops. If you do update then leave me a message and I will gladly re-read/re-rate.
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