Directed by:
Lawrence KasdanCinematography:
John SealeComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Damian Lewis, Thomas Jane, Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg, Reece Thompson, Eric Keenleyside, Rosemary Dunsmore (more)VOD (2)
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Friends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in, is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space. (official distributor synopsis)
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More Stephen King crap. Once again, it takes place in the legendary small town of Derry, Maine. And while in It, the boogeyman from outer space at least had a need to adapt and disguise himself, since he liked living in the sewers and needed to feed on kids every 27 years, this film is such bullshit that I can't believe how decent a cast it has.
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Lawrence Kasdan directed a mediocre film that doesn't stand out in any significant way. At the time, it wanted to present itself as a blockbuster, but after eleven years, hardly anyone remembers it. And quite deservedly so. This is a King adaptation that doesn't deserve much attention. It just tries to use what works in King's books, but it doesn’t translate well onto the screen. An ordinary movie trying to look like something more.
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The main problem with Dreamcatcher is undoubtedly the screenwriter who cut and shortened King's original. And not only that. As they tend to, of course, he changed the ending. Basically, the first hour and a quarter are pretty solid but the rest of the film has to be confusing for anyone unfamiliar with the original, and for the connoisseurs, the ending is ruined. As for Kasdan, he did relatively well in the director's chair, except for the childhood moments which didn't have the right atmosphere. The actors also did a decent job - I think I was most captivated by the drunkard Pete (Timothy Olyphant). The special effects are on a very decent level and the whole story is accompanied by James Newton Howard’s amazing music. Too bad it didn't work out. Next time, make it three hours long and include all the action instead of two hours with only half.
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Dreamcatcher is not completely bad, at least the visuals are worth praising. I haven't read the book, but at times I felt it was a cheap mix of Alien, The Thing, and who knows what else. At least the actors do a good job, and in the first half, it had a pretty interesting story, which in the second half took a turn with cliché after cliché.
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Very good atmosphere, the winter landscape really works wonders and favours the camera. The feeling of isolation in the middle of deep forests was also impressive. Plot-wise, however, it was a bit muddled, the flashbacks didn't hold together with the present plot and the slimy stick with teeth, or rather the alien invader, was rather laughable. Still, I can say that I survived the two hours quite unscathed, not least because I didn’t read the book. Otherwise, my opinion would be different, very different perhaps.
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