Dreamcatcher

2003

2h 16m

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5.6/10

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Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.

Directors

Lawrence Kasdan

Writers

William Goldman(screenplay by)

Lawrence Kasdan(screenplay by)

Stephen King(novel by)

Stars

Morgan Freeman

Thomas Jane

Jason Lee

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Morgan Freeman

Col. Abraham Curtis

Thomas Jane

Dr. Henry Devlin

Jason Lee

Joe 'Beaver' Clarenden

Gary 'Jonesy' Jones

Pete Moore

Lt. Owen Underhill

Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell

Young Henry

Young Beaver

Young Jonesy

Young Pete

Young Duddits

Roberta Cavell

General Matheson

Rick McCarthy

Barry Neiman

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Lawrence Kasdan

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William Goldman(screenplay by)

Lawrence Kasdan(screenplay by)

Stephen King(novel by)

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Compared to the book, yeah, it stinks...but that's really only because it got lost somewhere in translation from prose to screen. Take it as it is, take it as a movie and its not half bad, the problem is that, once you leave the book behind what you have is an old fashioned B horror movie that is trying to sell itself in an era where B horror movies need the special effects of modern super hero movies and the basic plot of a Dick and Jane novel. And then, in many ways, it's just too expensive. It feels like a classic Drive-In horror flick, but it looks like a block buster. Tone down the budget by a few million and make it a direct to video movie and it would have cult classic status already...despite the people that actually read the source material. The acting is good, the special effects are too good, the setting is cool, but the plot hurts a bit and the fact that Duddits is Intellectually Disabled is inevitably going to put off more that a few viewers. Really though, what you have is a great B Movie Drive-In fair that somehow got an actual budget wot work with. And you could do a lot worse in this Post New Hollywood day and age.

GenerationofSwine14 Jan, 2023