Lmao!!! I thought that it was a pretty good movie, but no one can dis-regard the fact that it is a classic 80's cheesy horror movie... having that said I must admit that I did love the movie though. I am 71 as I write this review, and have to admit to having an affinity for low budget sci-fi horror films since my early teens. A fruity, small scale Horror/Sci-fi production, which can be a little dull. He was so cool but the movie wasn't really scary. What suprises me when reading these comments is the wide array of differing opinions.
Was this review helpful? (The increasing blisters are great though..) Why having that obnoxious fatso-brother appear in the film at all? There's good support in the shape of Kathleen Jordon Gregory, Cooper Huckabee, Steve Carlisle and John Schneider. Director David Keith, loosely adapting H.P. and after all what movie has been totally true to its literary counterpart? The sound acting from a sturdy cast constitutes as another major plus: Cooper Huckabee as affable, concerned doctor Alan Forbes, Steve Carlisle as smarmy real estate agent Charlie Davidson, and John Schneider as friendly water company representative Carl Willis. Was this review helpful? Either you hated it or you loved it. 3 out of 4 found this helpful. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! "The Curse" works in spite of its troubles, a creeping paranoia enveloping Zack and younger sister Amy as the rest of their family take monstrous turns. 3 out of 4 found this helpful. Excellent! January 9, 2018 The Curse ( 1987) The Curse. 12 out of 14 found this helpful. The peculiar plot is a very loose adaptation of a H.P. Visual and makeup effects are generally well done, with the blisters that grow on peoples' faces growing bigger all the time. As actors go, Wil Wheaton does a fine job, as does his sister. Had Cluade Akins and Wil Wheaton not been in the cast it might have been just another hackneyed contrived 80s slasher film but their performances coupled with a unique and affecting score make it work. I viewed this movie because John Schneider was in it. Actor David Keith made an unusual but creditable directing debut with this positively nasty adaptation of the H.P. Young Wil Wheaton, who'd recently made an impression in the excellent drama "Stand By Me", is promoted as the star of this story about a small group of country folk and their yucky fate after a very strange meteorite lands on their property and oozes a substance that contaminates their water supply.
It would have been a fitting end, it was not a place to start.
Was this review helpful? Every piece of fruit I ate for weeks had to be cut, and if I cut it, I stood as far back as possible. 19 out of 23 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? The local realtor and city councilman, Charlie Davidson(Steve Carlisle) woos a TVA water employee, Willis(John Schneider)hoping to get a contract for building a dam in their community. Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space" was the direct influence for this 1980's science fiction/horror creepy classic. 2 out of 3 found this helpful. No spoilers here but hilarity ensues because of the water pollution! anyway, if you want a bit of a scare, and don't have a weak stomach, or are in to a "Twighlight Zone" type of scenario, this movie is for you. A struggling farmer believes God has blessed him when his crops begin to grow substantially after a large meteor lands in his field, dissolving into his soil and water supply after the local doc, Forbes(Cooper Huckabee), pokes a hole in it. I remember seeing it when I was around 8 or 9. Zack must save Alice from his now monstrous and dangerous family. I think that it is something that if you get the chance to watch it, you should, but I'm sure tons of other people disagree with me. I still have some nightmares about rotten food, and whenever the water tastes funny, I think of these f*d up religious freaks turning into monsters. This seminal horror/science fiction prose was written by the master of horror H.P. "The Curse" works in spite of its troubles, a creeping paranoia enveloping Zack and younger sister Amy as the rest of their family take monstrous turns.
Lovecraft short story, and from that the film's pacing can plod about (quite talkie and then there was the family dramas) and throw around some ridiculous and elaborate occurrences. Was this review helpful? The crops and fruit begin to rapidly grow as if some part of a miracle; but the son believes there is something wrong with the veggies and well water that is making the family sick.
Yes, it has flaws. Was this review helpful? He knows the water is bad, but his Bible thumping, overbearing stepfather Nathan (Claude Akins) refuses to acknowledge that anything is wrong - at least, until he sees what's growing inside of his produce. They also make this a decidedly grim affair, which only gets more creepy as it goes along. It slowly but surely mutates some of the family - as well as the livestock - and drives them into a frenzy. It's the performances that drives this one home and some icky, if tatty make-up FX work latter on (not including some very low-end special effects), but other than that there's not all that much to it. Was this review helpful? Granted, this like most adaptations of Lovecraft is quite changed but from those i've seen so far this has been the most faithful.