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Audience Member Over 35 years old I seriously think this is a very underrated entry by Wes Craven It's a shame when it came out it bombed at the box office making only $9 million and got shredded by critics Craven had his original version filled with more scenes of character development but because of the popularity of Nightmare on Elm Street test audiences were upset by the lack of horror and gore So they ended up adding more scenes and doing reshoots re-editing the whole thing It makes the tone a jumbled mess and the ending still makes no sense, Craven even dismissed the final product because of Warner Bros. studio meddling At least the movie’s garnered a cult following over time It still has its merits: Kristy Swanson herself and the robot BB which is adorable The score by Charles Bernstein manages to make a lot of scenes creepy and emotional considering this is about a teen desperate to bring his friend back to life with the use of a computer chip Plus the film did predict a possible future for us in terms of robotics, automation, and the dangers of hubris when it comes to science Serves as a big cautionary tale seeing how crossing the ethical lines are dangerous merging machinery with human biology Particularly with the radio frequency identification chip, definitely see the concern of people not wanting the government to implant artificial devices inside us wanting to monitor our daily activity Scientists today are capable of such things but perhaps blinded by greed more and curiosity Not one of the worst things ever by Craven it just could’ve been different then what we got Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review chris h Silly 80s horror...it has many faults,but still has its moments of charm. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/07/23 Full Review Mu S É hilário de tão ruim, ele tem um enredo bacana, tem umas pessoas muito boas no elenco, mas não é nada de demais, é um filme bem hilário. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 Full Review B Rad Silly plot, some pretty bad acting and unlikable characters. Liked it when I was 12yrs old, Not so much anymore Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Michael D Love this move !!! I watch this movie so many times as a kid and still enjoy it today Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review brad p I try to find some good in every film by my favorite directors but aside from one memorable kill there isn't a single redeeming quality here. Craven's original vision was totally compromised and while I don't think it would've worked at least it would have been the film Wes wanted to make. What WB wound up releasing is mediocre at best though, usually, it's just plain bad. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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