Dreamcatcher - 2003
Jonesy, Henry, Pete and Beaver are bonded by friendship... and by the strange powers each acquired on a fateful day in their childhood. But now a horrific entity is putting their friendship and powers to the test, and some of the four will die. And some will save the world from a menace unlike anything seen before.
Suspense, Heroism, Awesome effects. They're all unleashed in this Stephen King tale adapted by William Goldman and director/co-writer Lawrence Kasdan. A splendid cast, headed by Morgan Freeman as a shoot-first alien hunter, powers the eerie goings-on ranging from a monster flushfest to a massive animal migration to inner mindscapes and beyond. Dreamcatcher : it's a sci-fi/horror fan's dream come true.
Sai King's book was transfered to the movie screen fairly well. it followed the book closely right up to the end. But few movies follow the books in totality so i can't really complain too much. The cast was great and the Jonesy/Mr. Grey scenes were great. This tale kinda reminds me of dear camp back when i was a teen, except without the aliens.
The casting was wonderful, almost have trouble reading the book now without picturing the movie cast. Wonderful effects added to this movie rather than were a focus, nothing too flashy, just enough to flavor the scenes not dominate them.
"fuck me freddy" and "SSDD" are now common things heard at my workplace, so i know others are enjoying this flick too. We even had a kid who called himself duddits! (he even would raise up his arms in mock salute to the character).
So with this films invasion already established and it being a film watched over and over, i give it 5 out of 5 tankards.
