Christine (1983)

Please don't spend money on this.

Don't Believe the Hype

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

I like a creative storyline in which the viewer really is not sure what (to expect) will happen next but when the film rolls along we get to see a very interesting and unique film. The characters in this film starting with the dorky Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who transforms into a super cool dude strangely just like his beat up old car Christine does.So the new and cool dressed Arnie with his super cool car Christine drive around town with the prettiest girl in school Leigh Cabot, (Alexandra Paul) as his eye candy. As Arnie transforms from the geeky high school kid into Mr. Cool whose only friend seems to be a jock named Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell) Arnie loses touch with his own reality and is blind to the fact that his souped up Christine seems to be possessed with a mind all of its own.My wife Ms. Shullivan is not a fan of horror/science fiction films but even she put her book down as the films content has a little bit of everything for everyone to draw the film goer into. Christine is not only a classic car, but John Carpenter has another classic film on his lofty resume. I give this classic film an 8 out of 10 rating. Vroom Vroooom

I truly enjoyed this movie when I first went to see it at the theater. Of course I was a kid then. However, I have always look forward for part 2 to come out but that never happened. I was disappointed by that because the movie had misled me to thinking there would be a 2nd part of it. I would love to see a reboot of this movie so then they can continue on to make part 2 of it. I can understand it would have to be a different car since the car is very old now. But that's no problem. A reboot would be awesome!

Despite John Carpenter is one of my favourite directors of horror he's had a pretty hit and miss career from the late 1980's onwards, however, this challenging Stephen King adaptation is one of his best. Christine, named after the car which is the star of the show is a red and white 1950's Plymouth fury. The car possesses, however, owns it and becomes as jealous as the most dangerous of girlfriends. It sets its sights on young high school geek Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon in one of his best performances) Arnie is best friends with High School Jock Dennis (John Stockwell)A victim of serious bullying, Dennis intervenes when Buddy Reperton (an excellent William Ostrander) has a knife to Arnie's throat. When Arnie purchases the Christine from the owner, the car becomes his focus in life. As he transforms the car back from the dead, so the car transforms his confidence and Arnie succeeds in dating High School heartthrob Leigh (Alexandra Paul) despite his best friend being interested in her affections. Arnie stores and repairs his car at the garage of no bullshit owner Will Darnell (played by old hand Robert Prosky. When Buddy Reperton is expelled, he and his gang exact their revenge on the car but the car has a strong sense of self- preservation and soon it and Arnie exact their revenge. Can Dennis save his friend from the car's evil before its too late?Christine still holds up well as an eighties horror film. What makes the movie so strong here is Carpenters direction and the performances he gets from his leads especially Stockwell and frankly just an incredible performance from a very Keith Gordon. Back in the days when horror films depended more on a sense of fear that outright gore this film comes highly recommended and was pleased to see it still holds up well after all these years and remains as one of Carpenters best. It may well not be a patch on the book, which is far more detailed but those looking for a good old school horror film will not be disappointed.

Without a doubt, Christine has got to be, next to Halloween of course,one of John Carpenter's best films. A movie about a teen falling in love with his car named Christine, which happens to be possessed by an unknown evil entity, proves to be a true horror masterpiece. Keith Gordon plays that teen, in an extremely strong, creepy performance, that is very memorable. John Stockwell as Gordon's best friend, and Alexandra Paul as Gordon's girlfriend, who sparks an intense jealous steak in Christine, are also excellent. In fact, in my opinion, the entire cast gives pretty good performances. Carpenter's direction is pitch perfect, done with ease and style, and a film that must be seen in its letterbox format, so you can truly appreciate each and every brilliant widescreen shot, absolutely amazing cinematography, I especially love the image of a completely engulfed in flames Christine speeding right behind one of Gordon's enemies, just beautiful. Also, Carpenter's score once again proves to be a major factor to the success of one of his movies, it's one factor that made Halloween so memorable, and Christine is no exception, it's a great score, every bit of music fits every scene perfectly, including the song "Bad To The Bone". Christine is suspenseful, gripping, and exciting. Filled with characters that are true to life, in ways, you can relate to them, especially Gordon's Arnie character. It's also interesting to see Arnie's transformation, from regular teen to an insane, obsessed psychopath. Furthermore, the visual effects are absolutely outstanding, seeing broken Christine, put itself back together again, is an amazing sight to watch. The revenge plot line in the movie...teen with killer car versus school bullies, may seem predictable, but who cares, it's always fun to watch jerks get what they deserve. By the way, it's also refreshing to see a horror movie be very effective, without showing too much blood. So, nevertheless, Christine maybe one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel, but in my opinion, It's one of the best John Carpenter movies of all time. Highly recommended.