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The only thing I could do without was some of the ghostly comic relief; like John Astin humping the mummy for example. But aside from that this movie is great. It was awesome to see Michael J Fox in this sort of role and sad that it was his last real movie (especially considering it didn't do so well).
Jeffrey Combs also appears in his best role since From Beyond. He's so over the top and eccentric. Gotta love it.
The cgi effects, for it's time, were great but really show there age now. Wish they would've stuck with more traditional means. Oh well...
Hell, it's Michael J Fox hunting down death. Isn't that awesome enough?
Starring Michael J Fox and Jeffrey Coombs, Jackson brings us a psychic investigator who can see numbers carved on people’s heads. Believed to be a fraud, Frank Bannister is magnetised to a serial killer called Johnny Bartlett (Jake Busey) who, even after death, is trying to climb up the death toll ladder by killing seemingly random people by squeezing their hearts to death?
By far the most compelling character is Coombs’s. As Milton Dammers, he gives us a very different insight into FBI investigation by combining psychic detection, cults, and a nefarious exploit into solving an old case: the death of Bannister’s wife.
What both characters do not realise is that all these events are inextricably knitted together with one Johnny Bartlett at its centre. Can Bannister stop the murders, aided by three ghosts be has befriended, or is Bartlett out to get more than revenge for his own death?
By far, this movie is under-rated. I am no fan of Michael J Fox (with the exception of the Back to the Future series), and the rest of the cast cannot be faulted. Milton is hilarious and follows Coomb’s artful interpretation of the horror genre after Re-animator.
The Frighteners is a fresh take on an old ghost story with interesting characters which keep the plot moving and the viewer thinking. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see it, then what the hell are you doing reading this!
Great cast, Great effects, good horror/comedy storyline and brilliant direction from Peter Jackson. What more can you ask!!!!!
Posted By: Protecious at 10:48pm, September 30, 2008
I remember first seeing the preview to this movie back in 96 and immediatly was interested in it, this is such an underated swept under the rug film that was a blast and had great elements of humor, drama and horror to it, great direction from peter jackson, i liked the casting of michael j fox in the lead, very cool stuff, the judge played by john astin was real fun to watch, and jake busey as johnny bartlett was great.
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