what was it like when it was released in 1986?
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bhobnine — 9 years ago(May 29, 2016 02:57 PM)
I saw it when it came out.
The machines come to life and take out the humans, that's entertainment!
Watched it again the other night, and though its kinda dated, its still
entertaining.
That poor dog! Har!Pffft, my suspension of disbelief has higher standards than that.
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MegatonA — 9 years ago(May 30, 2016 10:23 PM)
I didn't see it in the theater. I was 10 when it came out. I remember a friend and I rented it from the video store for a sleepover and thought it was amazing. I've watched it multiple times throughout the years, and I still love it. Yeah, it's pretty low-budget looking and a bit on the campy side even, but it's still got some weird sort of charm to it.
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Ufomammutter — 9 years ago(June 04, 2016 08:00 PM)
Absolutely incredible!!!
Saw it in theaters when I was 12. All the adults thought it was stupid as hell. All the kids thought it was insanely cool!!
Watching it now for the first time in many years, and I still love it!!! -
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wesperkins — 9 years ago(August 07, 2016 06:03 PM)
I watched it as a teen and my friends and I thought it was incredible! Bad reviews or not, as a 13 year old, it was cool with a great sound track. I don't remember how it was recieved other than my friends and I.
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Wildstyle26 — 9 years ago(September 02, 2016 05:01 PM)
I wasn't born yet. I guess it wasn't too memorable. My mother loves Stephen King, and she didn't even remember this film. I saw it when I was between the ages of 4-7, is best guess. But hadn't seen it since then. I asked my mother if she knows a film where vehicles come to life and kill people. She told me "Christine." But didn't know of any others. I just watched that yesterday.
I just found this film today when I searched for films about killer vehicles. I enjoyed it. I liked it more than
Christine
. Connie is what helped me find it. Because I remember a woman who complained a lot, who was always yelling for
"CURTIS!"
lol And how she screamed about being scrunched up in the car. I still remember my great grandmother saying, around that part, how Connie talks to much, and that she was sick of her. lol
So I enjoyed it. It seems like one of those films that you look about on as one of the old classics. Even though it was a flop at the time, and corny by modern standards, it's just one of those films most people have seen. Like
Wizard of Oz
in the 50s. It's seen as a big classic. But seems I recall reading, at the time of its release, it was not considered anything special -if it wasn't a total flop.
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