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There is just one problem with this movie...


I liked this movie, but Dee Walace spoiled it for me. Not entirely, but in some scenes her acting was so awful, I couldnt even laugh at it because it wasnt even cheesy. That and some other minor things almost made it not a good movie for me, but the ending saved it.

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." - George Carlin

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Dee Wallace is captivating in this. So sexy. So girl-next-door beautiful. And I love her 80s hairdos.

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I saw Cujo 2 months ago, and in that, I think she was great.

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." - George Carlin

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I was about to mention her in Cujo, too. Stephen King actually once said that her acting in that movie, especially when she starts to really lose it toward the end, was the best acting he'd seen in any of his adapted movies. I might say it's a tie with Kathy Bates in Misery, but that wouldn't have even been made yet.

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Well, I would say that a person doesn't go to see a horror movie to see great acting. Because it probably won't be there. There are exceptions, though. Jack Nicholson's Wolf movie has some great acting, natch.

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I agree she really sucked in this movie. She is cute and all, but her best role was the Mom in ET. I remember hating Cujo too, and I wouldn't be surprised if she was one of the reasons.

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