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I don't think this was cheesy

posted 15 years ago by LextheXFile
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Things happen in this world that are sometimes unexplainable. Who knows what happened to Strieber or what he saw? I think this movie seemed cheesy to some people because the movie was trying to portray things that are probably impossible to portray to most humans (just like its impossible to really show, on film, what feeling high on marijuana or LSD is like... its different for each person and some experiences can't be explained to other people with our limited language and intellect). Synesthesia exists and people can try to describe what "hearing colors" (for example) is like but unless someone actually has synesthesia, I think it would be impossible to come close to really understanding the experience. Therefore, the scenes with the aliens and the doppleganger and flying robot toy and everything else that is labelled as cheesy is simply the best the director could come up with to describe one man's supernatural (or at the very least, hallucinatory) experiences. All in all I thought the movie was very creepy and surreal and it give me chills and I thought Clapton's music was perfect- it captured 1985 and Striber's personality to a tee. Yes, the movie appears dated, but I like that. It was supposed to take place in 1985- I love it when a film captures the spirit of a time like that. I thoguth Walken was excellent and just perfectly eccentric and that the kid who played Andy acted very well. I love this movie!

"Man is a social animal who despises his fellow man" ~ Delacroix

[–] xxsopxx 15 years ago

I thought the kid who played Andy was a horrible actor! Didn't ruin a thing for me though. I just think it was just a terrible performance, even for a kid. hahah sounds mean, but it's true.

[–] captkirk_4 15 years ago

The kid's performance was dreadful, Just listen to some of the dialog at the cabin. He completely fumbles a line and they let the cut into the movie! The one about it "uh..ah..maybe.coulda..uh..ah..ah..ma-ma-maybe it wasn't could of been a spider I saw." There's also a teeth clenching recital about "Santa Clause is the mostest, bestest man" or something like that. One of the worst child actors ever.

[–] AndrewBarclayUK 11 years ago

I actually thought the way the kid said that was a little spooky.
Kid probably did quite a few takes of that and i think they picked
the right one, it was eerie.

[–] ang-son 12 years ago

WAaay too Long input.

[–] fearless2003 11 years ago

Same feeling here. I liked the movie straight up, not because of any unintentional comedy or cheesiness.

[–] bastasch8647 10 years ago

I didn't like it because it was distortive of its own text, namely Strieber's book, Communion. New York hip-weirdo Walken is not Strieber by any means. The film ultimately allegorizes the very experiences which convinced Strieber of their literal, though unknown, reality.