best movie i've ever seen.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

This was a classic horror movie. I don't remember seeing the lead actor in anything other than this and as Rodney Dangerfield's son in Back to School but he's really great in this as Arnie. The mood and writing are great and if you like older, classic cars you'll freak for Christine. The type of ending is overdone now but at the time it was really killer, and the soundtrack is amazing too. Nothing I didn't like about this one.

It goes without saying movies rarely live up to their novels, but wow this one really strayed farther than a Plymouth can run. I truly wonder if Mr. Carpenter read the book or just the jacket cover. The sad part is all the ingredients were there. The casting was good. Special effects very impressive. Soundtrack memorable. I'll give you one example of how silly this was. One of my favorite characters in the novel Will Darnell, a crafty old dodger, and one of the few smart enough to realize what Christine really is, gets killed in the movie by getting in the driver's seat after just watching the car drive past him and park itself.

This is John Carpenter's film version of the Stephen King bestseller about an evil car. The film's namesake, a bright red 1958 Plymouth Fury, doesn't even make it off the assembly line before maiming and killing people. Cut to the present, and awkward, clumsy high school nerd Arnie Cunningham and his jock best friend Dennis. Arnie is a total social failure, the target of bullies and totally ignored by the girls. On the way home, he spots the decrepit wreck of the '58 Fury, and he's instantly obsessed. He buys the car, despite the protests of his friend and parents, and starts working to restore it in a large garage complex owned by the loathsome Darnell. As Arnie spends more and more time with Christine, as he's named the car, his entire persona changes from the sweet, if dorky, nerd to someone more confident and dangerous. And while he's now dating Leigh, the hottest girl in school, his heart truly lies with Christine. And Christine has a mind of her own...This is one of the better King adaptations, and Carpenter's excellent camera-work and pacing keep the film moving along even through the rough patches. His usual great synth scoring works well too, but will no doubt bother some viewers. There are lots of vintage rock hits on the soundtrack, as well. The cast is good, led by Keith Gordon as Arnie and John Stockwell as his worried best bud. Alexandra Paul is fetching, if a little wooden, as Leigh. Roberts Blossom has a great cameo as the disturbing former owner. But it's Robert Prosky, a veteran stage and screen supporting player, who steals every scene he's in as the grotesque Darnell. The great Harry Dean Stanton has a small bit as a cop, too, although his role goes nowhere. William Ostrander, a John Travolta lookalike, plays the lead high school bully, despite looking 35. Look out for Kelly Peston in an early role as another student. Incidentally, both male leads, Gordon and Stockwell, have gone on to successful directing careers in film and television.The scene of the unstoppable car, engulfed in flames as it slowly closes in on a victim on a deserted road at night, is one the better images in horror films of the time.

Right off the bat, there are two ways of interpreting this film: If you haven't read the novel, you might find it a decent effort from filmmaker John Carpenter. If you have read the Stephen King masterpiece, you'll be left feeling more than a bit unsatisfied.For a basic plot summary, "Christine" tells the story of an evil car who first grips young Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) with "her" menace, then schemes to murder his best friend Dennis (John Stockwell) & girlfriend Leigh (Alexandra Paul).The one nice thing I have to say about this film is that, if having read the book, it provides some nice visuals. The characters are roughly what I pictured while reading, and the car scenes are very well done.Unfortunately, the pleasantries end there. The plot (so magnificent at the pen of King) is an utter mess via Carpenter's camera, while the characters are more like caricatures of the actual King lifebloods. I realize that some things need to be chopped in the name of film, but this was one of the worst jobs I've ever seen. Without the knowledge that the book gives, I can't see anyone getting into this movie on an level deeper than "horror flick".To top things off, director Carpenter tries to add his "Halloween touch" by using the same visual style and music (almost to a "tee") as the first two Halloween films. What a rip-off! It really doesn't add much to this middling effort, and just made me think of Carpenter as a one-track wonder.Thus, this film can easily be skipped before or after reading the novel. If the material must be covered in some format, leave the storytelling to Mr. King...in this case, where it belongs.