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The Curse

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A boy (Wil Wheaton) and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm.
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Walter Goodman New York Times 01/09/2018
If you need to see the worms, sores and nasty oozing glop for yourself, they're at the Criterion and other movie houses. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 07/23/2020
.5/4
...a fine premise that's employed to increasingly unwatchable and flat-out incompetent effect by director David Keith... Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheBluFile.com 02/23/2016
2.5/4
"The Curse" works in spite of its troubles, a creeping paranoia enveloping Zack and younger sister Amy as the rest of their family take monstrous turns. Go to Full Review
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Derek S Oct 2 I honestly feel dumber after watching this movie. One of the worst movies i have ever sat through, and i even went in wanting to like it. Terrible acting, there is no story, zero character building, dialogue is replaced with synth music throughout the entire movie, not a single part of this film makes any sort of sense. I watched this movie before bed and I had to force myself to stay awake to watch a whole other movie, otherwise I would have lost all faith in film. See more michael b 11/25/2023 I Have To Say This Was A Fantastic si fiy Horror Movie, Really Enjoyed It,Thanks.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle 10/24/2023 The Curse es otra película de terror de los 80 que cumple con el cometido de ser otro clásico que se disfruta. Más allá del argumento simple y los efectos prácticos, esta película intenta retratar otra obra de Lovecraft y a pesar de la falta de ciertos elementos de la obra original, esta cinta tiene su espíritu. Logra plasmar bien como va decayendo la familia al ser afectada por la contaminación de la granja por culpa del meteorito. Los efectos especiales son típicos de la época y son lo más llamativo. Se aprecia el esfuerzo de haber intentado adaptar otra obra de Lovecraft y aun así lograron traer otro filme ochentero que es un deleite para los que disfrutan las películas de esa época. Mi calificación para este film es un 8/10. See more Craig B @Boundsy 03/28/2023 I saw this come up in my To Watch list and the premise sounded familiar…based on H.P. Lovecraft's ‘Color Out of Space'. I have to say the more recent version (called ‘Color Out of Space') with Nicholas Cage in the lead (as bonkers as Cage gets!) is a far superior, more entertaining and understandably, given its age, spectacularly visual version. In short, forget this dud with the Wheaton kids (Wil plus his little sister Amy) and go with the Gonzo Cage version. See more divyansh p 10/31/2022 This is the best Color Out of Space adaptation, and probably the best Lovecraft adaptation as of 2022 in my opinion. Atmospheric, creepy, and well-paced, I'm not sure why this film isn't more popular. Must watch for horror and Lovecraft fans! See more 10/30/2021 "There's nothing wrong with the water. It's the same water we've been drinking for days." Lovecraft inspired the plot where we find of a very strange meteorite crashing into the yard of a Tennessee farmhouse; officials tell the family it's really airplane discharge (like Joe Dirt). The space-travelling rock infects the ground water which causes the crops to grow very well, but taste horribly; the farm animals also get spooked and become violent. Will Wheaton attempts to warn his abusive step-dad (Claud Aiken) of this, but his warnings are not heeded. When the mother is affected, the step-father treats it as a possession even though she kills a visitor. The TVA find a yet undiscovered element altering molecular structure as they are researching the location of a possible reservoir. Strange balance of soundtrack music and not great on visuals, just watch "Color Out of Space" for your "The Colour Out of Space" fix. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A boy (Wil Wheaton) and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm.
Director
David Keith
Production Co
Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 11, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 26m
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