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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jul 15, 2017 14:18:03 GMT
"Oh man, there is nothing finer than being behind the wheel of your own car! Except *maybe* for pussy!"Tired of being pushed around and always end up being the victim of every mean joke, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) the school's "official" nerd, one day decides to come out of his shell by doing something impulsive, which leads up to the purchase of an old and very damaged automobile. A 1958 Plymouth Fury, named Christine. At first, the two of them seem to hit it off immediately. Love at first sight. The pair soon becomes quite an inseparable item, which leads up to his best friend Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell) starting to take notice of Arnie's dramatically change, not just by appearance but more importantly psychologically. And his conclusion is that not all changes are for the better.A film that rarely gets brought up when discussing Carpenter and 80s horror, and while it might not be among his finest moments, I have always enjoyed the film and was very surprised the first time I saw it, as I thought it was the character Dennis who was gonna be the main figure, with Arnie as his goofy/geeky sidekick, and I really liked how it went towards a very different take on a unhealthy love/relationship and how it affects certain people. The only complaint I have is that the bullies in the film, Buddy and his crew are just so silly looking, 50s greasy goofballs and they look far to old to be seen hanging around in the same school as Arnie and Dennis, but then again I loved how Arnie payed them back later on. This was the first time that I saw the stunning Alexandra Paul in a movie, here seen as the smoking hot Leigh. Keith Gordon I remember seeing before in the erotic/thriller, Dressed to Kill (1980) where I thought he did very well, but my favorite role is of Arnie Cunningham who goes through quite an "extreme" makeover from the shy, geeky, sidekick that is often rescued out of trouble by his more popular, high school jock/friend Dennis, to end up as the guy who suddenly takes the new girl Leigh, out for a date. But the problem is that Christine is not having any of it, and will do whatever it takes to get rid off any competition that might cause a split between her and her best man, Arnie. The synth driven soundtrack is once again done by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth and stands as one of my favorite 80s horror scores. One of the best versions of the Christine theme or is it Moochie's death? anyway some say it is an updated version made by a german John Carpenter cover band, called The Splash, while other videos of the same version says it is John Carpenter's work, only slightly different than the one used in the movie.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2017 16:52:08 GMT
Terrific movie.
7/10
Better book. Give it a read every couple of years.
Everytime I see 'Arnie' I think of Back to School with Rodney Dangerfield.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Jul 16, 2017 19:25:53 GMT
Easily one of my top 5 favorite films by John Carpenter.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 18:19:28 GMT
"Oh man, there is nothing finer than being behind the wheel of your own car! Except *maybe* for pussy!"Tired of being pushed around and always end up being the victim of every mean joke, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) the school's "official" nerd, one day decides to come out of his shell by doing something impulsive, which leads up to the purchase of an old and very damaged automobile. A 1958 Plymouth Fury, named Christine. At first, the two of them seem to hit it off immediately. Love at first sight. The pair soon becomes quite an inseparable item, which leads up to his best friend Dennis Guilder (John Stockwell) starting to take notice of Arnie's dramatically change, not just by appearance but more importantly psychologically. And his conclusion is that not all changes are for the better.A film that rarely gets brought up when discussing Carpenter and 80s horror, and while it might not be among his finest moments, I have always enjoyed the film and was very surprised the first time I saw it, as I thought it was the character Dennis who was gonna be the main figure, with Arnie as his goofy/geeky sidekick, and I really liked how it went towards a very different take on a unhealthy love/relationship and how it affects certain people. The only complaint I have is that the bullies in the film, Buddy and his crew are just so silly looking, 50s greasy goofballs and they look far to old to be seen hanging around in the same school as Arnie and Dennis, but then again I loved how Arnie payed them back later on. This was the first time that I saw the stunning Alexandra Paul in a movie, here seen as the smoking hot Leigh. Keith Gordon I remember seeing before in the erotic/thriller, Dressed to Kill (1980) where I thought he did very well, but my favorite role is of Arnie Cunningham who goes through quite an "extreme" makeover from the shy, geeky, sidekick that is often rescued out of trouble by his more popular, high school jock/friend Dennis, to end up as the guy who suddenly takes the new girl Leigh, out for a date. But the problem is that Christine is not having any of it, and will do whatever it takes to get rid off any competition that might cause a split between her and her best man, Arnie. The synth driven soundtrack is once again done by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth and stands as one of my favorite 80s horror scores. One of the best versions of the Christine theme or is it Moochie's death? anyway some say it is an updated version made by a german John Carpenter cover band, called The Splash, while other videos of the same version says it is John Carpenter's work, only slightly different than the one used in the movie. It's great fun. Not one of my favorite Carpenter flicks, but it shows the audience a good time. Keith Gordon is terrific as he makes the transformation from hopeless dweeb to swaggering 50s style punk. William Ostrander is such a hoot as the Travolta-esque bully Buddy Repperton. Of course, his fellow "bullies" look like they're the ones who should be getting pushed around. I mean, Ted from "Friday the 13th Part 2"? Seriously?
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Post by movielover on Jul 17, 2017 18:37:45 GMT
It's in my top 5 favorite John Carpenter movies as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2017 20:17:15 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Dec 24, 2021 15:35:04 GMT
In the latest episode of The Kingscast, Fuller opened up about development on his Christine reboot for Blumhouse. The Hannibal creator revealed that the script is currently in King's hands awaiting his approval and teases his very "horny" approach to the source material. See what Fuller said below: "This is much more beholden to the concept of 'The Overlook on wheels,' or the vampiric relationship between the car and Arnie. Our version of Christine will be horny as hell." screenrant.com/christine-movie-reboot-story-details-bryan-fuller/
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Dec 30, 2021 14:57:26 GMT
In the latest episode of The Kingscast, Fuller opened up about development on his Christine reboot for Blumhouse. The Hannibal creator revealed that the script is currently in King's hands awaiting his approval and teases his very "horny" approach to the source material. See what Fuller said below: "This is much more beholden to the concept of 'The Overlook on wheels,' or the vampiric relationship between the car and Arnie. Our version of Christine will be horny as hell." screenrant.com/christine-movie-reboot-story-details-bryan-fuller/ Sounds like someone will be fucking a muffler and/or gas cap in this thing. 👍
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Post by politicidal on Dec 30, 2021 15:35:01 GMT
In the latest episode of The Kingscast, Fuller opened up about development on his Christine reboot for Blumhouse. The Hannibal creator revealed that the script is currently in King's hands awaiting his approval and teases his very "horny" approach to the source material. See what Fuller said below: "This is much more beholden to the concept of 'The Overlook on wheels,' or the vampiric relationship between the car and Arnie. Our version of Christine will be horny as hell." screenrant.com/christine-movie-reboot-story-details-bryan-fuller/ Sounds like someone will be fucking a muffler and/or gas cap in this thing. 👍 Lovely…
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Dec 30, 2021 15:47:55 GMT
Sounds like someone will be fucking a muffler and/or gas cap in this thing. 👍 Lovely…
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Post by Captain Spencer on Dec 30, 2021 17:31:12 GMT
I thought Christine was good, but the book was far better.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 3, 2022 15:47:36 GMT
I thought Christine was good, but the book was far better. What would you say the main differences are? Haven't read it.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jan 3, 2022 16:24:18 GMT
I thought Christine was good, but the book was far better. What would you say the main differences are? Haven't read it. In the beginning of the book, it's Roland LeBay himself who sells the car to Arnie; in the movie it's Roland's brother who sells Christine. In the book Roland LeBay dies not too long after the sale and his spirit possesses Christine, and there are much more details on LeBay's background. And in the book there is a lot of spooky stuff that happens inside of Christine that doesn't happen in the movie, such as the rotting corpse of LeBay who sometimes drives Christine. And the instrument panel sometimes forms into a pair of big eyes. Stuff like that. You should read the book if you get a chance, it's very good.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 3, 2022 16:59:58 GMT
What would you say the main differences are? Haven't read it. In the beginning of the book, it's Roland LeBay himself who sells the car to Arnie; in the movie it's Roland's brother who sells Christine. In the book Roland LeBay dies not too long after the sale and his spirit possesses Christine, and there are much more details on LeBay's background. And in the book there is a lot of spooky stuff that happens inside of Christine that doesn't happen in the movie, such as the rotting corpse of LeBay who sometimes drives Christine. And the instrument panel sometimes forms into a pair of big eyes. Stuff like that. You should read the book if you get a chance, it's very good. I might. In the last couple of years I've been catching up on many years of not reading as much Stephen King as I'd have liked. I just saw the movie in October for the first time too. I'm in the middle of reading something now, but maybe I'll grab that next.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Jan 6, 2022 21:54:04 GMT
In the latest episode of The Kingscast, Fuller opened up about development on his Christine reboot for Blumhouse. The Hannibal creator revealed that the script is currently in King's hands awaiting his approval and teases his very "horny" approach to the source material. See what Fuller said below: "This is much more beholden to the concept of 'The Overlook on wheels,' or the vampiric relationship between the car and Arnie. Our version of Christine will be horny as hell." screenrant.com/christine-movie-reboot-story-details-bryan-fuller/ Sounds like someone will be fucking a muffler and/or gas cap in this thing. 👍
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Post by Anonymous Andy on Jan 10, 2022 21:10:19 GMT
What would you say the main differences are? Haven't read it. In the beginning of the book, it's Roland LeBay himself who sells the car to Arnie; in the movie it's Roland's brother who sells Christine. In the book Roland LeBay dies not too long after the sale and his spirit possesses Christine, and there are much more details on LeBay's background. And in the book there is a lot of spooky stuff that happens inside of Christine that doesn't happen in the movie, such as the rotting corpse of LeBay who sometimes drives Christine. And the instrument panel sometimes forms into a pair of big eyes. Stuff like that. You should read the book if you get a chance, it's very good. I was actually happy with the stuff the film dropped from the book. They took the simple, slightly ambiguous route and I think it worked for the film version. I think all the LeBay ghost shenanigans would've been hard to pull off in that movie in that era. But the book is still superior!
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