Nerd. Tick. Bullies. Tick. Hunk. Tick. Sexy girl. Tick. Hey, all the typical horror characters are here!
And no, Christine is not the sexy girl. Christine literally is the car from hell. Yup, 'Christine' is about a demonic car. What next? When it comes to Stephen King, anything is possible (Oh, don't forget about killer trucks in 1986's 'Maximum Overdrive'...)
Keith Gordon is excellent as the nerdish boy, Arnie, who buys a scrap car in an attempt to boost his image, and self esteem. However, being a car from hell, it seems to posses the driver. Arnie's character development is very well done. In a way I actually rooted for Arnie, even when things started going very wrong, and every time a bully got what he deserved, I actually went "Yeah!!!".
I enjoyed the hunk and nerd being best friends, and the wonderful chemistry between them. It felt genuine, enhancing the feeling of rejection when the nerd undergoes a transformation. I felt the film disguised a number of underlying themes as a car killer movie. Okay, so one could essentially analyze this much deeper, but lets stick to the theme at hand.
There's just something about the sight of a burning car in pursuit that's really awesome. The action scenes were good, the car transformation scenes awesome, the acting really good, and characters I cared about. 'Christine' might not go down as an 80's horror favorite (for me), but it certainly won't be forgotten. No wonder this became a cult classic.
And no, Christine is not the sexy girl. Christine literally is the car from hell. Yup, 'Christine' is about a demonic car. What next? When it comes to Stephen King, anything is possible (Oh, don't forget about killer trucks in 1986's 'Maximum Overdrive'...)
Keith Gordon is excellent as the nerdish boy, Arnie, who buys a scrap car in an attempt to boost his image, and self esteem. However, being a car from hell, it seems to posses the driver. Arnie's character development is very well done. In a way I actually rooted for Arnie, even when things started going very wrong, and every time a bully got what he deserved, I actually went "Yeah!!!".
I enjoyed the hunk and nerd being best friends, and the wonderful chemistry between them. It felt genuine, enhancing the feeling of rejection when the nerd undergoes a transformation. I felt the film disguised a number of underlying themes as a car killer movie. Okay, so one could essentially analyze this much deeper, but lets stick to the theme at hand.
There's just something about the sight of a burning car in pursuit that's really awesome. The action scenes were good, the car transformation scenes awesome, the acting really good, and characters I cared about. 'Christine' might not go down as an 80's horror favorite (for me), but it certainly won't be forgotten. No wonder this became a cult classic.