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When you think of successful early "adapted from a Stephen King novel" films, a few come to mind. From the greatest:Carrie, The Shining, Pet Sematary to the not-so-bad:Salem's Lot, Children of the Corn, Christine. But nessled right in the middle should be Cujo. For my generation, after this film was released anytime you saw a large strange dog in the near distance, your mind raced with the thoughts of this film. While still pretty effective, this film about a mother and son trapped inside their broken down Ford Pinto while a rabies-infected Saint Bernard terrorizes them from the outside in, still has plenty of scares even 25 years later. While not as classic as other Horror films of it's time, it did forever become the grandaddy of all maniac dog movies. So on that level alone, it comes from me to any Horror fan very suggested. However, it does have a few faults. Even though it was shot and released in 1983, this movie looks and feels like it was actually done in say 1976, down to it's starring car and ABC-Movie Of The Week musical score. Another is the 30 minutes of set-up at it's beginning showing the trials and downfalls of suburban marriage and family life at the time. Not that those 30 minutes hurt the movie, it actually sets up the characters for concern quite nicely, but to new fans of the movie they might wonder what drama film got accidently put in this Horror DVD's case. But once Cujo gets things a foamin' about 40 minutes in, all Hell breaks loose and let the intense claustrophobia begin. As for extras, there's a nice 50 minute documentary called "Dog Days:The Making Of Cujo" from 2007 that has crew and actors telling about how things were done quite informatively. Seeing a now 30 year old Danny Pintauro talking about his role when he was just six is nice to see a former child actor who can still remember the work much less live to tell about it. Also a directors commentary & an anamorphic picture with a high bit-rate, this is a worthy addition to any classic Horror collection. Despite purists who say that it changed certain aspects for the film not originally in the King novel (all of which were approved by King), this is one film that will make most say "The movie was better than the book". (RedSabbath Rating:8.0/10)Read full review
This movie really delivers the goods with respect to terror if that is what you are seeking, but it is also so much more. There is much to recommend. The characters and story are very well done and the acting, cinematography and music are very good. A manifestation of evil or perhaps a harsh justice that is unleashed by nature as a result of sin is an excellent theme that is common to horror cinema. What makes this particular variation of it frightening is that the monster is all too real. A pet dog that is infected with rabies and gradually descends to violent madness. Unfortunately, the film-makers chose to eliminate the harsher aspects of the original tale authored by Stephen King and opted for a "happier" ending. While not a great classic of horror cinema, it is a keeper for my DVD collection and well worth more than one viewing.Read full review
Cujo A good horror movie saw it many years ago in the movie Theater.. Would recommend! Can’t say anymore I don’t wanna give it away
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I loved it!
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