First let me say I usually love Stephen King's books. I have read all of them, but over the last few years the books are getting worse than the movies - this is a big problem.
Dreamcatcher's storyline makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. The plotholes are monsterous ***SPOILERS***
The 2nd in charge in the army hapily takes a man out of a bone fide quarantine because he is convinced that this man (Henry) can read his mind. When you consider the fact that this same lieutentant was present when the aliens tried to converse with the army through telepathic abilities, and also when they changed from nice looking cute aliens to something out of, well out of ALIEN, then him immediately trusting anyone else with this ability is rather unlikely.
***BIGGER SPOILER****
The final scene when Duddits turns into an ALIEN makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Why he was dying of Cancer, why he was retarded and most importantly why, if he was a kick arse alien, did he allow some boys to beat him up when younger, is just a few of the problems here.
That said this did have some good bits compared to the equally baffling book on which it was based.
It summed up the 1st half of the story, using a clarity and concise use of images that would have served the book well.
The tension generated in the first reel was quite good, only when we got to the coming of the army did the film completely lose it's way.
At least we were spared the rather revolting and unnecessary detail given in the book for the first half.
All in all a huge disappointment but one to be expected from all of those who have found that Mr King's horror just is not what it used to be.
Dreamcatcher's storyline makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. The plotholes are monsterous ***SPOILERS***
The 2nd in charge in the army hapily takes a man out of a bone fide quarantine because he is convinced that this man (Henry) can read his mind. When you consider the fact that this same lieutentant was present when the aliens tried to converse with the army through telepathic abilities, and also when they changed from nice looking cute aliens to something out of, well out of ALIEN, then him immediately trusting anyone else with this ability is rather unlikely.
***BIGGER SPOILER****
The final scene when Duddits turns into an ALIEN makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Why he was dying of Cancer, why he was retarded and most importantly why, if he was a kick arse alien, did he allow some boys to beat him up when younger, is just a few of the problems here.
That said this did have some good bits compared to the equally baffling book on which it was based.
It summed up the 1st half of the story, using a clarity and concise use of images that would have served the book well.
The tension generated in the first reel was quite good, only when we got to the coming of the army did the film completely lose it's way.
At least we were spared the rather revolting and unnecessary detail given in the book for the first half.
All in all a huge disappointment but one to be expected from all of those who have found that Mr King's horror just is not what it used to be.
