Scanners
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Movie Reviews of Scanners
Movie Review: Michael Ironside was great.....
Summary: 4 Stars
I have not seen every movie Ironside did, but this is a perfect performance by him. I bought this before I ever even saw it. I must say, it wasn't EXACTLY what I expected. It was still quite good though. As great as Ironside did in being a villian, I think he could have easily played the hero in this as well. His final scan with his brother in the movie was pretty intense. Also, his first scan was pretty interesting. His facial gestures were right on for what was going on as was the guy who, well, was supposed to be scanning Ironside. Good suspense for a Sci-Fi flick. The weak side of this movie was the hero, Stephen Lack. His acting was a bit shaky. I suggest this however. I also bought Videodrome, which i haven't seen yet, but looking forward to it. Crossing my fingers.....Movie Review: They need to do a remake of this movie.
Summary: 4 Stars
Scanners is a great movie, you have Michael Ironside, as the suitably creepy villain and the lovely Jennifer O'Neill, oh yeah and there's that other guy. Anyhoo the actors place these mutated Canadians who can make people's noses bleed, or, if they're really torqued off, their heads explode. The movie is pretty cool but needs to be remade as the exploding heads, which were on the cutting edge of exploding-head FX technology back in the early '80s are passe and rather fake looking now. Perhaps Cronenberg could do what George Lucas did with the original Star Wars movie where he digitally cleaned up the old footage, added in some scenes and put morphing in. Still, the movie's premise is pretty good and it is vintage Cronenberg. Buy it.Movie Review: Serious Stuff
Summary: 4 Stars
Scanners revolves around a bunch of humans who have acquired extraordinary telekinetic powers that can cause havoc beyond any nightmare. An evil scanner played particularly well by Michael Ironside wages a war against some normal scanners. Patrick McGoohan as leader of the Consec Scanner Insititute unveils an untouched scanner played by Stephen Lack to combat Ironside. The film made in the late 70's boasts of some very good special effects & an excellent often under rated score by Howard Shore. This film is serious stuff & director David Cronenberg scores largely due to the tight script & straight-to-the point tell-tale. People who have seen this have either loved or hated this film. You take your pick.Movie Review: Pretty Good
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a very intelligent horror film. It plays with your mind. Yes there is blood in it, but that doesn't detract from the films power, no far from that, it enhances the power of the film, and creates a very unsettling atmosphere. It's not for everybody though, but if you want something that'll mess with your mind, this is the one to see! Buy or Rent today!Movie Review: Mind blowingly good!
Summary: 4 Stars
Scanners is a fantastic film, not surprisingly considering it was directed by David Cronenberg.What an excellent idea. Drugs tested on pregnant women whose side effects give their children extreme mental powers. The plot is a little like "Highlander" but with brains replacing swords!
Definitely one to own....and the many sequels too.