(2003)

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4-18-03

Written by: William Goldman (book by Stephen King) Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan Starring: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee

Four guys, who have been friends since they were kids, go up to the mountains of Main for their yearly ritual of talking about their retarded friend Duddits (whom none of them ever visit and who is obsessed with Scooby-Doo). Well, it just so happens that an alien ship lands and intends to impregnate the whole area with shit weasels or physically possess available bodies. The government is there too, and they try to contain the area by letting all who are infected die. The aliens kill two of the buddies, and posses one named Jonesy. Jonesy tries to infect the whole east coast through the water supply, but is stopped thanks the last remaining friend, Duddits (who was a good alien all along), and a rebellious government agent. Ok, first let me explain what this blockbuster is doing on Phantom Films. The movie was SOOOOO bad I wanted to vomit. That's the only reason. The first half hour was mildly entertaining, but once you find what's really going on, it's just a huge disappointment. I can go on and on about the issues with this movie, but I will only point out a few. The gore was "ok" but it could have been better. And I hated the fake C.G. aliens, their pet weasels were scarier than them. The bad alien (in Jonesy's body) happens to talk with a British accent, while the good alien (Duddits) is a retarded freak. So we have here the classic sophisticated bad guy vs. the small insignificant good guy. How many times has this been played people? A MILLION!!! Another issue is this: Any one who has been alive the past two decades knows that the idea of aliens impregnating a person and then ripping out of them comes form the Alien movies. Since creativity no longer exits in Hollywood, I can look past this obvious rip-off. What pisses me off, though, is that King admits this is a blatant copy. When Morgan Freeman is explaining the aliens, he mentions how they impregnate people. He goes on to say that, "this is strikingly similar to the creature in the Alien movies. That's why we call them Ripley's". Just in case you're questioning the title, the four friends, when they were kids, made dream catchers along with Duddits. And then there is a dream catcher that hangs in the cabin where they have their meetings. Other than that, it holds no propose in the movie. I heard that in the book, it is a tad more significant, but in the movie, there is no sense as to why the movie is called Dreamcatcher. I am disappointed in both King and Goldman. Somehow I wish the truck that ran over King had finished the job, that way this horrible movie would have never been made. And Goldman, I believe, is becoming senile. That hurts because I am such a huge fan of Misery and Princess Bride (I even read his book). I give this movie a "horrible" rating, but it really deserves a straight "Duddits". Meaning it was a retarded piece of crap. The only thing that kept me form asking for my money back was the Animatrix cartoon at the beginning. MY GOD WAS THAT GOOD!!!!! It was the only thing that kept my sanity through the rest of the film. I actually feel stupider now that I have seen Dreamcatcher. In response to this movie, I can only say, "I Duddits!!!"

AKA: Snore Catcher

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From: Doo Doo Head Rating: Horrible At first this movie sounded interesting to me. Aliens impregnating people using shit weasels you say? That does sound like a carnival of fun, but o, how this movie sucked. Stay away from it, thats all you need to know. Yours Truely, The Awesome Doo Doo Head ;)