Twilight Zone: the Movie
Rod Serling's famous television series brought to the screen will certainly not disappoint. It follows the same footsteps as the classic television series did; the movie is really only four modern-made episodes. Three of the four are actually very entertaining! The first one, however, is not very good. It's about a highly prejudice man who is taught a lesson by "stepping in the shoes of" a Jew, an African and an Asian. It may be moralesque, but it's just not entertaining. The second, however, is very good about a group of people in a retirement home, who are watching their biological-clocks ticking, are given a moment to relive their childhood. Very touching and it isn't a surprise that it's directed by Steven Speilberg. The third one is good as well; ridden with special effects and a very interesting story as it slowly unfolds (let's not give anything away!) The fourth stands out as well, even though it isn't as good as the last two. It's about a man driven to insanity in an airplane during a lightning storm when he "sees things" out the airplane window. The best one of the four is difficult to determine. It's a toss up between the second and the third. A worthy film to rent.
Movie reviewed by Michael Lawrence
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Starring:
Vic Morrow, Scatman Crothers, Bill Quinn, Selma Diamond, Kathleen Quinlan, Jeremy Licht, Kevin McCarthy, William Schallert, John Lithgow, Abbe Lane, John Larroquette, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Burgess Meredith
Directed by:
John Landis, Steven Speilberg, Joe Dante and Steven Miller
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1983 sci-fi/horror
Rated PG
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Don Ignacio's score: B+
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