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Dreamcatcher (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 164 Fresh: 48  Rotten:116 Average Rating: 4.7/10
 
Consensus: An incoherent and overly long creature feature.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. As adults, Jonesy (Damian Lewis), Henry (Thomas Jane), Beaver (Jason Lee), and Pete (Timothy... Based on the novel by Stephen King, Lawrence Kasdan's DREAMCATCHER follows four friends who receive psychic powers as children when they aid and befriend a mentally retarded boy named Duddits. As adults, Jonesy (Damian Lewis), Henry (Thomas Jane), Beaver (Jason Lee), and Pete (Timothy Olyphant), reunite every winter at a cabin deep in the Maine woods to hunt, drink, and celebrate the bond they share with Duddits (Donnie Wahlberg) and each other. However, this year their wilderness reunion is marred by disturbing incidents which begin with the discovery of a lost, sick hunter and a frozen figure in the middle of a remote road. As events escalate and horrific creatures emerge from unsightly spaces, heavily armed government operatives, led by the imposing Colonel Curtis (Morgan Freeman), arrive in the area, and soon the situation becomes an all-out battle for the fate of humanity. A crazy-quilt combination of horror, thriller, sci-fi, drama, and action genres, DREAMCATCHER features aspects of other King screen adaptations such as STAND BY ME, IT, and THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, along with films such as THE THING and SIGNS. Seemingly disparate elements that filter into this giddily strange story include creeping red mold, fatal bowel movements, deadly worms with needlelike teeth, an imaginary space called the "memory warehouse," a deranged military officer, and an ailing man obsessed with Scooby-Doo. Director/screenwriter Kasdan, along with veteran screenwriter William Goldman, revel in the absurdity of the tale, crafting an often chilling and sometimes funny film that delights in its own thoroughly entertaining outrageousness. [More]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Damian Lewis, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, Morgan Freeman

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Screenwriter: William Goldman, Lawrence Kasdan
Producer: Charles Okun, Lawrence Kasdan
Composer: James Newton Howard

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 9, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Endings
  • Deleted Scenes (4)
  • Featurettes - 1. "DreamWriter" - A Look At Stephen King and the Writing Process
  • 2. "DreamWeavers" - The Visual Effects of Dreamcatcher
  • 3. "DreamMakers" - A Journey Through Production

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There must be other films that make such large dives from gripping interest to complete bollocks, but the mind boggles when attempting to remember them.

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Part sci-fi, part horror, all drivel, this schlocky Stephen King adaptation is amusingly dreadful.

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04/15/03
Nev Pierce
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Call me crude -- I have to love a scene of suspense built around fallen toothpicks and a toilet monster.

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Those looking for a stomach-turning alien film may be pleased, but those looking for a smarter psychological thriller will be sorely disappointed.

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06/20/05
Bill Clark
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I challenge you to name a movie with a more convoluted or preposterous storyline.

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Jeffrey Overstreet
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What begins as a pique to our collective curiosity quickly degenerates into what is essentially a shootout between the good guys and the monsters.

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09/20/04
Mark Collette
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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We have a long wait as Dreamcatcher cycles through pay-per-view, cable, and special edition DVD, until at last, like other inept King vehicles, it sinks into obscurity.

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07/06/04
Jake Euker
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05/19/04
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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