chriscastaneda-73236 I went into this movie aware that there was some memorable moments but did not expect to be wowed by the ridiculousness on display. The concept of vampiric, shape-shifting werecats could not have been executed any better. It blends classic monster madness with the bizarre details one can come to expect from Stephen King. Many actors were given the opportunity to shine in this film. I especially connected with the performance of Sparks who brings a sincere humanity to the role of Clovis. The sheer amount of absurdity in this movie took me by surprise. A police officer is fatally stabbed in the back with a gnawed on ear of corn. Another is set on fire when the mother sleepwalker fires a handgun at a police vehicle, which promptly explodes. I found the death of Andy Simpson, Clovis' partner, too be especially impactful. Over the little time Dan Martin had in the film he stood out as an exemplary actor and supported Sparks admirably. The Borg Queen was in this movie and it was neat to see her get so emotionally conflicted by the gathering of household cats on her yard. I too have had my own share of run-ins with strange cats and I can safely say that this film accurately depicted the existential fear one experiences when confronted with multiple strange cats outside ones house. It was strange to see her bang her son but when your an ancient cat faced serial rapist there is not as many options out there waiting for you. Overall this is a funny and bizarre sit that is perfect for anybody willing to deal with seeing Mark Hamill in over-sized sunglasses.

Marincho I was 9 when I first saw this movie; a friend recorded it from TV with his VCR and then brought it to my place (it was ages ago, as you can see). It was pretty scary, or at least that's what the nine-year-old me thought.Last night, I saw it again for the first time in centuries. It went well, kinda.For some reason, I forgot about the relationship between mother and son and found myself a bit disturbed by it through the whole movie, it was probably because of how they portrayed it. The story was actually pretty interesting, although I felt they didn't explained it that well (the rose for example, why the dead girl at the beginning had one and why did the mother gave one to Tanya?). The acting was good, everyone gave their best with what they had; but, as much as I love Mädchen Amick, she wasn't that convincing as the leading/final girl. It's like they wanted her to act as dumb as possible.The effects were great, they might look dated nowadays but they were cool for the period. The sleepwalkers were menacing, but they kinda looked like a giant Sphynx cat; the scene where Tanya is at the Brady's house and they reflect on the mirror killed me, I screamed.The film's length was OK, not too long but not too short, and the pace...well, it was good for the most part.Everything was fine until Charles attacked Tanya and killed the officer in the cemetery, it went completely apeshit from there. It's like they thought ''OK, the movie started an hour ago and we haven't had enough action so let's do it all together RIGHT NOW''. It was non- sense; the mother went to Tanya's house, killed the officers, blew some cars up, killed Tanya's father, threw her mother through the window (I laughed, a lot) and stabbed the other officer with an ear corn (no vegetables, no dessert!); I couldn't catch a break, to be honest, it was all too much in so little time.And then, the final showdown; it was hysterical, for reasons unknown to me I found the fight scene with the cats really funny, with the neck snapping and everything. I gotta admit I was really scared when the mother told Tanya to dance with the dying Charles.Oh, I almost forgot about the cameos! I loved Stephen King's scene.All in all, it was a pretty entertaining movie and I would definitely watch it again.

Neil Welch Hunk Charles (Brian (Charmed) Krause), and his Mum Mary, (Alice (Borg Queen) Krige), move to a small town and Charles falls for local cutie Tanya. Unfortunately, Charles and Mary aren't so much people as cat-vampire thingies with appetites which don't go down too well with the locals. Mayhem ensues.This was the first Stephen King property written exclusively for the screen, I think, and it is not without merit. The story is a bit formulaic, but our monstery protagonists are moderately off the beaten track. There are multiple guest cameos to spot, some decent action, early (and effective) use of CGI morphing, and Alice Krige is as compelling as usual.Less pleasingly, Mick Garris' direction is as pedestrian as usual, and the whole thing has a TV movie feel to it which, what with it being a theatrical presentation, isn't really what one wants to see.It's not a bad King movie, but it certainly isn't one of the good ones.

Michael_Elliott Sleepwalkers (1992) * 1/2 (out of 4) When this film was released there was a lot of hype because it was the first time Stephen King had written something directly for the screen. The hype quickly faded when everyone realized that it was a dud. A son and mom (Brian Krause, Alice Krige) move to a small town where they need a virgin (Madchen Amick) to keep alive. It turns out the duo are "sleepwalkers," which is a form of cat people. The entire story to SLEEPWALKERS is rather stupid and silly and I often wonder if King or director Mick Garris were taking it overly serious. I've heard that there was a lot of trouble with the production so perhaps this is the best that they could turn out but there are so many questionable and rather silly moments here that you can't help but call this a dud. The horror elements are extremely silly, never make too much sense and I wonder what King was even trying to do with this. I mean, were these creatures supposed to be something between werewolves and vampires? Did the son and mom have to have so many sex scenes together? Was this meant to be dark humor? For some strange reason when the son does start to attack the virgin girl, instead of any drama or suspense we're given really bad one-liners and attempts at humor and it just doesn't make any sense. I say no one took it serious because this is followed by a long line of horror cameos including King, Tobe Hooper, Joe Dante, John Landis, Clive Barker and Friday THE 13TH PART 2 fans will notice Stuart Charno. Both Krause and Krige are good in their parts but Amick easily steals the film as the victim. SLEEPWALKERS is a real mess of a movie and it's a shame that King's first direct screenplay was such a bust.