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The narration was not necessary

posted 14 years ago by VideoKiid
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I personally felt it was too out of place.
I can imagine if they were much closer to the book for it to be there. But this is not a book this is a film.
There is a lot of plot holes in this film.
Corey mentions to Gary Busey in the car that it could be a werewolf, but there was never any development prior to set this up.
It would of been more convincing if we saw Corey Haim read some werewolf comics or watch a wolf movie in a sequence but it was so left field and came with no development too.
What happened to Brady's father? The last time we saw him was in a nightmare. That sub plot vanished.
I really would have appreciated an epilogue, maybe showing the family coming back and maybe showing Corey Haim's character die to justify the narration, otherwise the narration becomes too Hallmark and out of place.
A lot of plot holes, underdeveloped characters, and overall a mess of a script.

Now this considering I never read the book, but I just would of liked it to be a bit more coherent.

[–] khronokai 12 years ago

Often books don't translate well into movies, we are often privy to the inner thoughts of the characters whereas in movies we often have to rely on facial expressions or them talking to themselves.

...this was not one of these cases. The movie is obviously a story being told. We don't need someone saying "this was in the past, its a story." I mean... DUH! it provided nothing of value at all, neither information wise, or character / story development wise. All we need is big sis gets bigger and recounts the story. Who cares? It could have been the family dog, at least that would have been humorous.

[–] prbronx5 11 years ago

The narration was ruined by the voice and tone of the woman delivering it. She was annoying. Like the narrators on one of those ID Channel crime investigation shows.

[–] PrincessMagical 11 years ago

The narration was not ruined. It was perfectly fine.

Your chains are still mine, you belong to me! - The Phantom Of The Opera

[–] Ite 11 years ago

Disagree on all counts, I enjoy the narration it brings something special to the movie. Also there were no plotholes at all.

[–] Lothar_Quint 11 years ago

Yeah, it wasn't really necessary.

[–] crazyforblondes 11 years ago

I liked the narration. It made the story feel more authentic. Sort of an Unsolved Mysteries vibe.

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

While it was not strictly necessary, the narration added a nice touch to the film. I liked it.

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[–] michael-watkins-laj7 10 years ago

it wasn't necessary. but i liked it. it's like being told a campfire story.