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US Mall 1 - Sometimes They Come Back
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $3.48
Your Save: $ 11.50 ( 77% )
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Starring: Tim Matheson, Brooke Adams, Robert Rusler, Chris Demetral, Robert Hy Gorman
Directed By: Tom McLoughlin
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302571660
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6302571669
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Release Date: 1997-06-20
Running Time: 97
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 1991-05-07
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Summary: Cheesy movie, but really entertaining!!!
Comment: I was always a big fan of really hokey horror movies and I saw this one a long time ago and couldnt remember the name of it. Thanks to Google and countless hours digging through actors, I found it. And it was just as good as when I first saw it, especially the scene in the hot rod on the bridge!!!
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Summary: Sometimes They Come Back
Comment: STCB is a great SK dark tower saga piece. It is not a horror picture at all. All of his Constant Readers know that (me for one) -;). The movie stays on course xactly as the short story. Of course, every single one of his books & or of his stories are dark tower driven. It's just that some are indirect & some are direct. One needs to know where to "read between the lines."
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Summary: Sometimes They Come Back
Comment: Very close to the book, great movie. Always go for the originals!! Love Stephen King!!
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Summary: It's Mueller Time!!
Comment: "Sometimes They Come Back" has every you look for in a Horror movie, storytelling and rough intense emotion! The only problem is the acting in someparts! Mostly during the classroom scenes and the main character Jim Norman(Tim Matheson). Jim Norman a lunatic because most of the movie that dude either screams or throws himself into situations of stupidity. But the whole story is fantastic! Take a chance and buy it! its cool!
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Summary: New DVD transfer
Comment: 'Sometimes they Come Back' was a 1991 film based on a short story by Stephen King. It was filmed for TV and is a personal favourite. It is about a school teacher (Tim Matheson) who returns to his hometown to teach at a school. He has reservations about doing this because of a tragedy which occurred many years before. The movie has a real feel of eeriness about it, and while far fetched at times, is credible because of the way a person's mind can be affected by unresolved past issues. Definitely worth a viewing.
DVD BACKGROUND: This was first released on DVD in 2001 by a smaller DVD company. As a result the transfer was far from superior and looked like a straight video to DVD transfer. It was 1:33 full frame too. Initially I thought 1:33 was the correct framing since it had been filmed for TV back in 1991. In late 2007, MGM released the film on DVD. While Amazon list the technical details as 1:33, it is actually 2:35 widescreen anamorphic. Seeing the film like this has brought a whole new dimension to a great film. According to a website I looked at the other day, this film was indeed filmed in widescreen. Even more exciting is the new DVD image is a vast improvment on the earlier DVD. Beautifully cleaned up and all.
OVERALL THOUGHTS: A great adaptation of a short Stephen King story which has been re-released on DVD respectfully. A stellar image presented in its correct aspect ratio. If you have only ever seen this film in the cropped video version or cropped early DVD version, do yourself a favour and purchase the new MGM release and experience the film in glorious widescreen.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Cheesy movie, but really entertaining!!!
Comment: I was always a big fan of really hokey horror movies and I saw this one a long time ago and couldnt remember the name of it. Thanks to Google and countless hours digging through actors, I found it. And it was just as good as when I first saw it, especially the scene in the hot rod on the bridge!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sometimes They Come Back
Comment: STCB is a great SK dark tower saga piece. It is not a horror picture at all. All of his Constant Readers know that (me for one) -;). The movie stays on course xactly as the short story. Of course, every single one of his books & or of his stories are dark tower driven. It's just that some are indirect & some are direct. One needs to know where to "read between the lines."
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sometimes They Come Back
Comment: Very close to the book, great movie. Always go for the originals!! Love Stephen King!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Mueller Time!!
Comment: "Sometimes They Come Back" has every you look for in a Horror movie, storytelling and rough intense emotion! The only problem is the acting in someparts! Mostly during the classroom scenes and the main character Jim Norman(Tim Matheson). Jim Norman a lunatic because most of the movie that dude either screams or throws himself into situations of stupidity. But the whole story is fantastic! Take a chance and buy it! its cool!
Customer Rating:
Summary: New DVD transfer
Comment: 'Sometimes they Come Back' was a 1991 film based on a short story by Stephen King. It was filmed for TV and is a personal favourite. It is about a school teacher (Tim Matheson) who returns to his hometown to teach at a school. He has reservations about doing this because of a tragedy which occurred many years before. The movie has a real feel of eeriness about it, and while far fetched at times, is credible because of the way a person's mind can be affected by unresolved past issues. Definitely worth a viewing.
DVD BACKGROUND: This was first released on DVD in 2001 by a smaller DVD company. As a result the transfer was far from superior and looked like a straight video to DVD transfer. It was 1:33 full frame too. Initially I thought 1:33 was the correct framing since it had been filmed for TV back in 1991. In late 2007, MGM released the film on DVD. While Amazon list the technical details as 1:33, it is actually 2:35 widescreen anamorphic. Seeing the film like this has brought a whole new dimension to a great film. According to a website I looked at the other day, this film was indeed filmed in widescreen. Even more exciting is the new DVD image is a vast improvment on the earlier DVD. Beautifully cleaned up and all.
OVERALL THOUGHTS: A great adaptation of a short Stephen King story which has been re-released on DVD respectfully. A stellar image presented in its correct aspect ratio. If you have only ever seen this film in the cropped video version or cropped early DVD version, do yourself a favour and purchase the new MGM release and experience the film in glorious widescreen.
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