This is a film that, living in the UK, must have been on TV once that we "taped" when I was a kid and then watched loads because none of my friends had ever heard of it by any of its titles or recognised the synopsis.
I used to love this film as a kid. Watching it again probably 25 years later (its on Amazon Prime for UK) it took me back to my childhood and back to a simpler time where the only thing I had to worry about in life was getting dressed properly. That said, when you remove the nostalgia it's not actually as good as you remember and you can see the types of films it desperately wants to be but falls somewhat flat. It is still worth watching though.
Some of the practical effects are quite good albeit simplistic, relying on atmosphere and imagination rather than seeing. Some of the parts and/or language used in the film would have the snowflake brigade going crazy.
A new viewer probably wouldn't enjoy this film but for those returning to it will enjoy the trip down memory lane.
I used to love this film as a kid. Watching it again probably 25 years later (its on Amazon Prime for UK) it took me back to my childhood and back to a simpler time where the only thing I had to worry about in life was getting dressed properly. That said, when you remove the nostalgia it's not actually as good as you remember and you can see the types of films it desperately wants to be but falls somewhat flat. It is still worth watching though.
Some of the practical effects are quite good albeit simplistic, relying on atmosphere and imagination rather than seeing. Some of the parts and/or language used in the film would have the snowflake brigade going crazy.
A new viewer probably wouldn't enjoy this film but for those returning to it will enjoy the trip down memory lane.