The Frighteners (1996) Retrospective / Review
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The Frighteners (1996) Retrospective / Review
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I hate that I was waaaaaaaaaay too young to appreciate Jeffery Combs in his heyday. What an excellent actor
Dudes a certified weirdo.
he's the man!
"DOC!!!! ... Doc, I did it again" hahaha awesome.
One of my all time favorite under rated films...I LOVE the tone, the direction, the creativity, the characters...I consider it a home run that most people never, sadly, bothered to give a chance. Right up there with 'Ghostbusters', the mixture of scares and comedy is pitch perfect...and the ending ways spot on, IMHO...'Don't Fear The Reaper' over the end credits, too? LOVE it.
Exactly "Don't Fear The Reaper" remake by Mutton Birds sounds great and fits final dialogue and endcredits perfectly :-)
Caught it on TV a few times when I was a kid, loved it
This movie was awesome underrated and unique enough said.
Why so many negative comments? Screw the CGI,its a classic ,the ACTING performances and storyline,are excellent ,and Michael .J Foxes last performance ,before his diagnosis,was a great testament ,to his versatility,along with Jeffrey Coombs,masochistic ,over the top investigator,mae it an even better film, petty comments about CGI ,just show ,how much folk look for shallow effects ,rather than acting excellence,and inventive storylines,over critical,review ,of a much underrated film.
Point. Blank. Period.
I think it's great that it was underrated. Makes it a hidden gem of a film
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Bob Zemeckis is such a good dude, and he clearly respects good writing/writers. Great review/retrospective, mate. Cheers!
Great review. I'm surprised you didn't talk more about Jeffery Combs. He's one of the best B movie horror actors in the business.
Love the Frighteners. Very underrated
The Frighteners failed at the box office because it came out up against Independence Day. A movie, what ever you think of it now, was a HUGE success for that summer. I can even remember Fox on late night talk show talking about how it was never going to get seen after how well ID was playing, something along the lines of, "In the movie I jump up and punch an alien and say welcome to earth, nah im in another movie that no one is going to see now." something like that, even though I used quotes. That being said in my opinion Frighteners holds up better over the years compared to ID.
I remember going to the movies multiple times during summer '96 and seeing the poster for The Frighteners - and never having a clue what it was about. The competition that summer was fierce - not just Independence Day, but Twister, the first Mission Impossible, Dragonheart, The Nutty Professor, The Rock. ID4 was interesting and The Rock was fun, but The Frighteners was significantly better than those other films. When I saw The Frighteners on cable I was PISSED that I wasted time going to see so many "meh" movies and never thought about seeing The Frighteners on the big screen.
@@nolaanderson8770 especially since Will Smith was on a summer movie blockbuster back to back years in the mid-late 90s. IMO , The Rock was a classic 90s action movie as well and I watched that movie so many times back then.
Man...You're so pleasing to listen to. I really love ALL of your reviews. We have a similar taste in cinema and I love revisiting these classics with your commentary. Thank You!
J Calhoun Thats great to hear mate!
Oliver Harper Now do There will be Blood. Awesome reviews!
Daniel Day-Lewis a thon!
Found this little jem on the TV once and loved it. I was surprised more people didn't know about it. I haven't seen it from beginning to end though, only the ending.
I'd like to sit down one day and watch the whole thing though.
Jeffrey Combs is fantastic in everything
Jackson was right that the marketing was sub par. I remember seeing the cover at the video store and thinking 'meh, another horror story. Haven't seen a good one of those since the 80s. I'll pass.' I never knew it had great effects, was a dark comedy or that it starred Michael J. Fucking Fox! All of the things I loved about movies at the time. Until seeing this review, that is. Now I've gotta check it out.
Man I wish they'd used that puppet it was way cooler and creepier than the cgi they used!
One of my favourite films, saw it at the pictures, bought it on VHS, then DVD, then Blu-Ray. I wish, wish, wish, Peter Jackson would get back to making films like this again, rather than about eighteen hours of Bored of the Rings.
The Frighteners is a delightfully fun and smartly made film. I originally owned the widescreen VHS, and I have the director's cut DVD. Been a long time since I've watched it. Seems like a good time to do that now. Superb retrospective, Ollie! I really take The Frighteners as a 90s successor to Ghostbusters. Really, if Peter Jackson did a Ghostbusters movie, it'd be just like this.
I love this film !! Has to be my favorite that isn't LOTR of Peter Jackson. I thought Combs' performance was hilarious. Great review, Oliver.
I think they gave plenty of groundwork for the idea that Frank could pull Patricia's spirit out of her body since that was pretty much what the Reaper was doing through the whole film when he killed the living by reaching inside them.
Yes they made it work.But its still to un explained.Why do some ghosts have this ability when others dont.Why dose the villain have a reaper weapon that kills ghosts.It leaves some things un answered.An thats one of the weak points.Still a pretty good film though I enjoy it
@@boomstickcritique902 it depends on the ghost. The judge and Ermey were soldiers/lawmen in life and thus familiar with weapons and thus, able to conjure weapons.
Busey's character escaped from hell and stole a reaper's scythe and cloak and learned to manipulate objects via play/messing with Patricia's mom.
It's a great entertaining film, but there's so much I'd want to see executed differently, especially now knowing the fact that they wanted to use that awesome puppet for the Grim Reaper.
Believe it or not I was sitting in an airport in a Dallas a few years ago and some old man came and sat right next to me in the departure lounge. It was R Lee Ermy!!! The drill instructor from this and Full Metal jacket!!! It was an amazing experience, the guy is an icon and we had a chance to talk about a few of his movies. Got a great (but very blurry) pic too!! Hehe. What a guy
That seamless reaper and sound effects with quick cuts made it so scary when u know it’s a serious comedy. That doesn’t happen anymore
I didn't realize this with Combs as a kid, he's such a hammy and vibrant actor on screen. This movie is well paced and fun I'm so surprised it didn't do better in the US
Goddammit, sir! You've brightened my day considerably!
Dude these videos are awesome. Thank you so much.
I loved Frighteners !!!
Omg! I just discovered your channel and I LOVE YOU!!! You cover all my favorites and the unappreciated gems such as this!!! I adored this movie and I hate that people didn’t appreciate it. Do Just one of the Guys, and The last Dragon!!! Please!!
this is the first movie that i ever really liked...i was surprised that this movie wasnt highly praised...cause i think this movie is really good...
Saw this in theaters. For years I thought I was the only one. Lol
That is awesome Stuart!. Thanks for sharing your story!.
Fantastic retrospective Ollie!! I loved this movie when it first came out...the effects were awesome and the storyline was brilliant. I agree that the tone is a little mixed because of the late rating but it's still awesome. Thanks for sharing.
We need another movie as bold as The Frighteners rn
Ah, one of my favorite movies! I love watching it again and again!
Great cast, great soundtrack, great laserdisc, great movie… for those ‘in the know’ 😉
Great job Olly!
I have fond memories of this movie when it came out in theaters. Spot on review. I look forward to rewatching this on Netflix tonight.
My body is a road-map of pain.
I have always thought that the title was totally wrong . . . I felt it should have been something much more comedic like "Frank vs. Death" or one of the Judge's best lines, "Death Ain't No Way To Make a Living"
I actually liked this movie, I first saw it late at night (around midnight) on TV. Before that I had never heard of this movie ever, but I decided to watch it, it looked entertaining and yes, it definitely was just that: entertaining. Not the best movie ever, but a lot of fun!
The best part: next day at breakfast I told my Dad what a weird movie I watched the other night (I was pretty sure he wouldn't know this movie) and he was all like: "OH! You watched The Frighteners, right? I remember that movie, I liked it." I was actually shocked that he knew that movie. xD
it’s a shame that many “fun movies” aren’t being made anymore. every movie made now is either super serious and can be great movies but they’ll be lacking in the fun department or the movies made that come out are just so terrible that they’re not even fun to watch like a “so bad it’s good” type of movie
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I absolutely love this movie ! Underrated masterpiece , with a mix of everything that makes a movie great 👍
I loved this film as a teenager.
Can't believe that didn't use the Puppet version of the Reaper. It looked great and very creepy.
the scene with R Lee Ermey as his Sgt Hartman character always cracks me up
Love this movie, the one I had on VHS was cut to shit too, I have it now and was quite surprised. Thanks for the information buddy, great review! Keep it up.
Still one of my favorites to this day.
great job man
Great Review
Wow! I just watched this for the 1st time yesterday on Netflix!
it’s funny how many random hidden gem type of movies i’ve watched as a kid just cuz of Cable tv. that’s the one thing i miss about the pre streaming era, sometimes you just watched a movie or show just cuz it was next up or just from channel surfing and it was was pretty awesome when you did stumble across an interesting movie or show. Imagine if Jackson was given the opportunity to make a 5-10 episode show on a streaming app so he can update The Frighteners to how he wanted it done without the studio sabotaging his work etc.
Great job again Ollie some one should take notice and give you a damn job! The Frighteners was actually a popular movie in my household growing up I showed this to my older brother and he got a kick out of it.
Totally underrated movie, and always looks like the same filming location as Peter Jacksons BrainDead
One of my favorite films. Extremely underrated. The too-plain cover/poster didn't even let the public know it was a Michael J Fox movie, which would have helped a lot.
i like the cover , i think it’s more creative than the floating heads movie covers that are so over used.
I was going to suggest you cover this one until I found this video!
Great job as always olly.i saw this a few years ago cause of bob zemeckis and always thought this film was always under-rated.keep up the good work.what's next?
i loved the creepy flashbacks of the massacre done by Busey and his girlfriend. I loved Busey in this movie and in Starship Troopers
Another well done review, you've done a very good job on the resurch of the film and its making and backstoy. It is defininatly an underated film and I found one of Micheal J Fox's best roles since back the the future, its sad it didn't do well at the box office, but adlest it still has a decent following.
I thought this movie was hugely under rated. It was well done and highly entertaining. I always watch it when its on.
You know, to be fair I LIKED the poster and it was partially due to that that I had seen it in theater on it's initial release. Some of the rereleases of the DVD where they replace the original poster art, I didn't like at all. It's one of my all time favorite films I've seen in the theater.
Another overlooked gem, really enjoy the twists and concepts and Fox is solid as ever. Am a tiny ghost hustler ;p
I think they did a good job of Hiding Patricia's true intention's in the movie as i definitely didn't think she was still working with Bartlett and when it was revealed i was shocked good movie
Great review and retrospective. I really enjoy this movie still today. Yes alot of the cgi hasnt aged well, but peter jackson does say in the interview before the directors cut how new the technology was at the time so it still gets alot of credit for being among the first at the time to use such effects and shows how far some effects have come. I do need to ask though, does rthe film critic Robert Egbert ever praise or give any films credit because everytime i watch one of your videos when you talk about how the critics recieved a certain movie, its always said he gave it thumbs down or a bashing lol..does he actually like any films?? lol
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I saw this movie on TV once and loved it but was unable to find it since i didn't know it's name, thanks to this vidéo I finaly know what to look for thanks
I love this movie so much. I probably watch it once a year at least.
I was hoping in the extended version it would go more into how Johnny Bartlett managed to get hold of the Reapers scythe.
Saw this movie on AMC Fearfest a few years ago and Love It!
like for a guy who "quit acting after The Frighteners" he play a lot
True but only really three roles. The rest were voice work were his condition wasn't a problem
this would make a great tv series then they can expand on this idea and have more to tell and show
This movie still seems overlooked.
Sometimes the studio, executives n critics ruin a good movies potential and keeps it from reaching it's full potential untill eventually it becomes a cult classic like this!
Such a underrated movie I've been trying to find this movie to watch everywhere I finally did this is a huge accomplishment cus I forgot the name of the movie for ever then when I did I couldn't find it anywhere till now!
I love this one
Weird. Never heard of this! Looks fun!
Yet another great video. I think The Frighteners is my favorite Peter Jackson movie, great mix of everything.
I loved this movie
i loved reanimator in this film
As close of a BttF rematch between marty and biff as we will ever get. I never even knew it was a spooky comedy/horror starring MJF when it came out :(
Oh they did a steelbook? sweet!. Did they re design the cover?.
Such an under-appreciated film, what a shame... As far as the supposed gated effects go, yes they do look a little unreal in spots, but that just adds to the otherworldly effect... things from other dimensions and Death itself should not necessarily look real, they should look bizarre and strange so I think it suits the film nicely...
The performances are outstanding, the direction is top-notch, and the visuals work splendidly along with a wonderfully goofy and creepy Danny Elfman scoreand a perfect final scene with the perfect song, this is an unappreciated gem that deserves more attention...
And Oliver, I think your problems, the feud that you apparently had with this flick, stem from the fact that you approached it as a horror movie first and a dark comedy second when it really is the other way around... as a dark comedy, it's simply wonderful...😊
Well hey you never know who might see these videos the Internet is an amazing tool so keep at it you've certainly got people's attention.
I saw this movie in the theater when I was a kid. Its a shame this film was not well receive but thanks to DVD it got the audience it deserves. Totally underrated Jackson movie.
I remember my uncles watching this movie all the time when I was a kid
well I was tripping balls when i saw this back in 96. so... Bravo!
hey Ed, I can't reveal whats next ;) Expect a new commentary in a few days and a retrospective next Friday!.
I remember I watched a funny clip of the frighteners on RUclips and thought that seems like a good family friendly movie. Me, my sister and my nephew (9) watched it for Halloween and omg the first half isn't too bad but that second half with the flashbacks were way too much even for cover your eyes lol. I went back and finished it later and absolutely love this movie, much more than I ever did Independence day.
This movie scared me so much when i was kid!
The Frighteners is one of my favorite movies !!!
I love this movie!!!
i cant tell if this is a tim burton film or peter jackson film because of that dark scenery in it
This was one of my first movies I bought when I started collecting movies it was great to rewatch I enjoyed the inclusion of Sonic Youth cover of Superstar and Blue Oyster Cults don’t fear the reaper really good for the soundtrack
I had no idea this was a dark comedy with Michael J Fox, the poster really failed this film! I’m going to seek it out now.
Such a great movie 🍿
This movie is far, far better than you give it credit for.
2:35 That face! XD
Dude, your crazy about the heaven and hell shit, that was sweet
Man Jackson loves his close up shots. Hopes he comes back to the goofy stuff soon!
a sequel/mash up of Bad Taste/Braindead would rock!:)
Ive always given this movie my time. Love P.J and M.J.F. Saw it at the cinema..bought the dvd and now the directors cut blu ray. Its not underated in my house. Love it.
Oliver, are you aware of Peter Jackson's first films? Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles and Brain Dead (Dead Alive). I think Bad Taste would be interesting to do a retrospective on as it was his first film, took five years to make because he shot it all on weekends and starred all his mates from work. Jackson himself plays two roles.
So underrated and such a unique tone. I miss these playful horror-comedies like Gremlins. It didn't have to be "Saw" all the time, it could be lighthearted with a whimsically-Gothic Danny elfman score.
don't forget to add that this was censored here in the uk to remove the death of agent charmers...its only been recent that its been released uncut
hey there, yeah I have Ghost in the Shell on LaserDisc. I think its a good film and beautifully animated. I found the ending a little weak and the movie was a shorter than i was expecting. Its definitely a movie to look into if I do an anime month. :)