Right, I remember watching this movie back in the 1990s, but haven't seen it since then. Then come 2019 and I got the chance to revisit "Sometimes They Come Back", so of course I did that. Especially since this is branded as a horror movie and it being based on a Stephen King novel.
Well, let's just say that the years have definitely distorted the memories of what I had of "Sometimes They Come Back". Why? Well, this movie was nowhere near as interesting as I remember it being. And it was quite far away from being a horror movie actually. It was more like a drama laced with horror elements.
The storyline is so simple and stupid that it was almost an insult to the audience. But if that was what could pass for being solid entertainment back in 1991, then sure, why not. But today, then the storyline was horrible and so generic to watch that it was almost painful.
What carries "Sometimes They Come Back" most of the way was the cast ensemble, which includes Tim Matheson (playing Jim Norman), Brooke Adams (playing Sally Norman), Robert Rusler (playing Richard Lawson) and Nicholas Sadler (playing Vinnie Vincent). These names and faces should be very familiar to you, especially if you watched movies during the glorious 1990s era. I must admit that it was actually Robert Rusler whom stood out as the most memorable in the movie.
As for scare factor for "Sometimes They Come Back", then it was zero. There was absolutely nothing scary in the movie at all, unless you are less than 5 years old and watch the three returned young men in the car turning into the dead. Nothing scary about 4 guys driving around in a black classic car primed with fire paint and flames shooting out of the exhaust, while they laugh maniacally.
Now that I have revisited "Sometimes They Come Back" in 2019, I now know that this is a movie that I will never return to again. Odd really, considering how much I enjoyed most of the movie adaptations for Stephen King novellas back in the day.
Well, let's just say that the years have definitely distorted the memories of what I had of "Sometimes They Come Back". Why? Well, this movie was nowhere near as interesting as I remember it being. And it was quite far away from being a horror movie actually. It was more like a drama laced with horror elements.
The storyline is so simple and stupid that it was almost an insult to the audience. But if that was what could pass for being solid entertainment back in 1991, then sure, why not. But today, then the storyline was horrible and so generic to watch that it was almost painful.
What carries "Sometimes They Come Back" most of the way was the cast ensemble, which includes Tim Matheson (playing Jim Norman), Brooke Adams (playing Sally Norman), Robert Rusler (playing Richard Lawson) and Nicholas Sadler (playing Vinnie Vincent). These names and faces should be very familiar to you, especially if you watched movies during the glorious 1990s era. I must admit that it was actually Robert Rusler whom stood out as the most memorable in the movie.
As for scare factor for "Sometimes They Come Back", then it was zero. There was absolutely nothing scary in the movie at all, unless you are less than 5 years old and watch the three returned young men in the car turning into the dead. Nothing scary about 4 guys driving around in a black classic car primed with fire paint and flames shooting out of the exhaust, while they laugh maniacally.
Now that I have revisited "Sometimes They Come Back" in 2019, I now know that this is a movie that I will never return to again. Odd really, considering how much I enjoyed most of the movie adaptations for Stephen King novellas back in the day.