Considering that there are many other comments about this film with roughly the same opinion, and that this film so disgusted me that I couldn't watch the whole thing, I shall keep this brief.
I first knew this would be utterly dreadful and a film to avoid at all costs when I first saw it in a video store in the mid-90s. The box alone was more than adequate warning of how horrible this film truly is. Unfortunately, I had the misfortune of glimpsing it one day on television and mistakenly figured I'd watch at little to see how bad it was.
I can think of nothing good about this film. The horrid creature, "Mac", is so poorly made that it is truly disturbing. This was the primary impetus for me turning it off because I simply couldn't stand to see that thing one second more. In addition, the acting is utterly abysmal and what I saw of the story appeared to be a moronic rip off of already tired elements from E.T., itself not exactly a great cinematic achievement.
Apparently, there is much more about this film that is awful, such as alleged Coke and McDonald's plugs and dance routines, etc., but I couldn't stand the film long enough for those elements to lodge themselves in my brain and I cannot personally comment on them. Suffice it to say, that this film is an absolute monstrosity even without those added negatives.
Normally I do not write opinions of films unless I have seen basically the whole thing, but I felt that in this instance, I had adequate exposure, and my opinion was strong enough, that a comment was appropriate.
I first knew this would be utterly dreadful and a film to avoid at all costs when I first saw it in a video store in the mid-90s. The box alone was more than adequate warning of how horrible this film truly is. Unfortunately, I had the misfortune of glimpsing it one day on television and mistakenly figured I'd watch at little to see how bad it was.
I can think of nothing good about this film. The horrid creature, "Mac", is so poorly made that it is truly disturbing. This was the primary impetus for me turning it off because I simply couldn't stand to see that thing one second more. In addition, the acting is utterly abysmal and what I saw of the story appeared to be a moronic rip off of already tired elements from E.T., itself not exactly a great cinematic achievement.
Apparently, there is much more about this film that is awful, such as alleged Coke and McDonald's plugs and dance routines, etc., but I couldn't stand the film long enough for those elements to lodge themselves in my brain and I cannot personally comment on them. Suffice it to say, that this film is an absolute monstrosity even without those added negatives.
Normally I do not write opinions of films unless I have seen basically the whole thing, but I felt that in this instance, I had adequate exposure, and my opinion was strong enough, that a comment was appropriate.