Don't let the publicity fool you, this is not a nice fantasy; it is a horrible horror! Seriously, I've never felt of such suppressed provocation while watching a movie before; it's like ugly flu, being imprisoned, or forced to be with the silliest creatures at all. On the poster, you'll read: "An Adventure Comes to Life", well, apparently it dies again so fast!
So what's that movie exactly? I'll tell you, it's a philosophical film about the deep brotherhood between humans, the greatness of philanthropy, the acceptance of fate's decisions, and the stupidity of making all of that cinematically too!
As a fantasy, it lacks the imagination badly. Plus it's too gloomy and deadly slow (believe me, it's one of the slowest). Not to mention, the scarily tasteless mood all over it. I still remember how the leaden sense of it bothered me for the whole day after watching it. What can be more embarrassing than making a movie with good meanings that has no enjoyment, looks and feels wooden, and forces you to hate it?!
(Frank Oz) used to be a creative comic voice / puppeteer in the immortal television series (The Muppet Show), so its spin offs, and a good director occasionally as well, so what did happen?? It's even sadder when you know that it's written by (Melissa Mathison), the honorable lady who wrote once (E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982)!
(The Indian in the Cupboard) ranks proudly as one of the worst 50 movies I've ever seen. It might be useful only to punish your kids if they did something really wicked. However, on second thought, that could be a little bit sadistic!
So what's that movie exactly? I'll tell you, it's a philosophical film about the deep brotherhood between humans, the greatness of philanthropy, the acceptance of fate's decisions, and the stupidity of making all of that cinematically too!
As a fantasy, it lacks the imagination badly. Plus it's too gloomy and deadly slow (believe me, it's one of the slowest). Not to mention, the scarily tasteless mood all over it. I still remember how the leaden sense of it bothered me for the whole day after watching it. What can be more embarrassing than making a movie with good meanings that has no enjoyment, looks and feels wooden, and forces you to hate it?!
(Frank Oz) used to be a creative comic voice / puppeteer in the immortal television series (The Muppet Show), so its spin offs, and a good director occasionally as well, so what did happen?? It's even sadder when you know that it's written by (Melissa Mathison), the honorable lady who wrote once (E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982)!
(The Indian in the Cupboard) ranks proudly as one of the worst 50 movies I've ever seen. It might be useful only to punish your kids if they did something really wicked. However, on second thought, that could be a little bit sadistic!