"Twilight Zone: The Movie"

Thanks to fellow Twilight Zone blogger, Craig Beam, I received the 1983 Steven Spielberg interpretation of the Zone. He held a contest for the movie and I won. Boom. Dan Aykroyd is the only actor I recognized. Spielberg, John Landis, Joe Dante and George Miller directed the four segments of the movie.

The first segment is directed by John Landis. He uses influences from "A Quality of Mercy", "Deaths-Head Revisited" and "What You Need".Guy begins offending people with racial slurs. Suddenly, people see him as the people he offended.

Segment two is a Steven Spielberg's remake of, "Kick the Can". Elderly people wish to be young again and a man named Mr. Bloom turns them all into children. They shortly realize there's no one to take care of them and they won't have the people they love. Mr. Blooms restores all except one to their true age.

Awesome Rabbit from "It's a Good Life"

Joe Dante directs the third segment a remake of, "It's a Good Life". This is my favorite segment of the movie. He used awesome 1980s cinematographic special effects. A little boy, Anthony, convinces a woman to take him home where she realizes she is doomed to escape. Anthony controls all aspects of his family and the people he has gained control of, too. At the end, Anthony wishes nearly everything away and goes home with the woman.


Segment four is the remake of the classic, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" directed by George Miller. John Lithgow plays Mr. Valentine. Lithgow's acting made me laugh aloud. He already appears cracked out. It's simply ridiculous to watch. His portrayal or Mr. Valentine is hysterical. Mr. Valentine believes there is a monster on the roof. He goes nuts on the plan, even opens a window and shoots a gun at the monster. When the flight lands, the technicians discover the damage on the plane's wing where Mr. Valentine believed he saw the monster.


One of my first few posts discusses this movie. I didn't like it then and I'm still not impressed.  Joe Dante's portion was the best. Also, I enjoyed the fact that Meredith Burgess, Mr. Bemis, recited the classic Twilight Zone opening narration. I give it two stars.