Watched both F/X (1986) and F/X2 (1991) tonight... I thought they'd be interesting since I like learning about special effects (sfx), and they were fun to watch despite being a bit dated (we've come a long way in the past 20 years! ) I kept saying to myself this'd probably make a good TV series, and apparently it was, tho I've never seen it nor has it been released on home video. Too bad.
Oh yeah, and I also saw the newer The Dead Zone (2002) -- basically the first 2 episodes of the TV series presented as a movie, and it was pretty cool. I've added the TV series to my NetFlix queue ...
Originally Posted By: J Geoff
The Dead Zone (1983) (based on the novel by Stephen King)
Directed by: David Cronenberg Starring: Christopher Walken, with Martin Sheen
A teacher (Walken), on his way home with a coworker he's in love with, gets into a traffic accident and winds up in, and then awakes from, a long coma. He's now gifted (?) with the power to see -- and change -- the future simply by touching someone. This came in handy a few times, especially once he shook hands with a cheesy politician.
Speaking of cheesy, this was made in the 80s. Performances were overly performed as a result. I like the idea of the story, but plan to see the 2002 version first (starring Anthony Michael Hall, which then became an of-course TV series) ...before I give a final comparison rating... but so far it's a **1/2 or *** of 5...
Final rating, 7.5/10
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol
Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy?--Peter Griffin
) I kept saying to myself this'd probably make a good TV series, and apparently 
Performances were overly performed as a result. I like the idea of the story, but plan to see the 2002 version first (starring Anthony Michael Hall, which then became an of-course TV series) ...before I give a final comparison rating... but so far it's a **1/2 or *** of 5...
lol
