In 1988, Paperhouse was hailed as a "thinking man's horror film." Wow, you might say, sign me up. This thing is a mess. It features a one time young actress who has a range of like 1 to 2. G. Headley with a bad British (dubbed) accent, and a story with no chills, thrills or spills.
It isn't even interesting psycho-babble. One will only laugh at its cheap effects and long for a showing of Leprechaun 5.
The story involves a girl with glandular fever who escapes in her dreams. WHat you get isn't good horror, art house or even a decent after-school special. I found myself after the two hour point saying..where did my two hours go.
The direction is uninspired and I wished it could even be pretentious...something interesting..it seems like the producers were on lithium.
Even in the dream world things are boring.
A short no on this one.
It isn't even interesting psycho-babble. One will only laugh at its cheap effects and long for a showing of Leprechaun 5.
The story involves a girl with glandular fever who escapes in her dreams. WHat you get isn't good horror, art house or even a decent after-school special. I found myself after the two hour point saying..where did my two hours go.
The direction is uninspired and I wished it could even be pretentious...something interesting..it seems like the producers were on lithium.
Even in the dream world things are boring.
A short no on this one.