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The Curse

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A boy (Wil Wheaton) and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm.
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Walter Goodman New York Times Jan 9, 2018
If you need to see the worms, sores and nasty oozing glop for yourself, they're at the Criterion and other movie houses. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jul 23, 2020
.5/4
...a fine premise that's employed to increasingly unwatchable and flat-out incompetent effect by director David Keith... Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheBluFile.com Feb 23, 2016
2.5/4
"The Curse" works in spite of its troubles, a creeping paranoia enveloping Zack and younger sister Amy as the rest of their family take monstrous turns. Go to Full Review
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B P @Bradster69 Sep 12, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more David B @RT14283473 Aug 25, 2026 Wanted 1980’s cheese, but it was dry, cracked & moldy. See more Derek S @Dstoll76 Oct 2, 2025 I honestly feel dumber after watching this movie. One of the worst movies i have ever sat through, and i even went in wanting to like it. Terrible acting, there is no story, zero character building, dialogue is replaced with synth music throughout the entire movie, not a single part of this film makes any sort of sense. I watched this movie before bed and I had to force myself to stay awake to watch a whole other movie, otherwise I would have lost all faith in film. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle Oct 24, 2023 The Curse es otra película de terror de los 80 que cumple con el cometido de ser otro clásico que se disfruta. Más allá del argumento simple y los efectos prácticos, esta película intenta retratar otra obra de Lovecraft y a pesar de la falta de ciertos elementos de la obra original, esta cinta tiene su espíritu. Logra plasmar bien como va decayendo la familia al ser afectada por la contaminación de la granja por culpa del meteorito. Los efectos especiales son típicos de la época y son lo más llamativo. Se aprecia el esfuerzo de haber intentado adaptar otra obra de Lovecraft y aun así lograron traer otro filme ochentero que es un deleite para los que disfrutan las películas de esa época. Mi calificación para este film es un 8/10. See more Craig B @Boundsy Mar 28, 2023 I saw this come up in my To Watch list and the premise sounded familiar…based on H.P. Lovecraft's ‘Color Out of Space'. I have to say the more recent version (called ‘Color Out of Space') with Nicholas Cage in the lead (as bonkers as Cage gets!) is a far superior, more entertaining and understandably, given its age, spectacularly visual version. In short, forget this dud with the Wheaton kids (Wil plus his little sister Amy) and go with the Gonzo Cage version. See more divyansh p @RT67469932 Oct 31, 2022 This is the best Color Out of Space adaptation, and probably the best Lovecraft adaptation as of 2022 in my opinion. Atmospheric, creepy, and well-paced, I'm not sure why this film isn't more popular. Must watch for horror and Lovecraft fans! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A boy (Wil Wheaton) and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm.
Director
David Keith
Production Co
Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 11, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 26m
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