The movie...good or bad?

[baylorbear2008]

Ok, I just finished the book yesterday and now I want to see the movie. What are your opinions on the movie? Obviously I know it can't compare near the book in terms of detail and all sorts of stuff, but what opinions and thoughts go through your head when someone mentions this movie?

[Mr. Palmer]

The first thought that comes to my mind when the film is mentioned is: THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL ENDING!!!

Other than that, I enjoy the film. It's a decent timekiller.

[JohnDalglish]

The first thought that comes to my mind when the film is mentioned is: THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL ENDING!!!

Other than that, I enjoy the film. It's a decent timekiller.

Hi,

Exactly, the ending sucked an otherwise not too bad film IMO

Long days and pleasant nights

[Sweet One]

What if Cujo were remade? What would you change about it (not just the ending, anything)?

[baylorbear2008]

Sweet One...I see your avatar is the poster for the movie Cujo...and I don't know if it is just me, but I can't take the picture they used for Cujo seriously, I think it is the eyes...they look too much like a cartoon's eyes.

[Sweet One]

Seriously, I didn't want this avatar, becuase it shows Cujo after he was rabid, and he certainly doesn't look very "sweet". I wanted to use a less evil pic, but the moderator says we can only use the ones on this site. dunno why, But rules is rules.

[GBPack1]

I thought the movie was okay. It's worth a watch in my opinion

[ymwilson]

For me, the movie was a disappointment.
They left too much out of it. Like understanding what the dog is FEELING once he's rabid. They also "skim over" Tad's fear of monsters, which made his fear in the book so terrible once the dog starts going nuts.
Just my opinion though, hope you enjoy it - cuz you know you gotta see it no matter what!!

[Sweet One]

Harlan Ellison said that the movie Cujo is not of the same quality as the book. I'd have to agree, because the characters have so much more depth in the book. The characters in the movie seem like themselves, but are pale imitations in comparisom. King himself has said that Cujo is his favorite film adaptation. To quote him: "it's a big dumb slugger of a movie. It stands there and keeps punching."

[cwinter4]

The movie was a little slow but had tension.

[SaraLady]

this is a scary movie i like it :)

[atlantis]

It bothered me that the ending was changed. Maybe they needed something a little less depressing :confused:for the movie crowd.

[Not Me]

I enjoyed it. The early ad I remember seeing as a kid was creepy. Just a quick shot (from a dog's eye view) of a person looking toward the camera through some weeds or brush or something and calling out, "Cujo?". But when I saw the ad I did not know anything about the book or what a Cujo was and the ad did nothing to reveal this. Later I found out what the book/movie was about, and it all made sense. I saw the movie later as a teen on VHS. The actress that played the mom was pretty hot as I recall. I think she might have been the mom in Pet Semetary too. I am bad with actress' or actors' names. I think she might have also been in a recent straight-to-DVD film called "Mortuary", which was LAME and the years were not kind to her.

But as far as Cujo the book or movie go: "Nope, nothing wrong here."

BB

[hemingway2z]

Cujo was the very first SK for me. Absolute a gas, and a half. Afterthe book as well.Today saw a big a fluffy St Bernard. He about came through the back seat window at me. Guess the breed has been kinda tainted, eh? Unless he is pscyic about what I've been watching. The poor dear.Guess someone got the flask aroud 'is neck and is a bit testy. An excelente'move and novel, no dought one of de better. yeah yeah yeah.

[marie96]

I liked the movie, but not the ending..

[Denise Marsden]

I enjoyed it. The early ad I remember seeing as a kid was creepy. Just a quick shot (from a dog's eye view) of a person looking toward the camera through some weeds or brush or something and calling out, "Cujo?". But when I saw the ad I did not know anything about the book or what a Cujo was and the ad did nothing to reveal this. Later I found out what the book/movie was about, and it all made sense. I saw the movie later as a teen on VHS. The actress that played the mom was pretty hot as I recall. I think she might have been the mom in Pet Semetary too. I am bad with actress' or actors' names. I think she might have also been in a recent straight-to-DVD film called "Mortuary", which was LAME and the years were not kind to her.

But as far as Cujo the book or movie go: "Nope, nothing wrong here."

BB I felt the Cujo movie so much that I got myself a st. bernard and named him Cujo. Great film fab book!!!!!!!!!

[bookslinger]

Yes indeed, the ending is different and that was an unpleasant surprise. Also, it would be good if the actress who played Tad's mom would act more and shriek less. (jmho) I can't remember her name at the moment- something Stone I think. Not Sharon Stone but something like that. The movie itself is sort of fun, I saw it at the drive-in about 25 years ago, it's a GREAT drive-in movie!:laugh:

[JosephDurham]

I saw the movie when I was young, but remembered that I didn't find it to be scarry, but just a good movie in general.

[qu33n0f3mpir3]

cujo is the reason alot of people are afraid of dogs.
The book is way better than the movie though, lol.

[youngfibre]

I think as i remember the movie was ok.watched it a long time ago. Reading the book reminded me of one of Dean Koontz books (Dragon Tears?), with a nice little doggy that saved the day. I kept thinking if Cujo had met that dog and talked to him he would have found a way to explain Cujo's feelings to everyone else.
Most books are better than the movies anyway.

[Lord Moe]

the movie had so many jump moments I simply can't ignore it. It's a good movie. I can never remember when to expect the dog, and they did a good job of making the dog scary.

[dejolane]

I really loved this movie too because it was Stephen King's too. Anything that has the name SK attached to it,you know it will be great.

[fushingfeef]

I watched this movie last night for the first time in many years, and it was better than I remember it. I think the first time I watch a Stephen King movie I am mentally comparing it to the book, and they never quite match up. After the passage of time, I can view more objectively. The different ending didn't bother me this time around, and the movie was still pretty tense despite knowing the ending.

[Abbie]

What if Cujo were remade? What would you change about it (not just the ending, anything)?

They could call in red zone dog expert Cesar Milan in to rehab the dog. (wink wink!)--Abbie

[jules17330]

The movie was alright but if you're watching it for the first time, you have to keep in mind that it was originally made quite a long time ago. Once you get past that, it's not a bad watch. I also wish they would have kept the original ending.

[hemingway2z]

cujo was fun to watch for vicarious thrill. with images of the country farm hot and the fear of silence as all that i hear is summer locus . the scent of the summer heat that will not end and a scent from being rubbed up against by a slobering mad dog, feeling i am trapped with nothing but death for me and my child, but not knowing when. like on a battle grounds which there will be no victory.
have a nice day !
mo mo mo mo mo mo .

[Er0tic NeUr0t1c]

I really loved this movie too because it was Stephen King's too. Anything that has the name SK attached to it,you know it will be great.

Not always true, i tend to dislike SK movies. i have a friend who refuses to read Salems Lot no matter how many times I promise it'll be good and its all because he saw the movie. I havent seen it yet but ill prolly be pissed...

1408 was a good one though

[dejolane]

Loved Cujo. Glad a don't have a dog like this.

[HayleyDiva]

This is the only book ever that was not as good as it's movie counterpart. To me. Maybe I was too young, but it was really hard for me to stay interested. I kept wanting to put it down and go crawling back to my lame teen horror stories. The ones that are always about some little brat who gets really scared for some reason and then everything is magically resolved. The movie was much better for me. I didn't notice the cereal story so much and it was all about the lady and her son getting away from that dog. It was a great movie of his.

[Velswab]

I've recently finished CUJO, the novel.
I seem to recall an annoying yelling and screaming during many scenes in the movie, so much so, I was unnable to finish the movie.

I hate the movie, and I loved the book.
Also,
the woman screaming throughout the film presentation of 'The Shining', pissed me off, and I WANTED her to die, so she would shut up.

Annoying high-pitched screaming,
is not my idea of a good way to deliver a scene: whether or not the director WANTS you to hate the character, there are other ways of doing this...

I have a zero tolerance to annoying screaming.

:)

[Lina]

Yesterday I watched Cujo. Unfortunately, I haven't read a book, so I can't compare it with a movie. But I can say that I like the movie very much. To my mind, it's a real good movie. By the way, I've always been a little bit afraid of dogs, but I guess after this movie I'll be much more scared! This dog is absolutely terrifying!

[Laura666]

I was so dissapointed that the ending was changed...but that is how they made movies then. I always enjoyed the book more...the ending was sad..but Stephen King always surprises and is not afraid to take chances.

[danie]

Dee Wallace played the mom in Cujo, and Danny Pintauro, Jonathan from Who's the Boss, played Tad. Dee Wallace (who also goes by Dee Wallace-Stone) was also in E.T. and The Howling.

[kellyw]

I agree with what most are saying, the movie is pretty good but I wish they would have kept the books ending. I still say it's worth watching though. Hope you enjoy!

[Wilkes]

I think that the ending of the movie is a little rush. It doesn't bring out the feelings you get when you read the book. I also think the book contains more gore than the movie and much better story.

With this I don't want to scare you off from the movie because the movie is good, but the book is much better.

[venomxxcujo]

I liked the movie at some times but disliked it most of the time because of how much they left out. And it just seemed like if you were going to make a movie about Cujo you would add everything ( or almost everything ) the book had though they left out quite a few parts. For example, it would have been nice if Tad died at the end, not that I'm trying to sound mean or against children living, but I think the movie would have had a better ending if Tad would have died, that way we could see the sad emotions and half-insane rages Donna had after her ordeal. Plus if they would have put more in about Steve Kemp and Donna's affair it would have been better, though that may bore some people, listening and watching about other peoples problems with their marriage.

And yes, the book had much more gore and feeling to it. The actors were okay and the actor who protrayed Tad really looked terrified as if the nice dog on the set whom was wearing some make-up was actually really Cujo, the 'monster' from his closet. The dog had a pretty good look though he looked really rough up-close on the T.V.

A good movie. If I were rating it from A to F or one to ten it would be a C minus and around the five range for the scale of numbers. Though I will recomend this-- you might want to read the book first. Eh... That is all. Sorry if my opinion bored you all to death.

[M2H]

The book was "alright" but I have to give the movie a poor review. Maybe it was the fault of the filmmakers or maybe it was just hard to adapt, but overall the movie was uninteresting and didn't "rope me in." Maybe a remake would work but it seems like this concept has been done many times before (i.e. Man's Best Friend).

[Jimmie]

I´ve always liked the movie.. but they should have made the same ending as the book. I just bought the movie on blu-ray disc. A great documentary is included. :D

[mr.jingles120]

i disagree
i think both were great

[Christiane17]

I did like the movie. It was pretty representative of the book, but I thought the ending was not well done. I prefered the one in the book. I thought the dog was really well trained and gave a magnificent performance. :laugh: It was creepy I should say. :oh:

[Ebony]

The first thought that comes to my mind when the film is mentioned is: THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE ORIGINAL ENDING!!!

Other than that, I enjoy the film. It's a decent timekiller.

I totally agree...
I also saw "The Fog" a few days ago and was wondering about the brutal ending which differs from the book. So I don´t understand why they changed it in Cujo (and other movies).
The book was really scary because it deals with something that could happen in real life...

[Laura666]

I totally agree...
I also saw "The Fog" a few days ago and was wondering about the brutal ending which differs from the book. So I don´t understand why they changed it in Cujo (and other movies).
The book was really scary because it deals with something that could happen in real life...



I feel the same way...but I think they did not keep the original ending because a mass audience may not have liked it!

[Wanderer From Ys]

Danny Pintaro was talented as a child, but my god was he annoying. After a few minutes of listening to him, I start to root for Cujo, which kinda ruins the point of the movie. Anyway I think it's one of the better movies with Kings name attached, but I've never read the book either, so I don't know what was left out.

[Ebony]

Danny Pintaro was talented as a child, but my god was he annoying. After a few minutes of listening to him, I start to root for Cujo, which kinda ruins the point of the movie. Anyway I think it's one of the better movies with Kings name attached, but I've never read the book either, so I don't know what was left out.

You really have to read the book...can´t help myself but it´s one of those books that really make you laugh (I´m not joking - there are many passages in Stephen King´s books that are quite funny because he has a special sense of humor, that´s why I love him).

[Nemesis44UK]

I think the film was a pretty good stab at it, actually. Certain scenes where Cujo is lumbering out of the mist were hair-raising. The book is obviously better and I think that the brave move of keeping the book's ending would have elevated the movie to "classic" status as it was so brave. Having said that, movie audiences would not have approved at the time and the movie may well have tanked.