Review of Cujo (1983) by Kristian T — 12 Oct 2007
This B-Grade cult horror classic adapted from the Stephen King horror novel is a fairly decent production, but it has dated pretty badly. It's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it's not a bad film either.
A Saint Bernard dog named "Cujo" (who would've thought...) is bitten by a bat and the wound becomes festered and changes the dog from a loving canine into a vicious killer. The dog terrorises a young boy (Pintauro) and his mother (Wallace) while the father (Hugh-Kelly) is on a business trip following a disastrous ad campaign.
One would have expected something much more creative and elaborate than what was delivered. From what I read, the dog was supposed to rein terror on an entire town. No, the dog kills about 3 people and spends the rest of the time striding around a car.
The film runs out of steam pretty quickly and although the film is only 89 minutes long, there were a lot of scenes that slowed the pacing down dramatically. Some of the attacks were pretty effectively done though.
Overall, this violent classic horror film has some pretty good scares mixed with lots of gore and violence, but it could have been something a lot more.
This review of Cujo (1983) was written by Kristian T on 12 Oct 2007.
Cujo has generally received mixed reviews.
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