Review of Scanners (1981) by Pascal V — 29 Nov 2007

Too bad this one aged a bit through the years...

This review of Scanners (1981) was written by Pascal V on 29 Nov 2007.

Scanners has generally received positive reviews.

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By Brett C (553) on 11 Nov 2014

Another sleeper hit. That was an amazing film. Self-induced psycho-kinectic powers. Genius idea. Probably fairly new at the time…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 12 Jun 2015

About 20 minutes into this challenging film that goes nowhere, the Citizen Kane-equivalent of horror violence occurs when a man's head literally…

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By David F (1,889) on 11 Jan 2017

Ho hum...it's hard to believe that this is one of those films we couldn't see growing up because of an R rating…

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By Ernesto C (20) on 08 Mar 2015

Probably my favorite Cronenberg movie. Not as gross as the movie poster might suggest but still brutal enough for the gorehounds…

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By Robbie K (147) on 01 Sep 2017

The plot and the acting are a little crappy at times, but ANYTHING Cronenberg makes is a good movie in my book…

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By Tatsuhito K (750) on 20 Nov 2016

I consider Scanners as David Cronenberg's version of a superhero film…

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The most mind blowing movie ever made. it's honestly rather inconsistent, but the special effects and scenes are worth waiting for…

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By Chris H (3,076) on 25 Mar 2018

On a second viewing I enjoyed it far more. More great Cronenberg. The special effects are insanely gorey and cool…

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By Jake A (1,026) on 22 Apr 2017

Scanners is a cool old horror film about a drug that made a generation of psychics. My favorite part is when the guys head explodes…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 05 Feb 2016

One of David Cronenberg's more critically acclaimed films, Scanners sounded like an engaging horror experience…

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