Review of Silent Running (1972) by Phil A — 14 Oct 2007

[i]Misery [/i]is probably my favorite Stephen King novel-to-film adaptation and probably my favorite horror film (with the runner up being [i]Silence of the Lambs[/i]). I mean, the [i]Shining [/i]is decent, but not nearly as good as [i]Misery, [/i]although some would disagree.

As for [i]Secret Window[/i], that's an example of a poor Stephen King novel-to-film adaptation because I felt like Johnny Depp was put to great waste and the whole film was rather slow throughout with very few frightening (and ultimately thrilling) instances. It also felt too close to [i]Fight Club [/i]in the end, even though King's [i]Secret Window, Secret Garden[/i], the original story that the film was adapted from, was published six years earlier than Chuck Palahniuk's [i]Fight Club[/i].

[i]Brazil[/i] is a fantastic sci-fi noir comedy that rightfully deserves it's praise and recognition. [i]Silent Running[/i] is a great concept with a mediocre execution in the area of special effects, namely the terrible effect of the nuclear explosions. Overall, it's a good sci-fi movie, however.

And as for [i]Inland Empire[/i], I cannot say I enjoyed it at all. It being my first David Lynch film, I think I'll have to explore other Lynch movies to really get a better understanding of the genius that everyone talks about. To be honest, the fact that the movie is three hours long and has no plot really put me off. I really don't understand the fresh rating it has on RT, but I guess some understand it where I do not. To each their own.