Review of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) by Calvin C — 16 Oct 2013

Despite the horrible deaths that occurred during production, the film itself falls short from the greatness of the show. Surprisingly, out of the 4 segments, the first two directed by John Landis and Steven Spielberg respectively are the weakest entries. The two lesser known directors (at the time), Joe Dante and George Miller bring more of that Twilight Zone flair in the final two segments. All of the segments are direct remakes or versions of older episodes. The last one, which is a remake of the memorable "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" directed by George Miller and starring John Lithgow is obviously the best one and have been its own movie. That is how good that segment is. If only the rest of the movie could have been in that Zone.

Grade: B-.