Thanks for the memories!

Good movie but grossly overrated

Fresh and Exciting

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

I went into this movie aware that there was some memorable moments but did not expect to be wowed by the ridiculousness on display. The concept of vampiric, shape-shifting werecats could not have been executed any better. It blends classic monster madness with the bizarre details one can come to expect from Stephen King. Many actors were given the opportunity to shine in this film. I especially connected with the performance of Sparks who brings a sincere humanity to the role of Clovis. The sheer amount of absurdity in this movie took me by surprise. A police officer is fatally stabbed in the back with a gnawed on ear of corn. Another is set on fire when the mother sleepwalker fires a handgun at a police vehicle, which promptly explodes. I found the death of Andy Simpson, Clovis' partner, too be especially impactful. Over the little time Dan Martin had in the film he stood out as an exemplary actor and supported Sparks admirably. The Borg Queen was in this movie and it was neat to see her get so emotionally conflicted by the gathering of household cats on her yard. I too have had my own share of run-ins with strange cats and I can safely say that this film accurately depicted the existential fear one experiences when confronted with multiple strange cats outside ones house. It was strange to see her bang her son but when your an ancient cat faced serial rapist there is not as many options out there waiting for you. Overall this is a funny and bizarre sit that is perfect for anybody willing to deal with seeing Mark Hamill in over-sized sunglasses.

What's a sleepwalker? How about shapeshifting energy vampires that survive off the energy of virgins, who can cast illusions, move things with their minds and transform into werecats? Oh yeah and their biggest weakness is cats, who can see them and kill them with their claws. And before we forget, the only way the males can feed their female mothers is by having sex with them. Got all that? Then if you can get your head around all of that, you're ready for Sleepwalkers.Charles Brady and his mother Mary (Alice Krige, the Borg queen!) are on the run, settling for a bit in Indiana. They've just escaped California, where they killed a young girl (who emerges as a screaming skeleton from a closet, shocking the police — including Mark Hamill among them) and left behind a house surrounded by dead cats.Somehow, Charles is able to fake the necessary paperwork (this is pre-internet) and attend the local high school, where he chases Tanya (Mädchen Amick from Twin Peaks). Is it love or is he just trying to feed his mother? Well, on their first date, he tries to suck out her lifeforce, so she jams a corkscrew in his eye. If that's not young love, what is?Deputy Sheriff Andy arrives, having been searching for Charles ever since he was speeding and trying to run down young girls (not to mention slicing. the hand off of a pedophile teacher). Oh yeah — the deputy has a partner. Clovis. A cat who sits in the front seat. As Andy attempts to save Tanya, Charles kills him, drawing the ire of Clovis, who scratches him. He staggers home, where his mother uses her powers to hide them from the police. However, the area cats are having none of this as they gather around the house.

I was 9 when I first saw this movie; a friend recorded it from TV with his VCR and then brought it to my place (it was ages ago, as you can see). It was pretty scary, or at least that's what the nine-year-old me thought.Last night, I saw it again for the first time in centuries. It went well, kinda.For some reason, I forgot about the relationship between mother and son and found myself a bit disturbed by it through the whole movie, it was probably because of how they portrayed it. The story was actually pretty interesting, although I felt they didn't explained it that well (the rose for example, why the dead girl at the beginning had one and why did the mother gave one to Tanya?). The acting was good, everyone gave their best with what they had; but, as much as I love Mädchen Amick, she wasn't that convincing as the leading/final girl. It's like they wanted her to act as dumb as possible.The effects were great, they might look dated nowadays but they were cool for the period. The sleepwalkers were menacing, but they kinda looked like a giant Sphynx cat; the scene where Tanya is at the Brady's house and they reflect on the mirror killed me, I screamed.The film's length was OK, not too long but not too short, and the pace...well, it was good for the most part.Everything was fine until Charles attacked Tanya and killed the officer in the cemetery, it went completely apeshit from there. It's like they thought ''OK, the movie started an hour ago and we haven't had enough action so let's do it all together RIGHT NOW''. It was non- sense; the mother went to Tanya's house, killed the officers, blew some cars up, killed Tanya's father, threw her mother through the window (I laughed, a lot) and stabbed the other officer with an ear corn (no vegetables, no dessert!); I couldn't catch a break, to be honest, it was all too much in so little time.And then, the final showdown; it was hysterical, for reasons unknown to me I found the fight scene with the cats really funny, with the neck snapping and everything. I gotta admit I was really scared when the mother told Tanya to dance with the dying Charles.Oh, I almost forgot about the cameos! I loved Stephen King's scene.All in all, it was a pretty entertaining movie and I would definitely watch it again.

Hunk Charles (Brian (Charmed) Krause), and his Mum Mary, (Alice (Borg Queen) Krige), move to a small town and Charles falls for local cutie Tanya. Unfortunately, Charles and Mary aren't so much people as cat-vampire thingies with appetites which don't go down too well with the locals. Mayhem ensues.This was the first Stephen King property written exclusively for the screen, I think, and it is not without merit. The story is a bit formulaic, but our monstery protagonists are moderately off the beaten track. There are multiple guest cameos to spot, some decent action, early (and effective) use of CGI morphing, and Alice Krige is as compelling as usual.Less pleasingly, Mick Garris' direction is as pedestrian as usual, and the whole thing has a TV movie feel to it which, what with it being a theatrical presentation, isn't really what one wants to see.It's not a bad King movie, but it certainly isn't one of the good ones.