“Every day, I come by your house and I pick you up.

[Eric Cartman]

Saw The Frighteners pop up on streaming, which I haven't seen since it came out and I assumed was just one of those films everyone has forgotten about because I think it was a huge fucking bomb.

Its certainly the odd one out in the Peter Jackson filmography release schedule, coming right after beloved critical darling Heavenly Creatures and right before the LOTR trilogy was the fucking Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. But as a big longterm fan of Peter Jacksons, it was a pretty great follow up to Bad Taste amd Brain Dead, albeit significantly toned down for a more mainstream appeal.

It still holds up really well! Plot is good, VFX are still mostly good, some really interesting action scenes, good cast with some notable performances - Jeffrey Combs is fucking great, and I like John Astin as much as the next guy but I think they missed a trick not casting Christopher Lloyd in that role for some cheap Back To The Future heat. Worst I can say about it is its supposed to be set in america but is very fucking clearly new zealand.

Honestly don't know why it was such a bomb its definitely worth a watch.