Number Rolled: 80
Movie Name/Year:
C.H.U.D. (1984)
Genre: Horror
Length: 96
minutes
Rating: R
Director: Douglas
Cheek
Writer: Parnell
Hall, Shepard Abbot, Christopher Curry, Daniel Stern
Actors: John
Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist, Laure Mattos, Brenda
Currin, Justin Hall, Michael O’Hare, Cordis Heard, Vic Polizos, Eddie Jones,
Sam McMurray, J.C. Quinn, Ruth Maleczech, George Martin
People are beginning to disappear from Soho, leaving a
frustrated cop to investigate. When he’s prevented by his superiors from
continuing, he winds up having to work with a homeless man in order to attempt
to get to the bottom of things. Meanwhile, a photojournalist gets a look at
what might be at the heart of the trouble and is too disconnected to know it.
I’ve had this movie on my list for a long time. For most of
that time, I was actively hoping not to roll it. Quite frankly, the description
seemed ridiculous to me. My attitude completely changed when I found out this
was a cult movie. Any time I see a movie with that label, I feel a need to know
why.
It started out slow, and stayed that way for almost the
entire first half of the movie. For over a half hour I was bored and wondering
why there was such a hype made about it. When the story finally picked up I
understood the cult label, but that doesn’t mean I think it was all that great.
I am certainly not a member of the cult’s following.
“C.H.U.D.” had its amusing moments, but I found myself (more
than once) wondering how a certain character knew something or why the
storyline seemed to jump forward a step. I understand it was made in the early
80’s, but I’m not complaining about the effects or costumes. In fact, there
were some wounds in the movie that I thought looked fantastic, even by 2013
standards. Those aspects were definitely not the problem. The issue was with
continuity errors and a weak script.
The mix of horror and comedy was good, though, and I can
understand the people who have a view opposing mine. I get why people like it. I
just don’t.
Netflix’s Prediction for Me – 3/5
Overall Opinion – 2/5
P.S. There’s a sequel: “C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud”
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