Riding the Bullet (Widescreen Edition)
by Mick Garris
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Actor: Barbara Hershey, Cliff Robertson, David Arquette, Erika Christensen, Jonathan JacksonDirector: Mick Garris
Brand: Lions Gate
Writer: Mick Garris
Producer: Bill Kravitz
Producer: Brad Krevoy
Producer: Chad Marting
Producer: David Lancaster
Producer: Frank Hübner
Writer: Stephen King
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-19
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of Riding the Bullet (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: undeserved bad-wrap...
Summary: 5 Stars
If there is any dissapointment I feel with this adaptation, it is that other King fans aren't rellishing in it.
I wont go over the plot, but beware- spoilers herin...
What a wonderfully fresh approach to a King adaptation. Many of his short story translations haven't been all that successful; some were okay, (Sometimes They come back), some were terrible (Children of the Corn- eugh!), but this, Mick Garris's latest, refuses to take only the face value of the story, which is what most filmmakers and especially hollywood horror-meisters, do... (Just think of Dreamcatcher, that film was wrongly-conceived from the start; it needed to be way more camp and funny, I mean, it took itself way too seriouslly... It was an alien invasion launched out of someones sphincter!).
This film however, explores the interior of the main protagoist and really- explores King's literature. Garris also carefully constructs the story; introducing the theme of the artist, and even more importantly, an artist in the time of Vietnam. His work is heavy with death imagery and indeed, he lives in scary times, yet Alan is put down by his art teacher who insists that he draw beauty from his surroundings, not juvenille scares.
So it is established firmly that Alan, the main character- has an overley morose, yet creative mind. He is also emotionally unstable (his contemplation of suicide)- due probably to lasting effects of his fathers death. And he is scarred. As one character points out, many children of suicide victims are more likley to commit suicide themselves- its almost as though his fathers death has numbed him to the concept of morality and how fragile it is ... Garris carefully justifies all that will follow, creating, as King himself does- plausible and fully fleshed characters.
So what ensues is cleaverly, a double edged sword. Fueled by the stroke of his mother, we as an audience watch either a wonderfully camp Halloween ghost story, or very clever psychological drama. At no point, when you really think about it- is there any concrete evidence of the supernatural. All weird occurences are undermined by a 'leap in and outside the head'- scare, if that makes any sense...
Also, in the same vein, many of his horror fantasises are fleshed out horror cliche's of the time; as though Alan's breaking mind is influenced heavily by the pop culture images surrounding him (reinforced by much of the 60's popular music)- for example, the Crow; someone with Alan's interests would surley have read Poe... Or George Staub himslef, who appears to be a zombie, is a definite horror extra straight from the 60's screen, George himself cajoos Alan with the taunt 'They're coming to get you Barbara...' which is a direct quote from George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. And again, the death of Staub is a funny and clever recreation of the over the top horror cinema of the time- with even seperating reality even furthur by establishing the flashback inside a theatre, inside a movie, with bold, 60's titles, Hammer-like music and an EC-ish severed head proclaiming urban legends!
Man, great stuff for film buffs.
And even if its not a psychological thriller; its a cool, fun, spooky road movie, with unexpected heart and quite a touching and melancholy ending.
Garris has made an intelligent movie, its funny and heart-felt. Its a surreal adventure to be sure, but at no point does it lead you to think otherwise, you know what your in for from the first five minutes (featuring the Grim Reaper smoking a joint with Alan).
Well done to Garris, who has done it again. I can't wait for 'Desperation'. Look quickly for cameo's, Garris plays a doctor, his wife Cynthia plays a nurse and one of the old guys in the pickup truck is a singer from that era.
Have fun and if you didn't like it too much first time round, try it again.
Drive Safe... mwa-mwa-mwa
Description of Riding the Bullet (Widescreen Edition)
Riding the Bullet is based on, the master of macabre, Stephen King?s first e-book and was directed by Mick Garris (The Stand). Alan embarks on a 100 mile hitch hike to see his mother in the hospital. Along the way he must confront his many demons ? both living and dead ? and in the end make the ultimate choice that will mean life or death for him and his mother! "A nifty standalone supernatural drama that features some truly terrifying scenarios, while also offering up a bit of well-placed humor and poignancy." ? Horror.comBestsellers in DVD
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