The Good Son
by Joseph Ruben
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Actor: Daniel Hugh Kelly, David Morse, Elijah Wood, Macaulay Culkin, Wendy CrewsonDirector: Joseph Ruben
Cinematographer: John Lindley
Producer: Joseph Ruben
Producer: Daniel Rogosin
Producer: Ezra Swerdlow
Producer: Mary Ann Page
Producer: Michael E. Steele
Writer: Ian McEwan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Good Son
DVD Review: Brilliant movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutley loved this movie, it is one of the best horror/thrillers I have seen for a long time. Macaulay Culkin is great as the cute-but-evil Henry as is Elijah Wood as Mark, the protagonist. I thought they both did a great job as portraying beleivable charactors (especially considering that they were six years too young to legally watch their own movie).
The plot of the movie is very consistant and goes not slow down or drag in places and some of the scenes are very suspenceful, particularly the scene where Henry is pointing a nail-gun toward a cat and we dont know if he is going to kill it.
I was very surprised that this movie was rated 18 as there is no sex or violence at all and only one swear (the F word) so I would say this movie is probably ok for children over the age of 12 or so to watch.
Shortly after Mark's (Elijah Wood) mother dies, his father takes him to live in New England with his Aunt and Uncle and 12 year old cousin, Henry (Macaulay Culkin). At first Mark seems to be having a good time until he begins to see the real Henry when a slip leaves him dangling over the side of a treehouse (which is about 100 feet high) and Hery asks him "If I let go, do you think you could fly?". Then, Henry throws a dummy onto a busy highway causing a ten-car pileup and Mark realises that Henry is much more dangerous than he thought...
A great horror/thriller movie that I would highly recomend.
DVD Review: Cute Li'l Devil...
Summary: 5 Stars
Henry (Macaulay Culkin) is a typical young boy. He spends his care-free hours playing, building crossbows to kill neighborhood pets, and causing major freeway accidents. He enjoys watching the results of his play. His mum and dad have been down in the dumps ever since Henry's little brother had his fatal "accident" in the tub. Unlike Henry, the folks just let it keep bothering them for some reason. Now, there's cousin Mark (Elijah Wood from The Ice Storm, Lord Of The Rings, and Sin City) to worry about. He's staying for a couple of weeks while his dad (David Morse from The Green Mile and Disturbia) is in Japan. At first, Henry thought that Mark might be fun, but he's a drag. He doesn't seem to enjoy Henry's games at all. Not even the chain-reaction car wreck game on the interstate! What a bore! If only Mark could get over his mother's recent demise. What is it with people and their "feelings" anyway? Henry just wants to have fun, and if Mark wants to be a big baby and a tattle-tale, then he just might have to have an "accident" of his own. What a shame. Oh well. THE GOOD SON is a terrific thriller from director Joseph Ruben (The Stepfather). Culkin and Wood are utterly believable in their roles. Culkin's portrayal of a budding serial killer is so good it's frightening! Why did this kid disappear?? Wood is great too as the boy who knows what's going on, but can't get anyone to believe him. TGS is wicked and perfectly perverse... DVD Review: Macaulay Culkin first non kiddie starring role
Summary: 4 Stars
The Good Son when released in 1993 was a film starring it child actor Macaulay Culkin. Culkin played the bad boy role very effectively and had good chemistry with Eiljah Wood. Joe Rebuen's direction was tense but the film was a little short in it's running time for my tastes. I wished they would have gone into a back story with Henry's reasons for being evil. One question remains though, why did Wood become a bigger star? DVD Review: The Good Son
Summary: 5 Stars
I always loved this movie. I would have liked a commentary for the disc though.DVD Review: "The Bad Seed" Gone Wrong
Summary: 3 Stars
It is ironic that the film that could have elevated the extremely popular, Macaulay Culkin from clich? to substantive actor instead served to showcase his flaws as an actor. In the "Home Alone" movies Culkin was a pretty face that Chris Columbus molded into an engaging child hero in his sadistic series of movies. Never had two lackluster villains been so violently abused. For Culkin that was as good as it was going to get.
In "The Good Son," Culkin lacks the backbone to bring the evil Henry to life. Henry is every bit as evil as the monster in "The Bad Seed," but his portrayal lacks the conviction that is necessary to bring off a psychopath. Conversely, Elijah Wood, who turns out to be the good son, brings a considerable verisimilitude to his role and in so doing further highlights the need for a stronger antagonist.
Perhaps the explanation for Culkin's poor performance was that he burned out at a tender age, or that he was reared in a dysfunctional family. I remember him most as the smart allecky five year old in "Uncle Buck." Here he peppers his hapless uncle (John Candy) with a string of questions that only a child can carry off. Elijah Wood went on to become a fine actor who is perhaps best known for his role in "The Lord of the Rings." Macaulay was to fall further in the coming years, and this is disappointing for those who saw such early promise.
The Good Son
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Evil resides in an unexpected place in this gripping, suspense-filled drama. Macaulay Culkin stars as Henry, an angelic-looking boy who seems loving and loyal to his parents, sister and friends. Only his cousin Mark (Elijah Wood) sees what lurks behind Henry's smile- secret thoughts and a love of deadly games. But when Mark tries to warn Henry's family, they won't believe him, leaving the terrified youngster alone to battle his jealous, menacing cousin.General DVDs
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