Christine (1983)

Stars	User	Rating
6	recklessmess	60 _36th
I had a car that killed people, too. Actually, it only killed people when I drove it. ok, so I killed people. Are you happy now?
4	BillyShears	80 _77th
Perfect kids horror film, almost no gore and it will prepare them for the 35 year old classmate bully they're going to have to endure in high school.
3	Paxton	62 _40th
I'd still drive it.
2	hehejaja	75 _67th
Not a must-see (apart from for hard-boiled Carpenter-fans), but a cool, little "horror"-flick with a possible message concerning our unhealthy consumer society beneath its jolly surface.
2	backwardsuit	73 _59th
At its best this feels like a masculine counterpart to Carrie but the production isn't quite up to Carpenter's highest standards, which draws too much attention to the pulpy silliness of its premise. That's not to say that it's bad though & it contains some great scenes & rare dynamics. Indeed if you can appreciate what comes with "pulp cinema" this has a clever elegance to it. What probably throws most people off is that the horror (if that's even what it's going for) isn't very effective.
1	Anomaly	72 _53rd
Look, just cause the hood falls on someone's hand and a dude has a heart attack behind the wheel doesn't automatically make a car evil! More seriously, Christine lacks a certain coherency, especially earlier on, that would make it stronger, but there's still some fun to be had here. It's not deep, but the last forty minutes or so are pretty thrilling at times, so it evens out in my book.
1	KasperL	50 _30th
I say "skip it", but I watched it with a hangover and found it rather inoffensive.
1	Nearphotison	62 _38th
Probably the best you could expect from a killer car movie. There are some interesting kills, and the direction is pretty good.
1	astrakhan	80 _74th
If you think a demon car isn't much of a premise for a movie, this is one that can prove you wrong. John Carpenter really milks every last drop of potential from Christine and fetishises every tiny detail of her in myriad close-ups. The editing of the kill scenes really is a masterclass in creating a great deal of suspense and excitement out of not much action at all. Carpenter also pulls a star turn out of Keith Gordon, the nerd-turned-greaser. Predictable story arc vs directorial expertise.
1	hellboy76	64 _39th
One of King's weaker books makes for a fairly weak movie, but in all honesty it really is not that bad. Harmless fun if you let it be.
1	Darren	90 _91st
Now I finally get that Malcolm in the Middle parody.
1	bakcheia	75 _62nd
This movie isn't scary at all, but it is all you want out of a campy 80's horror movie. The performances were so-so, and the cinematography wasn't always the most compelling. But god damn, I live for that scene of Christine on fire while chasing down one of Arnie's bullies. That scene alone contribute half of the points to this review, and it makes me think that Radiohead's Karma Police video must have been paying some sort of homage to this movie.
1	mutter	25 _6th
Lacklustre Shining with one-dimensional characters and more nerds and jocks and drive-thru movies than you can shake a pom-pom at.
1	Gintoki	75 _62nd
I don't blame this guy one bit. I'd probably kill someone too if they shit in my car.

Average Percentile 44.87% from 1975 Ratings