simonconnolly72-467-863881 It's an odd one. At times it feels like a spooky film for teenagers, being itself about teenagers and a cute robot, but it was still strangely watchable. Kristy Swanson's plight is very moving and touching, and you know it's never going to end well. A young love that never has the chance to blossom, and through the young man's desire to keep her alive, it makes things worse. Even though it has dated in it's style, it's a nice adaptation of Frankenstein, bringing it into a contemporary setting, and the whole idea is a damn good one. Unfortunately the ending which should be reflective and downbeat is replaced by a shocker/scare, and it feels cheap and out of context with the movie we have just seen. This film was not about big scary moments and sudden shocks. It was more a dark romance that was never to be, and the ending jars, as well as not really making any sense. Overall, a good idea, with some nice moments, extremely watchabl, but somehow there's a sense that they missed a trick somewhere and it could have been even better.

Mark Honhorst Talk about a far-fetched plot! Just as a guy is falling in love with the girl next door, her abusive father knocks her down the stairs, causing brain death. The guy has a miracle chip which he inserts into her brain, causing her to regain life. The downside is, she has the mind of the guy's vengeful robot BB,(who was destroyed by an evil neighbor), and she goes on a killing spree, murdering those who were mean to her. This movie just doesn't work as a horror movie, as there are very few genuinely creepy moments. It also tries to be funny, but ends up being lame most of the time. However, for some reason, I was glued to my set the entire time. I think the cast is genuinely endearing and really helps this bizarre picture along. All of the main characters are at least somewhat likable. Even the mom is enjoyable. Kristy Swanson is great as Sam, but her performance as the BB/Sam robot thing was unintentionally funny. Richard Marcus is very Freddy Kruger-ish as Sam's Father. The BB robot looks like it was trying to be a copy of Gizmo from Gremlins thanks to it's annoying speech patterns. Fortunately, he's dispatched pretty early on. Anyway, despite it's many mistakes, "Deadly Friend" manages to present characters you can root for, a few good death scenes (I think you know which one I'm referring to), and even has a few moments of poignancy. If you watch this one thinking it will be bad, it may be a pleasant surprise. Just don't go into it thinking it's one of Craven's masterpieces, which it most certainly isn't.

FlashCallahan The everyday story of one boy and his robot moving to a new house and making new friends and enemies.But seeing as this is Wes Craven, something sinister is bound to happen. with a basket ball!It's an odd choice of movie for Craven, seeing that he had just made one of the most iconic horror movies of all time two years earlier, but there is still a lot of fun to be had.I had no idea what the main plot device was, I just knew it was a Craven film I had never heard of, so I thought the first act was about a killer robot, and that 'BB' would become more sinister as the film progressed.Then Kristy Swanson, gets thrown down the stairs, and then we are back in full Craven mode, with a little eighties cheese thrown in.The performances are okay, Paul spends the film looking sweaty, Swanson is good, but the Darryl Hannah eye make up thing doesn't look like your decaying. And for some reason, Paul's friend just keeps fainting.The basketball scene is truly amazing, and depending on how you are feeling, you will either laugh or just groan.It's a very hard to find movie, but if you do find it, and love all things eighties, this will suit you.And it's a guarantee this will never be remade..

preppy-3 Stupid movie. It's about a teenage genius Paul (Matthew Laborteaux) who falls in love with sweet Sam (Kristy Swanson). He also has a cute lovable robot he invented called BB. No, I'm not kidding. Sam accidentally dies and he steals her body from the hospital (just like real life huh?) and brings her back to life (kind of) by inserting a robot brain in HER brain. No, I'm not kidding. Unfortunately she has this pesky little habit of roaming about and killing people. This all leads to a bewildering and dumb (even for this film) finale that will have you either laughing or rolling your eyes (or both).Sheesh! Wes Craven did THIS??? I knew this was going to be bad when they introduce, right off the bat, an "adorable" robot called BB. Is this supposed to be a horror film or a Disney film? The plot is, to put it mildly, stupid and it fails completely as a horror film. It isn't scary and the murders are more stupid than horrifying. Would you believe someone is beheaded by a BASKETBALL???? The logic in here is bewildering. Sam is bought back to life--but why does she suddenly have super strength like the Hulk? And why exactly does Paul bring her back to life? For what reason? Those are just the beginning of the glaring lapses in logic here. Aside from everything else this is pretty dull stuff. And wait till you hear the end title music which uses "BB" in it again and again and AGAIN! To make it worse Laborteaux is a very annoying actor. It's easy to see why he never hit it big. The only good acting is by Swanson (LOVE how she acts like the robot when she comes back to life), Michael Sharrett (very funny playing Tom) and Anne Ramsey having a whale of a time. But this is a boring and stupid film that is best left forgotten. Avoid.