lastliberal I am never going to the dentist again unless I see his wife beforehand. If he has some delicious piece of candy like Linda Hoffman, I'll pass.Corbin Bernsen played a demented dentist to perfection. he wasn't demented at the start, only after he caught his precious wife with Matt (Michael Stadvec) the pool boy.Then he used his dental powers to torture his patients, and his wife, in revenge.Really gory, especially if you don't like dentists anyway, and really hot when Linda Hoffman was on screen.It was a fun experience.

Spikeopath Dr. Allan Feinstone witnesses his beautiful wife having an affair with the pool cleaner, thus sending his mind out of control. Plotting revenge on the offending couple is merely the start of a gruesome regime of dental terror.So it looks cheap and Corbin Bernsen in the lead role of Feinstone is hardly a top performer, but as horror pictures go, The Dentist certainly hits a nerve {ahem!}. Director Brian Yuzna is perfect for this type of piece, nicely fusing Feinstone's off kilter visions with genuine scenes of horror, and there is no denying that the horror witnessed in the chair here is seriously messed up!. Outside of that the film really doesn't add up to much, it actually feels more like an 80s film than one from the mid 1990s, such is the cheese feel of the surroundings. Yet The Dentist is something of a must see for horror aficionados, whilst simultaneously acting as a further reason for those who fear the dentist chair to steer well clear of dental problems!.Bloody and at times squirm inducing, The Dentist is an above average genre piece that is just about recommended to those of a similar mind. 5.6/10

whammy666 I love this movie. As a kid, this was one of the first movies I saw that made me flinch. Sure, it is mild now, but back in the day, it was awesome. Dentists are one thing so many people fear, so why not do a movie about a killer dentist? It's cheesy, it's fun, sometimes it's scary, but it is awesome. And I have always had a love for medical horror. And Corbin Bernsen plays Dr. Feinstone perfectly, no one could have done it better. And for a low budget horror film, the effects and such are quite good. And I also love the theme music, it goes well with the film. Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) is also in this one playing a nosy cop, and does a fine job. There is a fair amount of blood, and some really cool torture/death scenes. Check this one out!

slayrrr666 "The Dentist" is a really enjoyable film whenever it stays inside the dentist's office.**SPOILERS**Talking to a patient, Dr. Alan Feinstone, (Corbin Bernsen) recalls an incident of his past, starting from when he caught his wife Brooke Feinstone, (Linda Hoffman) having an affair behind his back. Shattering his ego, he soon starts to lose his grip on reality, which crosses over into his patients. When assistants Jessica, (Molly Hagan) and Karen, (Patty Toy) question him about his outbursts, he denies it and tries to carry on. As it soon starts to get at him, he begins torturing his patients mercilessly and soon causes enough attention for Detectives Gibbs, (Ken Foree) and Sunshine, (Tony Noakes) to look at him. When they finally crack the case and decide to take him in, he races to get away before they catch up to him.The Good News: This one wasn't all that bad when it really mattered. This does manage to make out a few really great visual images, mostly based around the mouth. Watching the visions of gums with teeth knocked loose and disfigured, leaving the gums with a distinctly abnormal look, is a little off-setting, and their repeated use only makes them better. This also gets a little sleazy at times, which is a great sign. This has a perfectly sleazy sex scene for the initial discovery of the affair and an incredibly twisted scene in the office that has a ton of dirtiness to it. There's a general air to it that feels outright sleazy, and it comes across as deliriously mad. This one's big feature, though, are undoubtedly the dental torture scenes. These are incredibly long, brutal, bloody and queasily graphic, which just makes them unsettling. All of them are done in extreme close-up, making every extraction, scraping and bloodily movement even more uncomfortable to sit through, which mixed with the extreme joy they are performed with and the arsenal of terrifying instruments used gives them extra flair. There's also a very high number of them, which is a pleasant sight to see as well. These here give the film it's good moments.The Bad News: There wasn't a whole lot wrong here, but there were a few. One is the complete lack of interest to anything that isn't placed at the dental office. That's the movie's bread-and-butter, and while whatever happens there is extremely good, it fails to do anything remotely exciting away from it. The affair angle takes up a large amount of time despite it being introduced in the first twenty minutes, and there's no need to introduce the neighbors in anything, as it doesn't do anything with that. The finale is just the same, since it doesn't feel exciting or all the interested in exploring it. The other flaw is the extremely low body count, which is surprising considering all the torture scenes. They're bloody, but rarely deaths result, and even interesting ones at that, and that is a little discerning. Simply have another patient or two succumb to the to torture, as they would've been completely understandable. These here hold the film down somewhat slightly.The Final Verdict: While whatever takes place in the main office is pure gold, the lack of anything else interesting might be the film's downfall. This is still recommended for those looking for a really good creep-out film, while those with an extreme fear of dentists might be advised to skip it.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Graphic Language and sex scenes