Sometimes They Come Back (1991)

Cheesy movie, but really entertaining!!!

I was always a big fan of really hokey horror movies and I saw this one a long time ago and couldnt remember the name of it. Thanks to Google and countless hours digging through actors, I found it. And it was just as good as when I first saw it, especially the scene in the hot rod on the bridge!!! November 9, 2008

Sometimes They Come Back

STCB is a great SK dark tower saga piece. It is not a horror picture at all. All of his Constant Readers know that (me for one) -;). The movie stays on course xactly as the short story. Of course, every single one of his books & or of his stories are dark tower driven. It's just that some are indirect & some are direct. One needs to know where to "read between the lines." September 28, 2008

Sometimes They Come Back

Very close to the book, great movie. Always go for the originals!! Love Stephen King!! March 21, 2008

It's Mueller Time!!

"Sometimes They Come Back" has every you look for in a Horror movie, storytelling and rough intense emotion! The only problem is the acting in someparts! Mostly during the classroom scenes and the main character Jim Norman(Tim Matheson). Jim Norman a lunatic because most of the movie that dude either screams or throws himself into situations of stupidity. But the whole story is fantastic! Take a chance and buy it! its cool! February 23, 2008

New DVD transfer

'Sometimes they Come Back' was a 1991 film based on a short story by Stephen King. It was filmed for TV and is a personal favourite. It is about a school teacher (Tim Matheson) who returns to his hometown to teach at a school. He has reservations about doing this because of a tragedy which occurred many years before. The movie has a real feel of eeriness about it, and while far fetched at times, is credible because of the way a person's mind can be affected by unresolved past issues. Definitely worth a viewing.

DVD BACKGROUND: This was first released on DVD in 2001 by a smaller DVD company. As a result the transfer was far from superior and looked like a straight video to DVD transfer. It was 1:33 full frame too. Initially I thought 1:33 was the correct framing since it had been filmed for TV back in 1991. In late 2007, MGM released the film on DVD. While Amazon list the technical details as 1:33, it is actually 2:35 widescreen anamorphic. Seeing the film like this has brought a whole new dimension to a great film. According to a website I looked at the other day, this film was indeed filmed in widescreen. Even more exciting is the new DVD image is a vast improvment on the earlier DVD. Beautifully cleaned up and all.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: A great adaptation of a short Stephen King story which has been re-released on DVD respectfully. A stellar image presented in its correct aspect ratio. If you have only ever seen this film in the cropped video version or cropped early DVD version, do yourself a favour and purchase the new MGM release and experience the film in glorious widescreen. October 9, 2007

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