Could have been better

Rating: 6/10 (22 September 2004)

Being made 20 years ago, obviously this film feeled somewhat outdated when watching it for the first time in 2004. The plot has now become known as one of the great horror films of the 20th Century - and rightly so. The story is far better than most of the modern horror films and never fails to keep you interested throughout. Saying that, the rules of the actual dream world connecting to the real world seemed far too loose, it could have been a much better film with a more concentrated idea of what is possible (this is what brought it down from 4/5 to 3/5). The extras on the DVD are near worthless, except commentaries. I didn't hire it for long enough to listen to these, but I always enjoy hearing what the makers have to say.