Product: Dreamscape (1984)
Rating: 4.0
Dream Vision
Consider that this movie was ahead of it's time. How many frightening movies have we seen since involving peoples dreams? I think this movie holds up well for it's age. Good performances from an excellent cast. Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Max Von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, and Eddie Albert all do their parts more than justice. I think this is a solid entry into the SciFi genre and certainly well worth what you can pick it up for on DVD.The special effects are still nice to look at and the music was catchy. The whole premise of dreams being entered with electronic assistance is not so far from what we can do today. At the time it seemed far fetched, especially when it was done without electronic assistance. Granted that is still out there, but look at how far we have come in dream research and our capability to monitor and effect sleep. With current remakes of psychological movies like "The Manchurian Candidate" I wouldn't be surprised to see a remake of this one. I recommend it to anyone that enjoys science fiction.