Jenifer

[Trioxin149]

CAST
Steven Weber
Carrie Anne Flemming
Brenda James
Beau Starr

A Masters of Horror episode directed by the legendary Dario Argento.

When I first read the sypnosis for this Masters of Horror episode, I knew I had to watch it. When I noticed it was directed by long time horror icon Dario Argento, that basically sealed the deal. The story basically picks up with two detectives parked in a remote location eating lunch, particularly Chinese food. One of the detectives notices a man dragging a woman down over the hill. When the man tries to kill the woman with a meat clever, the detective shoots him down, saving the woman's life. But this is no ordinary woman, which he will soon find out.

While lying in bed with his wife, this detective suddenly becomes curious as to what happened to this woman. Afterall, he did kill a man to save her. The fact that she's horribly disfigured does nothing to make the detective stop thinking about her, until he eventually locates the woman, and has her move in. His wife doesn't take too kindly to this (and you'll see why) so she packs up her shit, and leaves with their son (a.k.a "The Prince of Darkness). At first, this is a dream come true for the detective.

When Jenifer starts killing all the local pets, neighbors, and basically anyone she encounters, he decides enough is enough and moves her out in the middle of nowhere. For some strange reason he figures it'd be safe for him to get a job at a local grocery store to support them, and leave her at the house all day by her self. Well, wrong again. All of this leads up to the detective realizing, maybe he should have let the man from the beginning kill her. So, guess what he's going to try to do....kill her.

I was really pumped up to watch this film, mainly because it was directed by Dario Argento. And even though Argento directed the film, it really felt nothing like an Argento film to me. If someone hadn't told you he directed this film, the odds of you knowing it by just watching it are slim to none. The film itself wasn't bad, but it wasn't good. It had some good graphic moments, and a good storyline, but for some reason I still didn't find it up to par. All in all, I would probably recommend this film to someone who's interested in seeing some of Argento's latest work, but to a horror fan in general, I'll give this film a 6/10.

[LokiZee]

Damn, a 6/10 for an Argento film? Sucks. I will still check it out, but damn. I hate when loved directors blow it. Like my man Romero and Diary of the Dead.

[Trioxin149]

Yeah, but I won't hold him too responsible since he didn't write it. It can be kind of tough to direct something you didn't write...

[dmihatmttl]

This adaptation was OK. Has anyone read the original comic-book story, written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Berni Wrightson?

Great stuff.



J.N.

[TerrorScribe]

I think Steven Weber wrote it as an excuse to have a boatload of sex scenes. I think you're generous to give it six out of ten. And it's a bit true - you can't blame Argento for this, but I kinda thought he mailed it in on this one.

[frankenstacy]

I thought it was ok but nothing special. I have found that there has not been one movie in the Masters of Horror series that I have liked, so I do not fault him, they are all bad. I am assuming though, I have seen about four or five and gave up on the series.

[bizarre_function]

I really liked Cigarette Burns in Masters of Horror series...

As for Jenifer, all I have to say about that movie was that bitch was ugly in the face but with her hair covering her face in the sex scenes and the volume off it was really hot and made me want to do bad things, but then every time I saw that face I was like WTF?! Ehh! The movie itself wasn't great, I mean I don't regret watching it. But I won't watch it again.

[FreddysFingers]

Ugh, I can't watch this film because of how freaked out I was over that girl's face. I always pictured that face looking over me when I slept or staring at me from my window. And with those big black eyes and the way she attacked that cat...... ugh, I can't take shit.

Carrie Anne Fleming is really pretty in person though.