"Fear" (1996) I have decided should have been made into a Lifetime movie instead of a full length film. How this sorry excuse for a Horror\Thriller\creepy movie grossed as much money in the box office as it did blows my mind. Hottie-Hot Markie Mark aside, its nice to see a chubby pre-Legally Blond star and a washed up, finally made into those Lifetime Movies Sam from Who's the Boss from before they were on the covers of the tabloids.
As I always have, I continue to revisit this movie, time and time again, because it was teenage should not be watching it fun from when i was a kid. Is it Horror? Yeah because I ALWAYS have to fast-forward the part with the poor Dog getting it's dead skull rammed through the dog door- that's the real scary shit.
This movie had SOME good parts, like when Mark (eh, sorry David) beats himself in the chest with that fucked up look in his eyes. Or, when Toby (little bro) runs over one of the thugs in his mom's jeep attempting to make a call on the (hahahhaha) car phone. It has some good suspense, but sadly, it was ALL saved for the last 15 minutes of this movie. Fluff-Fluff-BAM!
But, all-in-all, "Fear" is a thriller wrapped in what wants to be a horror movie but wont even quite make it to the babysitter channel.
Mark Wahlberg's entourage in this movie should have worked harder- they never made it past the Lost Boys dressing room. His homies in the movie were so super stereotypical mid-90's thugs they gave Jay and Silent Bob a run for there money- well...not really. Don't worry Mark, you made much better movies (like... um, um, .... the Happening was at least a C-) so, say hi to your mutha for me alright?
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