But by the end of the movie, Christine has developed such a formidable personality that we are actually taking sides during its duel with a bulldozer. 'Christine' was directed by John Carpenter, who made ' Halloween,' and his method is to take the story more or less seriously. In fact, under the right circumstances there is nothing quite so exhilarating as seeing a car crushed, and one of the best scenes in 'Christine' is the one where the car forces itself into an alley that's too narrow for it. The movies have a love affair with cars, and at some dumb elemental level we enjoy seeing chases and crashes. 'Christine' is, of course, utterly ridiculous. Bernard, and any day now I expect him to announce 'Amityville IV: The Garage-Door-Opener.' Earlier this year we got his 'Cujo,' about a rabid St. The car is another inspiration from Stephen King, the horror novelist who specializes in thrillers about everyday objects. Christine can drive around without a driver, play appropriate 1950s rock songs, lock people inside, and repair its own crushed fenders. I have believed in stranger things in the movies.

The entire movie depends, of course, on our willingness to believe that a car can have a mind of its own. He starts going out with the prettiest girl in the school. The kind of guy who was always whining, 'Come on, guys - the joke's over!' But after Arnie buys Christine, he undergoes a strange metamorphosis. He's the kind of guy you'd play jokes on during lunch period, telling him the class slut wanted to talk to him, and then hiding his lunch tray while she was telling him to get lost.

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