Cujo

THE GIST: After being bit by a bat, Cujo, a lovely St. Bernard, contracts rabies, which turns him into a scary huge beast out for blood. He'll get his fill in his little town.

I'm a big fan of Stephen King, whose book this movie is based on, so I tend to watch any adaptation, hoping for a good one. This one isn't impressive.

I should point out that I haven't read the book, so I can't speak to the accurateness of the screenplay, but I just didn't find the movie as a whole to be that scary.

I mean, sure, a rabid dog is not something I would ever want to face, but there's a very simple explanation behind the scary dog, nothing supernatural or mystical about it, so I was unfazed.

THE BOTTOM LINE: I'm sure one day I'll read the book and perhaps reconsider this movie, but for now Cujo left me indifferent.

Grade: 5