The Lawnmower Man

Before he was James Bond (<I>Goldeneye</i>), Pierce Brosnon starred in 1992's <I>The Lawnmower Man</i>, which is based on a short story by Stephen King.

For a film that was released over 30 years ago, <I>The Lawnmower Man</i> offers impressive onscreen computer graphics at a time when most people, especially students (like myself), were playing The Oregon Trail or using LOGO with ridiculous commands to make a turtle turn left, right, up and down. Luckily, we're no longer stuck in that era.

The screenplay, written by Gimel Everett, and direction under Brett Leonard take us by the hand and allow us to observe a man's descent (maybe ascent?), from being intellectually disabled to gaining powers that extend beyond the human realm, but enacting many sinister abilities along the way.

The computer graphics scenes are quite impressive, especially for 1992, when they were just becoming a "thing" and slowly being embraced in the film world. Luckily, I watched this on my LG OLED in Filmmaker Mode, which really enhanced the color and beauty as it was intended to be seen. Rich, colorful, and, yes, powerful as my eyes were given a much-needed visual surprise.

<B>Final thoughts:</B>
One of the few great Stephen King adaptions, ranking high with <I>The Mist</i>, <I>Shawshank Redemption</i>, and <I>Sleepwalkers</i>.

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