Movies

Stories about a simple person getting turned into something more seem pretty common in movies, but none are like "The Lawnmower Man". Portraying scientist Pierce Brosnan turning retarded Jeff Fahey into a super-genius (with unintended consequences), this is one movie destined to blow your mind. The visual effects were beyond impressive even for 1992, but they never dominate the movie. We might say that the movie deals with the dangers of people relying too much on technology, and also the dangers of militarism, but even aside from that, this is a movie worth seeing. Check it out.Oh, and I think that we can all agree that the sequel needs to be avoided at all costs.

Pretty solid sci fi movie but I was hoping there would be more lawn mowing as the title suggested

For the longest time, I only ever saw the director's cut of this movie. It's no masterpiece or anything, but it's a good, well-told modern-day Frankenstein story. It has a slow build-up, with solid character building that creates an emotional core we can connect with.I was APPALLED when I finally saw the theatrical version. It's a total trash fire. Everything that made the director's cut good, all the thoughtfulness and care, all the dramatic and sci-fi elements I like about this movie, are sucked out, leaving a lobotomized, hollow, nonsensical shadow of a story upon which to hang some early '90s special effects. Characters' motivations disappear and we're left with nothing of any substance. I hate the fact that it exists.Get the director's cut (or "Collector's Edition"), which is about 140 minutes long. Accept no substitutes!