Good concept, poorly executed.

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

After viewing this movie, I came to the IMDb page and was completely shocked to see this rated so low! Unlike a lot of horror movies from this generation, Cujo still stands up!Cujo is a slow burner, but once it gets going, it doesn't stop. Teague directs this movie beautifully: it's gritty, in your face, and absolutely relentless. The scenes, backed by a perfectly-fitted score, are extremely intense. Wallace & Pintauro give fantastic performances. Despite the static setting, you never feel bored when viewing their scenes in the second half of this film.While some of the metaphoric meaning of the book may have been lost when Cujo was transferred to the big screen, this movie is still an underrated horror flick that is definitely worth a watch.

This movie can put you off with having a St Bernard dog for a while lemme tell ya! However, I found that the ending wasn't completely finished like I would've liked to have seen both the mother and the son go to the hospital. As well, I would've rather the father killed the dog like he could've deserved to be a hero if they didn't make the father's character look like on and off again father. Tbh it might've better if the parents weren't to be separated or if the mother didn't cheat on their next door number. It was rather pointless tbh...The only advantage I can tell ya about this movie was the fact, they did a good makeup session with the dog and like it just looks surreal that the dog does have rabies so you would get definitely a lot of nightmares to experience with the dog in your face! Rabies is a horrible disease that can affect humans and animals alike. I suppose its giving the message that you should always make sure to check your dog regardless if they are working dogs or not. The character Brett Chamber was such a good example of a neglectful owner who just didn't give a toss in looking after the dogs health! Seriously, hes the character I hated the most, he was such an idiot like.Good movie but it needed a proper ending tbh...............

I have a love-hate relationship with Stephen King adaptations. I love The Shining, Misery, and most of IT, but can't get behind The Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile. I want to love the adaptations based on his books, but as masterful as the beginnings are, the endings mostly seem to fall flat; a phenomenon not unlike Stephen King's books. The 1983 film Cujo by Lewis Teague was no different than my viewings of other King adaptations, in the way that it starts off strong, then falls off in the middle and the end. Starring Dee Wallace and Danny Pintauro Cujo tells the story about a rabid dog who turns on those around him and brings evil to the small town he lives in. In the sleepy town of Castle Rock, Maine, Donna Trenton (Dee Wallace) lives a modest unfulfilling life with her son, Tad Trenton (Danny Pintauro) and busy husband Vic Trenton (Daniel Hugh Kelly). Spending her days taking care of her son and dealing with her husband's absence Donna seems to feel as though her very existence has been hijacked by the other members of her family. Feeling as though she solely exists for others, Donna begins an affair with her husband's friend Steve Kemp (Christopher Stone). When Vic finds out about the affair, he abruptly leaves the house; busy dealing with a business emergency anyway, Donna is suddenly alone with her son. Because he had to hurry away to deal with the business emergency, Vic left his family's car needing repairs. On the way to have the repairs done, the car breaks down leaving Donna and her son Tad face to face with a rapid dog intent to kill. I never know what to expect with Stephen King films. Some are great and some are terrible. Cujo is somewhere in the middle of this spectrum. There are some good things that happen in this film. The score is brilliant, and the dog is well-done for the screen. All the bad outweighs the few good things, however. Pacing is just horrible; I typically find great enjoyment out of a film that takes place in confinement, as this film does in the car. Cujo is not a film that works well in confinement. Bad child actors can ruin a good movie, and that is certainly the case with Cujo. The more horror movies I watch, the more disappointed I am. I love the genre, but it just seems that what passes as a horror movie is always disappointing. I won't quit the quest, but Cujo certainly did not satisfy my craving for horror movies.

This was solid and unexpectedly fulfilling--perhaps because I'm a cat enthusiast and am neutral towards dogs to begin with. My 13-year-old son and I enjoyed it very much. I haven't read the book yet, so it's unnecessary for enjoyment of the movie IMHO. Worth both a purchase and rewatching for genre aficionados. So far, I'm neither much of a fan of Teague (I had only previously watched 'The Jewel of the Nile', and it was decent) nor of Stephen King (he's written some great works for horror, but he's written a lot of dreck and is criminally overrated), but I was really pleasantly surprised by it--and even though it was made in the 80's, it's neither cheesy nor dated; it still holds up very well IMHO.