2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Smoreni Zmaj "sleep'walk'er n. Nomadic shape-shifting creatures with human and feline origins. Vulnerable to the deadly scratch of the cat, the sleepwalker feeds upon the life-force of virginal human females. Probable source of the vampire legend." - Chillicoathe Encyclopaedia of Arcane Knowledge, 1st edition, 1884The first half of the movie is quite promising and I was glad to finally have the opportunity to see the horror that is also a quality movie. Adapted from the story by Stephen King, directed by Mick Garris, with a bunch of familiar faces, among which are Leo from "Charmed", Shelly from "Twin Peaks", enchanting Alice Krige, Hellboy, John Landis, as well as my favorite horror authors Stephen King and Clive Barker in minor roles. Unfortunately, somewhere around half, movie unexpectedly turns into completely ridiculous crap and stays that way till the end.The epilogue, which I would like to add to the end of the film: Half a century later we see Tanya, which has since remained the old lady spinster, lying dead on the couch in a dusty little apartment, surrounded by dozens of cats. I am not saying that this would significantly improve the impression, but a bit of black humor is always welcome spice.5/10

BA_Harrison The first of several Stephen King adaptations to be directed by Mick Garris, Sleepwalkers is dated somewhat by its (then cutting-edge) CG morphing effects of the kind seen in Michael Jackson's music video for Black and White, and later in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. Creaky CGI trickery aside, the film is actually a whole lot of silly fun, with a daft story about a shapeshifting mother and son, Mary and Charles Brady (Alice Krige and Brian Krause), the sleepwalkers of the title, who must feed on the lifeforce of female virgins to survive.Moving to a new town, Charles quickly sets his sights on schoolgirl Tanya (the gorgeous Mädchen Amick), but his nefarious plans are thwarted by the local cat population, who gather forces, their scratches deadly to the sleepwalkers.Things get off to a wonderfully sordid start with a spot of incest between Charles and his mother, and the bonkers fun continues with hilarious attack by Charles on Tanya at a local graveyard make-out spot, some very silly gore (a pervy teacher loses his hand, a cop is stabbed in the ear with a pencil, Charles has his face seriously messed up, Ron Perlman gets his fingers chewed off, a guy is stabbed in the back with a corn cob, and a sheriff is impaled on a picket fence), several pointless cameos from horror luminaries (Stephen King, Joe Dante, John Landis, Tobe Hooper and Clive Barker), and a completely nutzoid finalé that sees the cats launch an all-out attack on Mary Brady, who has assumed her true reptilian/feline form.To summarise: Sleepwalkers is by no means a classic King adaptation, but it's never a boring one.6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.

Leofwine_draca Well, well, well, what have we here? Yes, that's right, yet another average Stephen King film. This one is slightly different from the others in that King actually scripted the film, instead of it being an adaptation of one of his stories. And sad to say that the plot of this film is very poor indeed. We are offered no explanations of what these 'sleepwalker' creatures are, how they came to be, or why they turn into big rubber suited monsters when they get near cats. Also, like other King films (for instance PET SEMATARY) the film is very glossy and slick.The acting ranges from adequate to poor, especially in the case of Alice Krige, who seems to think she is in some kind of melodrama instead of a cheapo horror film. The rest of the actors are just not taking the film seriously, which is something I don't like much. This means that you laugh at the film, and there is no chance of identifying with any of the characters. Other than that, it's your typical "monsters disguised as humans" film, with a few twists in the tale to differentiate it from all of the others we've seen in the past. The use of cats is quite original, and at least the cats are realistic in this film (unlike THE UNCANNY). They're the good guys too, so expect to see a lot of them broken in half, thrown about, and caught in bear traps before the credits roll. The film does boast some good special effects work in its favour. There are a number of clever post-TERMINATOR 2 morphing scenes which are nice to look at. Unfortunately only the first, unexpected morph is shocking and then you simply wait for the next one to happen.The film also has a high gore level, which surprised me a bit seeing as it's a mainstream film. There is lots of hand violence: hands are a) cut off b) slammed in doors c) have their fingers bitten off and a lot of blood everywhere, with people being stabbed in the eyes. There are also a number of cameos to look out for, from Joe Dante to John Landis to Clive Barker. Even Mark Hamill pops up as a policeman in the opening scenes. Stephen King also puts in his expected 'comedy' appearance. The film is entertaining with all the violence and gore on offer, but it's not exactly involving or intelligent in any way. If you're looking for cheap thrills then you've come to the right place.

bayardhiler While I can't say that Stephen King's "Sleepwalkers" is a great film, it certainly is not the worst one either. In this movie Stephen King actually does try to do something original, in that he creates a race of supernatural beings who for some unknown reason call themselves sleepwalkers. These beings are psychic vampires (meaning they feed off of psychic energy as opposed to blood) who can transform themselves into bipedal were-cats. In addition, they also possess powers of telekinesis and invisibility, which makes things more interesting. This film follows two of these creatures, Charles and his mother, Mary, who are forced to live nomadic lifestyles because it turns out that regular house cats are deadly to them and always seem to find them in their new neighborhoods. Another constraint is that they can only feed off of the life force of young, female virgins such as young Tanya Robertson, who "Twin Peaks" fans will recognize as Madchen Amick. She happens to meet Charles in her creative writing class, thinking that he's falling in love with her; little does she know that Charles (played decently by Brian Krause) wants to suck the life out of her. All the actors play their parts well, however the real star of the movie is the talented Alice Krige, who plays the deliciously evil matriarch who will do anything to protect her son. A number of people have expressed dismay over the film and there is some truth in that: the direction by Mick Garris does not always flow right, the early CGI effects, although not terrible, seem a little dated today, and a few plot holes are present, such as what is it about cats that make them so deadly to sleepwalkers? Still, the movie never drags, the physical makeup they used for the creatures was very convincing and probably more so than some of the effects you see today, and the creatures are a pretty cool idea. One other thing that adds to the movie is the theme song, done by Enya, I think, that manages to be both beautiful and haunting. I'll admit that I'm a little biased in that I love just about anything from the 90s. Yet, give "Sleepwalkers" a chance. Besides, there are worse Stephen King Movies out there; just watch "Rose Red' and you'll see what I mean. 7 out of 10