Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

ScoobyMint Disappointment for a huge fan!

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

gorf The WilliesFrom the description, it sounds like a scarier version of Goosebumps or Are You Afraid of the Dark. In reality, it's just a badly made, cruel and disgusting movie which for some strange reason got a PG-13 rating. I should have turned it off after the dog in the microwave, but since I like to torture myself I continued watching it.The worst part is probably the second story, about the creepy kid who pulls wings off of flies. To me, it looked like they actually did it for real. I'm not a member of lunatic groups like PETA etc, but to torture even the smallest insects just for entertainment is wrong. And this movie is made in 1990, you would think they could fake a scene like that.The Willies feels like it's made by a sadistic nine-year old. It's not scary, it has no message, no likable characters...it's just scene after scene of cruelty against people and animals. I wonder why people make movies like this.Avoid this garbage.

Gatto Nero What a weird film. Really more disgusting then scary. Case in point: a deep fried rat in a bucket of fried chicken!, a poodle put in a microwave by a demented old senile lady to "dry" him off! A poor old man scared to death in a amusement ride! Wow, so scary...NOT! Sean Astin with his brother and cousin take turns telling so-called scary stories, but they are anything but. The two main stories include a variety of stars.Dana Ashbrook was wasted in his brief cameo a customer wanting a bucket of chicken. Bill Erwin, Kimmy Robertson and Doug Benson are also totally wasted in a brief mini-story about a old man scared to death in a poor man's Haunted Mansion amusement ride.In story one, Kathleen Freeman did real good as a mean teacher, Ian Fried also did okay as a little boy being bullied and crying monster and no one believes him. of note: one of the bullies that tormented Ian, was none other than Jeremy Miller, 'Ben Seaver' of "Growing Pains" fame. James Karen had a nice part as the mysterious janitor with a very deadly secret. Clu Gulager was completely wasted as the principal of the school. I was really disappointed with that because when I saw his name and James Karen in the credits, I was expecting the funny chemistry they both had in the cult "Return of the Living Dead" film where they both had great parts. Here, even though they both were in Story One, did not have any scenes together.In Story Two, Michael Bower was cast very well as the strange and weird over-weight boy no one likes. His parents were good also especially Mike Pniewski as his mean and tough dad. A interesting pair of cameos were done by none other than Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold, also of "Growing Pains" fame, in a nightmare scene that Michael has in which he is watching Kirk and Tracey on TV in their "Growing Pain" roles of 'Mike and Carol Seaver'! Story Two was a very weird and disturbing sequence that seem to go on for too long and with a very predictable (and unsatisfying) ending.All in all a very disturbing and weird little film. Could have been way better but it was low-budget at it's best. Still, if you can "stomach" it, (there's even a very disgusting and disturbing scene where a asthma inhaler is full of worms! YUCK!) I recommend you at least watch it once. It's that weird and disturbing.

Wizard-8 The first mistake that "The Willies" makes is staying at a PG-13 rating. Not only will adults feel the horror in this movie is watered down, but so will the kids and teenagers this movie is aimed at! The next mistake is with the movie starting off with three very short stories which are urban legends that EVERYONE has heard of before - no surprises. The movie's subsequent two stories - which take up most of the movie - aren't very entertaining as well. As it has been noted by other user comments, the story of the bullied boy and the monster in the bathroom was obviously inspired by the Stephen King short story, "Here There Be Tygers". There is a monster that doesn't look bad for a movie that had a very low budget, but that's just a few seconds of entertainment. The second story, about a boy obsessed with flies, goes on forever. It could have easily been cut down, but it would still have the problem that the twist at the end is very predictable. Aside from the creature effects, the only thing entertaining about "The Willies" is one in-joke that references the movie THE GOONIES, which Sean Astin also appeared in.

GordyBelcher * * * C O N T A I N S S P O I L E R S * * * No this movie is no classic by any means. But what I can say is, that this film is a fun watch from start 'til finish. Loved the Miracle Manure story. Listen carefully for the Goonies tie-in! I think what hurts the film was the weak stories in the beginning (not all, I got a kick out of the poodle in the microwave story). I think the film would have worked better with 3 big stories instead of 2. It has a silly connection to say a Tales of the Crypt show. There wasn't much for great atmosphere or even a bundle of nice angles. Who got a kick out of the bullies at Greeley get ate by one of the most cheesy looking pumpkinhead-type creature I've ever seen, I cant help but think Pumpkinhead borrowed the idea. I got this film on VHS 3 or so years ago and am in love with it to this day.