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Wonderful Movie

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Starting a good premisse and walking an unusual ground the picture for some reasons never take off,a mix of juvenile action with a parallel word won't convince anyone,besides Dabney Coleman was maked by previous works as a crook is totally miscasting for this role,the high point are two old characters who stolen the show easily Jeanette Nolan and John McIntire and the rare opportunity to visit the legendary "The Alamo"at least on a brief time on TV.,and for those who loves Land of the Giants like me pay attention on Airport security chief.....Linden Chiles...Joe/Logar in the episode The Flight Plan,a bit too old...so good memories!!Resume:First watch: 1986 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 6.5

'Cloak & Dagger' is a 1984 motion picture with the same title as one of Nik Kershaw's great songs (equally from 1984). I don't know if that song is related to this film or not. However, I read that this film is a remake of 1949's masterpiece 'The Window'. I couldn't disagree more on this...While I agree that 'Cloak & Dagger' has minor plot similarities with 'The Window' (a little boy with a vivid imagination who witnesses a crime but isn't believed by anybody), the rest is completely different. If this is a remake of 'The Window', then it is a heavily disguised one. In 'The Window', the boy is a teller of tall tales and his mother is alive. The criminals are his neighbors. There are no video-games or 'Cloaks and Daggers'. It takes place in a completely different generation, the pace is very different, it takes place in New York city and the sceneries/backgrounds are in a totally different league, as well as the levels of intensity and suspense. The runtime is also far shorter and the movie is noir.In 'Cloak & Dagger', the kid is more grown-up and is not a teller of tall tales. His mother is dead. The criminals aren't neighbors. It takes place in the 80's and there are typically 80's video-games (like 'Cloak & Dagger'). It takes place in San Antonio, Texas (precisely where Henry Thomas was born). The criminals aren't after the kid because of the crime he witnessed, but because of the content hidden in the 'Cloak & Dagger' in question. The film is much longer and colored (not in black and white). Suspense and intensity cannot be compared. Among many other differences.That said, the movie is interesting. It's nowhere near as good as 'The Window', but instead of comparing them think of them as movies apart. 'Cloak & Dagger' has many characteristic elements of the 80's in its favor but also lots of action without being excessive. It is undeniable that it's also a violent movie, with many murders. Davey even has to kill a murderer!The ending has a touching side, with father and son regaining love and respect for each other. Plus, as Davey says shortly before, he doesn't want to "play" anymore.Henry Thomas (best known as "Elliott" from 'E.T.') is the star of this film. Comparing to his most popular role, he improved, showing a more mature and natural acting. And here we have no such thing as the famous or infamous (depending on the way you judge it) 'E.T.' line «penis breath». Kim, the little girl, ain't annoying either, unlike Drew Barrymore's character from 'E.T.'The movie focus on Davey's runaways from the killers who murdered a man. This man, before dying, gives Davey a 'Cloak & Dagger' video-game cartridge and reveals what it contains. However, the police doesn't believe Davey (not even his father). This leaves Davey in danger of life during the whole movie. Davey has one make-believe friend (Jack Flack) who doesn't always give good advices. Davey is constantly chased by the murderous spies from his house to canal boats, to the Alamo, across the city... even the apparently friendly old couple, as we realize later in the movie, work for the spies.Henry Thomas drives a car here. I don't know what make and model it is, but it's a nice and beautiful car.

I guess I will begin at the rating. I seriously think this should have been rated PG-13, simply because: What kid 12 and under wants to imagine that when they get rid of their imaginary friend by stomping his toy into the ground, the imaginary friend becomes real and gets a bunch of bullet holes in it and bleeds to death in front of the kids eyes? You would also think someone 12 and under (I'm just assuming that most teenagers wouldn't take this part too seriously) would not want to imagine that some adults with really big guns do, in fact, hunt kids for a living. Oh and then of course I'm sure all kids want to have images of winding up in the trunk of a car with their best friend, who has been shot in the head. One last thing and I promise I'll stop talking about the rating...I figure that anyone who takes movies seriously (aka younger kids) is now deathly afraid that their grandparents or someone else's grandparents are now going to kidnap them and hijack a plane with them. =)Although she was cute, I must say I think Christina Nigra didn't do all that great a job on acting. Just like in E.T., Henry Thomas did a great job, but, unfortunately, that didn't really make the story any better.The story did have some hidden potential, but they could have found a better, not so violent (or just change the rating), way to carry it out, and they could have found better actors to do it with.I did think at the beginning of that garage scene where Davey has to drive with one of the bad guys' cars was pretty darn funny. That kid did one heck of a peel out...certainly a heck of a lot better than I could have done. (Yes I do realize it did become more like an 8 year old's driving after that, but the beginning was funny.)

Short and sweet: I loved this movie as a kid--now I'm an adult and I still love it. Yes, the computers and games are horribly dated. Heck, my computer from two years ago is horribly dated. That doesn't change the fact that this is a solid, exciting movie which is appropriate for most school-age children without being dumb or talking down to them. I know there's nostalgia involved in this, but kids movies have gone downhill since the '80's. We had The NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Secret of Nimh, The Goonies, Cloak & Dagger...what do kids today have? See Spot Run. ANYWAY, this is a good movie, your kids will probably like it (if only to see what video games were like in the dark ages) and you'll like it, too.