The lunacy on view is strangely dreamlike, and no bad thing. It's only a pity the film actually tries to make sense. More abandon all round, and the result could have been a Z-grade cult classic.
The Gate
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Canada, United States · 1987
Rated PG-13 · 1h 26m
Director Tibor Takács
Starring Stephen Dorff, Christa Denton, Louis Tripp, Kelly Rowan
Genre Fantasy, Horror
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When three kids, left home alone, accidentally unleash a horde of demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard, they must battle the nightmarish creatures before they take over the Earth.
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The movie puts us back in Poltergeist territory, but it cannot approach that film's shock value. The plot is too simple. Watch the children pulverize the demons. Watch the demons terrorize the children. You get the idea. [22 May 1987, p.D5]
Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington
The Gate, whatever minor triumphs it dredges up, is too hopelessly copycat. It's basically powdered Speilberg on Zwieback toast and Stephen King on a stick. [19 May 1987, p.3]
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