Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

milosprole9 After my wisdom tooth is removed, I decided to see a horror movie about teeth called The Dentist (1996), but I actually watched it last two weeks. I think it's a lot fun and excellent extremely underrated horror film of the 1990s. It's scary, gory as hell that makes you never want to go to the dentist again. It was based on the story about the real-life serial killer dentist, Glennon Engleman (1928-'99). But all other than all this, I'd give it a 10 out of 10. I enjoyed it very much and loved! JUST A LITTLE WARNING: If you have a dentist phobia, just DON'T watch it!

gavin6942 A dentist (Corbin Bernsen) goes mad when he discovers his wife is cheating on him with the pool boy. Of course, it doesn't help that he already had an unnatural obsession with cleanliness. But he's being tracked by both the IRS and two detectives, including one played by the genre favorite Ken Foree.This film attracted my attention by being brought to us by the creators of "Re-Animator". Brian Yuzna and Stuart Gordon are a pretty incredible team, and I've thoroughly enjoyed their body of work. Sadly, I think this one falls short of their other projects. Aside from the girl who plays Sarah, the acting is cheesy and over-the-top, the film quality is poor, and the general plot is just weak, with some sort of opera tie-in that doesn't really make sense.The real strength of this film is in the special effects and makeup. While some of the scenes aren't exactly realistic (such as the molar destruction scene), the effects crew went out of their way to be disgusting and gory, which is what makes this film memorable at all. Many people dislike tooth trauma in horror films, so this is going to leave them feeling very uncomfortable. I don't like teeth being pulled or knocked out with hammers, but the way this film presented it, I found the gore more enjoyable than disturbing.For the most part, "The Dentist" is a forgettable film and not something you need to see or own. I haven't seen "The Dentist 2" yet, but I suspect that one isn't much better. Perhaps you'd be better off with "Dr. Giggles" or "Novocaine".

whammy666 I love this movie. As a kid, this was one of the first movies I saw that made me flinch. Sure, it is mild now, but back in the day, it was awesome. Dentists are one thing so many people fear, so why not do a movie about a killer dentist? It's cheesy, it's fun, sometimes it's scary, but it is awesome. And I have always had a love for medical horror. And Corbin Bernsen plays Dr. Feinstone perfectly, no one could have done it better. And for a low budget horror film, the effects and such are quite good. And I also love the theme music, it goes well with the film. Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) is also in this one playing a nosy cop, and does a fine job. There is a fair amount of blood, and some really cool torture/death scenes. Check this one out!

slayrrr666 "The Dentist" is a really enjoyable film whenever it stays inside the dentist's office.**SPOILERS**Talking to a patient, Dr. Alan Feinstone, (Corbin Bernsen) recalls an incident of his past, starting from when he caught his wife Brooke Feinstone, (Linda Hoffman) having an affair behind his back. Shattering his ego, he soon starts to lose his grip on reality, which crosses over into his patients. When assistants Jessica, (Molly Hagan) and Karen, (Patty Toy) question him about his outbursts, he denies it and tries to carry on. As it soon starts to get at him, he begins torturing his patients mercilessly and soon causes enough attention for Detectives Gibbs, (Ken Foree) and Sunshine, (Tony Noakes) to look at him. When they finally crack the case and decide to take him in, he races to get away before they catch up to him.The Good News: This one wasn't all that bad when it really mattered. This does manage to make out a few really great visual images, mostly based around the mouth. Watching the visions of gums with teeth knocked loose and disfigured, leaving the gums with a distinctly abnormal look, is a little off-setting, and their repeated use only makes them better. This also gets a little sleazy at times, which is a great sign. This has a perfectly sleazy sex scene for the initial discovery of the affair and an incredibly twisted scene in the office that has a ton of dirtiness to it. There's a general air to it that feels outright sleazy, and it comes across as deliriously mad. This one's big feature, though, are undoubtedly the dental torture scenes. These are incredibly long, brutal, bloody and queasily graphic, which just makes them unsettling. All of them are done in extreme close-up, making every extraction, scraping and bloodily movement even more uncomfortable to sit through, which mixed with the extreme joy they are performed with and the arsenal of terrifying instruments used gives them extra flair. There's also a very high number of them, which is a pleasant sight to see as well. These here give the film it's good moments.The Bad News: There wasn't a whole lot wrong here, but there were a few. One is the complete lack of interest to anything that isn't placed at the dental office. That's the movie's bread-and-butter, and while whatever happens there is extremely good, it fails to do anything remotely exciting away from it. The affair angle takes up a large amount of time despite it being introduced in the first twenty minutes, and there's no need to introduce the neighbors in anything, as it doesn't do anything with that. The finale is just the same, since it doesn't feel exciting or all the interested in exploring it. The other flaw is the extremely low body count, which is surprising considering all the torture scenes. They're bloody, but rarely deaths result, and even interesting ones at that, and that is a little discerning. Simply have another patient or two succumb to the to torture, as they would've been completely understandable. These here hold the film down somewhat slightly.The Final Verdict: While whatever takes place in the main office is pure gold, the lack of anything else interesting might be the film's downfall. This is still recommended for those looking for a really good creep-out film, while those with an extreme fear of dentists might be advised to skip it.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Graphic Language and sex scenes