Almost Dead (1994)

Wonderful character development!

the audience applauded

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Yeah,this movie isn't something special.The acting is not very good,the plot either.But for a true horror fan,that some times doesn't matter.The ghost of the mother is scary as hell!If you watch the movie late at night and don't care much about the acting or etc. of the movie then it should be very terrifying!If you want to be scared watch the movie but don't expect a masterpiece.If you want to see a masterpiece don't watch the movie.It's very simple.But remember:you only watch horror films during night.So in conclusion:If you like scary horror movies watch this late at night and you will be satisfy.If you don't like these film and you expect something like a plot ,good acting or something like that-skip that one!

Although previous posters have correctly identified this movie as a sub-B quality piece of junk, it cannot be completely dismissed without reference to a few of its off-kilter treats.For example: 1. A tough, misunderstood "good cop" (played woodenly by fellow "Charmed" alum, Costas Mandylor) who spends time hanging out in a holding cell trying to impersonate a prisoner, and mumbles such memorable lines as, "This gun can kill anything -- alive or dead!" 2. A hunchbacked bartender/sidekick (what were the writers thinking??) who enjoys watching Shannen Doherty as she sleeps, makes her breakfast, then tells her fake stories about murder, disease, and his imaginary ex-wife's fondness for fine bedding.3. An inexplicable throwaway scene in which Doherty's boyfriend (William R. Moses) is psychoanalyzing Mikhail Gorbachev as he reclines on the stereotypical couch! 4. Exhumed corpses that disappear, then sometimes reappear, with no relationship whatsoever to the plot of the film.5. Perhaps the world's worst-ever funeral muu-muu as worn by the mother of Doherty's character. Who would allow a beloved relative to be buried in that? 6. Shannen Doherty as a psychology professor/research scientist?? 'Nuff said!!

Completely ridiculous!!! Shannon Doherty is supposedly being stalked by the corpse of her dead mother, but as if that's not strange enough, the odd part is she doesn't seem remotely surprised or upset that a dead person is after her. At one point, she is actually buried alive on top of her dead mother's cadaver, and she behaves as if this event is barely out of the ordinary. The most annoying part is the final few minutes. The film has tried to be a true horror story, then tries to give a reasonable non-supernatural explanation for what went on, but then ends with a scene that is supposed to be both supernatural and comic - completely alien to the rest of the film! Ugh!

The movie in itself isn't particularly special, just the average mumbo-jumbo mish-mash of psychology, occultism, crime and horror. There are dozens and dozens of such movies around, with nice graphics, spooky effects, thrilling soundtracks, silly plots and goofy dialogue: if you like the genre, you'll like this one too. However, this one comes with a bonus: the acting. It's *so* bland, *so* devoid of appropriate emotions, that the movie acquires a kind of "dreamlike" undertone. Hard to describe, but definitely entertaining!