Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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

Steve Pulaski Dream a Little Dream's trailer is the most false advertised trailer I've ever seen. It states the film is about a teenager named Bobby who is a slacker in high school, and must win the girl of his dreams in three days. Okay, don't really understand it too much, but I'll let it fly. The back of the DVD doesn't do too much justice either. It has the character Dinger (Haim) state some things about Bobby and explain his personality in a bias way, and he says he will be "sticking around to see what happens". I will be too.Unlike the advertising on the box and the trailer, DALD is about another "body and mind swap" type of films that Hollywood did away with in the eighties. Vice Versa and Like Father, Like Son would be dubbed as "cult classics" in the 2000 decade. The film probably scrapped trying to explain it in the title because they knew the consumers had enough with being alienated with these movies that were already confusing enough. Dream a Little Dream doesn't help in being a confusion lacking film.The plot: Bobby is a teenager who's grades are awful, and his best friend Dinger tries to get Bobby on the right track but it doesn't seem to help much. Bobby, Dinger, and a group of friends always use a shortcut found in a Coleman (Robards), a grumpy old man's, well kept yard. Obviously, like any other grumpy old man, this one does not approve of the teen's careless disrespect for his property. One night, Bobby is racing through the yard of the old man to try and get home when he collides with Lanie (Salenger), his friend's girlfriend, in their yard while Coleman and his wife Gena are meditating.In the blink of an eye Coleman is in Bobby's body, and Laurie is unknowingly Gena. What a paradox! The Laurie is Gena part is pretty much left for the audience to assume. The film doesn't even give you a hint. It's a disorganized mess that almost forgets to explain what's going on. The cast might know what's happening, but I, myself, as an audience member is expecting to have this somewhat explained to me.The two things that rescue this movie before it hits the bottom of the barrel are; it's rocking soundtrack and the fact it's a buddy movie with Haim/Feldman. The movie blasts R.E.M. and the song Dream a Little Dream of Me at random, but satisfying times. Sometimes the music gets a little abrupt and annoying, but there's a volume meter that can be controlled. There are not a lot of good H/F movies out there. They did around seven, The Lost Boys is pretty good (not great), License to Drive is great, Busted sucked, Last Resort was forgettable and a little immature, Blown Away wasn't that great of a film, but it was entertaining as hell, and Dream a Little Dream goes down as a so-so, could've been better film like Last Resort. I have yet to watch the sequel to this film as well.Dream a Little Dream is far from fantastic, but it's acceptable. It isn't as bad as some make it out to be. The first half hour I was completely lost. I thought this film would be absolutely horrible, but as the film went on I felt more connected to these characters and was rooting for Feldman by the end of the movie. It's not the worst H/F movie out there, but it doesn't compare to the classic that is License to Drive.I've been searching high and low, trying to find a Comedy CH/CF film that compared in quality to License to Drive. I've dug through pretty much the whole pile and the only one that I haven't watch yet is the sequel to this. Could this be the one film that surpasses LtD in humor, quality, and amusement. Judging from the IMDb rating of 3.2, and the people I talk to telling me it's awful, I doubt it.Starring: Jason Robards, Corey Feldman, Piper Laurie, Meredith Salenger, Harry Dean Stanton, and Corey Haim. Directed by: Marc Rocco.

sherrypeck19825 This film was expertly done. I read a review somewhere that the time line of the movie jumped all over the place and all I have to say to that person is: If you couldn't follow the time line of the movie, you must have forgotten to pause the movie when you took a bathroom break.At a glance, one might be confused as to how the scenes of the movie line up, unless you pay attention from the beginning (and learn to love your pause button). The whole premise of the movie is that the old man (Coleman) is trying to discover a way (through meditation) to enter the dream world CONSIOUSLY and thus live forever in this state with the woman that he loves.He experiments with meditation and because of an accident that happened in his yard during the experiment, his soul jumped into a young mans body and the soul of his wife, who is not as into the experiment as him, only partially jumps into the body of that young mans love interest. (His best friend's girl) It is a heart wrenching, yet simultaneously heart warming story about soul mates and the unbreakable bond that will always lead them back to each others arms, and hearts.Many of Corey Feldman's dance moves mimicked Michael Jackson. This was intentional due to the popularity of Michael Jackson in the late 80's. True to the era, "Bobby" was a young teenager who emulated a very popular icon of the times. Never-The-Less, as an adult, I still find his in this movie charming, witty, and full of depth.Anyone who would say that this man made his success on his looks alone has obviously not seen this movie. It is rare to find a good looking actor who also has a full arsenal of talent and is not afraid to use it. If more performers would fore-go work that is trendy and opt for jobs that require real skills; movies, TV shows, and music would be so much the better for it.

jeffronthi Still...it is an interesting film. Like a hodge-podge of teen-movie clutter that is highly stylized to look classy and meaningful. Yet, it is not...this movie doesn't necessarily succeed, though it makes for solid head-scratching material. Even so, I liked it on some level.Pros: The Corey's try something different (slightly); very atmospheric, if nothing else; a nice, if a bit loud, soundtrack.Cons: Everything else. That includes who ever edited this thing. Also includes Feldman's botched efforts to play dual rolls convincingly.Check it out if you want to see the Corey's while they were still in C+ condition.I have seen plenty worse, trust me.

Ric Degre I checked that this may be a spoiler just in case i say something that happens in the movie....It seems that most of the people who have seen this movie just don't get it....there is a magic in the movie that most people seem to overlook, this movie has not as much to do with the Corey's, as it has to do with the story, and if you just watch the story unfold and listen to the strategically placed soundtrack you would see the magic in the movie, it's all about the relationships, c'mon watch the 2 couples having similar conversations and the way Gina asks Coleman why he loves her and he says cause I saw the other half of me. If you just watch the movie and let your mind go and enjoy the story you WILL fall in love with the movie, and the music in the movie. If you're looking for a hot female, you have her in this movie, she is a nice addition to a wonderful story, I just love this movie, and I always will.