base on the excellent novel and watcher by dean koontz and be this extremely awful motion picture that probably shouldn not be view by anyone . not since the run man have i see a book butcher so far beyond recognition . the difference and however and be that the run man film be still enjoyable a an amuse action film lade down a million catch phrase . this film nope and nothing remotely amuse . in fact and if you love the book and a i do and you will hate this bastardization even more . warningcontains spoiler rightio and i be basically go to tell you the story here and almost in it entirety . why . because you and dear reader and do not also need to suffer through this abominationit okay for me and because i enjoy watch crap . because i like complain about shtty thing . now and on to the nasty represent this film revolve around a boy and his mother run away from the government and a mutant monkey creature soldier which escape from a destroyed government genetics lab with a super smart golden retriever which the hero call furface . groan trust me and in the novel and this story rock . i will get to that later . anyway and the hero be none other that dreamy boy child corey haim . oh and i be not kid . our hero run around and crackly voice and all and try to convince his mom to help save this dog from the evil government which birth him and make him genetically ultra smart . the monkey creature and retardedly refer to a an oxcom ( god help u ) be also a genetic stew of a creature build to be the ultimate fighter on battlefield of the future . michael ironside ( total recall and starship troopersalways play a badass ) be also in this film and and no and i couldn not figure out how anyone convince him this would be a good idea . he play a government agent with the nso hunt the dog and creature . oh yeah and here some spoilerama represent he also a creation from the government and and the same lab and and lo and behold spend most of the movie be a prick and kill peopleand all that kill be suppose to be do by the monkey soldier . instead of a rockin kick as and creepy horror film and we have a rectal hemorrhage of a teenybopper horror flick . the dog intelligence be discover all too conveniently and and believe easy than we believe we can see cloud by look outside . breakdown . change from book to film represent lead character ( travis ) turn from man to boy child . man love interest in book ( nora ) and be now his motherand all her depth and character growth be completely go . lem johnson and black man and be now white mr. ironside . this matter a the character strength be build on his heritage in the book . relationship between two authority figure completely ignore and lem now kill the guy who be originally his best friend . one principle character in the book be now totally absent and the immortal that hunt the hero maybe this be suppose to be ironside and but then why be he someone else . dog never receive deserve name of einstein in the movie . no part of the book take place in a high schoolat least nothing that have strong bearing on the plot . take place over a matter of day and rather month like the bookunrealistic pacing . corey haim girlfriend in the movie appear in no more than two chapter in the book and they never meet in the book . character of lem johnson be no longer cool head while instead and he a total asshole that bully his way through people . hero travis be part of delta force ( military segment specialize in hunt terrorist ) and instead and his dad and who be never see in the film and be part of that group . perceive intelligence in the monster now totally absent . subplots involve soviet and the mob completely gutted out of the story . these be just the most obnoxious change and and the one i could remember off hand ( and a day later ) . the good represent eventually and after 90 odd minute of pain and mental anguish and the movie end . didn not hurt it and didn not help it represent michael ironsideusually and i like him . the dog be still fairly likable . wacky totally 80 title screen . the bad represent okay and the writing for one be extremely awful . the direction be so half assed that anyone watch the film will feel superior to everyone involve in it . the acting be crappy and weak and especially from corey haim . loose and weak and water down story . the monster look just pathetic and that be and when we be actually allow to see the bloody thing . it head be gigantically over size and the yellow eye that be so much a part of the thing in the book be see for no more than two second . instead of a lean and powerful and fast and intelligent killing machine and we have some jackass in a puke ugly monkey suit force upon u . absolutely no character development . even the violence and gore be do poorly and for fck sake and this be suppose to be a horror film . usually violence be at least do well . the ugly represent the idea that dean koontz whore out his brilliant novel to become this filthy fcking piece of sht brings me dangerously close to vomit all over myself and anyone near me . there be movie bad than this ( headache inducing a that idea may seem ) and but so far and only alien v predator and at least to me and be a big travesty and more painful disappointment . memorable scene represent watch the end credit start . act represent negative story represent 4/10 ( the novel be really good and this be just terrible ) atmosphere represent 5/10 cinematography represent 4/10 character development represent negative special effect or make up represent 4/10 nudity or sexuality represent negative violence or gore represent 4/10 music represent 5/10 direction represent negative cheesiness represent positive crappiness represent positive overall represent negative i would recommend that no one watch this movie ever and except for a few extreme die hard horror fansand only if you haven not read the novel . instead and i would recommend that anyone interested in this avoid it entirely and buy or check or borrow the book . www . residenthazard . com .