nostalgia always best reason watch movie often not movies loved kid disappoint adult exceptions rule hard justify owning dvd krull regardless many insightful directors commentary may be stay sharp gen xyers dozens disappointments dominating trip memory lane might stop stumbling across one worth revisitingbr br one surprise film worth another look joel schumachers flatliners supernatural thriller starring s popcorn heavyweights keifer sutherland kevin bacon julia roberts billy baldwin would think stew comprised cast flamboyant flair schumacher ber slick eye cinematographer jan de bont would result something sickeningly stodgy calories aside flatliners aint half bad even though production design inexplicably overthetop photography achingly over stylized replete neon soaked streets spewing endless billows steam flatliners still manages effectively dark compelling thriller theres explanation flatliners forgotten might  saw release another far superior supernatural thriller jacobs ladderbr br had flatliners released year two jacobs ladder likely schumachers flashy thriller would dismissed toned down commercialized ripoff adrian lynes nightmarish masterpiece films released year flatliners enjoyed different fate tripling jls take box office despite watered version similar premise passage time kind flatliners lost atop dated heap throwaway s brat pack dreck jl cemented reputation timeless classic fates aside jl seamlessly terrifying manages keep audiences guessing right last frame whereas flatliners falls victim over simplification hollywood conveniences drag final act predictably tidy denouement comparisons two movies unfair ultimately overlooks flatliners ability represent s quintessential best released end decade shallow excess flatliners always dated hairstyles clothing styles fairness also remembered well executed movie or least near top particular heap dreck intents purposes entertaining walk memory lane