If you've never seen Christine, then you'll be forgiven for finding the premise cheesy. An evil car becoming obsessed with its owner does sound ridiculous. But in practice, it's a deliciously scary ride. As the owner of Christine, Keith Gordon's Arnie is seemingly possessed by the car that he pours his heart and soul into repairing. This makes him an unwitting accomplice when Christine traps his girlfriend inside as she chokes on a hamburger while Arnie watches helplessly, or when she takes off into the night on her own to murder his bullies.
Between the film's killer score and the way it turns the love a guy has for his first car into something dark and twisted, this movie is far scarier than it's given credit for.