You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. And maybe some heartburn. Because Twilight Zone: The Movie has absolutely no reason to exist, yet here we are.

Back in the early 80s Hollywood thought it was a slam-dunk idea: Take established hitmakers Steven Spielberg and John Landis, plus up-and-comers Joe Dante and George Miller, to make an anthology film based on Rod Serling’s classic, groundbreaking TV series. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, actually, mostly thanks to the tragic accidental death of veteran actor Vic Morrow and two young Vietnamese children while filming under Landis. From then on, the luster was gone and Spielberg mostly phoned it in. But oh what joy to watch Dante and Miller crush it with their segments, remakes of fan favorite episodes that stood out in every good way possible.

Still, one sees this movie now and has to wonder: Why?