I don't understand the ridicule this movie gets. Aside from a few dated effects, which make sense in the context of the story, it's a pretty decent Frankenstein-esque tale. Fahey and Brosnan are quite likeable in their roles, and the story is sound.

The dangers of being unfaithful.

This is a pretty decent movie. That absolutely has nothing to do with Stephen King short short story. It shouldn’t even say it is based on his story. Not that the actual story needed to be even adapted. Since it is about a lawnmower man that eats grass and kills people.... So I’m not sure where they got virtual reality making you smarter from.

I only saw a bit of this on VHS many years back, now watching it fully, it sure cut my grass and I liked the effects also cast played great together and definitely not outdated because virtuality is still reality today. The sequel is getting bad ratings so I won’t be cutting that lawn but I’d happily welcome a remake because of the effects today and the right cast, it’ll probably be good.

A film ahead of its time, _The Lawnmower Man_ explores the dangers of unchecked technological evolution. Starring Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan, a scientist’s experiments with virtual reality and the mind have unexpected effects on a mentally handicapped landscaper named Jobe whose mental powers begin to escalate; giving him telepathic abilities and the power to merge the virtual and physical worlds. The writing’s not very good, and is full of clichés and stereotypes. The development of Jobe is especially weak and offers little explanation for what he does...besides general craziness. And the special effects are awful (even for 1992). The virtual reality in particular is more bizarre and distracting than intriguing. Unfortunately, the poor filmmaking in _The Lawnmower Man_ overwhelms the ideas that it’s trying to explore.