I support the notion that the film had been received a bit unjustly by critics at the time. The cinematography, color schemes, angles of the camera were all spot on most of time. The way Christine fixed itself after it got devastated by the gang of bullies was an incredibly well played scene, taking into account it had been done in early 1980s. Other than that I think John Carpenter had managed to encompass the relationship between the lead character and his car in an engaging, quite genuine manner; I think there is an authenticity in the way it had been done. Great watch every now and then, which is to say, the film has got a lasting value, at least in the horror genre, and not just because of who the author of the novel is, but also because of great work on the part of the filmmaker.