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starring: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere directed by: Peter Medak

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Average Rating: Rating: - One of the Best Ghost Story Films made to date! Long before scary movies involved blood and gore, George C Scott starred in this horror film that is very spooky, indeed! Scott plays a composer who, having just lost his wife and daughter, moves into a very atmospheric old house in New England to get some serious writing done. Shortly after moving in, Scott is contacted by the spirit of a young boy who died in the house. But what is it the boy is trying to tell him? There are scenes in this film that never cease to make my hair stand on end, no matter how many times I have seen the film (and that's alot of times...). The scene with the ball which belonged to Scott's daughter which wont go away, the chair at the top of the stairs, the ghostly voice superimposed on the tape recording of the seance, the chase through the attic... my skin crawls even now. One can empathise with the rage of the spirit of a child, crippled and confined to a wheelchair in life, and his desperation and frustration when he tries repeatedly to convey a message which Scott, though all ears, continues to fail in understanding. Oh, and the film is supposedly based on true events.... hopefully dramatised for effect. While the ending is not anywhere near as gripping in conclusion as the road to it, the film is certainly one you do not want to watch alone at night in a very big, spooky house. Rating: - The Changeling Although I have heard much praise for this movie over the years, I had not seen it until a few weeks ago. And I can see where all the positivity came from. The movie was dead on with the idea that you don't have to do anything visually appealing to score a hit with your audience. Although it had its visual moments (such as it's haunting finale), a lot of it was due to eerie noises and subtle reactions (with no annoying overacting) from star George C. Scott. One way I identify a good horror movie is if the movie (or part of the movie) sticks with me for a while. This movie did that with the brief shot of the wheelchair sitting at the top of the stairs, looking down at the 2 of them. It's very creepy, and it stays with you, along with a few other moments in the film. The dvd transfer is great (as i had rented a vhs version as well and compared the two), it has wonderfully dark scenery and great sound. Unfortunately the disc has only bios, but to have the movie in such great quality, it's no big deal. More people should see this movie, it's not getting the right amount of attention. Rest assured, you will definately get your money's worth with this one. And stay out of the attic. Rating: - A classic supernatural film I first saw this movie in my mid-teens (I'm 29 now) and it still scares me just as much each time I view it. I am not one to be easily frightened by most movies, but the psychological tension this movie creates is something like David Lynch; dark feelings of something terrible happening, or something very wrong, but you can't pin it down. This movie of course is much less abstract that Lynch, it does indeed pinpoint the terror, but it's more reminiscent of The Shining in it's long, slow buildup of events. I agree it may be a bit slow in spaces, but there are moments of sheer psychological terror, like the seance in which a medium performs automatic writing and records the voice of the young boy, which is not readily apparent to the seance members at first. Even talking about this scene makes tears of fright come to my eyes; in my opinion it's the best scene in any horror film. Rather than gore or shock for surprise value, this movie uses imagination and subtle creepiness, to great effect. See this one!

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