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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 19, 2018 14:34:25 GMT
 "Don't leave me. He's here. I know it!"Famous TV personality Deborah Ballin (Lee Grant) are not someone who usually walks away from a solid challenge and while her latest attack on the topic that is physical abuse caused by men is an important one, it is also sadly something which can get her into some very serious trouble. As there are those out there watching, who do not share the same views and one of them just happens to be a very disturbed, cold hearted individual, and he is more than willing to give her his own personal opinion.Another film I had lying in the watchlist for a long while, and where I often considered going for the Anchor Bay release, it soon went out of production and pretty soon the price was through the roof, and I was not gonna pay 50-60 dollars or more for a used DVD copy. So, I had to play the waiting game and see if somebody else would maybe give it a go later on. Anyway, the film later on finally got one back in 2011 by Shout! Factory along with Bad Dreams (1988) in a double billed DVD edition. I gotta be honest, I thought Bad Dreams was very poor, but luckily it turned out that it really was not the end of the world as the other one, Visiting Hours was a real solid slasher or maybe more of a psychological thriller not that far of Maniac (1980) in tone and atmosphere. Michael Ironside delivers one hell of a performance here as a creepy loner who begins to stalk and later on viciously attack the famous news person that is Deborah Ballin played by Lee Grant. However, she survives the encounter and the terror does not stop there, as Ironside then decides to pay her a little "nice" visit after closing hours at her hospital. I think Visiting Hours was a good one, not fantastic but far better than what the films poster had in for me, and one of my favorite Michael Ironside movie roles. Also William Shatner has a smaller part here. For those who enjoy a bit of the creepy but not the "ordinary" early 80s slasher journey, this is a must see. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2018 23:27:48 GMT
Don't remember much about it but gave it 2/10 so can't have thought it was very good.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 20, 2018 0:17:03 GMT
I remember finding it a little dull for a movie with Michael Ironside and William Shatner. Hospital Massacre, while stupid, was the more memorable of the two hospital slashers (but Halloween II is still the best).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 3:15:04 GMT
Don't remember much about it but gave it 2/10 so can't have thought it was very good. What generation are you Mr. Rocks, if you don't mind me asking? You need to look at some of these films in context of when they were made, how old you were at the time and they need to be compared to similar\same genre. X, and I saw it about five years ago. And yes, compared to other slashers, I didn't care for it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2018 13:09:17 GMT
X, and I saw it about five years ago. And yes, compared to other slashers, I didn't care for it. What slashers are you comparing it too? What aspect didn't you like about it? The acting, the setting, the story, the thrills etc, etc, etc? As the other poster said, it was dull. I don't remember specifics because it's been a while since I've seen it. |
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Post by gbone on Jan 20, 2018 15:40:29 GMT
VHS cover is the best part.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2018 1:31:45 GMT
As the other poster said, it was dull. I don't remember specifics because it's been a while since I've seen it. The style of the film is in context with when it was made. The suspense being generated by the director in wanting us to think there is a knife around every corner, is perhaps misinterpreted as dullness. I can see why some people may think this, but I never really got that. It was in a sense a voyeuristic approach to the proceedings and I liked this aspect, and it was also quite a strong and subversive film with it's content of misogynistic psychotic violence. This gives the film plenty of edge. Perhaps if you get an opportunity, you may need to see it again. Like the film poster says, it can be quite a frightening film. In this respect, the film delivers on it's goods. Just for you, I went back and rewatched it and I'll bump it up to a 4. |
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Post by Ass_E9 on Jan 22, 2018 1:54:43 GMT
Effective trailer.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 22, 2018 19:55:59 GMT
I lived through that golden age of slasher films, but this one always escaped me, until I started off a Halloween challenge with it a few years back. I really liked it, quality casting with Lee Grant, Michael Ironside and William Shatner.
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Jan 22, 2018 23:03:32 GMT
I love it, it's one of my favorite slasher films. And, yes, Michael Ironside delivers another great performance.  |
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jan 23, 2018 2:56:34 GMT
I thought Visiting Hours was a pretty good slasher flick. You can always count on Michael Ironside to deliver a great performance.
I was a little too young to see it at the theater when it first came out, so I resorted to reading the paperback tie-in. Then a couple of years later I caught it on video.
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