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Post by koskiewicz on Dec 21, 2018 19:28:44 GMT
Dead Again w/Kenneth Branaugh
Spirits of the Dead w/Jane & Peter Fonda, Alain Delon, Brigit Bardot, and Terrence Stamp
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Post by timshelboy on Dec 21, 2018 19:32:20 GMT
Gulty as charged re Mullan/Cox. My big. Great review though - had no idea there was an alt ending so will dig out my dvd for festive rewatch.  As for best ever tape recording in horror the one in HOUSE OF THE LAUGHING WINDOWS comes pretty close you git  Never seen HOUSE OF THE LAUGHING WINDOWS, in fact my Giallo intake is only modest. So rest assured I have stuck it on my list to be digested in the New year. sneak preview - the excerpt from the tape right at the beginning and about a minute into this one actually here is the whole thing |
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 21, 2018 21:18:16 GMT
The Canterville Ghost (1944) with Charles Laughton, Robert Young, and Margaret O'Brien is great fun. Haven't seen the remake.
Very much enjoy this one, too, bravo.
There are so many in the comedy ghost films category that I do enjoy seeing. Like THE GHOSTBREAKERS (1944), starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard.
And Abbot and Costello in HOLD THAT GHOST (1941).
There were lots of those in the forties and fifties, if I recall.
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 21, 2018 21:29:12 GMT
Great subject, and very timely considering A Christmas Carol.  The one that is simpy called Ghost Story 1981.  Dead of Night 1945 anthology movie, some ghosts and some maybe paranormal stories  The Devil's Backbone ( El espinazo del diablo) 2001, another Spanish ghost story.  Scrooge 1970, one of many versions of the Dickens' story  The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1947, all ghosts are not dangerous
Some great choices, teleadm. But I'm particularly glad you mentioned THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR. That's a personal favorite, which, as you say, proves that not all ghosts are dangerous. Beautiful film, with a beautiful score by Bernard Herrmann. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 22, 2018 18:34:54 GMT
The Uninvited (1944) The Exorcist (1973) The Sixth Sense (1999) Rufus, as I said in the beginning, this really isn't my genre. But these three are among my other favorites. I admire them all for many reasons. And, for me, THE SIXTH SENSE was truly terrifying. Thanks for the reminders. Oh, and I haven't seen THE OTHERS, but it sounds a lot like the 1961 film in my OP. I wonder if it's a re-do or a different version of the Henry James novel, "The Turn of the Screw?" Probably one I should see.
And to everyone: thanks for all the wonderful titles. There are many I haven't seen, but I appreciate learning about them, and look forward to seeing some of them when I have a chance.
spiderwort, "The Others" from 2001 is very different from "The Other" from the 70s. The 2001 film is a slow build up haunted house movie. I agree with Chalice_Of_Evil that it is one of Nicole Kidman's best if not the best. I highly recommend it for people who love atmospheric horror with little to no blood or gore. |
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 22, 2018 18:49:26 GMT
spiderwort, "The Others" from 2001 is very different from "The Other" from the 70s. The 2001 film is a slow build up haunted house movie. I agree with Chalice_Of_Evil that it is one of Nicole Kidman's best if not the best. I highly recommend it for people who love atmospheric horror with little to no blood or gore. Sorry, I didn't make myself more clear, Rufus. I was referring to THE INNOCENTS (1961) in my OP. The description of that in imdb is "A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted."
The description of THE OTHERS (2001) in imdb is "A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted."
Sounds similar, though the Henry James novel upon which the former is based isn't credited to it, so I thought maybe THE OTHERS was a re-working of the same story. Anyway, it's clearly a film I need to see.
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 22, 2018 18:51:32 GMT
A few other that I like not mentioned yet. Poltergeist (1982)  A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)  Ringu (1998)  Stir Of Echoes (1999)  Paranormal Activity (2007)  |
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 22, 2018 18:57:39 GMT
spiderwort, "The Others" from 2001 is very different from "The Other" from the 70s. The 2001 film is a slow build up haunted house movie. I agree with Chalice_Of_Evil that it is one of Nicole Kidman's best if not the best. I highly recommend it for people who love atmospheric horror with little to no blood or gore. Sorry, I didn't make myself more clear, Rufus. I was referring to THE INNOCENTS (1961) in my OP. The description of that in imdb is "A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted."
The description of THE OTHERS (2001) in imdb is "A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted."
Sounds similar, though the Henry James novel upon which the former is based isn't credited to it, so I thought maybe THE OTHERS was a re-working of the same story. Anyway, it's clearly a film I need to see.
Ah yes, the setting is very similar, but the story is different. If you like The Innocent, you'll like The Others. |
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Dec 22, 2018 19:31:01 GMT
The Eye (2002) (Ging gwai) - www.imdb.com/title/tt0325655/reference
Don't dare blink as you may miss something!
Wong Kar Mun went blind at the age of two, 18 years later she undergoes a cornea transplant that appears to be a success. Unfortunately that success comes with a terrifying side-effect; the ability to see unhappy ghosts
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Gin Gwai (The Eye) is directed by the Pang brothers Oxide and Danny and stars Angelica Lee (Mun) and Lawrence Chou (Dr.Wah) as the two main principals.
No matter what source of reference you use for film reviews, one thing that can be guaranteed as regards Gin Gwai is how divided people are on it. One of the few things that most tend to agree on though is that it's visual flourishes are nothing short of fantastic. And they are. Blended with the editing, music, sound, camera-work and the effects, it therefore fuels the fire of those calling it style over substance. It's also fair to drop onside with those folk decrying the over familiarity with its central themes. If you have seen Irvin Kershner's The Eyes Of Laura Mars, Michael Apted's Blink and M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, well you wont be watching anything thematically new here. But the Pang brothers have crafted a thoroughly engrossing, menacing and nerve gnawer of a film, one that delivers chills and scares for the discerning horror sub-genre fan.
Here's the crux of the matter with Gin Gwai, it is the opposite side of the Asian horror coin to the likes of the blood letting Audition. This is pure and simply for those not in need of murder death kill to fulfil their horror needs. I was creeped out immensely by this film because the ghost and supernatural side of horror is what really works for me, as long as it is done effectively. To which Gin Gwai most assuredly is. The various scenes shift from ethereal unease to hold your breath terror, from classrooms to lifts, to hospital wards, the brothers Pang, with beautiful technical expertise, held me over a precipice of dread. Even the opening credits are inventive and have the ability to send a cautionary shiver down ones spine. There's a barely formed, and pointless, romantic angle that marks it down a point, but as the blistering (literally) last quarter assaults the senses and so does the time for reflection arrive. Gin Gwai ends up being one of this decades best horror pictures. Well to me at least. 9/10
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 22, 2018 22:38:58 GMT
Lying beyond normal experience or scientific explanation I really enjoy paranormal films Two films come to mind with a focus on extrasensory perception, that is information not gained through the recognized physical senses, but sensed with the mind, a great inspiration for creepy and suspenseful tales.. Has anyone else seen an obscure American TV movie from 1979 Mind Over Murder directed by Ivan Nagy and starring Deborah Raffin as Suzy.? It is 40 years since I have seen the low budget thriller but I still vividly recall much of the creepy tale and the dark unnerving atmosphere. Suzy begins to have premonitions & nightmares, she believes that time stands still and she can see and hear future events, connected to her visions an evil bald man... I searched for years trying to remember the title and thought I had rediscovered it with Eyes Of Laura Mars (1975) starring Faye Dunnaway as a famous fashion photographer who develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer... Thanks to IMDb I finally nailed it. The suspenseful films are similar, both use a female lead and ESP as the theme , I prefer Mind Over Murder and hope to find a copy, so I can watch again..   |
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Dec 23, 2018 2:21:29 GMT
Lying beyond normal experience or scientific explanation I really enjoy paranormal films Two films come to mind with a focus on extrasensory perception, that is information not gained through the recognized physical senses, but sensed with the mind, a great inspiration for creepy and suspenseful tales.. Has anyone else seen an obscure American TV movie from 1979 Mind Over Murder directed by Ivan Nagy and starring Deborah Raffin as Suzy.? It is 40 years since I have seen the low budget thriller but I still vividly recall much of the creepy tale and the dark unnerving atmosphere. Suzy begins to have premonitions & nightmares, she believes that time stands still and she can see and hear future events, connected to her visions an evil bald man... I searched for years trying to remember the title and thought I had rediscovered it with Eyes Of Laura Mars (1975) starring Faye Dunnaway as a famous fashion photographer who develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer... Thanks to IMDb I finally nailed it. The suspenseful films are similar, both use a female lead and ESP as the theme , I prefer Mind Over Murder and hope to find a copy, so I can watch again.. Hi Planet X,I hope you are all set for Christmas, and I want to say thanks for bringing MOM to attention,which I've found on YT: |
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Post by cwsims on Dec 23, 2018 2:27:39 GMT
insidious films and conjuring universe are my favorites!
Winchester The House That Ghosts Built is a good one too!
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Post by petrolino on Dec 23, 2018 2:35:45 GMT
Great thread"! I'll be looking deeper into this as I'm off work over the Christmas & New Year period (my American employer shuts down nowadays and encourages us all to take Christmas holiday out of our annual allotment).
There's also 'Ghosts On The Loose' (1943) ...
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 23, 2018 3:36:21 GMT
Here are a few more... Ugetsu (1953)  1408 (2007)  Burnt Offerings (1976) _1000_420_90_c1.jpg) Dark Water (2002)  Oculus (2013)  The Woman in Black (2012)  |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 23, 2018 4:16:14 GMT
Has anyone else seen an obscure American TV movie from 1979 Mind Over Murder directed by Ivan Nagy and starring Deborah Raffin as Suzy.? Hi Planet X,I hope you are all set for Christmas, and I want to say thanks for bringing MOM to attention,which I've found on YT: Hi there MDF , I forget about and should look to YT before ordering !! The copy from the States I found & ordered after posting here earlier was probably manufactured from the YT clip, LOL Had a tantalizing thrill from the opener, thanks so much .. now really excited for the disc to arrive, Glad to be off the work routine, looking forward to a relaxing break , holiday orders have arrived an exciting and unknown bunch of classic international titles Happy Viewing to you & have a wonderful Classic Christmas  |
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Post by petrolino on Dec 23, 2018 4:16:28 GMT
The paranormal reached new extremes in the films of Mario Bava and his friend Lucio Fulci. Here, in Fulci's magnificent 'City Of The Living Dead' (1980), Christopher George realises the true power of zombie ghosts, through a sequence Edgar Allan Poe would have been proud of. As Lebowskidoo has said, George was a great actor who left us too soon ...
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Post by koskiewicz on Dec 23, 2018 18:02:16 GMT
...and there was also the classic film "Topper" with Cary Grant.
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 26, 2018 15:01:46 GMT
Great thread"! I'll be looking deeper into this as I'm off work over the Christmas & New Year period (my American employer shuts down nowadays and encourages us all to take Christmas holiday out of our annual allotment).
There's also 'Ghosts On The Loose' (1943) ...
Ava Gardner and the Bowery Boys - who'da thought? As I recall, they made quite of few of these silly spooky films. I saw them when I was a kid (not in their time) and always enjoyed them, however silly they were.
And then there's this one, another with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard, which I saw decades ago but remember liking: THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939)
I really enjoy the funny ones, even when they are silly.
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 26, 2018 16:46:01 GMT
Anyone remember a Superman episode in which Perry White, who often exclaimed "Great Caesar's ghost", was visited by the Roman leader's apparition?  |
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