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Post by OmegaWolf747 on Feb 5, 2017 3:19:35 GMT
Although rather obscure these days, this film continues to inspire newer supernatural thrillers such as The Ring, The Others and Dark Water.
After a car accident claims the lives of his wife and daughter, a grieving composer named John Russell leaves New York and returns to his home state Washington to teach musical composition at his alma mater. He rents a large old mansion in the countryside from the local historical society and uses the piano that came with the house to compose music. Little does he know that he is not alone in the large, dark house.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2017 3:34:25 GMT
Wanna get an idea of how old I am? I drove down with some friends to the city just to see this film. It scared the crap out of us.
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Post by OmegaWolf747 on Feb 5, 2017 3:43:06 GMT
I envy everyone who saw it in theaters. If it's scary on a TV screen, I can't imagine watching it on a large screen in a dark theater.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Feb 5, 2017 9:19:37 GMT
This movie has some great atmosphere.
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Post by OmegaWolf747 on Feb 5, 2017 13:59:12 GMT
I had trouble sleeping in the dark for quite a while after watching it as a kid.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2017 15:59:08 GMT
So happy to see this thread was created. This movie is very important to me. Not only were key scenes filmed in my hometown of Vancouver, but The Changeling is also the film that inspired me to go to film school to study cinematography. I owe it so much. It's a fantastic, forgotten gem.
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Post by OmegaWolf747 on Feb 5, 2017 16:49:25 GMT
So happy to see this thread was created. This movie is very important to me. Not only were key scenes filmed in my hometown of Vancouver, but The Changeling is also the film that inspired me to go to film school to study cinematography. I owe it so much. It's a fantastic, forgotten gem. Glad you could make it over. So, to get the ball rolling. What, for everyone here, was the creepiest scene? For me, of course, it was when the little girl sees Joseph under her bedroom floor. Yikes! :-O
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 0:20:11 GMT
I love this one! The creepiest scene for me involved the wheelchair. You know the one if you've seen the film. I'm being vague to avoid spoilers to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Feb 6, 2017 2:14:39 GMT
One of the scariest movies of all time. Love it. Waiting for a Blu-ray.
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Post by pop_actor on Feb 6, 2017 2:29:36 GMT
I'm ashamed that I have never seen this one...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 5:13:42 GMT
One of the scariest movies of all time. Love it. Waiting for a Blu-ray.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 5:14:35 GMT
I'm ashamed that I have never seen this one... Pop your lucky I like yo u bro, else you'd be gettin some serijos ball bustin!
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Post by OmegaWolf747 on Feb 6, 2017 11:01:54 GMT
One of the scariest movies of all time. Love it. Waiting for a Blu-ray. I'm waiting for a legit online release.
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Post by pop_actor on Feb 6, 2017 13:39:08 GMT
I'm ashamed that I have never seen this one... Pop your lucky I like yo u bro, else you'd be gettin some serijos ball bustin! What's wrong Alamo? Mad about what? I have bigger balls?
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Post by lenny64 on Feb 6, 2017 16:32:17 GMT
Hi. Just joined here so glad to be able to still discus one of my favourite films
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Post by naterdawg on Feb 7, 2017 2:01:51 GMT
Wanna get an idea of how old I am? I drove down with some friends to the city just to see this film. It scared the crap out of us. I also saw this at the cinema. I think it was February or March of 1980. And I was very pleasantly surprised.
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Post by naterdawg on Feb 7, 2017 2:02:42 GMT
I love this one! The creepiest scene for me involved the wheelchair. You know the one if you've seen the film. I'm being vague to avoid spoilers to anyone who hasn't seen it yet. To me, the creepiest scene by far is the ball bouncing down the stairs...and it's wet.
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Post by OmegaWolf747 on Feb 7, 2017 13:24:18 GMT
I love this one! The creepiest scene for me involved the wheelchair. You know the one if you've seen the film. I'm being vague to avoid spoilers to anyone who hasn't seen it yet. To me, the creepiest scene by far is the ball bouncing down the stairs...and it's wet. That was definitely a shocker. Showed how powerful the entity truly was.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 5:16:21 GMT
I'm not on board with everyone else.
I saw this for the first time in a small cabin, out in the middle of the woods. It was at night and a fairly creepy atmosphere overall.
But I didn't really find this film creepy at all. The opposite held more true. George C. Scott's character seemed more curious at there being a supernatural being in his house. Sometimes maybe a bit annoyed. But never scared. His acting sort of ruined the film for me because he just didn't act... scared. So in the end I found it more unintentionally funny than scary, really.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 23:26:35 GMT
I watched it for the first time a couple of years ago having never heard of it before. I really enjoyed it, great atmosphere.
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