Reviews of The Haunting
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Chuck Vollers
26Feb11
If you ask me, not as wonderful as its reputation, but certainly a highly enjoyable spook show. I think Julie Harris is too stagy in the role of Eleanor, but Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn are all in top form and Hill House is a great set. But I think Wise’s direction isn’t as subtle as everyone gives him credit for. I feel like he’s busy shouting in my ear, “Look at me, I’m only hinting at the horrors behind the door!” Still worthy of any horror fans attention, though.
bojkowski
26Jan10
It’s amazing how effective a creaky door, some slightly odd camera angles and a few well places statues can be. This is another classic ‘haunted house’ story with yet another demonic presence at play. This time there are some deliciously eerie set pieces and loads of in camera effects to bring the creep. You might even forget that our heroine is an annoyingly whiney old spinster who seems to be constantly harassed by her own mere existence of the planet, let alone by the cantankerous spirits within Hill House (even the name is similar, huh). Remade in 1999 with Lili Taylor in a career ending performance playing the whiney spinster with similarly annoying aplomb. [ This is a review I wrote over at my blog —http://linefeed.presspublish.info/2982 ].
- Currently 4.0/5 Stars.