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Originally Posted by Tommy Jarvis
The Haunting 1963 ★★★★
The Haunting definetily is a classic.
There are several things to love about this movie. From the way it takes its time to set up the characters over the special effects that were amazing for the time to small details.
Like the combination of Eleanor's inner monologues and her Frances McDormand-ish way of staring into the distance with several degrees of fear and unease. Or how you can feel said unease and discomfort slip into the cheeky young getabout.
Four stars well deserved.
The Phantom of the Opera 1925 ★★★★
Every horror fan should treat him/herself to a bit of vintage every now and then. Visit/revisit the classics with Chaney, Lugosi, Karloff,... or go on the hunt for forgotten and/or underrated gems.
You can enjoy this one for the score, for the overacting that was par for the course in silent movies, for Chaney's great performance as the Phantom,... and that one reveal that still holds up to this day.
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Once again, TJ score two hits out of the park
! We saw POTO a couple of years back on the big screen and despite the overacting by the supporting performers, Chaney is aces!
As for THE HAUNTING, so creepy! I saw in the Panama Canal Zone at an "Owl Show" which was usually horror films starting at 10:00. It really had the audience on edge, but some frustration when Eleanor is thinking (quite a lot in this film) as most of the films I saw back in the CZ had Spanish subtitles, but for whatever reason, Eleanors inner dialogues were in Spanish
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Showed it many years later to a group, one who loved FANGORIA type films, but was riveted by the film and practically leapt out of his seat in a scene involving a missing person
