tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post3532300190145050152..comments2024-02-21T20:51:54.249+00:00Comments on The Celluloid Highway: The Legend of Hell House (1973)Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]http://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-90808204456644642522011-12-07T14:12:35.128+00:002011-12-07T14:12:35.128+00:00Cheers for the comment Steve! It does lose its way...Cheers for the comment Steve! It does lose its way in the final third. I've always thought the reason behind the spectral activity undermines the build up...put simply, its just daft!Shaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-21902494394126499322011-12-06T00:29:33.824+00:002011-12-06T00:29:33.824+00:00For the first 65 minutes this is the best haunted ...For the first 65 minutes this is the best haunted house movie ever made but it falls apart so badly in the last 25 minutes that it almost makes you forget how superb the first 65 minutes was, i just watch the first hour now and never bother to watch the last half hour any more. I have to disagree about the captions, for me they make the film the perfect one to watch over the Christmas period steve prefontainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-56382546459858215212010-07-02T05:17:39.510+01:002010-07-02T05:17:39.510+01:00Thank you very much on the capacity of your inform...Thank you very much on the capacity of your information Very cool blog,<br />http://aflamtoreksh.blogspot.comaflam torekshhttp://aflamtoreksh.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-26860703478637956282010-07-01T15:31:11.326+01:002010-07-01T15:31:11.326+01:00Thanks for the comments one and all - always appre...Thanks for the comments one and all - always appreciated. <br /><br />@ Film Connoisseur - I read somewhere that British actor David Tennant (Most famous for playing Doctor Who) has secured the role of Peter Vincent. I think they have to change the character because Roddy nailed it so damn well. I love TWINS OF EVIL too. <br /><br />I'm sure you could tell from the review that THE EXORCIST orShaun Anderson [The Celluloid Highway]https://www.blogger.com/profile/18066744649878418309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-59162672284231956522010-07-01T14:30:59.377+01:002010-07-01T14:30:59.377+01:00Interesting, and apt, comparison to THE EXORCIST. ...Interesting, and apt, comparison to THE EXORCIST. The last time I watched it, it struck me as perhaps the most *pretentious* horror movie I've seen. Good call-out on Friedkin! Don't know how I missed that before, but ugh. I recall liking HELL HOUSE well enough, nothing really blew me away; my copy of Matheson's novel sits unread on my shelf. Sounds like a much pulpier version of HILL Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-44119730241097103152010-07-01T10:37:38.802+01:002010-07-01T10:37:38.802+01:00I totally agree that Legend of Hell House stands u...I totally agree that <em>Legend of Hell House</em> stands up much better today than <em>The Exorcist</em>. And Roddy McDowell was always fun.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-9532549826264137042010-07-01T01:30:47.884+01:002010-07-01T01:30:47.884+01:00"The Legend of Hell House" has always be..."The Legend of Hell House" has always been in my top ten favourite horror films of all time. I saw it when I was too young to even know that "The Haunting" even existed. I probably only watched it originally because Roddy McDowell was Galen and I liked him. I can find a lot of flaws in it now but it was piss-your-pants scary once upon a time. :)Dr Bloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904860037603156527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-53897441479066586562010-06-30T22:00:36.009+01:002010-06-30T22:00:36.009+01:00Oooh, and another thing, Twins of Evil rocks in my...Oooh, and another thing, Twins of Evil rocks in my book. Its one of the most enjoyable Hammer HOrror films...heavy on the atmosphere, just like LEgend of Hell House, that shot of the house with the fog you posted...and the black cat, perfect, horror movie goodness!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751360814489146754.post-55884748535657647792010-06-30T21:58:35.807+01:002010-06-30T21:58:35.807+01:00I enjoyed this one, Im a fan of haunted house film...I enjoyed this one, Im a fan of haunted house films, I thought exactly what you did. Its subtle and effective. Its never really over the top. As you mentioned, the sound effects helps make things spookier. <br /><br />Id like to give this one a re-watch, Roddy McDowell is always a plus on any movie. I mean, freaking Fright Night!? Cant believe they are turning Peter Vincent The Great, Vampire, Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.com