The Woman in Black
1989 Directed by Herbert Wise
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When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing.
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This film gave me the closest experience to defacating in my pants because of a jump-scare ever. There I was, sitting in my GCSE English class, truly and utterly bored by this cheap knock-off of a really quite boring book, and BAM! The Woman in Black appears over Arthur's bed without warning, screaming her head off, like some decomposing banshee. Of course, every girl in the class screams, triggering me to scream too. But mine wasn't just an ordinary scream. It was a scream from the darkest depths of my nightmares, causing me to shake uncontrollably and triggering every sweat gland on my body all at once. There was something about that low-angle shot that caused every moment of dread…
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Every now and then a made-for-television movie comes along and blows me away and this is at the top with a few other gems (with the likes of Dark Night of the Scarecrow most specifically).
I wish I could have seen this as an impressionable child because I would have probably been terrified. The mood and atmosphere of the film definitely made me grab my cat for some emotional support and friendly company (much like Spider the adorable dog)!
I wanted to watch this before I check out the recent remake but I'm looking forward to it a little less now, I feel as though it's going to be hard to top this ghost story adaptation.
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An extremely effective and minimal ghost tale that's as good or better than the recent remake, without all the CGI effects and over-the-top atmosphere.
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Watch this with the lights off, on your own, with headphones.
You won't sleep. Not for days. She'll be there every time you close your eyes. She may even be watching you reading this, right now...
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Wonderful slow burning and atmospheric screen version of Susan Hill's classic ghost story. Originally made for TV, with Nigel Kneale turning in a fine and faithful adaptation of the novel and brilliantly directed in a steady and understated way by Herbert Wise. Well remembered - and rightly so - as a truly terrifying piece of television.
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So spooky, brilliant film!
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this was rather scary than the holiday remake but still a pretty interesting oldschool horror movie i love these old english films anyway...
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Publiqué el 18/03/2013:
The Woman in Black (Wise,1989) es tan predecible y tedioso como el remake de 2012, pero el final es menos incoherente
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18/03/13 20:55
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I know its wrong to judge something directly against something else but in this instance, I do think it's far... Despite Daniel Radcliffe's slightly sub par performance in the recent remake of this classic horror story, I found the 2012 version to be superior in almost every department.
It was pedestrian slow and the story wasn't compelling enough to hold my interest. It may be one that I revisit in a few months or years time and re evaluate but for now, it wasn't my cup of tea.
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This film gave me the closest experience to defacating in my pants because of a jump-scare ever. There I was, sitting in my GCSE English class, truly and utterly bored by this cheap knock-off of a really quite boring book, and BAM! The Woman in Black appears over Arthur's bed without warning, screaming her head off, like some decomposing banshee. Of course, every girl in the class screams, triggering me to scream too. But mine wasn't just an ordinary scream. It was a scream from the darkest depths of my nightmares, causing me to shake uncontrollably and triggering every sweat gland on my body all at once. There was something about that low-angle shot that caused every moment of dread…
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An extremely effective and minimal ghost tale that's as good or better than the recent remake, without all the CGI effects and over-the-top atmosphere.
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Every now and then a made-for-television movie comes along and blows me away and this is at the top with a few other gems (with the likes of Dark Night of the Scarecrow most specifically).
I wish I could have seen this as an impressionable child because I would have probably been terrified. The mood and atmosphere of the film definitely made me grab my cat for some emotional support and friendly company (much like Spider the adorable dog)!
I wanted to watch this before I check out the recent remake but I'm looking forward to it a little less now, I feel as though it's going to be hard to top this ghost story adaptation.
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Not as good as the new one, but one really shocking bit!!!