The Haunting (1963) - October 2013 - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

dsman71 · 02-06-2013, 07:34 PM

I couldnt get into this one, I tried it 2 times and thought it was dull. The remake is much much....
Worse ! Terrible remake poop

lcummins · 02-06-2013, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dsman71

I couldnt get into this one, I tried it 2 times and thought it was dull. The remake is much much....
Worse ! Terrible remake poop

This might be my favorite "scary" movie ever! I'm scared much more by movies that make you start turning your head thinking you've seen something from the corner of your eye, or every little noise startles you a bit. The "horror" is all in your own mind and never really shown on the screen... much worse than anything Hollywood could dream up! The Blair Witch Project was another good movie in this vein. Both movies had endings that let me down a bit, but I had trouble going to sleep after watching each of them for the first time.

Try watching The Haunting in the dark, by yourself, late at night and see if it doesn't interest you more. At least get to the scene where

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BluPat · 02-06-2013, 08:03 PM

I hope this comes out in the US. I have never watched this one. Love my classics though!!!!

Magoo · 02-06-2013, 08:12 PM

I really love this film. I bought it when it came out on DvD. I would sugest renting it for those who never seen it 1st. I have shown this to many folks and I seem to be the only one who liked it. Everyone else said it was boring and not scary.

It does not scare me, but its a classic and I love it so its a buy for me!

zbinks · 02-06-2013, 08:25 PM

This is a fantastic slice of post-Monsters, pre-exploitation horror cinema and it might be the preeminent Old Dark House movie. This is definitely a film where one needs to watch with the lights out and the volume up.

It'll be great to get rid of another WB snapper case.

dirtylemons · 02-11-2013, 12:26 PM

One of my all-time favorite films. And my list of those not yet on Blu-ray continues to shrink....

Robonaut · 02-11-2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by zbinks

This is definitely a film where one needs to watch with the lights out and the volume up.

Being alone is much recommended, too!

zbinks · 02-11-2013, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Robonaut

Being alone is much recommended, too!

Lantz · 03-23-2013, 08:57 AM

Fantastic news! I'll buy this day one.

Lantz · 03-23-2013, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by AKORIS

and THE INNOCENTS

The Innocents is out on bluray already.

lemonski · 03-23-2013, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by zbinks

+1

I saw '63 The Haunting theatrically (as a youngster in the early 80's) and it scared the bejeezus out of me, being in the dark and on the big screen it was terrifying. I remember using the back of the person in front of me's head to shield my eyes

The other one, as someone mentioned, is The Innocents. I started watching it alone in the dark, it got too much for me and I had to stop it and turn all the lights back on

I still have not finished watching it to this day

02-06-2013, 08:03 PM	#63
BluPat Special Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:448 PS3 collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:67	I hope this comes out in the US. I have never watched this one. Love my classics though!!!! Blu-ray WishList: 'Seconds'(1966) 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane'(1976), 'Mildred Pierce'(1945), 'Legend of Lizzie Borden'(1975 TV Movie), 'The Howling'(1981), 'Valley of the Dolls'(1967), 'A Place in the Sun'(1951), 'Sunset Boulevard'(1950), and many films of Joan Crawford, Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, etc.

03-23-2013, 08:57 AM	#69
Lantz Active Member Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Uppsala, Sweden.	Fantastic news! I'll buy this day one. Equipment: Panasonic Plasma 55" TX-P55VT30Y, Dark room + THX setting, OPPO BDP-93EU Multiregion, Creative 2.1. 600 Bluray Discs.

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02-06-2013, 07:34 PM	#61
dsman71 Special Member Member since:Aug 2011	I couldnt get into this one, I tried it 2 times and thought it was dull. The remake is much much.... Worse ! Terrible remake poop

02-06-2013, 08:12 PM	#64
Magoo Member Member since:Nov 2012 PS3 collection:21 Blu-ray reviews:4	I really love this film. I bought it when it came out on DvD. I would sugest renting it for those who never seen it 1st. I have shown this to many folks and I seem to be the only one who liked it. Everyone else said it was boring and not scary. It does not scare me, but its a classic and I love it so its a buy for me!

02-06-2013, 08:25 PM	#65
zbinks Expert Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:765 DVD collection:483 Trading Score:1	This is a fantastic slice of post-Monsters, pre-exploitation horror cinema and it might be the preeminent Old Dark House movie. This is definitely a film where one needs to watch with the lights out and the volume up. It'll be great to get rid of another WB snapper case.

02-11-2013, 12:26 PM	#66
dirtylemons Member Member since:May 2010 Blu-ray collection:151 DVD collection:3 PS3 collection:34 Blu-ray reviews:5	One of my all-time favorite films. And my list of those not yet on Blu-ray continues to shrink....