tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post1124691480885696133..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: The Godsend (1980)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-68468181992753866252013-10-30T11:36:47.698-07:002013-10-30T11:36:47.698-07:00Watching this film on TV right this very moment.Watching this film on TV right this very moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-22928835741997120242013-10-27T12:39:22.143-07:002013-10-27T12:39:22.143-07:00PS--the movie i watch each and every Halloween sea...PS--the movie i watch each and every Halloween season *was* made for tv, and is called "Dark Night Of The Scarecrow". It finally came out on dvd, so i can retire my ancient vhs tape.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-79308985786610173562013-10-27T12:37:25.203-07:002013-10-27T12:37:25.203-07:00I was home one winter afternoon for whatever reaso...I was home one winter afternoon for whatever reason, back in the 80s, and watched this and loved it. Beware of mumps!Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-60606858869911454322013-10-12T08:03:16.323-07:002013-10-12T08:03:16.323-07:00No, this was definitely a theatrical release, not ...No, this was definitely a theatrical release, not made for tv. I saw it in Detroit when it was released on the first Friday of January, 1980.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-25415242871452456142013-10-11T11:26:44.984-07:002013-10-11T11:26:44.984-07:00Saw this one as a kid, maybe the best way to see i...Saw this one as a kid, maybe the best way to see it, and was disturbed, mainly by the sheer grim matter-of-factness of the kids' deaths. I think the low-key, unflashy approach may have accentuated the emotional impact, in a way that a more in-your-face modern style might actually work against. There was nothing to distract from the shock and pain implicit in those scenes, no fast cuts and confused camerawork to soften the blow.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364322006357208797noreply@blogger.com