tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post1817110019909008358..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: The Changeling (1980)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-5620235808819778662014-04-14T00:45:31.778-07:002014-04-14T00:45:31.778-07:00Great film, watched it last night on Youtube at 1:...Great film, watched it last night on Youtube at 1:10 am. The most creepy scene is when the music box plays John's new composition, something I did not expect! I love the way Senator Joseph Carmichael is - very dignified and not ruthless, he does try to buy out John's story - but realizes that John does not want the money. Whether the scriptwriter of Ringu or The Ring might have been inspired by The Changeling, I can't say. The similarities are - A room over an old well, Joseph is drowned, Samara is pushed - both in water. Samara is adopted, Joseph is a biological child, but killed as he has arthritis. This is a sad ghost tale, like Mama (2013), once you empathize with the ghost, you feel the ghost is right. Joseph is a good ghost who means no trouble - yet I'm surprised why the detective is killed in the road accident, and why frighten Claire when she means no harm. Joseph should have harmed Claire's colleague at the Historical Society for warning the fake Joseph. Still a great film to watch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-76016111967872515072010-10-20T14:22:01.496-07:002010-10-20T14:22:01.496-07:00I just watched the movie on IFC.
The ending does ...I just watched the movie on IFC. <br />The ending does seem a bit confusing, but I side with Emily - the old guy is not there in the house, at least in his body. He is there to see the truth of who he is by watching his father kill Joseph. This vision causes him to have a heart attack.<br />Scott's character says "I saw him kill the boy - I son't know how". I like how the filmaker left it open for the how of the visions.<br />But I think the key to the scene is when the old guy has both chains in his hands, and is looking at them with a "This cannot be possible" stare. Almost like he forgot he was once an orphan and blocked out his memories?papias1000https://www.blogger.com/profile/05258783269407533711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-5971112661307849962010-06-02T07:38:24.681-07:002010-06-02T07:38:24.681-07:00I always thought the end where the senator was see...I always thought the end where the senator was seemingly in two places at once- he office and the house, was actually some kind of vision/out of body type experience that the ghost was causing. I don't think that he was actually physically in the house at all.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703547283751473482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-26781298154983250242010-02-05T16:31:22.398-08:002010-02-05T16:31:22.398-08:00I was so shocked at how scary this movie was. That...I was so shocked at how scary this movie was. That kid's voice on the tape was utterly horrifying to me. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. There were some cheesy parts and it suffers somewhat from "70s pacing". I actually experienced one of the most terrifying cinematic shocks ever from this movie. The part where Patton opens the door to the bathroom and peaks into the overflowing tub to see the drowned child scared the pants off me. I literally screamed like a little girl. That probably had to do with me looking away right before it happened, looking back right when it happened and being jabbed in the knee by someone who knew when the fright would manifest. Like a little girl!!!<br /><br />Years later when I watched The Ring I noticed that tons of the plot was directly lifted from The Changeling. Especially the house which was built over the well to conceal it and what was hidden within. I haven't seen Ringu yet but I'm sure the same thing happens in it. Right? Anyway, I'm surprised that no one seems to notice that or care. So, I just thought I'd point that out.Miskatonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458189434988263478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-71389305549577461542009-06-21T03:46:01.345-07:002009-06-21T03:46:01.345-07:00I'm sorry, but I think this movie is very over...I'm sorry, but I think this movie is very overrated. I found most of the stuff in the movie not scary. The scene with the wheelchair-o-vision was so ridiculous. I just found the movie boring overall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-61798616940569107222009-03-23T13:52:00.000-07:002009-03-23T13:52:00.000-07:00I love this movie! I bought it a few weeks ago and...I love this movie! I bought it a few weeks ago and I've watched it three times already. It's one of those truly spooky movies. I especially love when George C. Scott is playing the piano, and the one key doesn't work. But then, when he walks away the key plays itself! The music does a really great job of setting the mood..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-38692443476416415112008-05-17T23:44:00.000-07:002008-05-17T23:44:00.000-07:00George C Scott School of Acting Scared: back away...George C Scott School of Acting Scared: back away from things very slowly.<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, this movie is freaky. The seance scene is so scary. I actually had a friend walk out of the room at stop watching the movie at that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-8047624925515871682008-04-11T10:27:00.000-07:002008-04-11T10:27:00.000-07:00this movie terrified me when i was a kid-- i watch...this movie terrified me when i was a kid-- i watched it around the same time as carrie... damn my parents.the little kid's voice on the recorder still gives me the creeps. AGH! now i want to watch it.Kolleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738326294612142773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-16131415026772507972008-04-09T11:34:00.000-07:002008-04-09T11:34:00.000-07:00This is a pretty chilling movie. And you're right ...This is a pretty chilling movie. And you're right about how old everyone is--that's totally '70s. I'm sick of seeing teenagers in horror movies. Guess that's because they're the only ones who'll pay to see crap on opening weekend, which is the only way producers can recap their costs.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-30662726163981166192008-04-08T12:08:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:08:00.000-07:00An absolute favorite of mine! Scared the crap out ...An absolute favorite of mine! Scared the crap out of me as a kid. Funny how you mention that everyone is older than you're used to seeing in a horror movie. It's something you don't see too much anymore, a cast of characters that isn't all barely drinking age.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-34615329944433775272008-04-08T08:01:00.000-07:002008-04-08T08:01:00.000-07:00I do like this movie, but I have found that like m...I do like this movie, but I have found that like many "angry spirit must be put to rest" haunted house flicks, this one suffers on re-watching. Once you know (SPOILERS!) the kid's ghost just wants "justice" and really doesn't want to hurt anyone, it robs the earlier creepy scenes of their menace for me.<BR/><BR/>Still, I love the bouncing-ball and wheelchair scenes (the latter of which they totally stole from <I>The Ghost</I>, which both you and I reviewed previously), and Scott's always fun to watch.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-45093816814764210872008-04-07T19:20:00.000-07:002008-04-07T19:20:00.000-07:00old changeling? new changeling? ARGH WHICH ONE!old changeling? new changeling? ARGH WHICH ONE!Kolleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738326294612142773noreply@blogger.com