#House on haunted hill blu ray movie#

#House on haunted hill blu ray movie#

It would've been nice if he had gone to such lengths to make sure the rest of the movie was as carefully handled as well. Johnson took this element of the script very seriously, and worked to make sure his portrayal of an amputee was accurate. The film takes great pains to handle this element realistically, or at least as realistically as a big dumb action movie can, and it earns points for that. The only slightly original element of Skyscraper is the fact that Johnson's character is an amputee with a prosthetic leg. Oh, and Johnson's family is trapped in there too. Johnson plays a security expert who has to fight his way into the tallest building in the world вЂ“ a building that just happens to be on fire. But ultimately, Skyscraper is a poor Die Hard clone with none of Die Hard's cleverness. The special effects are good, Johnson brings a surprising seriousness to his part, and it's great to see Neve Campbell kick some ass. It's certainly better than Rampage, Johnson's other film from this year. All things considered, Skyscraper is fine. No matter how it plays out, the end result is a film like Skyscraper. Blair rambles a bit in this interview (which could've been fixed with editing), but it's a treat to watch her laugh her butt off as she recalls being forced to take tap dancing lessons for the film, because for some inexplicable reason, John Boorman thought Regan should be a tap dancer. But little by little, the script would begin to change as filming began, and before anyone realized what was going on, the film became a disaster. The cast assembled, including Richard Burton, certainly helped. She received the script around the time she was 17, and thought it was 'amazing.' 'They presented a really good next step' for everything, Blair adds. To hear Blair tell it, the original version of the script she was sent was 'very well written', but ultimately not the project that was made. The biggest special feature here, though, is an interview with Linda Blair, in which she's honest in her recollections of making this shit-show. But if you wan't both, they're there for the taking. The 102 minute cut is a bit more coherent, so you should probably stick with that one. The Scream Factory Blu-ray comes with two versions of the film: the original 118 minute cut of the film, and the 102 home video release. Enjoy Exorcist II, and all its terribleness. Become awestruck as Richard Burton sits perfectly still, looking straight ahead, as lights flash for five minutes. Marvel as Linda Blair turns into a sexy demon. Watch as John Boorman, a director with proven talent, somehow botches things on every single level. None of this works, and yet it's fascinating to behold. So far, so good, right? Seems like a straightforward story? It could've been, but instead, Exorcist II descends into chaos involving hypnosis, weird dream sequences, and god knows what else. Regan is a teen now, and under the care of Dr. The Vatican sends Burton to meet withВ Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), the girl who 'used to be possessed by a demon', as she says herself.

Just what is going on here? Richard Burton plays a priest who was a devoted pupil ofВ Father Merrin ( Max von Sydow), one of the two men of the cloth who met their demise in The Exorcist. Exorcist II, however, is a strange metaphysical trip with giant bugs, demon Linda Blair trying to seduce Richard Burton, and James Earl Jones in a giant grasshopper costume. In fact, it has been вЂ“ Exorcist III is fantastic and creepy. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972).A good sequel to The Exorcist can be made. This extraordinary collectorвЂ™s set is an essential movie collection for every home entertainment library and brings together SEVEN Vincent Price masterpiece classics, featuring the first-ever Blu-ray movie presentation of THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959), THE RETURN OF THE FLY (1959), THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963), THE RAVEN (1963), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964), THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964) and DR. 'On October 21, 2014, collectors, classic film aficionados and horror enthusiasts will relish the 4-Disc Blu-rayв„ў release of Scream FactoryвЂ™s THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION Volume II, perfectly timed for Halloween and this yearвЂ™s holiday gifting season. Here's a look at a clip from the high-definition version of House on Haunted Hill, along with the original trailer: This October, Scream Factory is releasing the movie to Blu-ray in The Vincent Price Collection II, which also includes The Return of the Fly, The Comedy of Terrors, The Raven, The Last Man on Earth, The Tomb of Ligeia, and Dr. One of my favorite horror movies of all time, and required Halloween viewing at my house, isВ 1959's House on Haunted Hill, directed by William Castle and starring the legendary Vincent Price.