Description:Every year thousands of people move to Hollywood to pursue their dreams. Some succeed. Some go home. Others just...disappear. There are bad apartments - rats, bad plumbing, crazy landlords - and then there's the Lusman building. Something ... Full Descriptionevil lives deep in the building itself, something linked to the architectuEvery year thousands of people move to Hollywood to pursue their dreams. Some succeed. Some go home. Others just...disappear. There are bad apartments - rats, bad plumbing, crazy landlords - and then there's the Lusman building. Something ... Full Descriptionevil lives deep in the building itself, something linked to the architecture itself...something that needs to keep killing to stay alive. DVD features include full frame & widescreen and Dolby Digital. Angela Bettis, Juliet Landau, and Sheri Moon star.
Tobe Hooper (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) delivers a screamer that exhibits, to its credit, a solidly 1970s slasher feel. Set entirely in LA's historic Ambassador Hotel--which housed the very first Academy Awards--it blends the claustrophobic feel of Polanski's THE TENANT with the sleazy aura of that era. Nell (Angela Bettis, GIRL, INTERRUPTED) and her husband Steven (Brent Roam) have recently moved to the city, taking up residence in the faded glory of the now-dilapidated Lusman Arms apartment building, managed by the slimy Byron McLieb (Greg Travis, STARSHIP TROOPERS). Almost immediately Nell realizes that something is amiss, hearing strange noises at night, and discovering unsettling signs of witchcraft. When two tenants disappear, Nell is determined to investigate, despite her husband's insistence that she is just being paranoid. The trail she uncovers leads increasingly and disturbingly back to the foundations of the building's very architecture. Atmospheric and moody, the actors' solid performances and Hooper's deft directorial touch make this a thrilling, unforgettable journey into the terrifying realm of the occult.
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Directed by: Tobe Hooper
With: A bunch of unknowns
Was the original - The Toolbox Murders (1978) - worth a look?
Honestly, like some other movies here, before making this list, I had never heard of this flick and, honestly, it looks rather trashy (check the poster)... But who knows? Maybe it is a fun watch...
Will I ever watch this remake?
While making this list, I realized that, expect for 'The Texas Chainsaw massacre', I haven't seen any other movie directed by Tobe "
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Horror movies - 35 years of remakes -
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