Magic (1978)

200 Favourite Scary Film Moments (209 movies items)

"188) I hate creepy dummies. "

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: October 25th Via: Shudder (via VPN) Plot: A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart. Rating: 7.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? IMDb recommended it to me. It's a thriller with Anthony Hopkins, and it was directed by Richard Attenborough, I had to see it!"

The Best of Anthony Hopkins (15 movies items)

" Corky / Fats "Fasten your seatbelts, everybody. It's going to be a bumpy night.""

My Favorite Films of 1978 (10 movies items)

" "Sadie, what's the first rule for being an agent?" "Never forget an actor killed Lincoln." Directed by Richard Attenborough Written by William Goldman Music by Jerry Goldsmith Cinematography by Victor J. Kemper Editing by John Bloom "

Top Grossing Films of 1978 (29 movies items)

"$23,800,000 - 20th Century Fox Budget: $7 million "

“(OK) Attenborough is so effective here playing in the edge of psycological crime thriller and fantasy horror maniac film with a proto Chucky model. Hopkins ans wonderful magret and even frank Lauter, improves everything. Burgess Meredith is excellent..” read more

History of Horror (3743 movies items)

"Released on: 8 November 1978 "

Lessons To Be Learned From Horror Films (570 movies items)

"Dummies are scary as hell. Also, your inner most demons, may get the best of you. "Here's to alcohol, the cause and solution of all of life's problems.""

Movies viewed in 2017 (338 movies items)

"31/7/17 Anthony Hopkins is superb as the deranged magician who finds his act improved by having a ventriloquist dummy called Fats, who slowly starts to control the man. Richard Attenborough's tense thriller from William Goldman's script is brimming with character detail but the film belongs to Hopkins, who learnt how to throw his voice for the part. Creepy as hell and still as affecting. "

Film Journal - June 2016 (32 movies items)

"Kinda feels like a mix between an EC comics horror/suspense story and a romantic drama, and it actually goes really well together. Really well-made and acted superbly, making the somewhat silly premise really believable and a lot of scenes incredibly intense. It really reminded me of the Canadian horror film "Pin" (1988), which I watched just a couple of days earlier. This one was less uncomfortable than that one, but both left me feeling horrible."