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defenently a different film from the origional

although i did miss the suprises and the gritty uncaring adult content, tobe hoopers trademark atmosphere and pacing makes you want to continue watching it.
however the ending i think is a complete betrayal of the origional

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 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 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 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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