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sure its old and sure its nothing shocking, but it is a good movie.
4 strangers take up residence in a haunted house. invited by a "researcher", two girls were selected and another guy is intended to eventually inherit the house. the researcher wants to find "the key to the spirit world" and the other guy thinks its silly and the suggestion will make his mansion worth less.
theres a surprising lesbian undertone to the girls budding relationship but of course it the standard important man falls in love with innocent girl story that wins the day. only to be dashed later by the appearance of his wife.
while theres nothing really new about this story now (maybe there was when it was released), i have to admit that there are even in the heavy handed old style a few moments of scary. the second pounding at the door scene has a surprising special effect that is so clever and so unique inside the whole movie that its quite effective. and the surprise entrance of the wife adds a whole new direction to the story which is well written.
there are moments in the script where you'll be asking "what the hell are they talking about?". when it first happens we eventually learn that one woman in the conversation is psychic...and thus the oddity is revealed. other times, however, theres just something odd about the script. and occassionally the dubbing is out of sync. it makes me think that parts might have been removed and or altered and the whole becomes a little less smooth. its a minor qualm but a noticable one.
overall good, nice pacing not too slow, good acting if on occasion over dramatic and stiff, good filming, and a tight story.
watch it. its definitely likable.
7/10
