|
Post by bloodblack on May 1, 2012 17:05:55 GMT -5
I would definitely watch the earlier version first. (Unless a trip to London is viable in which case that theatre version should be watched first.) This Hammer version can easily be left to later - there is nothing in that that will be spoiled. Even if you are not caught entirely by the telefilm the sound and trap trips should enchant you - and you get the full terror of the horror for the narrator (a haunting which is reduced to a 'happily ever after' Hollywood ending
in the new Hammer film)
|
|
|
Post by osenator on May 9, 2012 11:32:20 GMT -5
My favorite horror of 2012! Would love to see the play!
|
|
|
Post by jamtomorrow on Jun 14, 2012 16:29:15 GMT -5
(A little late to the party, I know, but I'm new here). For what it's worth, I liked the movie, though I didn't think it was amazing. I agree that DR was too young to be a believable widower, but there was something about the passivity and inflexibility of his acting style that, by design or accident, did make him believeable as a young man stunned and prematurely aged by grief. I don't think the eponymous WiB was handled properly, though; they CG-ed her half way to being a zombie just because they could, and not enough was made of the psychological horror of maternal love turned to intense hate. Overall, I much prefer the earlier, made-for-tv version, but the look and atmosphere of this one had much to recommend it. I'll definitely be getting the DVD.
|
|
|
Post by Stuart on Jun 25, 2012 2:10:16 GMT -5
Finally saw the DVD of the Daniel Radcliffe movie at the weekend. Saw the stage play in London about 20 years ago and the two versions are very different. The play was terrific but I enjoyed the movie too, albeit on a different level. Yes, there were cheap and rather unnecessary jump-scares but the overall atmosphere worked well and DR did a good job of conveying a young man rendered old before his time by the loss of his sweetheart.
I think he was slightly less convincing as someone being confronted with a major haunting; the disturbing sights and sounds seemed to irritate rather than terrify him. And wasn't it odd that he didn't say anything when he was alone and facing spookery? Wouldn't most people have said "WTF?" or something?
As for the ending, when I was watching it I thought it was really cheesy. In retrospect, though, the fact that the WiB's intentions are open to question makes it kind of interesting.
|
|