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02-01-2006, 03:02 PM
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The Changeling (1980)
 DESCRIPTION: A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre. STORY: 4 out of 5 ACTORS QUALITY: 4 out of 5: George C. Scott is main character VIOLENCE: 1 out of 5 GORE: 0 out of 5 BLOOD: 0 out of 5 SPECIAL EFFECTS: 1 out of 5 LOVE: 0 out of 5 FINAL THOUGHTS: I thought I was going to be scared, because its from th early 80's, but it didnt happen...Forget about it...It doesnt even come close...The music didnt make me jump...If you are going to check this out ..Then its about the story...Pretty good...Its the only thing that will keep you watching... OVERALL SCORE: 3 out of 5: The story saved this one.. SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! If you read on you will learn about the whole movie... Ok, George was taking his family on a skiing vaction and their car broke down... Just so happen their was a phone booth right across the street...SO George goes to call for help and at this time his wife and daughter play snowball fight....Little did they know that a truck and a car were coming toward them from different directions...If you quessed what happen yet, then your right they get ran over by the truck...SO its 3 years later and he decides to move away...His friends set him up with their friend to rent him a house...And it hasnt been lived in for years....Well George a music composer takes it on and strange things begin to happen... Mostly loud noises....THe ghost isnt trying to kill him, its trying to lead him up stairs to a closet that has a secret room behind it....Once he gets in he finds a wheel chair and a journal of sort...So George investigates and finds out that the ghost boy was murdered in the room by his father....George then finds out where they had other houses and one had a well...The well was buried under the house floor...Goerge gets the owner to belive him about his visions and starts to dig and finds the boys remains...They call the police and they take the bones , but they dont find anything else....Goerge goes back at night and a necklace comes up from the well by the ghost....Well it has a Senators name on it....George cant believe it and confronts the Senator...THe senator then send his crooked police chief out to confront George... George doent give in...The Chief then tells him that he will be back with a warrant to search the house for the necklace... Well on his way back to the station his car is flipped and he is killed....George investigates the family necklace name and finds out that the Senator is an adopeted...The ghostboy was paralized and the father had to kill him to get all the money...SO his dad drowned him in the bathtub.....Then he says he sent him away for 2 years and thats how the Senator took the boys place....SO to the end...The house catches on fire from the ghosts rage and the George sees the senator walking up the stairs to the room..Then George gets outside and the house burns down...The end, like I said above the story is the best thing about this movie..... 
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02-01-2006, 07:45 PM
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I own it and loved it. I have owned it, for like 10 years or so.
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02-01-2006, 09:45 PM
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Re: The Changeling (1980)
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02-01-2006, 09:50 PM
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Ditto. This is sort of what "The Haunting" might have been like if it had been in surround stereo. Watching "The Changeling" late at night--in a dark room--with stereo can be a rather creepy and unsettling experience.
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02-02-2006, 12:30 AM
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I like The Changeling and have it in my collection.
There is no gore and very few jumps but this film did disturb me with its creepy atmosphere and a couple of disturbing scenes. I compare it with The Woman In Black but consider the latter to be more genuinely scary than The Changeling. As ghost stories, they both work well.
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02-02-2006, 05:14 PM
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You wouldnt think this would be a hard movie to find, but you'd be amazed. Ive looked in every movie store in the city and cant find a copy:mad:. Might need to break down and get it online....
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02-03-2006, 12:23 AM
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I thought it was good, but what ruined it for me a little was...
*SPOILER* ... that you never get to see the ghost. The same was the case with "Session 9" & "The haunting" (the original). Sounds are good for atmosphere, but itīs not enough for me if that is all there is. I gave it 7-8/10, as far as i can remember.
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