Very Interesting and unique horror flick...GREAT acting too!!!
"The Legacy" is an interesting and unique horror flick that takes place in England. Sam Elliot and Katherine Ross star in this flick and do a fine job with their respective roles. The plot involves a young lady who has a job possibility in England and she talks her boyfriend into going abroad for the fun of it if nothing else. Well, they don't have a hell of a lot of fun, but Ms. Walsh does inherit a gift of sorts, if you can call it that...I won't say anymore as that would ruin the plot, but there is a hole or two in this plot that you will probably pick up on, but "The Legacy" is still quite effective with its essential purpose as a supernatural evil horror flick.
The couple have a bike accident and a strange man takes them to his house so they can wait to get their bike fixed. However, Pete and Katherine find it very difficult to leave the house and foul play is afoot as the other guests begin to die one by one. The death scenes are strong and interesting...I was impressed with how imaginitive these scenes actually were.
Basically, the couple must find a way to leave this "evil" house, but will they be able to do it? This movie also fashions a "who dunnit" like mystery although it is quite easy to determine who the killer is. Still, the movie is very imaginitvie and creative. Also, "The Legacy" sports a great score to present the mood and theme of the horror quite well.
Overall, "The Legacy" isn't really scary but there are some creepy elements to it...the atmosphere is chilling and the incredibly evil power behind the deaths of these guests provides the audience with a plausible and genuine supernatural villain that inspires a small degree of terror in the audience.
"The Legacy" is a nice little chiller with a good plot and very good acting. I was very impressed with both Ross and Elliot in this movie...they really make it work very nicely. Also, the woman that played "Adams" does a great job and she is very creepy as "the nurse" with a cat like demeanor. Adams is thoroughly evil and unstoppable...she's a real treat to watch and adds a lot to the movie in my opinion.
I give "The Legacy" THREE STARS as a horror flick and while it is not too scary, it really does present supernatural evil to the audience in the "right way" that allows for a convincing and credible horror movie. "The Legacy" is about the legacy of satan's power and that is an interesting idea, BUT that being said, the plot fails to explain how this legacy was able to come about...still, the movie is quite entertaining as long as you don't over scrutinize the obvious holes in the plot. Also, there are some good kills in this movie.
All and all, "The Legacy" is a pretty good little horror flick...I just wish that it was scarier and that more was explained. Ultimately, I think this movie would have worked better and would have been more credible to the sophisticated horror movie fan if the inheritance was a demon's power and not that of satan himself.
The transfer of this movie to DVD is very well done and the audio is average.
Sam Elliot and Katharine Ross - Legacy of their Own
This is a pretty original 70s horror movie starring two very likeable and attractive stars of the era - Katharine Ross and Sam Elliot. It's just fun, not really all THAT scary or even too tense. Basically Sam and Katharine end up unwilling guests in a spooky mansion where the guests are dropping off like flies while waiting for an old spooky man to pass away and leave them an inheritance. Roger Daltry makes an appearance. The deaths are all way over the top, and it's just fun.
DVD is the movie plus a trailer. That's about it, but the transfer is great considering the age of the movie. Great spooky flick for a cold night by the fire.
I'm sorry, but this is a great movie!
Granted, it's no "Gone With The Wind" but this stylish thriller is both enjoyable and scary. I'm just glad it's finally come to DVD!
I won't get too much into the plot but it's basically a Satanic/Supernatural/Big Old English Mansion movie with a whodunnit twist. (with some very imaginative ways of people getting killed!) The film is very nicely shot, with a great music score, (sometimes a bit campy, but it was the 70's after all) and sports a great cast. The story isn't what I'd call original, but basically it's a QUALITY movie, not a cheesy slasher flick... I think this movie has stood the test of time quite well (Except for Sam's haircut and 'stache maybe!) and would still hold up today.
Just seeing how Sam Elliot deals with England and it's natives (with his famous country-western demeanor) makes it worth watching!
Although there's very little in the extras department (besides a VERY dated trailer) the Audio and Video quality are very nice. I highly recommend this DVD!
Oh man, every time I watch THE SENTINEL it gives me the creeps. Just imagine you are a beautiful model and you have it made, you get to move into a spacious and very lavish apartment. You make some new friends with neighbors...who don't even exist! They are all souls from the gateway to hell. And a blind priest (reminds me of the mystic Emily in THE BEYOND) is the guardian of this gateway. Cristina Raines portrays her character Alison with such gusto, and Chris Sarandon is pleasant, but then really creepy after he becomes 'sentinel-ized' and torments Alison. There are impressive cameos from Jeff Goldbulm, Christopher Walken, and the late Jerry Orbach. While the movie has aged some and not everyone's acting is 100%, it remains one of the scariest flicks.
Upon its release in 1981, John Irvin's version of Peter Straub's bestselling horror novel was deemed one of the worst adaptations that the genre had ever produced. Now it's available on DVD, and for the first time in widescreen presentation, and not much has changed. It's still a nearly unwatchable dud. Fred Astaire, John Houseman, Melvyn Douglas, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. play old friends, members of the self-created Chowder Society, who get together and tell ghost tales. The scariest story of all, however, is the one they never speak to each other. Fifty years ago, the four men accidentally killed a young woman, and now she's back (with much less meat on her bones) and seeking vengeance. Sound chilling? Well, in Straub's hands it was, and the novel remains the author's finest... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Fred Astaire - John Houseman - Craig Wasson - Alice Krige Director(s): John Irvin DVD Release Date: Released the 07 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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When a recent widower (the wonderfully overemphatic George C. Scott ) moves into an antique Washington mansion, his realization that he may not be the only resident leads him toward a deadly secret that refuses to remain buried....The best haunted-house film since the legendary Haunting, this potent, classy combination of the mystery and horror genres eschews explicit gore and dumb shocks in exchange for a subtle creepiness that occasionally builds to a terrifying peak (watch out for that seance scene!). The result is a satisfyingly intelligent horror film with an intriguing dash of Watergate-era paranoia. Director Peter Medak went on to direct the considerably more gratuitous and somewhat less effective Romeo Is Bleeding and The Krays. --Andrew WrightMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Peter Medak DVD Release Date: Released the 12 September 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Based on the Robert Marasco novel of the same name, Dan Curtis's eerie movie puts a spin on celluloid haunted-house sagas. The well-adjusted Rolf family (father Oliver Reed, mother Karen Black, aunt Bette Davis, and young son Lee H. Montgomery) rent a huge old summer house only to find that its spirit is in control of the estate. The requisite sinister proceedings appear--including a possessed pool and the vision of a sinister hearse driver following Reed--that disrupt the family's unity. Black also falls under the spell of an elderly woman whom she is required to take care of, but no one ever sees. While it may not be as overtly shocking as other ghost tales, Burnt Offerings has a creepiness that gets under your skin thanks to good performances and the dreamy, soft-focus... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Karen Black - Oliver Reed Director(s): Dan Curtis DVD Release Date: Released the 26 August 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I can't believe *this* movie is available on dvd, when countless others I have dreamed of, longed for, hoped for, etc...sit in VHS bins just aching for a dvd release. Such is life I suppose. Truly no accounting for the decisions of studio execs, nor taste. At any rate, I remember watching this movie decades ago, on KTVU Channel 2 in SF, California. I always thought it was so funny when, between commercials, the announcer would say, "We now return to 'Sssssss.'" The movie itself, kinda creepy in a really bad movie sense. But even then, the effects and "horror" of it were just awful. It was just an all-around bad movie, badly done, and even didn't have the camp factor going for it. You want camp? Go for John Waters. Otherwise, avoid this.
