The Beast in the Cellar might have been a good movie 5o years ago, but tie has not treated it well.
Perhaps it's all the cuts they had to made due to British censors or maybe its just that times have changed.
Th movie is directed like a Hammer film. In other words very TV-ish and quickly done. It's maybe a slight step above Hammer in the 70's.
One of the problems I had was the murder scenes which are done in extreme closeup and are very jumpy. It's not good filmwork, but as I said, maybe due to the censors at the time.
The acting is fine and the look of the film is good. It just wasnt exciting, thrilling or very dramatic. Certainly not by today's standards.
Perhaps it's all the cuts they had to made due to British censors or maybe its just that times have changed.
Th movie is directed like a Hammer film. In other words very TV-ish and quickly done. It's maybe a slight step above Hammer in the 70's.
One of the problems I had was the murder scenes which are done in extreme closeup and are very jumpy. It's not good filmwork, but as I said, maybe due to the censors at the time.
The acting is fine and the look of the film is good. It just wasnt exciting, thrilling or very dramatic. Certainly not by today's standards.