callanvass Review of The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Spooky Haunted House Film,With Quite A Few Scares, And Great Performances!, However The Ending Was Disappointing

[7/10 · 26 June 2005]

Spooky haunted house film, with quite a few scares and great performances!. Granted it is not your typical haunted house film, however, it hasn't dated a bit, and managed to shock and give me the creeps at certain times, plus Roddy McDowall is simply fantastic in this!. Although as usual, the characters refusing to believe the house is haunted got on my nerves, and the ending was pretty disappointing,plus it did take a little while to get going. It's extremely well made, and the film is constantly unpredictable, plus you never knew who was gonna die!. It has a couple of cool death scenes, and the film really keeps you guessing, plus the finale was very good!. This is a spooky haunted house flick, with quite a few scares and great performances, however the ending was disappointing!. The Direction is very good. John Hough does a very good job here, with good camera work, using creepy noises, adding tension to the film constantly and keeping it an engaging pace!. There is a tiny bit of blood. We get a gory dead cat, bloody corpses,impaling (ATF),bloody cut on hand, minor wounds, and random blood here and there. The Acting is excellent!. Roddy McDowall is fantastic here, he really added a lot of class, was very likable, creepy, had good chemistry with all involved and had some classic lines at the end!, he was simply fantastic!. Clive Revill annoyed me here, and was too stuck up for my tastes as the Doctor.Gayle Hunnicutt is beautiful and does great here, with what she had to do i liked her. Pamela Franklin gives a memorable performance as the Psychic, and did her job extremely well. Michael Gough shows up for a cameo. Overall highly recommended. ***1/2 out of 5