Not as great as the Hammer of AFI horror classics of the era but certainly better than many of the B grade drive in type horror films that came out around that time.
The moral of this story is clear. You cannot claim what is not yours to claim. The forces of nature and the metaphysical will even it all out in the end giving in some places while taking from others. That the mother in this story refused to accept that her son was dead, he was nonetheless quite dead. And was dead all along. Only the perceptions changed, not this cold fact.
I think too there is a deeper message about war, and the living casualties of war, such as PTSD soldiers which I appreciated greatly being a war veteran. Good to know that someone gave this some thought 45 years ago.
In the end it was quite sad. The mechanics of the film were not always great. There were problems with pacing throughout. The visual effects in my opinion were quite satisfying however. All in all worth a viewing if you are a fan of 70s horror.
When I give a film like this a six I am saying that in the context of the era and genre, it is a descent film. Not great but definitely good.
The moral of this story is clear. You cannot claim what is not yours to claim. The forces of nature and the metaphysical will even it all out in the end giving in some places while taking from others. That the mother in this story refused to accept that her son was dead, he was nonetheless quite dead. And was dead all along. Only the perceptions changed, not this cold fact.
I think too there is a deeper message about war, and the living casualties of war, such as PTSD soldiers which I appreciated greatly being a war veteran. Good to know that someone gave this some thought 45 years ago.
In the end it was quite sad. The mechanics of the film were not always great. There were problems with pacing throughout. The visual effects in my opinion were quite satisfying however. All in all worth a viewing if you are a fan of 70s horror.
When I give a film like this a six I am saying that in the context of the era and genre, it is a descent film. Not great but definitely good.