The film gave me a great sense of satisfaction at seeing horror fully mature as a legitimate genre
and not just B grade trash. The photography was brilliant and at times subtlety artistic: for example, a brief full screen image of the sky with only the evening star shining at dusk showed unusual artistic sensitivity. The main players were refreshingly likeable unlike in most horror films. Usually we're glad to see the main players die, but this time their likeability threw the evil characters in full relief. The evil was palpable, unthinking and insane. There was also an interesting back story cleverly woven into the storyline. The cruelty of the rich explained the present unspeakable horrors.
The action also uniquely didn't all take place in the inevitable haunted house but spilled out into roads , bridges, elevators and the city.
Accidental humour included the runniest nose in cinema history, played by a beautiful actress of Indian extraction. It was literally a running gag. Each monster was also very well designed.
The action also uniquely didn't all take place in the inevitable haunted house but spilled out into roads , bridges, elevators and the city.
Accidental humour included the runniest nose in cinema history, played by a beautiful actress of Indian extraction. It was literally a running gag. Each monster was also very well designed.