I'm sorry guys but this movie is so damn stupid. It's not scary! The only "chilling" part is @ the beginning when the stranger keeps calling but that's it, and it's not even that chilling! Maybe because I am more of a fan of psychological horrors, the kind that get all up in your mind and make you think long after the movie is over... that's my kind of movie. So this movie is crap!
sharei can see what your trying to say.... even though you are being a twat about it. i think you ment "......your mind and make you think long after the movie is over... that's my kind of movie. So this movie is crap IN MY OPINION!"
I think this movie is great. this is how movies should be made these days. i agree that psychological horrors are good aswell but this movie did make me think long after after the movie is over. if you see other teen slasher movies made in this age it seems like they try to get to the point this movie did but they fail so much.
if it's not scary then why did it get #28 on the list of the scariest films of all time. those 1st 14-20 min. have been compared to hitchcock.
sharei can see what your trying to say.... even though you are being a twat about it. i think you ment "......your mind and make you think long after the movie is over... that's my kind of movie. So this movie is crap IN MY OPINION!"
I think this movie is great. this is how movies should be made these days. i agree that psychological horrors are good aswell but this movie did make me think long after after the movie is over. if you see other teen slasher movies made in this age it seems like they try to get to the point this movie did but they fail so much
What is scary in your opinion? To take you seriously I have to ask this, because there are far too many trolls around that just love to tell people they disagree.
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The beginning of the movie is extremely scary and effective, the rest of it pretty much sucks.
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This was one of the few horror movies I've seen in the last couple of years which has stayed with me, I think some of it is extremely well done.
shareI think it depends on the viewer, and maybe the circumstances when they saw the movie. Being a teenage girl in the late 80's, it caught me at the perfect time, which meant that I was terrified beyond belief ;).
shareAgreed, the first 15 minutes were the best, the rest was bull, very overrated movie.
"Im not gonna kill you till you cum" - Thursday (1998)
The ending was what was REALLY scary because you did NOT know that was going to happen, that whole part is NOT in the legend...it's like when Arboghast gets murdered in Psycho, they don't advertise that part, they focus on Marion Crane in the shower so today that's not scary, but Arboghast biting it, YES! Just like the end, to be in bed WITH THE KILLER! *cringe*
shareI agree! When she's trying to wake her sleeping husband beside her to warn him... You think, "Oh, no, he's probably dead right beside her!" But no, it's not even him!!!!
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I think if you put yourself in Jill's situation, it is horrifying. She is in an unfamiliar environment with a stranger (who may or may not be dangerous) harassing her on the phone and it is her responsibility to keep a pair of children safe but she doesn't even know if she's safe herself. I have no idea what I'd do if I were in her situation. I honestly think I would've went upstairs to check the children and get killed. Next time you watch it, pretend it's you babysitting and receiving creepy phone calls and you might be scared.
I've been waiting for you, Ben.
I completely disagree. This was not a slasher flick....this IS a psychological thriller. The reason this movie holds well after all these years is for two main reasons:
1) THIS could actually happen in real life. Every teenage girl has probably babysat at one time or another and can put herself in Jill's shoes.
2) it is masterful at keeping you on the edge with true suspense. It does not rely on blood and gore to get you there.
These are just my opinions but I can tell you this---I saw this when I was 10 or 11 on late night showtime in 1980/1981 and it stayed with me so much that I NEVER babysat. I had my parent's friends and neighbors ask me and I said no EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
And...to this day, I will NOT watch it alone. I own it on DVD and not only will I not watch it alone...but someone has to spend the night too! Last time I watched it was with a friend at her house and yes...I slept on her couch. Me and her two extremely large dogs and I felt safe! Haha!