What's this about?

Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Monday, November 20, 2023

The House on Haunted Hill - 1959

This was part of a back-to-back Vincent Price movie night. I'd watched both movies before, but I wanted to rewatch them to make a review.

The premise of this movie is a rich man invites 5 "strangers" to a haunted house. If they can stay the entire night, they'll walk away with $10,000. Nice deal, right? Well, not for everyone. One particular young woman seems to be the focus of the "activity." And that means she screams. A lot.

Anyway, there's a pretty good twist in there. You're made to think one thing is happening, and then something else happens. In a way, it's pretty cool, but there was way too much screaming. I'm not sure if the actress playing Nora screamed in her audition, but she could scream. I just got tired of hearing it.

I do kind of like this movie,, but I also don't. Parts of it are interesting, and others are just odd. It's one that I don't mind watching, but I'm not sure that I would go out of my way to watch it.



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