Being a fan of haunted house films it was inevitable this would be watched. It follows one of the go-to plots for such films, a group of people paid or dared to stay in an allegedly haunted house for a certain amount of time. This time the group in question are a paranormal-investigating physicist and his wife, a "mental" medium and a "physical" medium, who just happens to be the lone survivor from the last foray into the house.
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Grizzly Man is a brilliant foray into the life of Timothy Treadwell, the person whos lifestyle lends its name to the film. It shows one mans obsession, his want to raise awareness to the apparent plight of the bears, and how this eventually ended in his downfall.
A man who spent 13 summers of his life in Alaskan nature reserves, this was Treadwell's life, by his own admittance. He loved every animal there, and had blatant urges to even be…
This film is quintessential 70s.
The funky, Shaft-esque score was brillaint, as was Lockhart as the lead, fully abusing the blacksploitation craze at the time.
Cushing was underused i'd say, and was there to merely serve as exposition.
The lack of budget is mostly evident in the "weredog".
Also, Werewolf Break. Quite amusing.
Today was the first time I watched this and I was very entertained.
Spielberg uses VFX and Williams' score to create a truly atmospheric tale. The first instances of the "third encounters" were brilliant, with the aliens presence ushering in complete chaos.
The ending, which relied almost completely on the imagery and sound, was still captivating for what was probably 10-15 minutes with very little dialogue.
I'm not a huge fan of child actors but to give credit where its…
