The Lift (1983)
6/10
Horror At New Heights
6 October 2016
Cult classic for sure. This brings horror to new heights. I had seen Amsterdamned (1988) and liked it so I figured why not another Dutch delight. This one has a state of the art elevator system developing a mind of its own as it randomly maims and kills.

This had a serious tone to it instead of campiness. The scene where buddy loses his head was done a little cheesy but I guess it is 1983 after all. The film kept you locked in as you follow the mechanic and a journalist trying to find out who's giving them the shaft. Tense scenes are aplenty. The synthesizer music added to the effect well or should I say elevated it to new levels.

It is an awesome old school horror. You will have to read this one though being from the Netherlands. Now I'm going to take steps to avoid elevators.
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