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Needful Things (1993)
Long version tiring; short version absolutely brilliant!
When I first saw this movie I must've been in just the proper mood for seeing a film,--especially this one! That night I had a dream in which I was "informed" that Stephen King got this story from a paranormal source - ufo occupants! I never thought of the Max Von Sydow role as "the devil," but just a disgruntled old man who'd discovered that his new town was under the haunt of a paranormal flap during which his vicious tricks actually worked, and/or he was capable of mesmerizing and manipulating the townsfolk. I find stories about the traditional "devil" tiresome, but this story was electrifying; I was "buzzing" when I came out of the theater! Brilliantly edited down from a much longer version that took a whole lot of wasted time explaining things that didn't need explaining, it allowed the viewer's brain to be stimulated into filling in the details, and it didn't take a genius to see what was going on here! I'm giving it a "10"-rating because I can watch this movie over and over again and never get tired of it---my one criterion for a "10"-rating!
Adam's Woman (1970)
Beau's best(!)...one of my favorites!
I saw this movie in 1973 in Chicago late one night on TV and was thoroughly taken with it! It's the kind of story that will last forever,-- so why is it impossible to find??? If I could get my hands on a VHS or DVD of this movie I'd watch it all the time! I'd give it to everyone I know for Xmas/Birthdays/etc.!
The Gate II: Trespassers (1990)
Good Sequel!!
This deserves better than it's getting here! Anyone who's seen The Gate, also starring Louis Tripp, would agree. I looked a long time to find a copy of it and finally got one, very-well-used copy for more $$ than I care to spend on videos, but I paid it because I like to watch this movie a couple times a year, and video stores don't usually carry it. It's a solid 7 outta 10 in my book! Good chemistry among these young actors/actress! Nice, dark, creepy feel to the otherworldliness it depicts! Yeah, I like it a lot! So sue me!