*SPOILER ALERT*
This film certainly had its share of scary moments, and a lot more that were plain creepy. But too much of it was just over the top, and the preposterous ending sabotaged the entire film. Here is Christina Raines, our heroine, emoting frantically as All-The-Demons-Of-Hell come traipsing through the apartment.
Burgess Meredith hands her a dagger and suggests that she kill herself, telling her that if she does she will spend eternity in hell and open The Gates Of Hell and release all its demons into the world.
I can just imagine what is going through Raines' character's head at that moment: "Hmmm - let's see, what are my options here? I can kill myself like Burgess Meredith suggests, in which case I will spend all eternity in Hell with my father whom I hate and those weird lesbians who masturbate over the crumpets at tea, while at the same time unleashing all the Hordes of Hell on the world. Or not. Give me a minute, now, this is a tough one. What to do?
What to do?..."
Gimme a break.
This film certainly had its share of scary moments, and a lot more that were plain creepy. But too much of it was just over the top, and the preposterous ending sabotaged the entire film. Here is Christina Raines, our heroine, emoting frantically as All-The-Demons-Of-Hell come traipsing through the apartment.
Burgess Meredith hands her a dagger and suggests that she kill herself, telling her that if she does she will spend eternity in hell and open The Gates Of Hell and release all its demons into the world.
I can just imagine what is going through Raines' character's head at that moment: "Hmmm - let's see, what are my options here? I can kill myself like Burgess Meredith suggests, in which case I will spend all eternity in Hell with my father whom I hate and those weird lesbians who masturbate over the crumpets at tea, while at the same time unleashing all the Hordes of Hell on the world. Or not. Give me a minute, now, this is a tough one. What to do?
What to do?..."
Gimme a break.