tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post4397431866686499281..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: VHS Week Day 11: THE HAUNTING OF JULIA (1977)Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-23742137073499906552016-07-18T21:40:33.557-04:002016-07-18T21:40:33.557-04:00Just watched this for the first time tonight, it w...Just watched this for the first time tonight, it was fantastic. The feel of it reminded me a lot of "Let's Scare Jessica To Death", especially when they had a seance, and then of course as you pointed out, "Don't Look Now".GroovyDoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750738781407766434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-41938954862143321342016-05-29T02:09:56.046-04:002016-05-29T02:09:56.046-04:00I read the book along time ago and remember liking...I read the book along time ago and remember liking it, just don't remember the details. So watching this was like going in cold; loved being creeped out by it.crazycanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031842811999372041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-37320908454909876332016-05-23T11:08:28.252-04:002016-05-23T11:08:28.252-04:00That is...a lot of page, wow! With no title. And w...That is...<i>a lot</i> of page, wow! With no title. And what a strange URL, how will people find it except for mistyping "blogspot"? IS THIS A SIGN OR SOMETHING?<br /><br />Also just has an fyi, you can get here using the address >>finalgirl.rocks<< It will save you about .0003 seconds worth of typing! Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-45838944558776377672016-05-22T20:58:42.519-04:002016-05-22T20:58:42.519-04:00This is apropos of nothing directly related to thi...This is apropos of nothing directly related to this post, but in trying to get to your blog, I accidentally mistyped the URL as finalgirl.blogpot.com, and there's a site with an...interesting banner image that pops up on that page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-47958996389009905972016-05-21T14:06:37.326-04:002016-05-21T14:06:37.326-04:00@Kensington: I used to think the same thing. It...@Kensington: I used to think the same thing. It's just the textbook example of an ambiguous ending. I do lean more toward the somewhat altruistic-although unbearably sad second choice though. I know the ending must be frustrating for a lot of people who like things tied up neatly.highwaykneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458606266831050852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-27262331832255616452016-05-20T16:44:53.124-04:002016-05-20T16:44:53.124-04:00When I was younger, I assumed that Julia didn'...When I was younger, I assumed that Julia didn't want what happened at the end, but in more recent years I wonder if she isn't entirely open to what happens.<br /><br />That's what I mean when I wonder if it's an unhappy ending. Is it possible that Julia thinks she's accomplishing something positive (with regards to settling things for the ghost, I suppose).Kensingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745826428431759073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-67857139728033860112016-05-19T19:45:59.978-04:002016-05-19T19:45:59.978-04:00A rare ending indeed! That's what makes the fi...A rare ending indeed! That's what makes the film so special and a classic in the Don't Look Now vein. It takes real balls to go that route without a apology tacked on bit. This is why it's a cult classic. I also have the original score on album and cd, very rare, but so stand-alone relisten-able too. <br /><br />Please restore this gem of a film for DvD- O powers that be!highwaykneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458606266831050852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-25036014066681035552016-05-19T16:17:18.706-04:002016-05-19T16:17:18.706-04:00@Robert Kirby - thanks for that link! The score is...@Robert Kirby - thanks for that link! The score is so eerie, I love it to pieces.<br /><br />@Kensington - I think the ending it a total downer no matter how you interpret it. It just leaves me kind of hollow every time. Maybe I'm a masochist, but I love it even if it's depressing...endings like this are so rare!Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-88356936829920135082016-05-19T15:33:34.242-04:002016-05-19T15:33:34.242-04:00One thing that seems less and less clear to me as ...One thing that seems less and less clear to me as time goes on is what to make of the ending.<br /><br />Is this absolutely an unhappy ending?Kensingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745826428431759073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-9312164654213796092016-05-19T12:30:00.611-04:002016-05-19T12:30:00.611-04:00I like this movie a lot, pure 70's old school ...I like this movie a lot, pure 70's old school mid-budget goodness. (The book by Peter Straub is also well worth checking out.) One of the best things about this film is the absolutely gorgeous score by Colin Townes, which has become something of a cult classic at this point (I read that Mia Farrow agreed to do the movie when she heard it).<br /><br />It's out of print but someone posted the LP online, give 're a lissen up sometime:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDqj3NZmv08<br /><br />Thanks for writing about it, Stacie. HoJ is really overdue for a reissue and I hope it happens sometime soon. Astroboymnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523070626484236039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-42270666199633486852016-05-19T10:21:46.932-04:002016-05-19T10:21:46.932-04:00When every obscure, crappy horror movie seems to b...When every obscure, crappy horror movie seems to be getting the Blu-ray treatment, I really wonder why this is still neglected. <br /><br />@KZ - the ending gets me every time. It's so sad and desperate and haunting.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-38198462919319249582016-05-19T04:35:01.176-04:002016-05-19T04:35:01.176-04:00One has to wonder if there are deleted scenes from...One has to wonder if there are deleted scenes from this. I would assume there would have to be some.<br /><br />The director, Richard Loncraine, is still alive and working. It'd be nice if someone could get him to talk about this movie.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-15602916743056123002016-05-19T00:58:16.472-04:002016-05-19T00:58:16.472-04:00Oh man this movie is a total creep fest. After you...Oh man this movie is a total creep fest. After you have that super intense choking scene in the beginning you know that just about anything goes. I agree that Farrow's vulnerability and simultaneous determination make her hard to pin down, much like exactly what is going on, until that "yeah, I should have known that was coming" moment at the end. Gut. Punch.<br />Great stuff.KZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493053105548742393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-31461305502518753532016-05-19T00:12:31.858-04:002016-05-19T00:12:31.858-04:00"...especially in regards to Tom Conti's ..."...especially in regards to Tom Conti's character and how he fits into all of it."<br /><br />Agreed. I've read the book so I know his story, but the movie makes you do some mental gymnastics. He and Magnus are obviously antagonists, but is Mark an ex-boyfriend? Future boyfriend? It's definitely vague.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-16162710924979995552016-05-18T23:46:37.467-04:002016-05-18T23:46:37.467-04:00Superb film. I managed to buy ye' olde VHS cop...Superb film. I managed to buy ye' olde VHS copy when a local video store was offloading all of its video tapes for DVDs. The tape itself is probably near dust by now.<br /><br />As far as I know it has only been released on DVD in France.<br /><br /><br />The Peter Straub book is damn good, too. It fills in a lot of gaps that I feel is the move's main weakness. It's pretty choppy, especially in regards to Tom Conti's character and how he fits into all of it.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-38574203610570412672016-05-18T23:44:13.353-04:002016-05-18T23:44:13.353-04:00This is a pretty good adaptation of Peter Straub&#...This is a pretty good adaptation of Peter Straub's novel, but the novel is richer. (Novels usually are.) By the way, Straub is one of my all-time favorite authors! Though his novel JULIA isn't my favorite of his oeuvre, it's extraordinarily good.Nicholas Kaufmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197620904585990376noreply@blogger.com