The Woman in Black
by Herbert Wise
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Actor: Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton, David Daker, David Ryall, Pauline MoranDirector: Herbert Wise
Producer: Chris Burt
Producer: Ted Childs
Writer: Nigel Kneale
Writer: Susan Hill
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
DVD Reviews of The Woman in Black
DVD Review: Well the dog was cool...
Summary: 2 Stars
Given the overall stunning reviews for The Woman in Black here on Amazon, I thought for sure that this would be the next diamond in the rough I was looking for. To summarize: Wrong.
The Woman in Black tells the tale of a lawyer who is sent to the estate of a recently deceased widow to handle all of her financial matters. Once at the woman's home deep within the marsh, he cannot escape the disturbing sounds of a horrible tragedy of the past echoing through the fog, and is plagued by the appearance of a ghostly woman in black. He attempts to solve the mystery behind these events by staying the night in the infamous house.
This movie seems to get a lot of praise from those who prefer their horror with atmosphere rather than gore. In that respect, The Woman in Black does succeed. It has a persistent sense of dread, thick atmosphere and some great cinematography. The problem? Nothing happens in this movie at all. This is a very short story that could have been told in half an hour, that instead was bloated and engorged into a two hour, made for television movie. There are indeed some genuinely creepy moments amidst the run time, but The Woman in Black becomes a tedious chore of a movie to watch before it's even half way over. I know it took me a couple tries to get through it awake.
If atmospheric ghost movies are your thing, I highly recommend The Changeling, Burnt Offerings (Which the Woman in Black seems to "borrow" from concerning the ending), or The Haunting, each to which The Woman in Black pales in comparison to. I recommend this only to horror fans that have seen just about everything else and are looking for something new.
DVD Review: hear ye hear ye
Summary: 5 Stars
Just to let you know--I just ordered this for $12 on Amazon and there are some other sites on the web where it is selling for $12.99. Quite a change from the first prices I saw. And it is worth $12. Or a tad more.DVD Review: 3.25 STARS: Chilling at times.
Summary: 3 Stars
"The Woman in Black" is a ghost story that takes place during the Victorian Period. A lawyer goes to spend some time in an old mansion out in (if memory serves me well) the marshlands of England. What this lawyer encounters might almost be as scary as having to take the bar exam again--well, maybe not that scary.
At any rate, "The Woman in Black" has an old-fashioned or quaint flavor that not everyone will appreciate, but is sure to please the old timers, especially given the plethora of garbage that is littering today's movie theaters. If one allows him/herself to be drawn into the story that is "The Woman in Black", it has its rewarding horror-filled moments. I recall one scene in particular that will make the hair on the back of your neck stand straight up! Indeed, at times, "The Woman in Black" is quite the chiller with some genuinely scary moments. That being said, as a whole, the movie has trouble sustaining that insidiously scary quality of a great horror movie. True, the ending provides the viewer with a good kick in the stomach that is sure to shock even seasoned horror movie fans, but "The Woman in Black" can legitimately be criticized as a bit rigid, boring, bland and drawn-out at times as well. The action doesn't quite flow as well as it should.
In general, I would recommend "The Woman in Black" as a solid but flawed ghost story, which is probably not for all tastes. That being said, there is no denying that this movie is one of the better ghost stories ever committed to celluloid.
DVD Review: Quietly and genuinely terrifying.
Summary: 5 Stars
Herbert Wise's "The Woman in Black" is not a particularly well-known horror film, yet there are nearly 140 reviews of it on this Web site. That gives you an idea of the impact this DVD has on anyone who has ever seen it. It begins and proceeds quietly, it contains no gore, it would bore the life out of people whose idea of a great horror film is "Hostel" or "Saw." Yet for those viewers who appreciate films such as "The Innocents" or the original "Haunting," "The Woman in Black" is an obvious and unforgettable classic. The film's quietly foreboding atmosphere seeps into your bones and your brain, leading to a scene about three-quarters of the way through that contains more genuine terror in its sixty-second duration than all the multiple hours of the "Saw" movies combined. And that scene, in turn, prepares you for the devastating, take-no-prisoners ending. It is a tragedy that this DVD is now virtually unavailable anywhere; according to Susan Hill, the author of the original novel, Universal has bought the rights to "The Woman in Black," and for whatever reason refuses either to re-release it on DVD or allow it to be broadcast. If you can find a copy, snap it up, and count yourself lucky.DVD Review: Don't watch if you are easily scared!!
Summary: 3 Stars
A young solicitor is sent from London to settle the estate of a woman. When he attends her funeral/rememberance service (I can't remember which it is), he sees a woman dressed entirely in black, standing at the back of the church, who he assumes is a mourner. Then, he saves a childs life, unaware that the Woman in Black's (who is the dead womans sisters ghost) anger is now directed at him and his family.
I first saw this when I was 14, and I will never watch it again - not because it is a bad movie because it isn't - but because it frightened me too much.
At school, we read a passage from the book and then our teacher decided that we should watch the movie. We were all TERRIFIED when the scene where the Woman in Black comes through the window and floats over Kidd's bed, although, just before that there is something that also frightened us, which was when Kidd finds the toy soldier underneath his pillow, and he hears a childs voice say "It's for you". That scene still haunts me to this day, nearly 7 YEARS after I saw the film.
Some people may watch it simply because it is a horror movie, but it is not like the horror movies that are made today - there is no blood, it is not gory or anything like that, it is just an old-fashioned ghost story BUT it is so atmospheric that it is still terrifying.
Do not watch:-
1.just before going to bed. You will be unable to sleep,
2.alone.
3.with the lights out.
If you are easily scared, AVOID THIS FILM!!!!!!!!
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