Changeling

Pros: Plentiful opportunities for mockery
Cons: Deserving of much mockery

Ah, the haunted house. A mainstay of horror movies, and rightly so. There’s something gut-level scary about the place that’s supposed to provide comfort and security mysteriously turning into something that wishes you ill and will do you harm. ...

Pros: The mood is well handled, George C. Scott
Cons: Telegraphed story that was done better both before and after by other films.

I addedThe Changeling to my Netflix list because when I saw it at 11 it scared the crap out of me and it was the last movie to do that (Se7en was the first movie to do that, so I had almost 20 years without being scared. Oddly enough (he ...

Pros: George C Scott, Douglas, music, cinematography, and the house.
Cons: ZZZZZZZZ...are we there yet?

Without all the fanfare of modern special effects, this movie is a little bit scary with only the use of a couple of very important tools. First, it has a marvelous old house which is roomy and gloomy, and second, it has George C Scott in all his...

Pros: Terrifying, excellent acting
Cons: None

I had actually forgotten about this movie, blessedly, until I read an Epinion about it a couple weeks ago. All at once the emotions I felt when I first watched it came flooding back in a tidal wave and I felt twinges of fear creeping up my spine....

Pros: Use of audio and visual effects, good performances
Cons: Too frightening

The Changeling, is perhaps one of the scariest horror films I've seen in a long time. Now, I'm from a generation of Scream movie buffs, where the horror genre has really evolved. The first period of this renaissance, was Scream whose runaway success ...

Pros: Relies on Plot and Imagination for scares
Cons: none

The Changeling is one of those rare movies that's genuinely scary without resorting to tons of special effects. There's nary a zombie, beheading, machete, spurting artery, or spinning head in sight, but none of those cheap thrills is necessary in the...

Pros: Creepy atmosphere, great performance by George C. Scott
Cons: Not as terrifying as most would have you believe, unoriginal plot

I first saw "The Changeling" roughly a decade ago, borrowing it on a whim from the local library.  Always a fan of ghost stories and the supernatural, I remember sitting in the dark, all alone in my parent's basement, being absolutely terrified by ...

Pros: A good story with a great actor to boot.
Cons: None. Good from the word go.

A good horror story is hard to come by these day- regardless of whether it’s the good read or the good viewing. Somewhere along the way, horror slipped into blood, guts and expressions of senseless, extreme violence for its own sake. Thankfully, there ...

Pros: Classic ghost story
Cons: None

Before "Sixth Sense" or "Stir of Echoes" or the much-debated "Blair Witch Project", a little movie was made, starring the late George C. Scott, that is guaranteed to send chills up your spine."The Changeling" is...

Pros: Thoughtful, intelligent horror movie.
Cons: Too tame for some.

"Changeling" was one of those movies that makes you wonder if it ever existed; you see a preview of it, once, and then it vanishes forever from the few theaters that show it, long before you can get to see it. Was it ever really in the...

Pros: good plot
Cons: none

I saw this one back in the 80's on HBO, when I was a teenager. I loved it! It scared me to death!! I enjoy scary movies, especially ghost stories. This one had me on the edge of my seat. Two of the scariest scenes were when the wheelchair took off after...

Pros: Relies on good acting and writing, as opposed to excessive violence, blood and/or sexual content.
Cons: A little long-winded at times.

First of all, let me explain the title of this review. The movie in question contains very little blood, no gore, no self-gratifying violence and absolutely no sex at all. The flick stands on acting and story telling so... that also means, ...

Pros: Great creepy movie, with much suspense!
Cons: What more would you want?

Chilling. That's the one word I can say about The Changeling. If you're looking for a good ghost story, see this movie.

This has got to be one of the most underrated movies of all time. The methods used in this movie sends chills up my spine,...

Pros: Suspenseful; Bone Chilling; Well designed plot; Overall an awsome movie!!!
Cons: Slow start to the movie; Not many special effects

"The Changeling" is one of the, if not the most terrifying and suspenseful movies I have ever come across. The movie was brilliantly made with a clever horror/mystery plot line, although there was a slight shortage of special effects.

The...

Pros: very well done haunted house flick, an excellent story
Cons: a bit too slow during some parts, a bit dry in others

The late, great George C. Scott gives an incredible performance as a renowned composer (John) who tragically loses his wife and daughter in a roadside accident. Shortly after this tragedy he moves into a large abandoned house, only to be plagued by...