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Salem's Lot (1979) Certificate 15

Salem's Lot
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Rated 3.5 stars
Average rating
(67%)
 
Starring: David Soul | James Mason | Lance Kerwin
Director: Tobe Hooper
Studio: WARNER BROS
Run time: 183 mins
Genres: Horror
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Spanish
Released: July 10, 2006

With Salem's Lot, a blood-curdling shocker based on the novel by Stephen King, director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) sends the time-honored vampire legend soaring on bat wings into the modern era. Sinister events bring together a writer (David Soul) fascinated with an old hilltop house, a suave antiques dealer (James Mason) whose expertise goes beyond bric-a-brac and the dealer's mysterious, pale-skinned "partner" (Reggie Nalder). The solid supporting cast of vampire victims and fighters includes Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres, Elsiha Cook, Ed Flanders, George Dzundza, Lance Kerwin, Geoffrey Lewis and Marie Windsor. It's hard to keep the undead down. And so easy to be scared in Salem's Lot.

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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Eeeek!

A Customer from Stoke-on-Trent, England, 16th May, 2006

As a kid of 10 I saw this when it was first shown on UK TV back in in 1980/81-ish. It scared the **** out of me! Even now, 20-odd yrs later it gives me the willies! Perhaps it's partly down to mental association with childhood nightmares. Perhaps if i'd seen this for the 1st time when I was older it wouldn't have had the same effect. All I know is that I still consider this to be one hell of a creepy film. The music gives me goosebumps, and last time I watched it (about 12 months ago) I had to turn the light on for the first time in ages when I got up during the night to go to the bathroom, and I still felt genuinely un-nerved! The film differs from the original book (which i'd never read until a couple of years ago), but not so much as to cause annoyance or disappointment to a viewer who has read the book first I think. Anyway, unless you're a hardened horror fanatic who has become numbed to all but the most graphic and gorey horror films, I think you'll enjoy this. And just see if you can go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, after watching this film, without turning on the lights!

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6 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
Classic Horror Film!

A Customer from Cumbria, UK, 11th March, 2005

Anyone who hasnt seen this must rent this NOW! This is a story about a writer who returns to his home town 'Salems Lot' to begin work on a new novel. Right from the start you feel there is something strange about the town. It is a town about an old house which is home to blood sucking Vampires! There are certain scenes in this film that scared me to death when I first so this film. And I do not scare easily! It starts of a little slow this film so be patient, but when it gets going see if it affects YOU as it did with ME! Look out for the little error in this film, it sees David Soul having a tough time getting his car door to close. There are many of them. Brilliant Stephen King film!

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1.0 stars
BBooorriiinnggg!!!!!!!!

sakuraba1982 from , 27th November, 2007

My misses is a big vampire movie fan, We can watch films that are long ie lord of the rings but this film drags on and on with nothing happening. When you have films like interview with the vampire and bram stokers dracula which are gothic masterpieces this film just shows its age oohh dear mr King this is not your best

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3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 3.0 stars
still not bad

michael bildner from nottingham, 7th March, 2007

although some 25 years old still not bad. okay the special effects are not so special. some of them more funny. but it is an okay version of one of Stephen Kings masterpieces.

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Rated 2.0 stars
Scary... In It's Time.

filmsaremypassion from , 28th January, 2010

Based on Stephen King's novel, Salem's Lot is about a writer who visits the town to begin a novel. But while he's staying there, strange deaths are occuring. Could it involve a strange hilltop house that may hold a sinster secret? In it's time, it was the most terriying mini series for the late 70s. But after seeing too many vampire movies and other horror films, I didn't really find this terrifying. The first part was very slow and the suspence didn't really hold me, I think the second part was a little better but the ending left you wanting more. I would only recommend this if you have seen this before or a die hard horror fan but I found this a disappointment and far from scary.

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Rated 5.0 stars
SALOMS LOT

WATSIT5 from , 15th April, 2009

BEST EVER HORROR FILM IVE SEEN FOR A VERY LONG TIME

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1.0 stars
ONLY 1 DISC SENT

A Customer from Rhyl, 6th January, 2009

Sent me 1 disc which lasted for 90 mins. Where is the rest of it? So far care@-- have tried to tell me it is double-sided, which it is not. Don't waste your credits on this one. (I was looking forward to this too)

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