I first saw this chilling film several years ago. I still have it on VHS.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Next of Kin
fiatlux-1 — 20 years ago(August 30, 2005 09:03 PM)
I first saw this chilling film several years ago. I still have it on VHS.
What struck me first was how eerily dark the film was. It added to the terrific suspense that was building slowly. The characters were made "human" in the film, rather than "cardboard cutouts" you see in most films today. They all had fleshed-out personalities, good or evil.
There was no faceless Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger running amok etc.
The music score was great, and as several posters have said, has wonderful cinematography. The scenes between the lovely Jacki Kerin and handsome John Jarratt are so sweet.
SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!
One question: What happened to Lance at the end?
We see him make a run for it out the window, so we assume he survives. But how come Linda doesn't find him and take him away with her when she flees? Granted, she's terribly, understandably traumatized at the time, but she had always looked out for him through the entire film.
And in the end, I'm assuming she drives back to find him (even though she's even more traumatized, even in shock at the time).
Oh well, either way its a very fine film. Well worth watching over and over again!!! -
guigui-paul — 20 years ago(September 02, 2005 10:58 AM)
yes,it's a great film,i love its direction,music,cinematography and acting.
so many great scenes in NEXT OF KIN
SPOILERS:
-the opening in slow motion
-the dream scenes with the young Linda
-the scene where Linda sees a person through the windshield of her carbut her vision is blurred by the water on the windshield!
-the chilling scene in the forest when Linda sees someone in the distance
-the haunting scene where the scared Linda is running in the forest and becomes crazy in John's arms.
-the scene with the candle,the shadow and the cat
-the scene where the people find a dead body in the bathtub
-the scene with the fountain of blood
-the dream/love scene
-the chilling scene with the killer behind the door/the revelation scene/Linda's escape with this amazing overhead shot,in slow motion
-the sugar scene
i think that Tony Williams really made a wonderful job of direction with this filmthe last 15 minutes are especially chilling and amazing. -
filmfreak44 — 20 years ago(February 09, 2006 12:15 PM)
Just watched the film again last night.
Still great.
Does anybody know what happend to Tony Williams? This is a film with such a strong directorial vision. Such a shame that, apparently, he hasn't made any other films after this little gem.
"and that's the truth, Ruth" - Mister Senor Love Daddy (Do the Right Thing) -
cobalt-17 — 17 years ago(March 26, 2009 02:59 PM)
thanks for the spoilers
Confirmed it for me.
I only saw this movie once back in the 80's and it stuck with me.
I hope to see it again, I remember the cinematography and specially the sugar scene. all interesting and new (at least at the time for me).
Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like your opinion, man. -
Woodyanders — 6 years ago(November 20, 2019 01:09 AM)
This film was very well done. Extremely stylish direction, nicely fleshed out characters, plenty of brooding gloom-doom Gothic atmosphere, and one hell of a stirring and suspenseful climax all make this one a winner.
You've seen Guy Standeven in something because the man was in everything.