Quite possibly, the scariest movie ending EVER
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capnmrvl — 15 years ago(April 06, 2010 05:52 PM)
I've seen so many message board entries all over the net from people who saw this film when they were a kid. Some remember certain parts, others remember something different. EVERYONE remembers Jennifer appearing at the end of the bed with that insane smile and the devil eyes.
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movieperson113 — 14 years ago(September 30, 2011 08:12 PM)
The thing about Jennifer's "EYES" is it's a simple (EFFECTIVE!) lighting and shadow trick. Now they spend thousands in CGI to get the same affect
Another thing people forget is how good Ruth Gordon was in this movie. Very HILARIOUS and eerie. But she's also a sad character in a way. She basically WORSHIPED her granddaughter and acted like Mary was some random kid in the neighborhood.
Grandma didn't even care she was tanking up her Son-in-law who was driving!
Also if you examine the story Grandma might have been the one to cause the whole thing. Let's say it was an evil spirit, Jennifer or not. At the beginning the family was trying to move on after the tragedy. But Grandma kept Jennifer's spirit alive but not moving on and coveting her Granddaughter.
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sylvia67 — 14 years ago(November 30, 2011 09:02 PM)
i didnt think the grandma was sad.. i loved ruth gordon in this movie by the way i thought she was kind of mean, a witch. treating the other kids like they didnt have feelings her worship of jen was just based on jens looks in my opinion..
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movieperson113 — 14 years ago(September 30, 2011 08:13 PM)
The thing about Jennifer's "EYES" is it's a simple (EFFECTIVE!) lighting and shadow trick. Now they spend thousands in CGI to get the same affect
Another thing people forget is how good Ruth Gordon was in this movie. Very HILARIOUS and eerie. But she's also a sad character in a way. She basically WORSHIPED her granddaughter and acted like Mary was some random kid in the neighborhood.
Grandma didn't even care she was tanking up her Son-in-law who was driving!
Also if you examine the story Grandma might have been the one to cause the whole thing. Let's say it was an evil spirit, Jennifer or not. At the beginning the family was trying to move on after the tragedy. But Grandma kept Jennifer's spirit alive but not moving on and coveting her Granddaughter.
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brautigan-126-784250 — 11 years ago(October 15, 2014 04:11 AM)
Yes, that final scene with Jennifer's Ghost was supreme creepiness, thanks, by the way, to a very nifty special effect in which Jennifer's lighted face, filmed separately from her silhouette, is superimposed onto the shot of her silhouette. Very clever trick that forces the shot inside your mind like a surreal worm. It's a great little trick in that film that deserves some praise, imo.
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DorianGray502 — 10 years ago(November 06, 2015 02:26 PM)
___I did not see this in '82, but just now on YouTube. I mainly looked it up to watch one of Ruth Gordan's final performances. What I found was a pretty taut little TV film, surprisingly suspenseful. I wished they had used Gordan more, and Valerie Harper looks younger now than in 1982, hum? ___Yes, some of the storyline truly stretched credibility, but then again most horror films do.