Burnt Offerings (1976) (Blu-Ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

 

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Saw this film many times over in the theater back in the late 70s. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I don't know if I am going to pick it up at $30, but at some point.....I will.

The price will drop in a few weeks

Love this movie, also scared me as a kid. I have been waiting for you : )

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Price at $14.49...

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Recently re-watched Burnt Offerings for the first time in several years. Beautiful print. This is a superb, extremely creepy & atmospheric flick. This is one of the many excellent films from that era that proves that the '70's was the best decade for horror movies. Here's my review:

-The house was apparently an evil entity, and would "re-invent" itself every so often by "feeding" off of the souls of people that would temporarily inhabit the home - presumably by being "lured" into it.


-The house was apparently fixated on the young son, who nearly got seriously injured/killed numerous times throughout the film - I.e., by falling down in the beginning; by almost drowning twice in the pool; by almost dying because of the gas in his room.

-Presumably the Burgess Meredith character & his sister were much older than they looked; the cemetery OR & his son found in the back of the house didn't have evidence of any family members dying beyond the late 1880's.


-Very impressed by the caliber of actors/actresses in this film, which included: Bette Davis, Oliver Reed, and Burgess Meredith. Incredible. These days, most A-list (or even B-list) actors/actresses wouldn't be caught dead starring in what was essentially a low-budget horror film.

- The creepy, grinning tall chauffeur that the Oliver Reed character saw as a kid (at his mother's funeral) obviously stayed with him as a horrible memory, so he kept "seeing" him driving around at the house, etc. Very unnerving.

Jim,

Really glad you shared your thoughts on this film. It was one of my top 3 favorite horror films of the 70s.

I have fond memories of it. Seeing it several times over in theaters. It really creeped me out on several levels -- especially the chauffeur driver.

Not sure how it holds up today to new audiences. Don't even know how it holds up to those of us who saw it when originally releases. My Blu-ray is still in shrink-wrap and as with everything else, it's on my "someday" list to rewatch.

I am very happy to learn that the print looks good on BD.

I found the PQ in the BD to still be somewhat "soft", but it didn't bother me at all & I found this appropriate for a '70's horror film. And, it definitely appeared better than the regular DVD. I do think it was worth the upgrade. Here's a link with some screenshots:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film5/blu-ray_reviews_69/burnt_offerings_blu-ray.htm

The softness in the film image is due to the way it was shot. The use of a filter to give it a hazy look is very apparent in many scenes.

KMR said:

The softness in the film image is due to the way it was shot. The use of a filter to give it a hazy look is very apparent in many scenes.

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Correct. I saw this film when it first came out and the images were very soft focus.