We just saw this at an AMC.
It was a smaller theater, but there were about 5 empty seats.
The audience responded well with laughs and some gasps.
The sets, costumes, and production are really good. They really paid attention to details.
The acting is good for Shudder.
The story is mostly good. It has issues in the 3rd act.
3.5/5
Sounds encouraging. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
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shareNot yet, sadly. I'll definitely post when I have. As for Ghostwatch (you mentioned it below), it's definitely of its time. I watched it when it was originally broadcast on Halloween 1992. I hoped for years they'd repeat it but of course they never did. Then a few years ago I managed to find it on a Region 0 DVD. Are you a Brit? One of the biggest things for us was the use of well-known genuine TV presenters - especially the hugely respected Michael Parkinson.
shareAbout Ghostwatch being "of it's time"... Late Night Withe the Devil is set in period. It is a contemporary film but artificially set in the age of Johnny Carson.
Not being British, the only presenter I recognize watching Ghostwatch is whatsisname who I know from Red Dwarf. Overall Ghostwatch seems to hold up now better than Late Night with the Devil.
Sounds like it works better on cinemas than alone at home.
shareMaybe. I know, at home, I was tempted to give up on it after fifteen minutes of dull background at the Tonight Show clone. The effect of being trapped in your seat after going out to a theater and putting your money down might have the psychological effect of making you more determined not to feel like you have wasted time and money.
shareFun is a good way to describe this; for such a simple little film the characters really stuck with me, especially the skeptic and sidekick.
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