Carnival of Souls | Ted Adams, Pamela Ballard

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Carnival of Souls

	Carnival of Souls Ted Adams, Pamela Ballard HART SHARP VIDEO, 2005 average customer review:based on 18 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This classic horror tale is now restored and in color for the first time, complete with an irreverent bonus commentary from Mike Nelson of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" fame.

Nelson does it again

Mike Nelson does it again. He makes a really bad movie into a funny movie! The colorization looks great. Half the time you are not sure what is going on. The director plays a character in the movie. Mike Nelson makes it easier to watch. If you need a good laugh I would recommend watching this movie, even though it was suppose to be scary....it's not.

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Nostalgic. I used to watch this movie as a child in 60's and 70's. Very atmospheric and I love the organ music. Thank for the prompt service.

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More than a Cult Classic

I love this movie! I saw this film a while ago (the Criterion Collection edition) and was amazed by the interesting storyline. And the film is just over an hour so it's a fast paced story.

Herk Harvey and John Clifford came up with an interesting concept: Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) gets into what should have been a fatal car accident during a drag race. She is uneasy in town, but she is leaving anyways to take a job as a church organist (although to her its just a job and the church is a place of business). On her way there, she is stalked by a ghostly/ghastly man (scarily played by Herk himself). She becomes even more paranoid when it appears as though people treat her like she doesn't exist. The story comes to a thrilling conclusion with visually stunning scenes at the old carnival.

I cannot explain why I like this film, I just do. I think the colorization is actually well done. I have yet to listen to the humorous commentary so I cannot rate that. Although, if you have the extra money I would go for the Criterion Collection: the film is cleaned up so the great cinematography at the end is crisp, as well as having the director's cut.

But this copy more than satisfies my cult obsession with a low budget masterpiece. Highly recommend!!

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A Creepy Classic!!!

This is a very good creepy movie. It has a classic look to it. A woman named Mary Henry survives a car accident, and after that, she starts seeing a deformed, ghoulish figure,(who directed the movie) Sometimes, it seems like she is dead to the world because she can't hear and no one else can see or hear her. There is one part where we think she is talking to a psychiatrist about what's been happening to her, the doctor's chair turns around and it's really that ghoulish man. Later, she ends up at an abandoned carnival and the ghouls try to take her. I like the colorized version of the film because it makes it better and creepier and realistic! Mike Nelson's commentary is very funny, so listen to that after you've watched the movie. If you love classic horror, you'll love CARNIVAL OF SOULS!!!

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The "Carnival" just got colourful...

CARNIVAL OF SOULS is one of the benchmark cult classics and needs no further recommendation from me. I'm focusing this review on the actual DVD release from Legend Films.

The computer-colour process (used to make B&W films more appealing for modern audiences) has come a long way in the last ten years or so. Remember when it used to look like a toddler had run riot with crayons, with pastel shades, waxy fleshtones and strange grainy effects on faces? All that is now thankfully a thing of the past.

The colouring of CARNIVAL OF SOULS is just about as natural and understated as it possibly can be. The colours are bright and realistic, and stay strong during tracking shots. The overall print quality used by Legend Films for this release is crisp and defect-free (and I've seen some shocking Public Domain prints of this movie). Also included is the original B&W version--thankfully. Generally I don't approve of colouring old movies (the original directors and costume designers had a vision!), but some movies benefit more than others.

The bonus audio commentary by "Mystery Science Theater"'s Mike Nelson is a real highpoint. CARNIVAL OF SOULS fans should support this quality release.

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