qmtv Very Slow, and Boring, Somewhat interesting, Ending sucked.The kid actors were annoying, not much happening, the acting was blah, camera-work was good, that's about it. The story was very slow and not told well. Hard to sit through this one.Very Slow, and Boring, Somewhat interesting, Ending sucked.The kid actors were annoying, not much happening, the acting was blah, camera-work was good, that's about it. The story was very slow and not told well. Hard to sit through this one.Very Slow, and Boring, Somewhat interesting, Ending sucked.The kid actors were annoying, not much happening, the acting was blah, camera-work was good, that's about it. The story was very slow and not told well. Hard to sit through this one.

NORDIC-2 After viewing Roman Polanski's film version of Ira Levin's 'Rosemary's Baby', actor Thomas Tryon (1926-1991) was inspired to write his own Gothic horror novels. His first effort, 'The Other' (Knopf, 1971), proved to be both very good and a major bestseller, quickly prompting Tryon to join forces with director Robert Mulligan ('To Kill a Mockingbird'; 'Summer of '42') to create a film version. Set in the summer of 1935 on a Connecticut farm (but actually shot in Murphys, California in the Sierra Nevada mountains, 150 miles east of San Francisco), 'The Other' focuses on Niles Perry (Chris Udavarnoky), a 12-year-old boy coming of age in a family rocked by tragedy: Niles' identical twin brother, Holland (Martin Udavarnoky), has recently died from a mysterious illness, as has his father in a freak accident, and the boy's grief-crazed mother, Alexandra (Diana Muldaur), is struggling to maintain the last vestiges of her sanity. The late, mischievous Holland Perry is dead to everyone except Niles, who sees and converses with his brother and firmly believes that Holland has come back from the grave to keep him company. Either an evil spirit or a figment of Niles's twisted imagination, Holland—abetted by the Perry's strange, ethereal grandmother Ada (Uta Hagen)—prompts Niles to arrange "accidents" that kill or paralyze family members. Or is it all entirely Niles' doing? The perfectly balanced ambiguity at the heart of the story, which equally supports a supernatural or psychological explanation, is not original with Tryon; Henry James introduced the trope in his great horror novella, 'The Turn of the Screw' (1898, also made into a hauntingly effective film version entitled 'The Innocents', 1961). Beautifully photographed by Robert L. Surtees ('The Graduate'; 'The Last Picture Show'), 'The Other' starts slowly but inexorably builds to a powerful climax and must be ranked one of the most underrated horror films ever made. VHS (1989) and DVD (2006).

ElectricWarlock If you want a horror film that relies on a good, suspenseful story rather than blood, violence, and outrageously loud jump scares, then this a film you cannot afford to miss. While this film isn't particularly scary, it has enough mystery and imagination that it manages to be captivating all the way through. The story is highly imaginative and thoroughly interesting. The characters were interesting and likable. I really cared about the characters and what happened to them and for me that is the key to making a good movie. If I don't care about the characters, I won't care what happens in the story, and if I don't care what happens in the story I won't care for the film. Many horror movies make the mistake of having the characters exist only to be killed in bizarre ways, but the characters in this movie were well thought out and felt like real people with real personalities. Uta Hagen, Martin Udvarnoky, and Chris Udvarnoky gave the best performances in the film. Their performances are unforgettable and they bring their own qualities to the characters that make them feel that much more authentic.Many people would likely find this film boring because they are used to horror films with grotesque looking monsters jumping out of dark corners, and madmen butchering people with large weapons. But this film isn't like those at all. It is sophisticated, intellectual, and requires the viewer to think; something so few horror films today do. It is unique and unlike any other horror film I've seen and because of that it is one of my absolute favorites.

MartinHafer "The Other" succeeds in creating a creepy atmosphere. While it might not be a perfect film (a few of the characters behave in ways that are not too believable), it does satisfy overall.The film is set on a farm in rural Connecticut in the 1930s. Much of the first part of the film shows the relationship between two brothers--one good (Niles) and one bad (Holland). After a while, you see just how evil and unbalanced Holland is, as you realize that he's killed...more than once--which is pretty fantastic for an 11 year-old. However, when you discover that Holland actually died many months ago, you realize that Niles is, in fact, 100% bonkers. However, you'd THINK this realization would have occurred at the end of the film--but there actually is a lot more to go....and a lot more killing.With all the murders and action, this film will NOT bore you. My complaints, and they're minor, is that the family members who realized that Niles was a nut SHOULD have reacted much differently and a heck of a lot sooner. Knowing your son or grandson is a homicidal maniac, you'd THINK you'd tell others and NOT keep this to yourself! This just didn't ring true. So, I have to knock off a few points for this--though, on balance, the good far, far outweighs the bad.