Hangmans curse

[Jman]

There was a movie made out of this book and I was wondering how scary it gets? and a little bit more about the movie please.

[Stephen]

Hmm...a horror movie I do not know about....interesting. Anyone read the book? I am rather curious as to what its about.

[Jman]

well I read the book thats why I want to see a movie...bassically theres a ghost that haunts the school by the name of Abel Frye who hung himself in the old stairwell back in the 1930s and now he's out to get the people that bullied him.

[Raiden no Kishi]

But of course [spoiler]it's not REALLY a ghost, just a diabolically ingenious oppressed geek[/spoiler]

Rai

[Jman]

Is it good?

[Raiden no Kishi]

The book is. I've never heard of the movie.

Rai

[Neo3DGfx]

I have read the book, but I havn't seen the movie.

Here's the review from PluggedIn: http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0001484.cfm

Here are the unvarnished facts about Hangman's Curse: It's a B-grade horror flick that melds elements of Arachnophobia, Pax TV's short-lived exploration of supernatural phenomena Mysterious Ways (or ABC's even shorter-lived Miracles) and an auditorium full of diehard Marilyn Manson fans. Then, to celebrate, it concludes with a rousing rendition of "Doxology," a stunt that feels about as fluid as postscripting Scream 3 with the "Hallelujah Chorus." On the plus side, this film is exceedingly tame by today’s "horror movie" standards, and the creators went out of their way to avoid gore, profanity and sexual content. "If we can get something out there that will still scare the kids, and give them a thrill, but give the parents a better choice, that's what we're trying to do," says Hangman's Curse media representative Melany Ethridge.

When an author builds up a strong reputation in the book world, it’s hard as cinder blocks to make a smooth transition to the big screen. One has only to look as far as secular horror maven Stephen King and his early stabs at big screen glory to see just how hard. So it's beyond this critic's conscience to spend too much time weighing the cinematic plusses and minuses of Hangman's Curse. But fans of Peretti's supercharged supernatural novels (especially his early ones), know that he practically reinvented the contemporary Christian understanding of supernatural conflict. And they’ll want to know why his first movie doesn’t emphatically pin the tail on the demon. So Plugged In asked Mr. Peretti that exact question: "Why doesn’t Hangman’s Curse make a big deal out of spiritual warfare?" He responded, "I’m not really writing about spiritual conflict in the same way I was years ago. Hangman’s Curse [published in 2001] never was a book about spiritual warfare. It was a book about bullying. I guess one way to look at it is that we’re almost doing these movies in reverse. The choice of Hangman’s Curse for the first movie was purely a matter of money, of ability, of resources."

In Frank Peretti’s mind, Hangman’s Curse isn’t about creating an evangelistic tool. It’s about getting a thriller out there that’s not chock full of blood, lust and foul language. And it’s about confronting viewers with the pain bullying causes. Anyone looking for anything more will be sorely disappointed.

[spoiler]I didn't really like the book because it was all about bullying, and not spiritual warfare. I mean what are the chances that everyone's going to halucinate about the same person![/spoiler]

From what I've read, it would have been better as an anime. (As long as the content stayed the same that is.)

[Jman]

I just saw it and loved it!
everyone needs to see it!

[Shao Feng-Li]

Who's cares about critics? It's a good movie. If it wasn't I wouldn't own it.

[Jman]

I normally NEVER go by crititcs most of the time its friends refferals.

[agasfas]

I normally NEVER go by crititcs most of the time its friends refferals.

Got that right... Ebert and Roeper gave the Hulk two thumbs up so I was pumped to see the movie. I was very disappointed, it was not that good. Critics are people too, they have likes and dislikes. Everyone has their personal opinions. Oh well, a bit off topic but that movie y'all are talking about seems pretty cool. How recent is it. I've never heard of it until now. Perhaps worth checking out. Thanks for the heads-up

[termyt]

I've both read the book and seen the movie. I thought the movie was fair in it's rendition of the book (but, of course, the book is better - it always is). It's not a ground-break cinematic masterpiece, but it's entertaining. It, however, is not very scary. Some scenes will be intense for younger viewers, but it's pretty tame. The lack of sex, drugs, and violence while still managing to pull off a good story worth watching is impressive in this day and age.

[Jman]

Yeh, the expectation of a good move these days is really what I call disgusting, and Termyt, the movie hit theatres in 2003 (hard to belive i missed it)

[Stephen]

Some scenes will be intense for younger viewers, but it's pretty tame.

Shatterhearts intrest in the horror film just snuck out the back door....I don't need sex and super gore to enjoy a horror film...but its nice if there dark. Stuff like I know what you did last summer....or Grudge (I hear the original was awesome) And the Ring...are like kiddy horror. *sigh* I can still look forward to Saw 2 coming out next Halloween. And Devils Rejects in August....

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

The original Grudge was definetly scary.

[Jman]

Shatterheart I would still recomend this movie, theres nothing really "Bad" about it, but I would certainly call it horror!