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Haunting of Morella

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Unless you are a hard-core Roger Corman or Jim Wynorski fan, stay away from this movie, especially the DVD version. It is in 4:3 format, and obviously taken from the VHS tape master. Very, very poor video quality.

It's also just a dreadfully boring movie. At just over 80 minutes long, it feels like it's twice that long. You know a movie is bad when the commentary track is more interesting than the movie itself.

For those of you who read the previous reviews, and might be interested because you think you are going to see "all" of Nicole
Eggert - sorry to disappoint you, but she uses a body double in those scenes. Don't feel bad, though; hopefully I just saved you from wasting your time and/or money on this movie.

I was pleasently suprised by this classically gothic little horror film. Like all films that Roger Corman has either produced or directed this one is a little overplayed; but there is an element of style throughout. The Corman standards are here: naked, big-busted, serving wenches, the damsel in distress, the young hero, and some genuinely disturbing horror scenes. The sets are atmospheric and the writers of the movie have expanded on Edger Allen Poe's tragic perspective that filtered through most of his poetic works like Annabel Lee and the Raven. Not to be taken too seriously but nicely done. Nicole Eggert is perfectly cast as Lenora as has never been more beautiful. David McCallum does a splended job as her "haunted" father. All in all a good effort on a small budget.

This film is an opportunity to see ALL of Nicole when she was just blosssoming into the "actress" she is today. Her performance on-screen is something not to be missed!

I thought this movie had potential but I guess I knew what I was getting myself in to. I was just expecting a little more in the scares department. I know it was made in the early 90's but I just figured it would still have that 80's horror feel to it. I don't know why they call this movie a horror movie, it was more like an cinemax late night movie with big brested witches and sex. I know some people love that and typically I would to, but the movie has to have a great story to make it good. I know when nicole gets possesed by her mother she has random sex with a man she barely knows. Of course it is sunny outside and then out of the blue it rains to make the sex scene seem hotter. I just wish they would have made this movie a little darker. The sets were awsome and they could have done more with the story. I suggest you rent this movie and don't buy it. If your a Nicole Eggert fan yes there is a sex scene with her in it, its just not that great and she seems confused through the whole movie. Not her greatest work then again she was still very young during this film.

B movie with skin, great movie in my opinion. A witch burned at the stake comes back years later for revenge.

The movie is a classical horror movie but it is entertaning. It is quite good if you are a fan of the gorgeous Nicole Eggert because she plays two roles, the mother Morella and the daughter Lenora (main character). A must-have for every Nicole Eggert's fan (I am)!

I rented this movie for 99 cents, and I think I was ripped off even at that price.

The acting was terrible, the plot predictable and boring. The only thing that I enjoyed was this nightgown that the lead character wore, and even then it was out of place, seeming more like it was there for the "skin" and to make the character more sexy than for plot development. Edgar Allan Poe was claimed as the person who wrote the story, and he is probably rolling over in his grave, this movie is so horrible! Everything is out of place and/or ridiculous. The lead character hops into bed as soon as she falls in love, which was NOT done at that time. Nudity was frequently done to "save" the movie, but if this movie were to do that every time this movie needed a boost the characters would be nude the entire way through.

Needless to say, this movie stank. If it's not worth paying 99 cents to rent it, it's not worth buying, unless you like to rag on bad movies, which it is perfect for.