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Wind

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Had seen this movie way back in 1987, when it was just released. Although, never accessible again, its worth viewing for its story line, in particular 'the wind' in action. The suspense/horror is gripping. Hope that its VHS price reduces, as its a collectable.

Meg Foster is terrorized by Hauger relentlesly. A woman alone, writing a novel and a man outside her door, stalking her makes for a good thriller. I am excited to find this video again. I couldn't remember the name of it, but I remember the woman with haunting eyes. I traced her back to Rutger Hauer, and bingo! The Wind. Watch it, rent it, buy it. It is a great chiller thriller. But one word of caution for women: DON'T WATCH IT ALONE...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT!

I haven't seen the DVD, but I have seen the VHS of this, and it is a pretty creepy movie. What I really wanted to comment on was how great the cover art for this DVD is! Wow, a real improvement of the old cover art, and really, just a great image! I love the little picture of the guy chasing the girl along the bloody blade. Pretty much fits with the creepy movie, about an author who struggles to survive a night of unrelenting terror at the hands of a mad stalker, all set in an isolated castle in Greece. Great movie, a definite recommendation.

Bored?

Grab your favorite movie-viewing blanket, lock your doors, pop some corn, and enjoy this 80's horror flick. It is a flick, after all, not a film. I enjoyed the concept of the movie. Meg Foster, with those eyes and earthy presence, easily retains one's attention.

The plot: Mystery writer travels to a seaside Greek village, rents a castle-turned villa, and prepares to work on her latest novel. Forewarned of the violent, nightly wind by the property's owner, she takes little heed. (If she hadn't ignored his foreshadowing, then we wouldn't have a story, now would we?) A creeped-out psychotic groundskeeper (along with the ominous WIND) sets about torturing her, beginning on the first night.

The ending: Just watch the flick.

My major complaint with "The Wind" is that it is rather poorly edited. The director seemed to prefer long shots--or perhaps his budget prefered them! However, these are technical critiques and really matter very little. Meg Foster rocks, as always.

The dvd is way beyond reasonably priced, right here on amazon. For virtually
nothing, you can just buy it and prepare for an interesting, fun time.

If you like suspense/thriller type movies you'll probably like this one. I'm writing this review mainly because I wanted to point out that although it's billed as 112 minutes it's actually only 92 minutes, the same length as the original. However, it does have a number of special features.

While this 2003 version is better color corrected and clearer than the full screen 1999 dvd release, it is just hacked off the top and bottom. (same studio too "omega") Like so many hammer films, they take all the trouble to clean up the image, but then put black masking over it and sell it as "wide screen". A big waste. All modern wide tv's have a zoom feature that allows you to watch 4x3 video in 16x9 if you wish. The only way to see all the nice tidbits (especialy actress wardrobe malfunctions etc) is to view a full screen version. (dvd releases that are especialy bad about this are; "1 million years bc" with Raquel Welch, and "Vampire lovers" with Madeline Smith. 2 good releases are, "embrace of the vampire" (alyssa milano) and "Two Moon Junction" (sherilyn fenn). They have both versions on the disk. Though like I said, black masking is worse than useless. The up shot is that there is still no good dvd release of this little gem of a movie. Too bad.

This is a neat little suspense film. Meg Foster (The Stepfather 2) plays a writer named Sian Anderson who takes a trip to a deserted village in Greece to write her next novel. Wings Hauser plays the deranged handyman who begins to stalk her in a suspenseful game of cat and mouse. The low budget and production values betray The Wind because it is a very unique, engaging thriller. The isolation and spooky atmosphere full of high winds are the films biggest strengths. The Wind is a film that can easily be watched repeatedly because of it's high entertainment value. You may also recognize Robert Morley in a supporting role who likes to refer to Sian as "dear girl." I am glad this film made it's way to DVD. I remember watching it as a child and never forgetting it. It's a fun thrill ride for a quiet evening at home.