DONT OPEN THE DOOR: After 13 years she returned home To a house of terror! There was no place to hide from FEAR or DEATH In this effective low-budget cult-classic from director S. F. Brownrigg (Keep My Grave Open, Scum of the Earlth, Dont Look in the Basement), a dutiful granddaughter goes home to take care of her dying grandmother. Once there, she finds herself trapped inside the house with a homicidal maniac and all hell breaks loose. RT: 90 mins, Color, 1.78:1, 1979 DONT LOOK IN THE BASEMENT: One their last day of high school, Linda, from low-budget cult-film director S. F. Brownrigg (Dont Open the Door!, Poor White Trash 2 and Keep My Grave Open), this gory little chiller takes place in an experimental hospital for the criminally insane where the creative thinking director allows several inmates to put out their psychotic delusions (you know, like necrophilia, paranoia and popsicles). Things really start to get nuts when a new staffer arrivesstarting with the bloody axe-murder of the doctor himself, and leading to a total takeover of this hallowed institution by its most crazy and violent inhabitants. RT: 90 mins, Color, 1.33:1, 1972
T**E
Best transfer of Don't Look in the Basement
This Scream Theater double feature DVD has the best looking transfer I've seen of Don't Look in the Basement. It is still one of my favorite drive-in movies from the 70s, and played as the third feature at drive-ins in the Philadelphia area for many years.. It has suspense, humor and a great cast of eccentric characters. Everyone I've met who has seen this movie remembers Mrs. Callingham. ("Up the airy mountain ...") Don't Open the Door is also a very good transfer. While not as good a movie as Basement, it's still an entertaining, if not very surprising thriller. Now I hope someone will release good DVD transfers of S.F. Brownrigg's other 70s thrillers: 'Keep My Grave Open' and 'Scum of the Earth' (Poor White Trash Part 2).
T**S
A Decent Widescreen Print of A 1973 Public Domain Drive-In Movie!
I bought this dvd mainly for Don't Look In The Basement hoping to get a widescreen print. I was in luck and VCI Entertainment used a widescreen print even though most info I read online said otherwise.
L**R
wow
creepy, bizarre, strange, nightmareish, surreal, what more can I say to describe this very weird movie creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
B**Y
over blown picture
i always loved the dont look in the basement but,this is a case of making a film widescreen by blowing up the image,cutting inches off the original print.you are much better off with this film in its original full screen aspect ratio.dont open the door is in its original aspect ratio.
A**D
Inaccurate info on the back of the case
Don't Look In The Basement, the half of this double feature I bought the DVD for, is listed as being 1.33:1 Full Frame. It's not. It's actually around 1.78:1 and the video transfer is much better than on the previous VCI DVD, with exception to the picture's color saturation level being a touch too much (I solved this by adjusting the picture on my TV).
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