This is my gold standard reference for how a Vampire and horror movie should be. Absolutely worth watching and one of my all time horror favorites it is truly terrifying and a great movie with great actors.

Am I coming back to Salem's office like except for David soul and the guy that owned a shop everybody else was horrible actor it was funny it was badly wrote it was more like a comedy than a horror

Having never read "Salem's Lot," I decided to check out the 70s miniseries to start out. I do see how this Stephen King classic can work better as a moody novel. This version feels a bit too slow-paced for my taste and the horror moments, while effective, do not warrant sitting through all 3+ hours of this. I think there are moments of practical effects that are still creepy today, but I just didn't get into the story enough to fully immerse myself in it. Overall, it is a mixed bag with some cool moments, but not my personal favorite out of the Stephen King factory.

he FULL miniseries which taps out at 183 minutes is not the one reviewed here. This edited version loses much of the drama and 'grip' of the two-part television classic that had every kid on the planet crying in the bathroom with parents trying to console them. Where is the original? You can find it, buy it or rent it online. Trust me, it's worth $10 to see what made this such an instant classic and superbly scary film. As for this mediocre edited version? It's still pretty good. This goes to show how brilliant the 3-hour original is. 4.5 stars for that one. 3 (and I'm being gracious) stars to this one. That is all. Carry on...

While It can be boring and is a lengthy 4 hours long it has perfect practical effects and legitimately scared me with the vampire design and is one of the best vampire films I have seen.

Después del logro que fue la adaptación de Carrie, la segunda novela de Stephen King fue la siguiente en convertirse en la segunda adaptación llevada a la pantalla. Tobe Hooper fue el encargado en adaptar Salem's Lot debido a la aceptación que tuvo The Texas Chainsaw Massacre y aunque existen diferencias con la novela, la adaptación fue aceptable. Lo que Tobe Hooper logro conseguir fue un producto con una buena atmósfera y una buena dirección. Al principio, se tenía pensado que esta fuera una película, pero prefirieron dividirla en dos partes y promocionarla como una miniserie de dos episodios. Hooper quería narrar la historia de una manera prolija aun si la duración llegaba a sobrepasar las dos horas. Claro, que una edición recortada fue lanzada en los cines en ese año. Hay que decir que la primera parte solo presenta a los personajes y es algo aburrido debido a que presenta tanto a los personajes importantes como a los que tienen una menor relevancia. Esto es porque los personajes son presentados como piezas sueltas que luego se van conectando en la segunda parte. De los personajes que son introducidos, nada más Ben Mears tiene algo interesante debido a que se trata de alguien que vivió en Salem's Lot y fue testigo de algo sobrenatural en La Casa Marsten. Esto fue vuelve algo sustancial debido al vínculo que tiene la casa con Straker y Kurt Barlow. Aunque no se profundiza muchísimo sobre el tema, Ben Mears no deja de ser el personaje más importante de la historia al igual que en la novela. Que Ben haya sido interpretado por David Soul de la serie Starsky And Hutch hizo que tuviera un nivel de estrellato más alto que el del vampiro Kurt Barlow. La historia no se torna interesante hasta que se llega al final de la primera parte. En la segunda parte la historia ya es mucho más atractiva y podemos ver a Kurt Barlow y los vampiros. No se ve mucho debido a que solo se limitaron a mostrar pocos personajes y quitar momentos brutales que están en la novela. De todos modos, la historia no deja de ser espeluznante y hace que se mantenga el aire tétrico de la novela. La adaptación no solo decidió cambiar algunas situaciones o mezclar algunos personajes. El cambio más notable de todos es el diseño que le dieron a Kurt Barlow. En la novela Kurt es un vampiro de apariencia tradicional como Drácula, pero prefirieron darle una apariencia similar al Conde Orlok y Straker se quedó con todos los diálogos. Aunque esta adaptación es una tradicional historia de vampiros, los realizadores no querían un vampiro tradicional. La imagen del vampiro tradicional se había utilizado bastante en las películas de Universal y Hammer Productions, así que los realizadores querían algo que sobresaliera mucho más. Decidieron que Kurt Barlow fuera un vampiro similar al Conde Orlok y es un cambio que funciono. El Conde Orlok era el vampiro más original que había en aquel entonces y unos meses antes se había estrenado la versión de Werner Herzog. Lo cierto es que el vampiro creado por Murnau tenía una apariencia mucho más aterradora que el Drácula encarnado por Bela Lugosi o Christopher Lee. Esta versión de Kurt fue un buen aporte para la terrorífica visión de Tobe Hooper. Por aquel entonces, esta adaptación de Salem's Lot fue parte del gran inicio de Stephen King en el cine y aunque no es quizás una de las mejores adaptaciones de sus obras, sigue siendo una de las más significativas al igual que Carrie, The Shinning y Creepshow. Salem's Lot es recomendable para conocer los inicios de Stephen King en la pantalla y es ideal para los que estén fascinados en el cine de vampiros. Mi calificación final para esta miniserie es un 8/10.

Still a very good movie after all these years and so much better than the recent wokefest remake. The mood, acting and writing are very good. Based on the quality, it’s hard to believe this was a made-for-온라인카지노추천 movie.

Way too long a film or a mini series that drags the entire story of a town getting slowly infected by a vampires.

I really did enjoy this vintage romp. It certainly has a 70s feel but can be quite contemporary at times. Some good/creepy effects will keep you interested throughout, but lackluster action/scars will leave some disappointed.

This film was the very definition of a slow burn. Very dull and boring, at times. That said, it’s a multi piece series, so I see what they were doing with the Stephen King style buildup. The effects were pretty fantastic. I actually enjoy when vampires are somewhat easily killed, unlike nowadays, when it’s nearly impossible. The vampire(s) is legendary. I was most impressed with the jump scares! Got me good a couple times. Worth a watch.

I couldn't even sit through 15 mins of it, The acting was so bad, the story was horrible, the casting was driving me nuts. I don't know if it was good for the time or not but this was really bad. I don't know how these critics gave it such good reviews but it appears they are not good at their jobs and should find a new line of work. Smh.

What a snooze fest. Audible groaning and cringing gasps from the audience at how bad the script was. Nothing new here.

I'm sure this was terrifying in 1979. Today, it's about as scary as an episode of Goosebumps. I prefer the 2004 version.

Fue una adaptación muy buena, y a pesar de la época en que se hizo y de que fue para la televisión logró asustar y aún me asustan sus escenas de terror, siempre me recuerdo de ella cuando me acerco a las ventanas de noche

Slow burning. The acting is not terrible. It’s a great Stephen King novel that was made into a mini series in the late 70’s for network tv ,so you can’t expect too much. The scare scenes are sometimes repetitive. No gore but the special effects and production are good for its time, especially for a mini series on network tv. It’s a spooky thriller meant for adults. I would say a good viewing on a rainy Saturday afternoon if nothing else to do.

I recently watch the new film it wasn't bad but I still think this version the 70s mini series is the best.

Waste of time. The tv movie years ago was more thoughtful. Very disappointed since I was looking forward to this one.

I love it! A remake of a classic. Brings back tradition methods of killing a Vamp. Loves how the crucifix glows and dims with the amount of faith. Loves how the vamp infiltrate and gathered to take over the town. Hopefully more of this than those teens horror movies.

It’s alright. It honestly drags a bit, and when it starts dragging it takes a while to pick back up. When it does pick back up though, you glue yourself to whatever you’re watching it on. I only checked this out because I want to check out that new one on max, so I wanted some context. For its 3 hour runtime it’s enjoyable. Honestly I found it really funny everyone seemed to forget Ralfie ever existed. The final scene with Susan is heartbreaking, and honestly had me on edge lol. I was thinking “Don’t fall for it now. Come on you’re smarter than this.” So good on Tobe Hooper for making me like these characters. Overall Hooper did really well with the directing, especially with the camerawork. I also like the inspiration they took from Count Orlock (Nosferatu). Anyways that’s really all I got to say. 2.5/5 stars.

So I saw this again recently to compare to the new Max movie version, which I liked a lot. This holds up a lot. To think this was a 1970's 온라인카지노추천 mini-series is pretty incredible because of the sanitized nature of the platform. The adaptation is somewhat close to the source material. The acting is actually very good. The special effects is good for the budget and platform. The script is weak in some areas, mostly, dialogue. There are not so many horror moments considering it is Tobe Hooper's project, but the horror atmosphere is worthy. The pacing is slow at times, but that is because of the mini-series format. Worth seeing.