Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Michael O'Keefe Be ready for a creepy thriller that moves a little slow, but the atmosphere will drag you in to stay. Marian (Karen Black) and Ben (Oliver Reed) Rolf are on vacation with their son and Ben's aged Aunt Elizabeth (Bette Davis) and decide to rent a Victorian Mansion in California. The vacation turns weird rather quickly; dead plants come back to life and an ill kept swimming pool becomes vibrant seeming like a trap of some kind. This strange and odd activity seems to be caused by the owners of the estate, siblings Arnold Allardyce (Burgess Meredith) and his sister Roz (Eileen Heckart). The house is definitely haunted to a certain degree and seems to be regenerating to the pulses of the injuries of the occupants. Mystery behind locked doors and past memories cause some grave concern. The story line moves rather slow and out of date, but there are times of outright funniness.Veteran actress Davis was pretty well wasted of her talent. And there are several close ups of Ms. Black that you'll never be able to un-see! Also in the cast: Lee Montgomery, Dub Taylor, Orin Cannon and Anthony James.

rms125a IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME since I saw the movie but I respectfully disagree with Moonspinner5520 that the film is "Superior to the source novel by Robert Marasco". Marasco's book is NOT great. It's not "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home" or "Salem's Lot" (the latter marred only by its nihilistic ending which necessarily impacted its subpar prologue), compared to either of which Marasco's book is thin gruel. However, the book provides Marian's character with internal monologues that open up her character and even at the end allow her to feel pain at the loss of her family, pain which must be "cauterized" (I remember Marasco using that very descriptive term) as she begins the new existence that she has largely created for herself but her own victimization is still palpable, unlike the horror villainess the film makes her. Also, by the by, the villainous Allardyce "siblings" (although they and the inept "handyman" are clearly not human but rather servants or familiars of the demonic presence that feeds off generations of families lured to the remote and isolated mansion) played largely genially but with foreboding bits of intensity by such old pros as Eileen Heckart and Burgess Meredith, are underused in both the film and the novel.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . would involved Bette Davis hacking off various people's appendages as she'd recently done in HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE, and grilling these pieces and bits for her dinner guests. No such luck. BURNT OFFERINGS is more like that Eagles song, "Hotel California" ("You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"). Only, in this case, it seems like the haunted Allardyce House represents Our Increasingly Decrepit America, in which the Repugs are currently overtaking Drugs, Terrorism, and Riots as our Leading Cause of Death. Bette Davis, for instance, suffers a Health Crisis during BURNT OFFERINGS and is soon shown enjoying the Benefits of TrumpCare. This involves a hearse swiftly arriving to box up Bette. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office and the American Medical Association concurred this month that TrumpCare will terminate the lives of 1.25 million U.S. citizens annually. But let's look on the Bright Side. The Repugs will have to rig another election for Red Commie KGB Chief Vlad "The Mad Russian" Putin in order for TrumpCare to top Hitler's World Record for Genocide. So sit back and savor BURNT OFFERINGS while you can, before TrumpCare chauffeurs you into an oven.

LeonLouisRicci It is No Surprise that this Film Looks Like a TV-Movie, it is Dan Curtis Directing and Writing and that's what He Does. The Man Behind the Afternoon Soap Vampire Cult Phenom Dark Shadows and a Slew of Other Made for TV Horrors, this Theatrical Release did not Resonate like Some of the Others on the Tube.Fans are Divided on this one. It is a Methodically Paced Picture that Takes its Time Unfolding the Rather Slim Story of a House that Draws Energy from its Inhabitants and Refurbishes Itself with the Lifeforce. There is Some Creepiness at Play here and there are Moments of Tension, but the Movie is Too Long and Deliberate.Nothing is that Surprising, Including the Twist Ending, but it has Enough Suspense and Terror to Propel Viewers through to the Downbeat Ending. Oliver Reed and Karen Black are Always Interesting to Watch and They do Add Some Gravitas, but Bette Davis is a Non-Descript Cliché.Overall, Worth a Watch for Horror Buffs and those Willing to Go Along with the Languishing Pace. There are Some Rewards for the Stick-To-It Types.