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7/10
Good period chiller reminds me of the forgotten "I start counting".
8 May 2004
The film is typical of its time, with the lighting, camera work and fashion giving a clear indication of 1969 to 1971 British cinema.

It is not scary, but there is reasonable suspense and enjoyment.

My main reason for commenting is has anyone else noticed the very strong similarities with the brilliant (but sadly never shown) "I start counting"?

There is the same fashion, the similar colour technique which is surprising given this is Eastman and "I start" is De Luxe, an emphasis on short skirts, an unknown serial assailant who is revealed at the end but throughout most of the film the viewers attention is diverted to other suspects. There is also the woods where the events take place; the atmosphere in the woodland scenes is very similar. Finally, there is a young and good looking central character in both, Lesley-Anne Down and Jenny Agutter

Watch the film if you enjoy late 60's, early 70's Britain and a bit of suspense.
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1/10
An example of cinema's worst trait, that of tricking people for effect
27 May 2001
I have no idea why this film is liked by so many people. There are two good contributions that of Tak Fujimoto and Haley Joel Osment (who is brilliant). However there are many errors (see goofs) and lots of wasted time on dull American family values trash.
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