list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Sentinel on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Sentinel/30631/default.aspx Title: The Sentinel
Year: 1976
Director: Michael Winner
Plot: In the wake of such Satanic-themed thrillers as Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist and The Omen comes The Sentinel. When New York fashion model (Cristina Raines) splits with her fiance (Chris Sarandon) and moves into an old brownstone, she soon discovers she has more than she bargained for in the lease. As luck would have it, a mysterious blind priest (John Carradine) who lives upstairs happens to be guarding the doorway to Hell, and she has been chosen as his replacement. Incidentally, when the door is finally opened, out spills an assortment of deformed humans whom director Michael Winner hand-picked from hospital wards and circus sideshows. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:27:18 GMTThe Sentinel1976Michael WinnerIn the wake of such Satanic-themed thrillers as <a href=/films/29519/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Rosemary's Baby</a>, <a href=/films/10863/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Exorcist</a> and <a href=/films/267261/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Omen</a> comes The Sentinel. When New York fashion model (<a href="/players/P____58531/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cristina Raines</a>) splits with her fiance (<a href="/players/P____63156/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Chris Sarandon</a>) and moves into an old brownstone, she soon discovers she has more than she bargained for in the lease. As luck would have it, a mysterious blind priest (<a href="/players/P____11228/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>John Carradine</a>) who lives upstairs happens to be guarding the doorway to Hell, and she has been chosen as his replacement. Incidentally, when the door is finally opened, out spills an assortment of deformed humans whom director Michael Winner hand-picked from hospital wards and circus sideshows. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide4153http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t45035tsjqh.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Sentinel/30631/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Nun_Horror/222/33107/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: divinemsjunebug
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Post Date: 7/26/2008 1:02:43 AM
Body: I agree too, the Sentinel is a MAJOR Goosebump movie - just majorly creepy. It is right up there on the top of my list. [quote user="Macabre_FilmNut"] I havent posted lately! All I want to say is I watched, The Sentinel. It was brilliant and one of the best movies I seen lately. Something that i really enjoyed! Anyone that hasn't seen it, needs too. Just for the ending alone! [/quote]
]]>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:02:43 GMTdivinemsjunebugHORROR MOVIES 1017/26/2008 1:02:43 AMI agree too, the Sentinel is a MAJOR Goosebump movie - just majorly creepy. It is right up there on the top of my list. [quote user="Macabre_FilmNut"] I havent posted lately! All I want to say is I watched, The Sentinel. It was brilliant and one of the best movies I seen lately. Something that i really enjoyed! Anyone that hasn't seen it, needs too. Just for the ending alone! [/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Nun_Horror/222/32956/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Macabre_FilmNut
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Post Date: 7/23/2008 1:47:12 PM
Body: I havent posted lately! All I want to say is I watched, The Sentinel. It was brilliant and one of the best movies I seen lately. Something that i really enjoyed! Anyone that hasn't seen it, needs too. Just for the ending alone!
]]>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:47:12 GMTMacabre_FilmNutHORROR MOVIES 1017/23/2008 1:47:12 PMI havent posted lately! All I want to say is I watched, The Sentinel. It was brilliant and one of the best movies I seen lately. Something that i really enjoyed! Anyone that hasn't seen it, needs too. Just for the ending alone! http://www.spout.com/blogs/dr_gor/archive/2008/7/13/32502.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 7/13/2008 7:53:50 PM
Body: The next one I would like to talk about is The Sentinel ... This is one of my all time favorite horror films and is one of the scariest and most disturbing I have ever seen. Coming fresh on the heels of The Exorcist, The Omen and Rosemary's Baby, The Sentinal is a lost and forgotten classic of Satanic horror. Based on the best selling novel by Jeffrey Konvitz, who also wrote the screenplay, it is the story of young New York fashion model Allison Parker (played by a scene-stealing Christina Raines), who breaks up with her fiance (Chris Sarandon of Fright Night and The Princess Bride fame) and moves into a beautiful and inexplicably affordable brownstone apartment. The fun begins when she meets her rather eccentric new neighbors beginning with a nosey but likable Burgess Meredith who introduces her to other neighbors that range from mildly amusing to rather disturbing... Oh, and there is a blind priest living upstairs who nobody talks to and who never leaves his apartment... Suddenly, Allison's health begins to fail leading to regular fainting spells and much concern from her friends and estranged boyfriend. When Allison asks her real estate agent (Ava Gardner) about all of her eccentric nieghbors she is in for a bit of a shock to learn that, aside from her and the blind priest upstairs, the building is quite deserted! It turns out that the building is the gateway to Hell and the old blind priest (John Carradine) is the guardian who's job it is to keep the Legions Of Hell from invading the Earth! And Allison, it turns out, has been chosen to be his replacement... Some truely horrifying scenes, especially at the end, and just enough splattery gore to keep most gorehounds satisfied make this a standout picture that never quite got the attention it deserved. Also look for Jeff Goldblum, Crisopher Walken, Beverly D'Angelo and others in "before they were stars" roles. As with many of these old classics, I was a huge fan of the novel before the movie ever came out and I was not dissapointed in the movie in the least... this is a truely terriffying experience that you won't soon forget. It is also interesting to note that director Michael Winner visited hospitals and circus sideshows to hand pick the "freaks" and human "oddities" that were used in the movies finale... when the legions of Hell begin to spill forth... < GOR >
]]>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:53:50 GMTDr_GorDr_Gor Blog7/13/2008 7:53:50 PMThe next one I would like to talk about is The Sentinel ... This is one of my all time favorite horror films and is one of the scariest and most disturbing I have ever seen. Coming fresh on the heels of The Exorcist, The Omen and Rosemary's Baby, The Sentinal is a lost and forgotten classic of Satanic horror. Based on the best selling novel by Jeffrey Konvitz, who also wrote the screenplay, it is the story of young New York fashion model Allison Parker (played by a scene-stealing Christina Raines), who breaks up with her fiance (Chris Sarandon of Fright Night and The Princess Bride fame) and moves into a beautiful and inexplicably affordable brownstone apartment. The fun begins when she meets her rather eccentric new neighbors beginning with a nosey but likable Burgess Meredith who introduces her to other neighbors that range from mildly amusing to rather disturbing... Oh, and there is a blind priest living upstairs who nobody talks to and who never leaves his apartment... Suddenly, Allison's health begins to fail leading to regular fainting spells and much concern from her friends and estranged boyfriend. When Allison asks her real estate agent (Ava Gardner) about all of her eccentric nieghbors she is in for a bit of a shock to learn that, aside from her and the blind priest upstairs, the building is quite deserted! It turns out that the building is the gateway to Hell and the old blind priest (John Carradine) is the guardian who's job it is to keep the Legions Of Hell from invading the Earth! And Allison, it turns out, has been chosen to be his replacement... Some truely horrifying scenes, especially at the end, and just enough splattery gore to keep most gorehounds satisfied make this a standout picture that never quite got the attention it deserved. Also look for Jeff Goldblum, Crisopher Walken, Beverly D'Angelo and others in "before they were stars" roles. As with many of these old classics, I was a huge fan of the novel before the movie ever came out and I was not dissapointed in the movie in the least... this is a truely terriffying experience that you won't soon forget. It is also interesting to note that director Michael Winner visited hospitals and circus sideshows to hand pick the "freaks" and human "oddities" that were used in the movies finale... when the legions of Hell begin to spill forth... &lt; GOR &gt; http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Nun_Horror/222/32501/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 7/13/2008 7:46:33 PM
Body: The next one I would like to talk about is The Sentinel ... This is one of my all time favorite horror films and is one of the scariest and most disturbing I have ever seen. Coming fresh on the heels of The Exorcist, The Omen and Rosemary's Baby, The Sentinal is a lost and forgotten classic of Satanic horror. Based on the best selling novel by Jeffrey Konvitz, who also wrote the screenplay, it is the story of young New York fashion model Allison Parker (played by a scene-stealing Christina Raines), who breaks up with her fiance (Chris Sarandon of Fright Night and The Princess Bride fame) and moves into a beautiful and inexplicably affordable brownstone apartment. The fun begins when she meets her rather eccentric new neighbors beginning with a nosey but likable Burgess Meredith who introduces her to other neighbors that range from mildly amusing to rather disturbing... Oh, and there is a blind priest living upstairs who nobody talks to and who never leaves his apartment... Suddenly, Allison's health begins to fail leading to regular fainting spells and much concern from her friends and estranged boyfriend. When Allison asks her real estate agent (Ava Gardner) about all of her eccentric nieghbors she is in for a bit of a shock to learn that, aside from her and the blind priest upstairs, the building is quite deserted! It turns out that the building is the gateway to Hell and the old blind priest (John Carradine) is the guardian who's job it is to keep the Legions Of Hell from invading the Earth! And Allison, it turns out, has been chosen to be his replacement... Some truely horrifying scenes, especially at the end, and just enough splattery gore to keep most gorehounds satisfied make this a standout picture that never quite got the attention it deserved. Also look for Jeff Goldblum, Crisopher Walken, Beverly D'Angelo and others in "before they were stars" roles. As with many of these old classics, I was a huge fan of the novel before the movie ever came out and I was not dissapointed in the movie in the least... this is a truely terriffying experience that you won't soon forget. It is also interesting to note that director Michael Winner visited hospitals and circus sideshows to hand pick the "freaks" and human "oddities" that were used in the movies finale... when the legions of Hell begin to spill forth... < GOR > Oh yeah... what does all of this have to do with nuns? You will have to see the movie (or read the novel) and find out for yourself...
]]>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:46:33 GMTDr_GorHORROR MOVIES 1017/13/2008 7:46:33 PM The next one I would like to talk about is The Sentinel ... This is one of my all time favorite horror films and is one of the scariest and most disturbing I have ever seen. Coming fresh on the heels of The Exorcist, The Omen and Rosemary's Baby, The Sentinal is a lost and forgotten classic of Satanic horror. Based on the best selling novel by Jeffrey Konvitz, who also wrote the screenplay, it is the story of young New York fashion model Allison Parker (played by a scene-stealing Christina Raines), who breaks up with her fiance (Chris Sarandon of Fright Night and The Princess Bride fame) and moves into a beautiful and inexplicably affordable brownstone apartment. The fun begins when she meets her rather eccentric new neighbors beginning with a nosey but likable Burgess Meredith who introduces her to other neighbors that range from mildly amusing to rather disturbing... Oh, and there is a blind priest living upstairs who nobody talks to and who never leaves his apartment... Suddenly, Allison's health begins to fail leading to regular fainting spells and much concern from her friends and estranged boyfriend. When Allison asks her real estate agent (Ava Gardner) about all of her eccentric nieghbors she is in for a bit of a shock to learn that, aside from her and the blind priest upstairs, the building is quite deserted! It turns out that the building is the gateway to Hell and the old blind priest (John Carradine) is the guardian who's job it is to keep the Legions Of Hell from invading the Earth! And Allison, it turns out, has been chosen to be his replacement... Some truely horrifying scenes, especially at the end, and just enough splattery gore to keep most gorehounds satisfied make this a standout picture that never quite got the attention it deserved. Also look for Jeff Goldblum, Crisopher Walken, Beverly D'Angelo and others in "before they were stars" roles. As with many of these old classics, I was a huge fan of the novel before the movie ever came out and I was not dissapointed in the movie in the least... this is a truely terriffying experience that you won't soon forget. It is also interesting to note that director Michael Winner visited hospitals and circus sideshows to hand pick the "freaks" and human "oddities" that were used in the movies finale... when the legions of Hell begin to spill forth... &lt; GOR &gt; Oh yeah... what does all of this have to do with nuns? You will have to see the movie (or read the novel) and find out for yourself... http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Nun_Horror/222/32413/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 7/10/2008 8:05:27 PM
Body: Much like Zombies and Cannibals there is an entire sub-genre of Horror films called 'Nun-Horror' ... I was recently in another group where a guy mentioned a preference for 'nun' films (including The Sound Of Music!) ... and I said that if you are going to watch movies about 'nuns', why not watch some good ones like... Demonia Sisters of Satan The Other Hell Flavia The Heretic Psycho III ... And then it occured to me that there are MANY such films about 'nun-horror'! Probably more than I know of! In fact, I can think of a couple more right off the bat... The Sentinel and the one I have chosen to talk about first... To the Devil, a Daughter ... I recently read that this was the last movie to come out of Englands Hammer Studios. And while I would agree with most critics that this movie lacks the style and flair of most Hammer productions, it has something that no other Hammer film has had before... Nastassja Kinski nude. To put it quite simply, that is worth the price of admission right there. But, aside from Nastassja showing off her lovely body, this is quite a good film in other ways as well. Cristopher Lee is priceless (as he is in ALL of his films) as an insane and evil priest who has abandoned God and chosen to worship Satan instead. He is also the 'godfather' of the young nun, Catherine (Kinski), who has been released from the convent to visit her father - who mysteriously refuses to see her. Instead he sends her to his friend, an American novelist played by Richard Widmark, to look after her. When he leaves Catherine with a couple of his friends while he is researching a story he is writing, they are myseriously murdered in a most brutal fashion and soon other supernatural events begin occuring... This all leads to a final confrontation between Widmark and Lee and the forces of evil in a convoluted ending that doesn't do justice to an otherwise very good movie. This one is recomended for some intense murder scenes and (as mentioned above) the always beautiful Nastassja showing off some of her, um, assets... < GOR >
]]>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:05:27 GMTDr_GorHORROR MOVIES 1017/10/2008 8:05:27 PM Much like Zombies and Cannibals there is an entire sub-genre of Horror films called 'Nun-Horror' ... I was recently in another group where a guy mentioned a preference for 'nun' films (including The Sound Of Music!) ... and I said that if you are going to watch movies about 'nuns', why not watch some good ones like... Demonia Sisters of Satan The Other Hell Flavia The Heretic Psycho III ... And then it occured to me that there are MANY such films about 'nun-horror'! Probably more than I know of! In fact, I can think of a couple more right off the bat... The Sentinel and the one I have chosen to talk about first... To the Devil, a Daughter ... I recently read that this was the last movie to come out of Englands Hammer Studios. And while I would agree with most critics that this movie lacks the style and flair of most Hammer productions, it has something that no other Hammer film has had before... Nastassja Kinski nude. To put it quite simply, that is worth the price of admission right there. But, aside from Nastassja showing off her lovely body, this is quite a good film in other ways as well. Cristopher Lee is priceless (as he is in ALL of his films) as an insane and evil priest who has abandoned God and chosen to worship Satan instead. He is also the 'godfather' of the young nun, Catherine (Kinski), who has been released from the convent to visit her father - who mysteriously refuses to see her. Instead he sends her to his friend, an American novelist played by Richard Widmark, to look after her. When he leaves Catherine with a couple of his friends while he is researching a story he is writing, they are myseriously murdered in a most brutal fashion and soon other supernatural events begin occuring... This all leads to a final confrontation between Widmark and Lee and the forces of evil in a convoluted ending that doesn't do justice to an otherwise very good movie. This one is recomended for some intense murder scenes and (as mentioned above) the always beautiful Nastassja showing off some of her, um, assets... &lt; GOR &gt; http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Top_31_Horror_films_of_the_past_31_years_on_The/222/25045/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Puhnner
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Post Date: 2/12/2008 2:22:34 PM
Body: Revised List of 31 from 76 through07Mommie Dearest and Red Dawn co-winners of No. 1and wished I could have included:1988 Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls ( have not seen it, but the title is terrific and I cannot find it here ) 1976 Man on the Roof1976 The Sentinel1977 Suspiria 1978 I spit on your Grave 1987 Near Dark 1988 Rabid Grannies ( have not seen )1988 Brain Damage 31. 1988 The Blob 30. 1978 Halloween 29. 1986 Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer 28. 1986 Vamp 27. 1976 The Omen 26. 1979 The Brood 25. 1985 Lifeforce 24. 2001 Frailty 23. 2002 28 Days Later 22. 1990 Jacob’s Ladder 21. 1995 Se7en 20. 1986 Manhunter 19. 1987 Angel Heart 18. 1995 The Addiction17. 1997 Office Killer 16. 1986 Nomads 15. 1981 The Howling 14. 1979 Nosferatu 13. 2007 Bug 12. 1987 Street Trash 11. 1987 Evil Dead II 10. 1987 The Hidden 9. 1989 Shocker 8. 1987 Hellraiser 7. 1985 Re-Animator 6. 1986 The Hitcher 5. 1991 The Silence of the Lambs 4. 1982 The Thing 3. 1992 Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me 2. 1997 Lost Highway 1. 1999 Audition
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