Review of The Sentinel (1977) by Miss.gory R — 01 Aug 2008

As Stephen King said "Films that feature real human oddities, i.e. Freaks, The Sentinel, is more frightening to the audience, as there is no zipper running down the costume back, The reality of that, is what makes it so creepy..." Ya know...I remember watching this on Pay TV as a kid...and thinking, "Holee! Those are real people!" and, just like Brownings FREAKS, (and even THE FREAKMAKER) are all films that have incredible people in them. But back to the film itself. With a stallar cast of young actors, (a very young and warped Beverly D'Angelo with Ava Gardner as a set of Lascivious Lesbians, along with a very strange Burgess Meredith, then there is a very young and quiet Chris Walken...SOOOO young!) Amongst others. Chris Sarandon flexes his manly moustache in this truly unsettling battle between the God, and the Dogs of hell, in a very brutal, and relentless gory series of murders, (seriously...there is one scene where a face gets it damned hard, and the effects? Brilliant! (considering the time period...it is even well done by todays KNB standards) Very remiscent of ROSEMARY'S BABY (or would make a great pairing with for a Double Bill.) we see that just like the Ghost hunters say: "The houses, mansions, wherever, retain spititual residue within their very existance, be it a block of concrete, brick, or tile...every part of a building can remember, and hold spirits within."This one always does somethin for me...

Gorewhore Out.