When A Stranger Calls (DVD) Reviews

INTRODUCTION I love horror/thriller films, especially ones that make you think. The idea is good and when i read about it I decided to give it a go. I have seen the original aswell so there maybe some comparing going on, as I did prefer the original. But here is my verdict... URBAN LEGENDS The film is ...  Read the complete review

When a Stranger Calls (2006) Genre: horror/thriller Writer: Jake Wade Wall Dir.: Simon West Cast: Camilla Belle - Jill Johnson Tommy Flanagan - Stranger Katie Cassidy - Tiffany Tessa Thompson - Scarlet Brian Geraghty - Bobby Clark Gregg - Ben Johnson Derek De Lint - ...  Read the complete review

Over the past few years, Hollywood has appeared to abandon its murky horror routes in favour of something more glossier and appealing to the masses. Dressing the bulk of their horror films up as psychological thrillers obviously pulls in the audience, as they have never been more popular. The last decade saw such "classics" ...  Read the complete review

When A Stranger calls is a thriller staring Camilla Belle as a babysitter grounded on the evening of the big school bonfire, her task, to look after a couple of sleeping children for a middle aged rich couple out in the woods whilst they are enjoying a meal, the kids are asleep, the maid is in feeding the birds and fish and the house has ...  Read the complete review

When A Stranger Calls is a remake of the 1979 horror, now I haven't seen the original but my Dad has & after seeing the remake he told me that the original was miles better than the remake & I can very easily believe that! When A Stranger Calls was released 3rd February 2006, it's rated 15 & runs for approximately 99 minutes. ...  Read the complete review

I am no lover of remakes but this movie totally outshines the original, when a stranger calls is a remake of the 1979 film of the same name but it is far superior to the original in every way. The story is set around Jill Johnson, a high school student who has been grounded. Jill was looking forward to a local bonfire but ...  Read the complete review

Do you like a horror? Do you like things to work your mind? Do you like new horros, with technology in them? When a stranger calls is a horror set in America that used technology and modern things in a house, which also makes it that much more scary. Iv watched it a few times, and I now find it like a roller coaster: I dred it ...  Read the complete review

When a Stranger Calls. I heard about this coming out and wanted to go and see it in teh cinema, but I then just got the DVD. I 1st watched it when I was at home at night, with just my 3 younger brother asleep in bed. It was quite a good start, as it really got my mind going and working things out. The scene then ...  Read the complete review

When a Stranger Calls, now i have watched the movie but personally im not to sure if they have the details right because apparently this is meant to be a horror movie. Naw i'm kidding it was actually quite scary, ill rephrase that, it was VERY scary. The movie was 1 hour and 20 mins and i was worried that if i watched ...  Read the complete review

There are movies (mostly horror ones) which are so bad, they're actually good: think about all those B-movies glorified and homaged by directors like Tarantino or Roth. While I can't understand how a director could become famous and acclaimed by producing mediocre movies with a fairly high budget, I must say that some very-low-budget ...  Read the complete review

Having fallen out with her parents over some minor misdemeanour, teenaged student Jill finds herself grounded, just in time for the annual high school bonfire party. Whilst her friends pass the evening at the wild, open air party, Jill has been signed up for a babysitting job and is driven out into the country by her father. Despite ...  Read the complete review