Le Fantôme de Milburn

Au moment où j'ai vu le film intitulé « Le Fantôme de Milburn », je n’avais pas encore lu le livre original de Peter Straub, mais je dois dire que j’ai vraiment apprécié le traitement cinématographique. Il y a d’excellentes histoires, les personnages âgés sont aussi excellents, mais il faut dire que l’action est plus intéressante sans eux, jusqu’à la finale elle-même. Le film a certainement bénéficié de l’érotisme, qui semblait parfois débridé et a beaucoup animé le film. J’ai beaucoup apprécié le visionnage. (05/05/2020)

The essential part of today's horror productions represents, objectively speaking, worse craftsmanship than what Irvin put into his film, but what can you do when B-movie and C-movie productions offer different attractions? Ghost Story was an average genre film in its time, but from my perspective, it has hopelessly become outdated and worn-out today. It's one of those movies where, after an hour, you look at your watch and realize that barely 20 minutes have passed. Not even a solid cast can pull the viewer out of boredom and dullness. The story is hopelessly mediocre and it's far too long. Overall impression: 40%. (16/12/2009)

The script often allows itself to be carried away by describing mysterious old mutterings and tries in vain, and in stark contrast to how seriously and mysteriously the scenes introduce the viewer into the narrative, to become a story with psychological depth. And for no reason, because this great ghost story is excellently escalated and sufficiently horrifying. (13/10/2007)

It’s slightly lengthy at times, but in the end, still an above-average horror spectacle that takes only the leitmotif from Straub's brilliant book (which, when I was thirteen, provided me with one of my most thrilling reading experiences), but is still suspenseful more than twenty years after its creation. And, most importantly, with the ghost uncovered, utterly terrifying. Contemporary horror bastards have a lot to be envious of because this is how it's supposed to be done! (04/02/2007)

In the book's premise, Ricky Hawthorne is a fan of old Hollywood and at one point he muses that the likes of Fred Astaire would be a great fit for their company. Well, guess who plays Ricky Hawthorne in this film! It's a decent piece of television editing that reflects the book fairly faithfully despite all the changes and cuts to the various supporting characters. It's not as subtle, and the point isn't really mysterious at all, but the main point – it's a ghost story made up of ghost stories that only make proper sense together – remains. (04/05/2019)