The Sentinel (1977)

My rating - 7.5/10

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Pretty much an all star cast including Cristina Raines, Chris Sarandon, John Carradine, Burgess Meredith, Ava Gardner, Beverly D'Angelo, Sylvia Miles and early apprences from Christopher Walken and Jeff Goldblum, plus many other famous faces you'll definately recognize make up this great little gem from director Michael Winner!.

A beautiful fashion model moves into an appartment in an old house. She soon starts to have nightmares and is visited by other residents, but something seems off about them. As the nightmares get worse and her sanity starts to break she discovers her fate has always been predetermined.

Pretty shocking when it first came out as it featured real life freaks and even a touch of cannibalism. There's plenty of nudity and some quite graphic gore. It always amazed me just how many well known actors Micheal Winner got for this as the budget was pretty low at only around 3.5 million. I've always loved this film!, It was one I rented almost weekly back in the days of VHS rentals and I eventually brought it and still have that old tape today. Even now this film can still shock newcommers but it's one I highly recommend if you haven't seen it before.

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