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When any film incurs user-comments that are at a 180 degree variance from
one to the next, the odds are it is the subject itself which is the catalyst
behind the emotion. We have those who admire its technical expertise (at
least for 1981) and who recall its fear-factor and professionalism to others
who deplore the entire work, branding its laughable script and effects. The
truth I suspect lies midway between these inconsistent
comments.

To start with there are always going to be a significant percentage of the
population who are affronted by the concept of a young girl being sexually
assaulted by a ghost for a prolonged period of time....whether it actually
happened or not. This, incidentally IS based on a true story that was itself
the grounding for Frank De Felita's top selling book. If the notion is a
distasteful one, the chances of you liking the film are slim HOWEVER
technically adept it is. As it transpires, Barbara Hershey is remarkably
good as Carla Moran, the young lady with a problem neither the Police, the
Medical Profession or the supposed experts of the paranormal have much luck
with. The rapes and sexual assaults are both graphic and quite worrying.
Some loopy reviewer likened them to scenes in the SCREAM and I KNOW WHAT YOU
DID films! Huh? I think being taken apart by a psycho with a knife or hook
is way THIS side of normal compared to being sexually molested in your own
bed! but hey, thats just MY opinion!

For its day THE ENTITY was nearer the edge of hard-core horror than many of
its contemporaries. I suspect those who claimed to have "laughed" at the
entire thing are having themselves on or at least putting up a front for
whatever reason. The film was not laughable! I can understand those who
believed the film was exploitive and bordering on the distasteful - but hey,
so was SILENCE OF THE LAMBS!

I believe you owe it to yourself to find a copy of this film (a) If you have
never seen it or (b) If some reasonably heavy-duty horror scenes appeal to
you!

All up I would rate this a 6.6 which probably errs on the side of
conservativeness..

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In reviewing The Entity, you must remember that the film is an
adaptation of a supposedly real and horrific experience. I think the
material is handled as best as it can, considering that the entire plot
revolves around a woman getting raped by a malevolent ghost. This film
could've been an instant disaster if it weren't handled with the
sensitivity it was given. Movies about rape are emotionally charged,
let alone a movie about being raped by a ghost. The acting is
appropriate, particularly by the lead actress Barbara Hershey. The
movie is essentially a balancing act between keeping it a creepy ghost
story while at the same time maintaining a "realistic" rape-story. I
think the movie succeeds in both tasks.

At base, the movie is a ghost story. It has all the elements of a
creepy movie. I cannot call it a monster-movie because it doesn't focus
on the monster, but rather the effects of the ghost on the victim, the
trauma of the assaults, and the attempt to understand just what this
spirit is. It's about as creepy as Poltergeist in that the movie's
ghost is certainly felt as an invisible ominous force that can
potentially harm people. And the fact that it doesn't degenerate into a
monster-movie adds to the creepiness - you never really get to see the
ghost (actually, you do but only in the form of light effects), and you
never really get to understand what it is. That's part of any good
horror movie - not entirely understanding what the monster is. And fear
of the unknown is properly the basis of a good scary horror movie.

The rape of the victim is not, by any means, gratuitous. And that is
another reason I cannot call it a monster-movie. Monster-movies relish
in gratuities, and in this film, there aren't any. The subject matter
is handled rather realistically and sensibly in a way that is
convincing. Though there is nudity, it is brief (and I believe in some
scenes, the nudity was actually fake props - I don't believe those were
really her breasts, but rubber hollow replicas used in the "groping"
scenes). The movie focuses on the effects of the assaults in a way that
makes it a rape movie with a supernatural twist. But the emotional pain
and trauma of the victim is explored and handled realistically (she
seeks out counseling until she is convinced herself that she's not
crazy).

All in all, I found this to be a creepy movie. It's not on the same
level of horror as the Exorcist, but it does have its creepiness that,
to me, makes it a successful ghost story..