VLADIMIR LEVENTON WOULD'VE BEEN PROUD!

Rating: Null/10 (6 June 2003)

He's the Russian-born producer/director who changed his name to "Val Lewton." His first claim to fame was the original 1942 version of "the Cat People." His second claim to fame was his often-paraphrased belief about what scares people more. He felt it was the stuff they DON'T see! And, this movie lives up to that philosophy. Why, even the lead actress'character is named "Valerie Lewton!" Plus, there was enough box-office success that a not-too-bad sequel resulted. *Does that revelation count as a spoiler?* Final analysis? If a few more horror-flick producers and directors followed that philosophy, they wouldn't have mega-flops like the Liam Neeson remake of "The Haunting" coming back to haunt their resumes'! Personal rating? 3.9 stars