A terrifying and thought provoking film that masters horror.

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 1998)

This film was made in the year I was born, yet this was the first time I've been able to see it due to a video ban by the good old British censors. And what a treat to see this for the first time on the big screen...25 years old and yet the most thought provoking, terrifying and magical horror (though to pigeonhole it does it an injustice) movie I've ever seen. Magnificent performances, superb direction and ahead of its time effects make this the release of the year in UK cinemas. Hollywood take note...you may make ironic slasher movies like Scream, or rehash old ones (Psycho, H20), but this is how they should be made.