The Sentinel |  | Director: Michael Winner
Actors: Cristina Raines, Ava Gardner, Chris Sarandon, Martin Balsam, John Carradine
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 12891
Format: Anamorphic, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20904D
ISBN: 1417000112
UPC: 025192090424
EAN: 9781417000111
ASIN: B00023P4UQ
Theatrical Release Date: 1976
Release Date: September 7, 2004
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NOT READY FOR MARRIAGE, A FASHION MODEL MOVES INTO AN UNBELIEVABLY NICE MANHATTAN APARTMENT, WHERE SCARY OCCURRENCESTURN INTO A MUCH MORE FRIGHTENING TURN OF EVENTS.
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 The Book is Always Better March 21, 2010
J.Smith (USA)
I just recently read the book. I'd never seen the movie, so it was a surprise. It's not really a Horror novel so much as perhaps a supernatural mystery. The movie was decent and it gave the chance to see the ending horror.
 the sentinel November 25, 2009
Kathy M. Javens (Beaver Falls, pa.)
amazon is my prime place for movies. am slowly expanding into other things. you are doing an awesome job! thank you .....kathy javens
Slow-paced, but enjoyable and quite extreme for '70s horror! October 23, 2009
William Dorfer
Having heard about this movie on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments countdown, I felt obliged as a devoted horror fan to check this out. Based on the scenes shown in its time on the countdown, I expected this movie to be great, yet lacking in any real graphic nature.
...but WOW, why I quite wrong! Within the first 20 minutes of the movie, there's a full, on-screen orgy of fully-nude women, bloody self-mutilation and suicide. Remind me, this movie came out a little over 30 years ago? Intensity at it's finest!
So we're off to an extreme and awesome start, and then the movie, interestingly enough, makes a turn into a slower-paced, more gothic route. A model moves into a large apartment building in the city, and as the movie progresses, creepier and creepier things start to happen. This makes for an interesting contrast to the intro, and the gothic elements of the movie are really well-done. Don't worry though, for those seeking more of the glorious graphic nature of the first part of the movie, it picks right back up towards the end! A brutal climax is assured, combining both gruesome imagery and captivating, mysterious atmosphere.
The movie ends on a somewhat unusual note, although for movies of the time it's really not that odd. Although the DVD could have been stronger in the extra features department, the movie itself is great. Overall, "The Sentinel" is a highly recommended horror movie for fans seeking a well-done combination of the more graphic side of horror and the more supernatural, atmospheric side. Thanks for the time, and peace.
A rather cheesy yet atmospheric and creepy 70s horror flick. June 16, 2009
z hayes (plano,texas)
The 70s gave us many horror classics, notably "The Exorcist" and "The Omen". Hidden away amongst those gems was 'The Sentinel', by no means a great example of the genre, but creepy nonetheless and boasting a cast of familiar names.
The story focuses on Alison Parker [Christina Raines], a famous model who has been involved with her lawyer boyfriend Michael [Chris Sarandon] and living with him for a while. After her father's death,Alison is revisited by painful memories of her late father, a reprobate and the cause of her first suicide attempt. Alison decides to move out into a her own place, and a sinister real-estate agent leads her to an apartment in a large building that is being leased at an incredibly affordable price. Alison's initial joy at scoring a deal turns sour when she realizes that the building's inhabitants are weird and eccentric, including intrusive neighbor Charles [Burgess Meredith], a pair of lesbian lovers [Sylvia Miles and Beverly D'Angelo], and a sinister blind priest [John Carradine] who lives on the topmost floor, perpetually standing at the window.
Alison soon starts experiencing strange incidents - nightmares that seem all too real, and hearing footsteps where there shouldn't be any. Michael tries to help her by digging into the building's history, uncovering some very strange and shocking truths in the process. Will he be able to save Alison from an unfathomable fate?
The acting is actually quite good with credible turns by Raines, Sarandon [though I much preferred his performance in "Fright Night"],Meredith and also other stars like Christopher Walken etc. The effects are okay for the time frame it's set in, and there are quite a few gory scenes. Nudity is also featured here in scenes of an orgy, masturbation etc.
All in all, this is an atmospheric horror movie that is watchable and representative of horror movies of its time.Some parts are rather plodding, but the plot itself is intriguing. Fans of supernatural horror might like it, though I'd recommend it as a rental first.
All Fear The Seeeeeeeeeeeentinel!!! May 30, 2009
Stanley Runk (Camp North Pines)
A fun little gem from that good ol' satanic 70s movie craze. It's not as well known as it's peers, but it should be.
It's about a model, Alison, who rents an apartment and finds she has a bunch of oddball eccentrics as neighbors(including a masturbating Beverly D'Angelo, who'd be welcome at my apartment anytime). Turns out that these neighbors aren't really neighbors, but specters. Looks like Alison's sharing the building with only one other tenant-a locked in reclusive priest(John Carradine) on the top floor. Spooky and ghastly goings on start in Alison's apartment, and it's starting to look like she's out of her tree, but her lawyer boyfriend, Michael(Jerry Dandridge....I mean, Chris Sarandon) doesn't think she's so crazy and starts to dig. What he finds is a rather interesting plot involving the catholic church. The final act unleashes some neat looking demons that look like they walked off the set of one of Frank Henenlotter's Basket Case films! I'm not gonna spill the beans on the whole thing, but it's a neat spin on the many satanic 70s film plots.
This film has familiar faces up the wazoo! Blink your eyes and you may miss one or two. Among the many are Jeff Goldblum, Eli Wallach, William Hickey and Jerry Orbach. It was directed by Michael Winner, who as we all know, made everyone's favorite reverse-mohawk-gang-terrorizes-old-folks-in-an-apartment-and-get-blown-to-smithereens-by-Charles Bronson flick, Death Wish 3!!
Definitely a "they don't make em like this anymore" type film. Recommended to those who love The Omen, The Exorcist, The Devil's Rain and Death Wish 3.
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