Classic Films

Since it was based on a Shirley Jackson story (The Lottery) I thought it would be good. It was better when I decided to watch the ending before watching the whole film.

"A decidedly mixed-to-negative review came from Shirley Jackson, the author of the source novel. After seeing the picture at a preview screening, she told her parents that "it is actually a very poor movie, the plot of the book changed radically, and far too much talk", although she admitted that the film contained some frightening scenes and had praise for the art direction and cinematography. After a second viewing a few weeks later, she told her friend Libbie Burke that she and her son Barry "nearly went to sleep", and that the scariest part of the day was that she had gotten a parking ticket while inside the theatre."