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efilmcritic.com - : Whenever I watch one of the “All-Time Scariest Movie Moments” specials on E! or Sci-Fi, there is always one entry I can always count on to make the list. “When a Stranger Calls” is a frustratingly uneven film. On one side, it is a tight and chilling experience. On the other, it is an overwrought and drab melodrama. Either way, there is no denying the endurance that the movie holds. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Suspensers from the late '70s are an interesting lot since they tend to owe more to the tradition of ''Psycho'' than the ''Halloween''-style slasher films that proliferated in the '80s. ''When A Stranger Calls'' comes right at the end of the one and the beginning of the other, released in 1979 scarcely a year after ''Halloween'' started transforming the landscape. As such it's a fascinating film, somewhat out of place, that still manages to work fairly well after all these years. more...
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