Altar 2014 123movies

Watch: Altar 2014 123movies, Full Movie Online – The Hamilton family move into a large country house on the Yorkshire Moors to supervise its restoration from a dilapidated B&B to the original Victorian grandeur. When Meg Hamilton, wife, mother and renovation expert first loses her London team after an accident, then a local Yorkshire team too superstitious to continue, she’s forced to carry on alone. The discovery of a secret attic room, a Rosicrucian mosaic, a bricked up root cellar and many other unexplainable events gradually convince Meg, her husband Alec and children Penny and Harper, that they’re not only restoring the house, but also its original Victorian owners who died 150 years ago. But before they can escape, the house – and its former occupants – force them to spend one last, terrifying night under its roof..
Plot: A young family find themselves in serious danger when they move to an isolated haunted house in the Yorkshire Moors.
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Ratings:

	5.1/10 Votes: 5,881
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Reviews:

Ghost story which borrows heavily
The Altar is a ghost story in the classic tradition. Meg (Olivia Williams), Alec (Matthew Modine) and their children move in to a decrepit Yorkshire mansion whilst Meg restores it for the owner. Over the next couple of months the haunted nature of the house becomes apparent, with the usual banging sounds, slamming doors and ethereal appearances. Most of the film relies heavily on Olivia Williams and she does an OK job, with Matthew Modine limping in towards the end.

Undoubtedly, the film borrows heavily from other ghost and spirit films, most notably The Shining, but it was almost like playing bingo, identifying tropes from other films as it progressed, such as The Exorcist, Don’t Look Now, etc. The TV movie feel and austere feel of the grand old house give a 1970s drama feel to the film. Some may associated this with quality drama, some with cheap production values.

There are some plus points: the old Yorkshire mansion and it’s windswept grounds give a good background feeling, and the explicit pictures of the ghosts is usual and scarier than most in the genre – more like The Grudge than Turn of the Screw.

Overall, I was left with the question, why? Did this movie really need to be made?

Rather a pleasure to see
**Spoilers**

I must begin by freely admitting that I am a sucker for a good ghost story. While I agree with many of the other reviewers on the point of it having borrowed from other films of the genre I do not tend to find that nearly as problematic as others. It is nice to see a modern film that takes a step back to a more Gothic styled ghost story.

Creepy noises and strange sounds abound. Ghosts make their appearance early and often and in various forms. In an interesting way the form of the spirit seemed to be a function of the spirits intent, a refreshing take amongst the tried and true ghost forms that are used.

I was reminded in a most wonderful way of the 1944 film “The Uninvited”. Perhaps it is the mixture of ghosts and artists but I would have been little surprised to have heard “Stella by Starlight” in the background at some point.

While the movie is good it is a good example of a great genre style that is too seldom done. To me that elevates it above many of the problems others seem to have.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 34 min (94 min)
Budget 0
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Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Horror, Mystery
Director Nick Willing
Writer Nick Willing
Actors Olivia Williams, Matthew Modine, Antonia Clarke
Country United Kingdom
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Aspect Ratio 1.78 : 1, 1.85 : 1
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