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	DVD Review - The Changeling
		Colors are fairly accurate, but the overall level of sharpness varies greatly from scene to scene.
		While some close-up shots and well-lit scenes appear surprisingly clear and detailed, other scenes are soft and hazy, giving away the fact that this is a 20-year-old film.
		The print used for the DVD transfer is very clean and free of anomalies, however compression artifacting is a constant problem.
	www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews/changeling.html (729 words)

	Changeling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In European folklore and folk belief, a changeling is the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other legendary creature, left secretly in exchange for a human child.
		It was believed that, if a human child was taken in spite of such measures, the parents could force the return of the child by treating the changeling cruelly, using methods such as whipping or even inserting it in a heated oven.
		The human girl is disgusted by her future bridegroom, a troll prince, whereas the troll girl is bored by her life and by her dull human future groom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Changeling_(legend) (1020 words)

	Dan Heller's Photos/Pictures of Movie Plot Twists: An Analysis
		While movie audiences are filling theaters and movie rentals houses to watch suspense films for the fun-filled about-face turn-around at the end, the method that the filmmakers are using to tickle the audience is based on a short-sighted formula that may not have legs if not done more carefully.
		Everything she did throughout the film to discover the underlying mystery of the killer and her history all turned out to be moot and irrelevant.
		This film is very similar to "The Ring" in many forms, but the suspense and ultimate surprise is far more engaging because the twist had everything to do with the main character's personal objectives.
	www.danheller.com /Movies/plot-twists.html (1523 words)

	DVD Times - The Changeling
		He allows the audience to catch their breath, but rather than that technique preventing the film from being chilling constantly, it works in the opposite way, because it gives the viewer the chance to dwell and contemplate what they have just seen, magnifying the horror.
		The film is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and anamorphic enhanced.
		The sound used in the film is very important but doesn’t lose any of its effectiveness without a full 5.1 workout, because it was made under the constraints of mono sound recording.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=5951 (1562 words)

	The Changeling DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Except for a few instances of grain and speckles (that is expected from a film of this vintage), the transfer is near mint.
		One of the most disturbing noises in the film, is when the ghost recreates the pounding of the bathtub in which it was killed.
		There are primarily two schools of horror fans--one group that judges a film solely based on the amount of blood and gore, and the other that has a fascination for atmospheric, suggestive horror, with a mature script and acting (like the Hammer films).
	www.dvdcult.com /rev_Changeling.htm (1484 words)

	2/27/02: CD Review Percepto The Changeling
		The Changeling is a stylish horror film from 1979 starring George C.
		Scott's character is a gifted classical pianist and one of the key scenes of the film has Scott playing a difficult piece of music on the piano, only to later discover that what he thought was his own original composition is already playing on a music box he finds in a locked dusty room.
		His contribution in the film amounts to at least 13 minutes of music and includes the extended seance scene.
	www.filmscoremonthly.com /articles/2002/27_Feb---CD_Review_Percepto_The_Changeling.asp (1093 words)

	Slant Magazine - Film Review: The Changeling
		Shot over six days for only $25,000, the history of its cast and crew dates as far back as 12 years, a familiarity that manifests itself in the almost hallowed resonance between the performers, whose interaction is not unlike that of a traveling theatre company whose every performance is just as impassioned as the last.
		Beatrice Joanna (Wendy Herlich) is the daughter of the wealthy Vermandero (James Prendergast), who, despite his daughter's affection for the good-natured Alsemero (Chris Brady), has arranged for her marriage to the powerful Alonzo (Craig Wichman), a man she cannot bring herself to sit over tea with, let alone love.
		The Changeling's opening shot evokes a precious bird trapped within an invisible cage: Beatrice sits longingly at a sun-tinted window, while a young girl—a means of spiritual escape devised by her own imagination—frolics along the property outside her residing mansion.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=2983 (574 words)

	The Changeling by Ken Wannberg, Rick Wilkins and Howard Blake @ Cinemusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The film's centerpiece is "The Seance", which reveals the source of the disturbances.
		It's at this point in the film where the tone shifts from horror to mystery as Scott's character begins to unravel the mystery behind "The Changeling".
		Included are plenty of stills from the film, the aforementioned notes by Randall Larson, and a note from The Others director and composer Alejandro Amenabar (a fan of the score and film music in general).
	www.cinemusic.net /reviews/2002/changeling.html (903 words)

	Horrordvds.com - The Changeling DVD review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It's one of the few films of its nature that is genuinely effective in scaring the pants off the viewer.
		The Changeling plays out like a lot of other haunted house films with the familiar scenario of a new tenant moving into a seemingly serene home only to discover some terrible things occurred long ago and the wronged spirits are unable to rest.
		The Changeling is presented in an English Dolby Digital Surround track, but I found the results to be a little disappointing.
	www.horrordvds.com /reviews/a-m/changeling (1221 words)

	SoundtrackNet Review : The Changeling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Peter Medak's film has been a long favorite of horror fans, and it is a treat to evaluate the score as a separate entity after almost twenty years.
		It is important to note how much this film relies on music, both in its storyline, and the fact there are numerous scenes that rely solely on music and sound effects for the desired result.
		The music box also figures into the plot as a prop, and since the film's main protagonist is a child, the theme does comment perfectly on the film, and is not simply dropped in to add a scary element.
	www.soundtrack.net /printable/review-detail.html?id=3090 (711 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: THE CHANGELING review
		One of the things I liked best Peter Medak's film is the sensitivity of the George C. Scott's character and the attitude the film has towards the supernatural.
		The cinematography by John Coquillon lends the film a visual attractiveness, effectively utilizing the beautiful ornate mahogany of the mansion as well as other nice framing techniques with outside shots.
		The film has some dated hairstyles and wardrobe, and the ending goes a bit overboard.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video_2/changeling.html (631 words)

	UIP Ltd. - The Changeling - Synopsis
		The Changeling is a vortex of lust, corruption, murder, sex and death - based on the original story by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.
		Though The Changeling is in many ways a play of its time, particularly in its mood, it's concern with the process of human corruption, and its scenes of sensational horror, it has become increasingly popular with twentieth century audiences.
		The Changeling powerfully presents the tragic spectacle of a woman unwittingly bringing about her own destruction, and, although she is not admirable, nor even very likable, the audience watches in horror.
	www.uipl.co.uk /mc/mcsynop.htm (879 words)

	Canuxploitation Review: The Changeling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Senator, thus, is the orphan; the changeling.
		When watching this film, you have to remember that Poltergeist and the whole Hollywood ghost-film revival was still a couple years off.
		This film is a favourite for some, and is worth a look for Canadian film fans.
	home.ica.net /~paulc/canux/review/changeling.html (841 words)

	Changeling - 7th page
		He was impressed by his film work, and how Dury, through sheer strength of character and personality, had overcome exhausting physical disabilities to reach the top of his profession, just as De Flores realises his own ambitions in The Changeling.
		She was successfully screen-tested in costume and went straight from Russell’s set onto The Changeling’s makeshift scaffolding stage built on the back lot at Pinewood studios.
		The film was finished the very day it was due to be screened and was rushed down to Somerset.
	www.marcusthompson.com /Changeling_-_7th_page.html (2060 words)

	Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
		The subtle, low-budget film (at about $420,000) is very effective in eliciting horror with slow-building tension, even though there are no monsters (just indestructible plant-like pods), minimal special effects, no violence in the take-over of humans, and no deaths.
		The prologue and its unconvincing matching epilogue were not in the original shooting of the film and were later tacked on.
		He re-used Kevin McCarthy in a number of film cameos: The Howling (1981), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), Innerspace (1987), the comedy spoof Matinee (1993), and including an appearance reprising his Dr. Bennell character in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003), now elderly, clutching a seed pod and still muttering that everyone was next.
	www.filmsite.org /inva.html (2180 words)

	Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Advisory Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Many of Cameron’s films are recognized for their remarkable and often groundbreaking special effects, and have often led to the development of new technologies.
		Ray Harryhausen is one of the greatest stop-motion animators in film history, whose creations were born of metal armatures and synthetic flesh.
		Lucasfilm’s feature films have won 19 Oscars and its television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards, while Lucas is the recipient of the Irving G. Thalberg Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
	www.sfhomeworld.org /about/board.asp (3560 words)

	The Changeling
		The Changeling is widely considered one of the best (often THE best) "quiet ghost story" of the past twenty-five years or so, and could probably have capitalized beautifully on the success of The Sixth Sense had it been re-released at the right time and promoted well.
		It's a very moody film, but it doesn't start actually turning screws on you until the séance scene, which is over halfway through, if I remember correctly.
		The Changeling pretty much swept the Genie awards (Canadian film awards) that year, as movies often seem to do at the Genies, possibly because there isn't often much competition beyond one heads-n'-shoulders frontrunner.
	www.geocities.com /tyrannorabbit/changeling.html (763 words)

	Open The Changeling
		Other things not to do are walk backwards in the total dark in your skimpiest underwear when you think there might be someone in the house with you.
		Raskolnikov - July 2, 1999 - 8:55 AM PT I liked The Changeling, but thought it was a much better spooky mystery than it was scary.
		The Changeling should also be commended for patience, a rarity in today's filmmaking.
	www.geocities.com /the_calgal/OpenTheChangeling.html (910 words)

	dOc DVD Review: The Changeling (1980)
		The movie is among the best ghost stories put to film, and better yet, those who normally shy away from horror films for the presence of heavy violence can easily watch The Changeling without fear of gore or extreme, unneeded violence.
		Though the first few minutes of the film are rather grainy (from a weird negative changeover technique to make the opening credits), afterwards there are no signs of compression artifacts or pixelization.
		The general crispness of the transfer, mostly thanks to the anamorphic enhancement, is truly a sight to behold given the age and obscurity of the film.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=563 (1011 words)

	The Changeling Production Diary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		I'm happy to announce that Zach Abramson has signed on as composer for "The Changeling." Zach is a graduate student at the Manhattan School of Music with an impressive body of work behind him.
		There are some shots in the film where a person crosses in the background, there's a strange reflection in a window, or you can see a light switch on the wall during a candlelit scene, etc. Because we shot the film so quickly we had to let a lot of these things pass.
		The film works as is, but this series of visuals will help widen the scope of the film and give some of the existing scenes a stronger impact.
	www.firstsundays.com /changelingblog.html (2220 words)

	Amazon.com: The Changeling: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The result is a satisfyingly intelligent horror film with an intriguing dash of Watergate-era paranoia.
		This film follows the old-school, Hitchcockian method of sucking the unwitting audience into the fantasy and thereby creating a genuine visceral horror.
		In contrast to the arrogant, flamboyantly self-assured characters that Scott is generally famous for playing, his John Russell is a sensitive and vulnerable man who seems truly concerned with the plight of others, and Scott delivers an exceptional performance that is just this side of stupendous.
	www.amazon.com /gp/product/0783116926 (1945 words)

	The Changeling (1980) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		"The Changeling" tells the story of a composer (George C. Scott) who, as the film opens, loses his wife and daughter in a tragic accident.
		Suffice to say this is a chilling film with several good scares that aren't achieved by manipulating the audience.
		For a change the hero in a ghost story is not a wimp but a strong, self assured man who is going to fight to the bitter end to find the truth and get his life back.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0080516 (595 words)

	The Changeling
		This was a good, spooky film, with creepy sounds of the house, bouncing balls, voices, visions, breaking glass, and animate wheelchairs.
		I was a bit disappointed to not find an honest-to-badness changeling in the film, but the title does explain itself before it's over.
		Best Scare: The scariest part of the film was when a seance was held, and questions were being asked to the spirit by the medium, who writes down the answers she receives.
	www.xmission.com /~tyranist/horror/reviews/c/Changeling.html (562 words)

	Godsend
		More, the film's changeling child's dreams remind of the "School of Dead Children" arc from Neil Gaiman's late lamented "Sandman" comic, a connection made resonant by the fact that screenwriter Mark Bomback's next project is the cautiously-awaited adaptation of Garth Ennis' "Hellblazer" title (Constantine).
		What results is a complete betrayal of absolutely everything eloquent about the film's pitch--not a twist so much as a cheat of the worst kind, one from an altogether different movie at that: the revelation that the Wizard of Oz is Godzilla.
		Godsend is the kind of disappointment where you realize that not only does the film fail a fantastic concept, it's also made it just that much more difficult for someone with the ability to carry the concept through to a satisfactory end to ever realize it properly.
	filmfreakcentral.net /screenreviews/godsend.htm (526 words)

	The 11th Hour Web Magazine - Video Reviews - The Changeling
		Not a single CGI monster, no blue or green screens were harmed in the making of this film, and nothing that could only exist in the realms of imagination and Hollyweird.
		By the time all hell is breaking loose, all the hooks are in and you are dragged along to the inevitable conclusion.
		The only real weakness of this film is the ending.
	www.the11thhour.com /archives/092000/videoreviews/changeling.html (897 words)

	MJ Forums -> The Changeling
		At times it's lonely, other times it's pissed off, and when it seems that things are gonna fall apart, it's downright malevolent, knocking off a police captain that threatens to put the kibosh on Scott's machinations to expose this whole torrid affair.
		The film suffers less as a fashion victim than Scott's film of the previous year, Hardcore.
		Unfortunately, the ending is muddled and the now senator changeling appears to try and make peace with terror tantrum ghost boy who is tearing down the house by this point.
	www.moviejustice.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=463 (630 words)

	Inside the White Noise with Chandra West
		In the film, West plays the recently deceased wife of Michael Keaton's character, who communicates with her husband through EVP, the process through which the dead communicate with the living through household recording devices.
		Similar to the millions of potential audience members intrigued by the film's trailer, West admits that the EVP testimonies placed within the film's trailer were very interesting for her to hear.
		The 1980 horror film The Changeling features George C. Scott as a man who loses his wife and daughter in a tragic accident, only later to communicate with them through sound.
	www.socal.com /articles/1370-9.html (1197 words)

	dark discussion - Has anyone ever seen "The Changeling"? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Of course, these are all much later films but, if you've seen any of them, you've seen what The Changeling has to offer on a rather more sedate scale.
		I personally dig films that can creep me out without special effects, and this is definately one of 'em.
		At least The Changeling dares to have a protagonist that isn't some typically good-looking Hollywood actress (in fact it's an old, depressed man!) and lets the creepiness build up without resorting to flash-shots of screaming CGI spectres.
	www.darkdreams.org /vbulletin/printthread.php?t=6557 (389 words)

	The Changeling by The Doors Songfacts
		A changeling is a mythological creature who is substituted for a human baby.
		Jim Morrison may have got the idea for this from a student film he saw at USC in 1968 called Changeling.
		Actually on the record, it's known simply as "Changeling." There's no "the" in the title.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.lasso?id=279 (136 words)

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