Whistle And I'll Come To You part 7 (last one)

[TheBrokenreed]

interesting point. actually, i'm an atheist and i love ghost stories. my point was that in the original james story there is an unequivocal supernatural event in that hotel room. miller equivocates, i would suspect because he couldn't bear to lend credence to the supernatural. i'm not saying he was wrong. as a sceptic i prefer it that way, it's just not in the spirit of the original. i totally respect his right make his own interpretation and your right to draw incorrect conclusions about what

[vinwoo84]

Over rational intellectuals - they don't like it up 'em.

[MrJorlop]

I read this story. In it the person who opens the door in the nick of time sees the sheets moving and he threws the whistle to the sea.

[emilygracey]

This movie is so creepy. There is so much tension in this last part that something so small as the moment at 1:54 made me jump.

[bendkafka]

Everything he "knows" to be true has been shattered.

[thrippleton]

Just about one of the best ghost stories ever written.

[TheBrokenreed]

oops! post a comment when i meant to do a search. my bad, disregard!

[TheBrokenreed]

robert kilroy silk

[TheBrokenreed]

mr miller's atheist genes kicked in. he left just enough wriggle room for a rational explanation i.e. prof p was sleep-walking and tossed the bed himself while having a nightmare. no such ambiguity in the original. the moral (arrogance of certainty) gets a bit watered down as a result. still though, beautifully acted by hordern and lovingly produced. thanks so much for uploading.

[Imagist]

@TheBrokenreed You really nailed it. For me, this in an improvement upon MR's story, although I can see how some may have a problem with this adaptation.

[Stereolabdream]

@TheBrokenreed

You seem to be under the impression that it is impossible for an atheist to fully admire a ghost story. Well, that's nonsense. Let's take another genre-Science Fiction...I do not "believe" it is possible to travel faster than the 'speed of light' does that mean I must qualify my enjoyment of Ursula K Le Guin, Frank Herbert etc?

Escapism, at some level, is the route of all fiction.

Respectfully yours- a skeptical lover of ghost stories.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Thanks again for this, thought if they had stuck to the original story, it would have been better. Jonathan Miller trying to be a bit too clever, perhaps? Whatever the reason, you can't improve on M.R.James. Still, I love the 'period' detail.

[Gaius8666a]

Thanks for uploading. Very enjoyable.

[gerryzzz]

Thanks for this, pyewackit. I knew it only as the short story.

[MarloweDK]

First time ive seen this in 40 years, scared the living s... out of me then:..And stil a little now:-)

[TheKalaxis]

Er.. Watching this whilst eating cheese sandwiches just before bed was probably not the best of ideas :|

[wayneleon1000]

@TheKalaxis

Hahahaha

I know what you mean by cheese before bed.

[missmoll01]

Great story! Thanks for uploading :)

[BaalZobel]

I absolutly love this , but even so the story is still better.

[MrsNorris55]

This is enough to give you a really quiet heart attack ...

o_O

Are there any other performances of M.R. James' stories anywhere?

[ZolotayaKoshka]

@MrsNorris55 Look up Ghostwatching's channel. There's a documentary on MRJ, and several dramatisations of his stories: A view from a hill, A warning to the curious, Lost hearts... Good versions too.

Though it is not James, The Woman in Black is worth watching also, because it is as scary as his work, and in a similar mood.

[thelowbudgetcompany]

Damn, that was so creepy! :O I loved it! :D

[wordreet]

Thanks for sharing.

I can remember watching this many years ago when I was a teenager and it scared the life out of me! The beach ghost is still one of the best special effects of all time, just because it was almost indescribable! Yes, I saw a piece of cloth. But the director's skill was dragging at my imagination and sending chills through a 15 yr old head and down his spine! Seeing it now enables me to smile about it, with no chills at all. Well, not many. :¬)

[youngfrankmcclintock]

weird actor strange man but not scary still wasa good watch the directing was amazing

[fantasyfan2010]

thank-you fro posting this . Ive never seen any of these . Ive been reading english ghost stories and began to search for them on youtube.

[sanjuro4]

thanks for this. Have only managed to see an edited version of this online before.

[sergeantfrisky]

Thank you for uploading these. I've wanted to see Whistle...for years and it was marvellous.

[CPL593H72]

sends a massive shiver down my spine everytime I watch this final bedroom scene