The Guardian [Blu-ray]

A favorite form the past! Great movie with wild storyline and some good GORE too!

A good thriller from the 90s. The Blu-ray offers excellent picture and sound.

I love this movie, I only gave it 4 stars, because I didn't want it in { Blu-Ray}

Friedkin's return to horror. Movie looks & sounds great. Exactly as Described & arrived on time

This movie is a classic and it is good if you collect horror

I watched this on Bob Joe Briggs original show on USA back in the nineties when I was a kid. I randomly thought about it and got all nostalgic. Had to rent it. It was very interesting as an adult. This is why I wouldn’t feel comfortable getting a nanny. lol.

and the killing begins

The package got here fairly quickly and safely considering the supply change delays in the COVID era. It was a nice post-Christmas present. I look forward to watching all the Special Features and rewatching the film. There hasn't been a really good DVD release of this 1987 film, so it's great that Shout!/Scream Factory made this and added a lot of goodies. Thanx for sending this copy to me! -G

I originally saw The Guardian during its cinematic release in 1990 (or so) it was and probably still is somewhat derided as to its quality but I've always really liked the quirkyness of it. The sumptuous Jenny Seagrove plays 'Camilla' a nanny come evil baby sacrificing guardian tree spirit moving from placement to placement practising her unorthodox approach to childcare whereupon she arrives at the home of a young couple with their newly born son Jake. There are some nice touches throughout the film; the idea in itself is very novel, good use is made of a particularly imposing tree out in the woods that Camilla is the guardian of; there are some good slaying scenes involving said tree as well as a pack of wolves and by horror standards it is just fundamentally a fun experience to watch. Saying that the production issues surrounding the film are evident; some of the lighting I've always thought wasn't quite right leading some woodland set scenes to look too much like a studio set. All the performances are fine and the contemporary Grimm fairy tale imagery that Friedkin was attempting to create works really well. The only extras on this special edition are 3 relatively short interviews (between 15-20 mins) with, individually, William Friedkin, Jenny Seagrove and co-writer Stephen Volk. The anecdotes provided are interesting. Friedkin relays a bad experience he had with a nanny and discusses 'The Exorcist' also as well as his aims, problems etc with the script of The Guardian. Interesting stuff. Jenny Seagrove does not appear over enamoured with the film, despite endeavouring to be diplomatic she comes across as a bit critical of it and refers to her participation as a 'mistake' although as she admits she is no horror fan anyway. She seems a bit regretful that they didn't ditch the supernatural element and go with the straightforward evil nanny approach, even contacting an exec at Universal studios to pitch this idea and later lambasting him after 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle' came out and was a hit a few years later. This is much better Jenny and you were great. Box office success is no indicator of taste! The final interview with co-writer Stephen Volk is also very illuminating and highlights the problematic puppy that The Guardian was. During the writing process Volk did discuss with Friedkin whether they also should ditch the supernatural element and go with the psychological approach instead. Friedkin apparently agreed but Universal refused saying they wanted Friedkin of Exorcist fame to roll out another horror. Volk had to leave due to other committments and also to receive therapy whereby he discusses for months after how he had recurring nightmares of Friedkin flying over his house (in the UK) by helicopter speaking to him from a megaphone telling him to go back to Hollywood and finish the writing process! It's really nice to see it again; 5 stars is a very personal appraisal but the fact that it has stood the test of time really well suggests its a better film than many of those associated with it felt post production.

Si tratta della versione integrale distribuita in Spagna su supporto BD-R. Master video più che buono. Se non volete spendere troppo e non vi importa del fatto che sia praticamente bootleg, ci può stare. Fra i Friedkin minori ma comunque godibile.

I already have the original Anchor bay release of this film from 2000 which only has an audio commentary track by William friedkan as an extra but Second sight films a U.K. DVD Distributor finally reissued this film so I knew I had to buy it and you get all new interviews with Jenny seagrove and also interviews with William friedkan and the writer of the film aswell plus the Audio commentary by William friedkan from the Anchor bay release all brand new interviews are very in depth about 15mins long William friedkans is longer the picture and audio quality on this second sight films version is excellent the audio is remixed into 5.1 surround sound better than the Anchor bay version the picture is really good quality Widescreen better than the Anchor bay version any fan of this film or William friedkan's movies that have the 2000 Anchor bay version, you might aswell get rid of it cause it's definitely time to upgrade to this all new second sight films reissue better picture and audio quality than the Anchor bay release no doubt about it. you won't be disapointed

I remember seeing this when I was young and I needed to find it again to my hubby could see it. He liked it . It's a great horror movie and original.

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