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posted 17 years ago by topplinggravestones
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that bothered me since i saw the film in the 80s - the last position of the last shot of the camera suggests that the landscape in front of the burned castle is covered with cattle - sheep, I suppose - that is not moving at all. Before the protagonists leave, they had taken the little chimpanzee Imp with them, who was waiting near by this certain field. Is my memory correct? And if this is so, could it suggest that Imp also got into a certain rage and killed the sheep? Does somebody remember?

[–] tomerik-2 17 years ago

Imp is a killer alright. Though its more just a cheesy potential for a sequel ending then anything else.

[–] topplinggravestones 17 years ago

Oh, then I remembered correctly. Thanks. Nice film though, eh?

[–] kilroy-26 16 years ago

just saw it on Showtime, and was also wondering about the sheep. Knew it had to be a little twist in the end, you could see Imp had it in him when he started deflating tires.

[–] grazatt 16 years ago

Is it still airing on cable TV?

[–] Ben-5 8 years ago

just saw it on Showtime, and was also wondering about the sheep. Knew it had to be a little twist in the end, you could see Imp had it in him when he started deflating tires.

Imp actually demonstrated his urge to "thrill kill" early on in the film, when he was letting himself out of his cage at night (at the college), to butcher cats and birds. By the end of the film, that is largely forgotten, but when you see the slain sheep in the film, it all comes back.

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

Good memory. Something seemed a bit "off" to me in that scene. Jane and the student drove to safety with Imp, but I expected there to be some hint that Imp was no angel. I'll have to watch the ending again because I didn't notice the sheep.

This is a terrific film -- very suspenseful, well acted, and the animal scenes are extremely convicing.

[–] choyt19 13 years ago

Because of this thread, I checked the ending again. Very subtle.

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[–] Polygraph 13 years ago

You`re right about the ending - I think that it suits the film just nicely. Reminded me a abit of Hitchock`s "Birds" - another English animal-horror film - perhaps the founding father of ALL animal-horror flicks

[–] spookyrat1 8 years ago

Reminded me a abit of Hitchock`s "Birds" - another English animal-horror film ...

The Birds is a 1963 American horror film directed by English born Alfred Hitchcock.🐭

[–] boognishstern 9 years ago

not subtle in the least, very blatant in fact.

[–] Rad_Robot_V 9 years ago

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