Hangman's Curse, DVD

Based on Frank Peretti's fiction book. Within the shadowed corridors of Rogers High School, something terrible has been unleashed. As fear escalates, a family of investigators goes undercover only to discover you cannot destroy what you cannot find. Nate and Sarah Springfield (David Keith and Mel Harris) and their two teenage children race to protect the student body from the mysterious forces around them and from their own prejudices. Rated PG-13. Close-Captioned. Color/106 minutes.

DVD Features:

Widescreen Anamorphic Format

Theatrical Trailer

5.1 Dolby Surround

"Frank Peretti: From Page To Screen," Featurette

"The Spider Wrangler: The Spiders of Hangman's Curse," Featurette

English and Spanish Subtitles

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Reviewed by sandra word (saranac, mi), October 16, 2009

We showed it to the youth group and they loved it. Later we got some feedback from adults that questioned the plot because they had one guy in our group that had tried to commit suicide. I thought it opened up a time of great dialog on this. But....I guess you have to be careful because there will always be someone that questions the materials you are presenting.

Reviewed by Marsha White (Bowling Green, OH), January 19, 2009

Even though I am not a teen I enjoyed the film. The creepiness didn't bother me-I like a little creepiness. This Christian plot can reach people who would be fans of dark scary stories. I also liked seeing Mr. Frank Peretti in the film. He was great in his part. Most importantly, it is possible to have good clean stories on film no matter what Hollywood tries to tells us.

Reviewed by Bethel Wesleyan Youth (Greensboro, MD), November 01, 2008

I bought this movie to show to my youth group at church, and they absolutely loved it. It had the girls screaming, and the boys trying to solve the mystery. I would recommend this for any teenagers.

Reviewed by Aryah (Dickson, TN), April 07, 2008

The acting was poor, the plot strained credulity, and, as a nit-picky aside, the makeup was really unnatural looking on just about everybody. Also the soundtrack was, in some places, simply not appropriate for what was going on onscreen. I'm only ticked off about this because it could have been such an awesome movie. The book was excellent; I think the intended message and even the suspenseful vehicle for that message were great originally. But they somehow got obscured by this low-quality production. I watched this movie with some Christian friends of mine. We all sat in the dark and jumped and got scared and laughed at the stupid parts. So it's not a waste of time. I just wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends who aren't already immersed in Christian entertainment or who aren't believers. *interesting note* I talked to some Gothic kids (the ones who dress like Ian Snyder in the movie) who were offended by his change of wardrobe at the end of the movie. Whereas Christian viewers might assume that Ian's transformation into a "prep" meant that he gave up Satanism and "saw the light", these kids thought that the Christians in the movie must have made him change- they wouldn't accept him as one of them unless he dressed like them. That's an unfortunate misinterpretation (caused probably by the ambiguity of that final scene); we aren't out to change people's clothes, but rather their hearts.

Reviewed by DeLacie (Philly), March 25, 2008

I was disappointed with this movie because it is not an accurate reproduction of the book. HOWEVER, for people looking for a good movie and who don't care much about the book, the movie was okay. I had a few problems with it. The girls in this movie are not always dressed appropiately (one of the goth girls has a rather unnerving amount of belly showing and Elisha's "dress code" is a little unacceptable). Also, there are some questionable parts in the movie that were not in the book and seem rather unecessary, like a part where a guy pretends to hit on another guy, and Blake's pining for Elisha. The movie does not develop characters nearly as well as the book does, so a lot of the secondary characters are alike, and some of them have excessive attitude. Elijah's character is pretty good, but Elisha doesn't really model a Christian girl at some parts. It's rated PG-13, but it could really be PG. All in all, the movie was only okay. It doesn't have a very strong message... the message in the book was much better. I would probably only show it to people who've read the book.

Reviewed by Deborah Powers (Tulsa, OK), March 17, 2008

An excellent movie. Very intense. so many times, movies stray from the book, not this one. It was great!! I'm taking it to the church for the teen youth leader to share with his teenagers.

Reviewed by Donna (Jackson, MO), May 10, 2007

Great movie! My family really enjoyed it. Good acting and great message. Must see for all teenagers. I wish they would make a movie on his next book, Nightmare Academy! Also a good read! I have bought several of these DVD's for nephews and nieces!

Reviewed by Jordan (Cumming, GA), December 13, 2006

It was OK. It strayed from the book alot. It is a very poor adaptation of an amazing book and a sub-par movie.

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