Die Geister von Huxley Hall

My God. As a grown man who's seen plenty of scary films, I didn't think a movie could affect me like The Ghosts of Buxley Hall. My wife and I were not prepared for this film in any way. Yes, we expected to be scared, but we were not expecting to question our own sanity. From the moment the Civil War soldiers come down off the paintings to put a stop to the unthinkable concept of girls being admitted to their beloved Buxley Hall school for boys, the psychological siege on the viewer does not let up. But the moment you fully comprehend that you are watching a true masterpiece of horror is the scene where the hapless janitor witnesses a floating hair dryer (handled by the old timey lady ghost who had never seen a hair dryer before...nor had she heard the sounds of modern disco). It's a scene that stays with you for weeks.

No matter how big a horror fan you are, think twice about watching The Ghosts of Buxley Hall. And please, do NOT watch it alone. If you are under 30 years old, do not watch it al ALL. You're not ready for this yet.

I only watched this movie to get it out of my recommended list on Disney Plus. This movie is long and boring with the same schtick over and over again. There really isn't even a plot. It's not scary, it's not funny, and it's not a drama. It just sits there like a pile of crap.

I give this movie 10 stars for bringing to light a true horror story -- women's lib!

Welcome to the 1980s, when Disney joined the liberation movement by having a storyline that showcases girls move into a boys' school -- how horrifyingly radical!

No longer are girls nice and sweet; now they chew bubblegum obnoxiously, and their power is not to be underestimated, as Posie's shirt points out -- more horrific radicalness!

While the ghosts provide more fun than fear, to me the scariest moment of all is the final line of the movie as it represents a verbalistic dagger to the foregone ways of womanhood -- consider yourself warned!

Oh, the horror and agony that is modern Disney!

I think that The Ghosts Of Buxley Hall might have been a big screen project for Dean Jones. Certainly Monte Markham plays a most Jones like character as the head of the military academy that is about to go coed. But Jones might not have been available so this was relegated to the made for TV status.

Poor Markham is beset by the fact that women with their own dean and chaperon are about to invade his male domain. More opposed to it than Markham is the founder of the academy Dick O'Neill who together with his wife Louise Latham and his sergeant Victor French roam the Academy halls as spirits. As ghosts they do their business to scare that notion out of everybody.

One of the new students is orphan millionaire Rad Daly whose aunt Ruta Lee and uncle Vito Scotti are trying to get control of his millions. The ghosts, particular Victor French take an interest in his situation.

In fact by the time of the climax everyone realizes that it's to their rational self interest to stop Lee and her machinations. Ruta Lee is having a ball in this role playing her own version Cruela DeVille.

This is a nice easy to take Disney film and does credit to all involved.

Vintage Disney plot. Pleasant time. No violence or foul language. No politics. Plus Monte Markham for goodness sake. And the actor from McHales Navy using the Italian accent. A great trip down memory lane. The ghosts are delighted. It's Disney, remember. Classic actors Victor French. Dick O'Neill. Remember when academics were being made to be coed. Seems slight, but there was a time. The young lady cadet is memorable. Poise. She went on to work on probably one of your favorite soaps.

Love Bettina the Ghost. Plotting to give the general his comeuppance for his lack of empathy. Watching a Ghost go through a door was a cinematic accomplishment at one time. Simpler times. Not necessarily better, but still good, and should be respected. Thank you Disney Plus for letting me enjoy some good memories.