The movie isn't as lame as I thought it was. Don't get me wrong, its bad, but not THAT bad. And I'll have to admit that after the fifth time seeing it (God help me), I actually LIKE the movie now. They did a good job capturing the creepy, depressive spirit in the novel. At least, the mother and the kids look like they literally jumped out of the book and onto the screen. Their acting was terrible because the movie had a bad director. And poor Louise Fletcher was either miscast or so poorly directed that she almost ruined the film. Anyway, the movie works on a camp level (the scene when the grandmother lifts the little girl up by her hair is hi-LARIOUS). As bad as it is, it still manages to make you feel sorry for those kids, and angry at their evil mother.
Review of Flowers in the Attic
