Talk:The Haunting (1963 film)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jionpedia (talk · contribs) 17:45, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Will review it in the next coming days. Regards, ----Jionpedia ✉ 17:45, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Comments

Lead

• No big issues

Plot

• "The companion inherited the house, but hung herself in the library" Why? Did she saw something terrifying?
• "Dr. Markway is investigating paranormal activity" Where? In the mansion?
• "... but must take Luke Sannerson, her heir, with him." Again, why?
• "... and meek Eleanor "Nell" Lance" --> "... and the meek Eleanor "Nell" Lance"
• "... Eleanor almost falls to her death. Dr. Markway rescues her." --> "Eleanor almost falls to her death, only to be rescued by Dr. Markway."

Production

• Looks good
• "Robert Wise was in post-production on West Side Story when he read a review in Time magazine" - this quote comes straight from Wise, but the dates of publication of the novel and purchase of the rights preceded the production of 'West Side Story' - it should be 'pre-production' - but post-production what Wise kept saying. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthony McKay (talk • contribs) 06:29, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Script

• "But the United Kingdom might be different." Very confusing and unclear. Perhaps it will be good if you merge it with the previous sentence
• "Wise approached United Artists with the project, but after much delay they turned him down." No - Wise had a contract with the Mirisch company to make three films - in turn Mirisch had a contract with United Artists to make films for them. 'The Haunting' was going to be made for United Artists as part of this wider deal, United Artists paid for the rights on the Novel and Wise started work on the script for Mirisch. It was later that United Artists decided not to proceed with the project and Wise was allowed to take the project (and associated rights) to M-G-M. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthony McKay (talk • contribs) 22:28, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Casting

• "Russ Tamblyn, also under contract with MGM, turned down the role because... " Which role?

Filming

• "... the sets created a subdued feeling among cast and crew" --> "the sets created a subdued feeling among the cast and crew"

Apart from these sections, every other section is fine.

This is from my side. Will pass the article after the comments have been addressed. Regards, ----Jionpedia ✉ 15:37, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Done, but I can't recall the reasons for the first suicide, I think it might have been over guilt of not answering the call, but in thinking about it the character in the film (Eleanor) later feels guilt about not answering the call so I don't want to add it and get it wrong. If so then I vaguely remember the character being haunted severely, that might have been it. I'll leave it as it is for now.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:19, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Final analysis

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

   A. Prose quality:

   B. MoS compliance:

2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

   A. References to sources:

   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. Major aspects:

   B. Focused:

4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

   A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

   B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Very good job! If it is expanded more, then it is has a great FA potential.----Jionpedia ✉ 11:30, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Citation needed

The lead refers to the film as "often cited as one of the most frightening films ever made." Methinks this needs a citation in support. Any refs? A brief look at the internet shows a lot of repetition of the second-hand claim that it is "widely regarded" as such, without offering first-hand claim.Faff296 (talk) 02:10, 23 February 2014 (UTC) Okay, should have read further before creating section - refers to Guardian and Scorcese listings at the end of the section. Can delete this section if possible? Faff296 (talk) 02:27, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Theodora's Sexuality

I just reviewed the novel and the sexual orientation of Theodora is never explicitly stated (as the article erroneously stated prior to my edit). I confirmed this by doing some web searching where there are a number of extant discussions about the ambiguity of Theodora's sexuality. I made a small edit to correct the error. jwright (talk) 04:36, 2 June 2014 (UTC)