This movie is good for younger kids but I don't think teens and adults will care for this movie. The movie and ending aren't very good.I was there while this movie was being filmed, some of my friends even have parts in the movie. They pulled the whole school out to sit in the bleachers for a few hours for the big football scene. It was so boring we had to watch them film the same scene over and over again & the director said now everyone acted shocked or scared. It got old fast, I don't think I would want to act as a profession. The one good thing, we got as many free snow cones as we wanted.I was very disappointed when we saw the end product I thought this was going to be a scary horror movie it was more of a family movie and shortly after aired on ABC Family.Fun Fact- another movie that was filmed at this same school was Vision Quest http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090270/

This comment is for those already seen and read the book/movie... and those who are about seen(who haven't seen this movie yet)! The film takes place in Baker, Washington, three(3)popular student athletes who lie in an incoherent coma...with loss of muscle coordination, severe paranoia, and hallucination. That's when the Springfields' are called to go on a secret (special, " in whatever way you'd like to call it" mission to find the mystery and story of how and what happened to Abel Frye that made him be suicidal or commit suicide(in hanging himself)...? The whispers went by how the victims of Abel Frye - turned to a curse that haunted the school ever since a student( a ghost of Abel Frye played by George Humphries)died, there in the 1930's. As for now, the curse is spreading, and student are running scared, not knowing what to do...The book, as always, is better than the film... but still the movie by how it's done is pretty good!Take my advice... watch the film... I'm pretty sure you'll like it! Highly recommended!!! (as for now)Grade B

"Hangman's Curse" is an adaptation of a book by a "Christian" author (Frank Peretti), published by a "Christian" publisher, and promoted by "Christian" bookstores. But the religious aspects of the book are soft peddled in favor of elements intended to make it appeal to a wider audience interested in a traditional mild horror film. There is an obvious agenda but it does not overwhelm the story; mostly they wanted to present a positive message for Christian kids in an uncharacteristically "cool" package and to show that being Christian does not mean a kid has to be a total dork.The agenda does have a dark side, a simplistic message that being different and asserting your individuality is a misguided response to facing life's challenges without the assist of inner spirituality. Some may view the film's ending message as anti-diversity, although it positively portrays interracial dating it ends with a conformist message. But this is inserted in such a clumsy and contrived way that few will feel any threat of manipulation.The compromises they made to mainstream this film have offended both extremist "Christians" and hard core horror film fans, which is not exactly a surprise. Extremist "Christians" are upset because the "Christians" in the film seem to be just like "regular" (their word-not mine) people. There has also been some objection to the wardrobe of Leighton Meesier (the actress who poses as a student to investigate the situation) although it looked pretty wholesome to me; Meesier's actual sin is just being radiantly beautiful. If your own faith does not run toward elitist religious egoism you will find almost nothing objectionable. Hard-core horror fans will find this fairly tame although the premise is clever and there are some nice suspenseful moments.The cast is mostly unexceptional and in many cases the physical casting is way off. The jocks are anything but physically imposing, the main bully would do better cast as a fat nerd and has no business in a speaking role. Crystal and Ian, the two main "goth" kids are supposed to be outcasts, but they are the most physically attractive students in the whole school.The performance of Andrea Morris (Crystal) is the best thing about "Hangman's Curse". She is totally convincing in the film's most difficult role. It is a great acting for the camera performance and the director showcases this with frequent tight shots on her face. Meesier is also solid and Frank Peretti himself makes an amusing appearance as an eccentrically jolly scientist.The direction and editing is very strong. The sequencing keeps things active and interesting. Apparently they deleted material that was needed to clarify the effects of the spider bites; that the victims did not die but rather went into comas until the anecdote was discovered and administered is unclear.Then again, what do I know? I'm only a child.

I just bought this movie on DVD, but why?? It was a waste of money,i think its a really bad movie. I nearly fell asleep in the middle, even if the genre says its a horror/thriller i didn't found any scary or any interesting or a little bit exciting part in it, maybe thats my fault, but i don't think so.The dialogs are very bad in my opinion and the movie has a calculable end, so i was really disappointed, i expected a lot better than this. But i find the main character(Elisha) very cute ;)First and last, i think this movie is boring and completely sucks ass! I don't know why anybody gives more than 1 for this movie : (