Such a great movie for so long ... does it still hold up?

yes I still watch it. Fantastic

I think it does. It manages to pack in a lot of story without too much melodrama in about 80 minutes. And it is fairly straight forward without too much subtext or messaging going on.

I'm sure this film will always have an audience with intelligent people. Some of today's younger crowd may be put off by the black and white. But that's what makes a lot of these older scary films work so well. You don't get invested in bright colors where everything looks so cheerful. B&W is better for this type of story.

Also some people might be put off by the slow pacing. But this movie was made when directors knew HOW to slow the pace and build up suspense. Today's movies throw everything in the audience's face in the first five minutes.

Same question here, I have not watched this one for many years now.

I definitely think it holds up. I saw it - again - a few months ago and still enjoyed it. I find the acting so good and the black and white makes everything look that much more foreboding to me. I just think it's one of those movies that will always be popular with a lot of people.

I did like the remake with Sutherland. Not as much as the original, but I thought it was pretty good.

The 1978 version came out when I was a kid, and I remember reviews saying it was a remake of a corny, silly, hokey old 50s cheeseball of a movie, and "this new version is better than than the original in every way." That didn't exactly stoke my interest. I've been meaning to watch it for many years, finally did so for the first time yesterday. I loved it.