The Others

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Summary: What a twist of an ending
Review: This movie has everything the six sence had and then some. Not only is Nicole Kidman wonderful so is the whole feel of the film. This film has a creepy look throughout and is an excellent movie. The ending is one i will never forget. GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!

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Summary: Back to good scary movies
Review: Looks like there is move to good scary movies again. With sixth sense and the others maybe there will be more to follow. The reviewer quoited was much too harsh. This was a movie that makes one think even after seeing the movie. I always liked watching the twilight zone and alfred hitchkock movies. It didn't have any of that blood and gore that dominated the horror flicks for the last 3 or 4 decades. Hopefully this is a sign that we will have the choice of seeing more thought provoking, sophisticated scary movies.

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Summary: What a shock...
Review: The biggest shock was how good this movie was. I thought it looked interesting but with so many dissapointments, well every month, I felt this would be another one. But it wasn't the story was great. The acting was right on the money. Nicole was amazing. I have never been a huge fan of her movies but she has always been interesting. This movie showed a side of her I don't think she has shown before. I applaud the movie for not being junked up with lots of special effects and typical scary movie stuff. It was a very well done movie and deserves more attention from the public.

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Summary: The Others
Review: This movie was sooooo slow moving that more than half way through I still had no idea what the point was. The last twenty minutes were good and revealing. The acting was professional. The location was interesting. Too much time was spent on the beginning of the film. I would have found the story more interesting if time was taken from the beginning and added to the ending instead. Maybe this was payback from Tom Cruise to Nicole Kidman. I would deffinitely not recomend this film.

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Summary: We need more films like this!
Review: Okay Hollywood why don't you make more films like this one? A very well made thriller that uses no hightech special effects no nudity, no foul language, just great storytelling. Talk about taking big risks who,in todays society, would dare make a film without bad language, nudity, sex, or other vulgarities. Nicole Kidman and the cast of The Others deserve high praise for a job very well done and thanks for being courageous enough to take such a risk.

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Summary: Well made- but not a good movie
Review: The Others was supposed to be really scary, so I wanted to see it. I had recently seen the Sixth Sense and loved it, although I didn't find it too scary. During The Others, I was waiting for something to pop out, or for Grace (Nicole Kidman) to look in the mirror and see something behind her. Well, that never happened, but if it did, I would have given the movie 2 1/2 stars. I thought it was kind of dumb that she and the children kept referring to "the day mummy went mad" over and over again without ever explaining it until the end. I felt this movie was very patchy, meaning there were too many things going on to explain everything, and you had to figure some parts on your own. It was pretty confusing, because they mislead you into thinking that the housekeepers are evil. I thought that the only scary part was when Grace looks at her daughter and she looks like the old woman. It was creepy but it didn't make sense that the girl (Anne) possesed the old woman. My cousin said that if he saw the movie again, he would hae understood it more because he had heard the things before and then he could figure out the confusing parts on his own. I agree... I thought that they were very similar, but Sixth Sense was easy to understand because they flashed back to scenes that explained why he wasn't being noticed. The only parts that I liked in The Others were the camera shots and the photography, and they way they made it seem like 1945. So, I regret that Nicole Kidman was probably the scariest part of the movie. I'd see it again, now knowing it wasn't going to be scary.

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Summary: Great story. little scares.
Review: I entered the theatre hoping that I was about to view a great movie that was going to have me staying up for weeks because it frightened me so much. Sure, that's a lot to ask from a movie, but from what I understood the critics reviewed it as being one of the scariest movies of the year. I was greatly dissapointed.
Nicole Kidman plays the mother of two small children who have a horrible problem; they're allergic to the sun. So, at all times she must keep the house as dark as she can to make sure she doesn't kill her young ones. But, with her husband gone off to war and her old servants' mysterious dissaperance, she is left all alone. Until, that is, she hires a new staff of servants. She suddenly discovers, though, that there is something quite odd about these servants, something she can't put her finger on. Now, her children are seeing ghosts in every corner of the darkened house and she is becoming more and more suspicious of the servants every day. What is she to do?
There are some great twists and turns in "The Others", not to mention the movie's great story, fabulous acting from everyone, and an ending that will knock you out of your socks. So if this movie is so fabulous, why am I giving it four instead of five stars? The answer is simple; it's not scary. Not once was I freaked out, or did I jump. It never gave me the creepy feeling that they were trying very hard to deliver. A sign of a good ghost movie is that they can creep you out without any amazing special effects or loud sound effects. It should make your flesh crawl. I'm afraid "The Others" just doesn't do that.
So, if your looking for a movie with a great story and some great acting, than by all means go see "The Others". But if your looking for something that's going to have you on the edge of your seat, go to the video store and pick up a copy of "The Sixth Sense".

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Summary: Surprisingly Original Storyline!
Review: Without giving too much of the movie away, this movie was surprisingly original in it's storyline. It took us almost the whole movie to figure out what was really going on. The overall film setting is a little dark, but the acting is very good. I would recommend this film to those who like the supernatural with a lot of suspense thrown in!

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Summary: Good but not original
Review: This was a good movie with twist ending. But the twist, I fear, is a little too similar to another recent movie. That's why I've rated it 3 stars, instead of the 4 it might otherwise deserve. I don't want to spoil it for those who haven't seen it so I won't mention the name of the other movie. Despite it's similar surprise, it still held my interest, and had enough of it's own merit to recommend. It also provided a bit of insight in the area of the paranormal that I'd never seen explored before.

It was good. It was creepy. It just wasn't as completely original as I had hoped.

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Summary: A Poor Man's Sixth Sense
Review: It may be that haunted house stories that take themselves seriously just don't ring my bell. I was bored Nathanial Hawthorne's book House of the Seven Gables and thought many people's favorite "The Haunting" (Yes, the '60s version) was slow moving and more odd than scary. The Other's is not unlike the original "Haunting" in tone so perhaps that is a clue that you might like this film.
Overall The Others is a good ghost story offering some fun jump scares and keeps you wondering what is hiding behind the next corner. On the downside it often drags and does not keep its secrets nearly as elegantly as the Sixth Sense. In one sequence Nicole Kidman has an interlude with a male visitor. The film tries but does not successfully make the encounter feel a sad and natural part of a normal story. What happens is too unnatural. It avoided showing things in a way it was obvious to me I was being manipulated to think something other than the truth. I was not hard to guess the rest after that. Still the film has some nice spooky images that follow and I can't fault its more enthusiastic fans for liking it. If you miss this film in the theaters, try renting "The Uninvited" for a fun scare.