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Summary: Suspeneful, Atmospheric ghost story
Review: The Others effectively combines the qualities of many traditional haunted house genre movies with an original twist. The atmosphere of the film is more gothic --say, along the lines of Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel or even Wuthering Heights (minus the romance) than modern horror with the emphasis on blood, special effects and stacks of butchered teenagers. Nicole Kidman is brilliant as a high-strung woman living in an isolated, eerie old house with her two sheltered children. When three new servants arrive, spooky things begin to occur. There are also intimations of tragic events in the past which are not revealed until the end. This film is a welcome alternative to the Friday the 13th variety of horror movie. It allows us to use our imagination rather than overwhelming us with gore. A sense of dread persists, mainly revealed in small things like an old photo album or a foggy path in the woods. And The Others is not all atmosphere with no plot --the film is definitely headed somewhere and the conclusion will not disappoint you (unless you simply don't enjoy this type of film).
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Summary: A superior ghost story
Review: Any idiot with a few million dollars can make a horror film filled with wonderful special effects, a bad plot, and worse acting. It takes a DIRECTOR to make a ghost story that will leave you listening, by yourself, alone, for what might be in the dark.
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Summary: DONT BUY THIS FILM
Review: I kid you not, this movie is horrible. It is slow developing, predictable, not scary, and just plain stupid. It is hard to classify something as scary when there is nothing scary and it takes the movie 2 hours to get to the only slightly surprising finale.
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Summary: It'll bring chills down your spine
Review: This is a movie that I never saw in the theater...I don't really like kidman...I think that she is over rated...Anyways...I picked this movie up at a used DVD store for 8 dollars...what a deal so I bought it...and all I've got to say is pretty darn good movie...I was confused the entire movie till about the last 5 minutes where everything comes together...I loved it...movies like this make movie watching more enjoyable...All I have to say is rent it or buy it...if anything, at least borrow it....it's worth watching at least once...if not once, then a few more times after...It's a suspense/thriller that really had me going the entire time...the only bit of advise I have for you is don't watch it with a talker...cause they will annoy the heck out of you... Oh...and it would be better to watch it in a dark old house...with a thunderstorm and lightning...just to make it more interesting...Heck, I watched it on a saturday afternoon when it was 80 degrees outside and I still had chills runing up my spine...it was fun! I Loved It!
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Summary: There's something in this performance!..something diabolic!
Review: Sorry, but I thought Nicole Kidman's performance was so bad it bordered on laughable. And the dialogue? Don't even ask. If you must see it, I suggest you rent it. It's not worth your hard earned seventeen bucks.
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Summary: GREAT!
Review: Did you like the 'Sixth Sense'? Did 'What Lies Beneath' make you jump?! Well this movie is better than both of those. The Others has this atmosphere of tension and creepiness. It keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Nicole Kidman plays an english housewife named Grace who is raising two diseased children while their father is at war. The children have an allergy to light so everything is very dark and candlelit. The children say they see other people in the house... but Grace and the servants find nothing. There is a twist at the end that's very good and suprising! The cinematography is excellent, the acting is outstanding, the plot is believable and very good also. This whole movie is first-class! It's going to remain one of my favorite movies of all time! I recommend this to everyone and especially those who like tense horror movies! Two thumbs WAY up!!!
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Summary: one of the best movies of 2001
Review: I really can't figure out why this movie was not nominated for an oscar. Then again the academy seem adept at nominating and rewarding mediocre movies( Gladiator anyone? ). "The Others" is a well made gothic thriller from the old school with a standout performance from all actors involved. Comparisions with movies like "The Sixth Sense" is inevitable but this movie stands on its own.
Without a drop of blood being spilled, "The Others" manages to be one of the creepiest movies I have ever seen. Even though I figured out what was going on around the time the two children jump out of their windows for a little night exploration, it was still a thrill to watch the whole thing unfold. And speaking of the two children, they were both incredible actors. I hope I see more of them in years to come. As for Nicole Kidman, she was great in the movie but I still prefer her performance in Moulin Rouge.
I have become a fan of Alejandro Amenabar and I'm definitely going to hunt around for more of his work. "The Others" is highly recommended.
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Summary: Derivitive? Nothing wrong with that!
Review: This film is unique in that it relies almost entirely on the audience's imagination. Robert Wise's THE HAUNTING (1963) was quite similar, and far superior, as were the two "English" haunted house movies that come to mind ("The Innocents", "The Uninvited"). From a 2001 perspective, I'm so completely impressed that elements of my 3 favorite haunted-house films have resurfaced so intelligently today without resorting to smarmy fake CGI effects. Most of the credit must go to Alejandro Amenabar, director and visionary (he also "wrote" the score...with the help of a computer...to eerie and substantial effect). Amenabar controlled the slow descent into abject terror so perfectly that I was totally taken in. Other reviewers suggested that the ending was obvious..sorry, I kept my mind a little more open to the flow of events. Nicole Kidman was justly given kudos for this performance, and I was very impressed with Fionnula Flannigan as the housekeeper. But the real treats here are the performances of two absolutely superb kid actors, Alakina Mann & James Bentley. Nothing annoys me more than bad kid actors; these two were brilliant: natural and genuinely convincing...a rarity! The 2-disc DVD has a great transfer of the film; the 2nd disc has some extra "stuff", though not enough to warrant an extra disc. One interesting "extra" is an explanation of XP (Xeroderma Pigmentosum), which I found interesting because I'm a fan of Dean Koontz, and one of his best heroes suffered from this ("Fear Nothing" and its sequel "Seize the Night"). There's also a fine background regarding Amenabar and his methods in directing the film. I'm not going to explain those previous comments, because I don't want to blab-away any plot-points. I really enjoy a good ghost story, and this IS a very good one. Check it out!
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Summary: Excellent well worth the price!
Review: Nicole Kidman dazzles in this brilliant thriller with so many twist's and turn's, just when you think you know what's going to happen, your wrong! I haven't in my life seen a movie with such a surprise ending as this one! Alone with having a completely brilliant story line, The Others incorporated the horror genra with out the usual blood guts and gore!
The set design on this film was amazing, fit the time era and the tone of the film perfectly. If you are looking for a good movie, that is unlike every other film out there I would definately reccomend this to everyone!
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Summary: Unexpected ending..
Review: First time I watched this movie was on the plane to Australia. Sound was horrible, and the screen was tiny. But still the movie was as enjoyable. I decided to watch it again once the DVD is released and did that last week. Can't say much about the plot as it will reveal much of the plot. But the ending was unexpected and the last 30 minutes was full of suspense.
Give 5 stars. Buy the DVD!
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