Rating: 
Summary: Not Scary
Review: The movie was worth seeing for the house and the atmosphere. There were some amusing twists. It was very interesting when the husband appears. Now that made me think about just what is going on here! For me, that was the best part of the movie. I predicted the ending but the director and or writer put some things in the movie to try to throw viewers off the trail. Looking back, it didn't make any sense.
I don't particularly like Nicole Kidman but she is great to look at! The movie left me with a sad feeling and a vague dissatisfaction.
Rating:
Summary: Eye Opener
Review: THE OTHERS is an intelligent, effective ghost story/psychological thriller by the Spanish director best know for his outstanding Spanish film Abre Los Ojos ("Open Your Eyes" in English. . .currently being remade by American director Cameron Crowe). The two films share a number of thematic elements (the nature of perceptions, for example), and in fact "Open Your Eyes" would have been an excellent title for this film as well. The film itself it a blend of the classic literary ghost story ala Henry James and the modern thriller ala THE USUAL SUSPECTS and, to an even greater degree, THE SIXTH SENSE. Notably, it's a film almost completely free of sex, violence, and special effects (I'll let you decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing). Kidman's performance is very good, though she does chew the scenery a bit in places. It's the kind of performance you appreciate more the day after you've seen it than while you're in the theater watching the film. I can't say much of anything about the plot with out spoiling part of the enjoyment of this movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Loved it!
Review: I saw this movie last weekend. I loved it. It was suspenseful and without the modern day blood and gore. This movie reminded me of a good Alfred Hitchcock. Nicole Kidman plays the mother of the two children wonderfully, and giving a chill with her facial expressions at times. I enjoyed this movie, in that, I was not able to figure it out until everything was revealed. A splendid movie! I will be seeing this again before it leaves the theatres.
Rating:
Summary: one of the scariest movies ever made
Review: The Others is not only a thoroughly frightening film, it is also one of the best movies of 2001. Nicole Kidman gives a wonderful, steely performance in the lead, the two children are completely effective, and the direction and pace are expert level. An unsettling movie that treats its audience as intelligent, The Others goes beyond expectations to triumph as a masterpiece of terror.
Rating: 
Summary: slow but catches your attention
Review: this is a kind of movie that you have to actually pay attention and catch every detail becuase if not you will miss something important. but i reccomend this, but its not all that to catch at the theatre. wait until it comes out on dvd or video
Rating:
Summary: Fantastic atmosphere.
Review: (...)Without Nicole Kidman, The Others would have been
relegated to art houses, cleared less than ten
million, and would have those of us who revere
Tarkovsky urging the rest of the heathen to go see it
as soon as humanly possible. Now, it's starting to
look as if it's going to hit a hundred million and
become the only summer movie that actually delivered
the goods.Grace (Kidman) is one of the last remaining
inhabitants of the Jersey Islands in 1945. Her husband
went off to fight a year and a half previously, and
there's been no word since; the British government has
advised her to assume he's been killed in action. She
lives with her two photosensitive children (Alakina
Mann and James Bentley, both in their screen debuts)
in a mansion where the servants just up and left the
week before. One day, three new servant-types, led by
the indomitable Bertha Mills (Fionnula Flanagan of
_Waking Ned Devine_ fame), show up and, after a bit of
interrogation, see to the domestic duties. Hot on
their heels start a number of ghostly appearances,
whispering, all that sort of thing. Everything that is brilliant about The Others has to
do with cinematography. Composition of scene. Perfect
scene after perfect scene after perfect scene.
Amenabar has created a visually stunning piece of work
that just happens to have a workable plot and some
fine characters, thus the Tarkovsky ref
(cinematographically, there were more than a few times
during this movie I thought about the wondrous
landscapes in Andrei Rublev). No one takes that much time and pays that much
attention to detail anymore, save arguably M. Night
Shyamalan. Wonderful, excellent, fantastic.
Predicatable, too, but who cares? The first film I've
seen this year that rivals Memento for the top spot on
the year's-best list. (...)
Rating:
Summary: CREEPY!
Review: I'd wanted to see this for awhile, and I have to say, it was worth the wait. It's a very frightening movie not through gore and blood, but rather through the suggestion of what is unseen or can only be heard, lurking in the shadows. I have to say my only disappoinment is the similarity to The Sixth Sense, but only in the fact that this superior story came afterwards (despite Haley-Joel Osmet's steallar performance, he could have seen MORE dead people). This film is possibly one of the best movies to come out in a year of bland offerings.
Rating:
Summary: Creepy, Haunting Movie that does not disappoint
Review: Nicole Kidman is not my favorite actress. I was unsure if I would like this movie because she was the main character. However, I ended up liking it quite a bit. In my opinion there was some bad acting on her part, but the rest of the actors were very very good. I was impressed at the children in the movie - they were very convincing actors. The old woman also gave a superb performance. I loved the direction of this movie. Its scenes and timing were haunting and eerie. The feeling of the living among the dead was absolutely creepy. As for scariness, I think the previews built this movie up to be scarier than it really was. I hate when movies build up scary moments only to have them flop. For instance, there was a part with scary music where Kidman thinks she sees a creepy looking man standing in the room looking at her, but then it is revealed that it is only a painting on the wall. This movie reminded me of the movie "The Haunting", which I liked, and the book "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James, which I also liked. The mix of the living and dead characters reminded me of the theme of the book "Juan Paramo". In the beginning I thought parts of the movie were cheesy. However, then it got very good and I was watching carefully for all the exciting plot twists. Several parts made me literally jump in my seat and scream out loud. Although I wish there would have been more of these parts, the parts that were there were very well done. I would recommend this movie, especially if you are in the mood to be creeped out. It would make a great video to rent at a party, but you should also see it at the theatre because of the great special effects. The music, written by the director, is superb. The movie is definitely worth the admission fee, so don't hesitate to go see it!
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Summary: cue floorboards creaking...
Review: It's hard to immediatly characterize THE OTHERS. Is it 2001s SIXTH SENSE or is it a deranged SECRET GARDEN. Either way, this OUIJA Board experience can be pretty creepy. The story involves an overprotective mother guarding her sunlight-challenged children in a spooky manor house. Nicole Kidman is stunning in the role. Not only does she share the inner most faults of the mother, she is also able to come across looking like a Silver Screen starlet exuding class on the entire film. the other main attraction in this film is the house itself, Behind every corner and curtain a potential danger waits. At it's heart, the film is an old-fashioned ghost story. That's not to say that the filmmakers are able to pull it all the way through without resorting to old cinema tricks (The biggest surprises in the film involve something jumping onto the screen). There is a twist of sorts at the end, but, I found that the script trasmitted it almost immediately leaving me ever so not-surprised. Still, the tight storyline is great for a snuggle and will probably benefit even more when it transfers to the small screen... cue lightning strike!
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Summary: Who Says Horror Movies Have to Have Gore?
Review: I loved this movie the most of any movie I saw this summer. I like thrillers and phychological movies, and I was excpecting The Others to be really scary the way everyone was talking. I was slightly disappointed because it was only half as scary as I thought it would be, but the acting by everyone in the movie more than made up for the lack of frightening elements. I had never seen a Nicole Kidman movie, and I was completely blown away by her, she did such a fabulous and believable job, she totally deserves an Oscar for that performance. The children and housekeepers did awesome jobs as well. But probably what I liked most was the fact that you don't see a single drop of blood or guts and you don't see a single person die the whole movie. People are described dying in a somewhat graphic manner, but you never see this happen. But despite this, fans of horror and suspense will not be disappointed. And there is one particular part that happens so fast and is so vivid it will make you jump out of your skin.
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