Stir of Echoes

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Summary: STIR OF ECHOES VS.THE SIXTH SENSES
Review: THIS MOVIE IS GREAT!,WAY MORE BETTER THEN THE SIXTH SENSES,THE SIXTH SENSES IS NOT EVEN GOOD.STIR OF ECHOES WAS SCARY AND EXCELLENT TO WATCH.SO RENT IT OR BUY THIS MOVIE,YOU LIKE IT!

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Summary: This is a must see
Review: This movie was very good it's makes you wonder if theres a ghost in your home. This movie was about a man who is haunted by this ghost who was trying to guide him to the true of her death. In the meantime his friends thinks he crazy ,and his wife understands whats going on ,but can't get a connection. This movie keep you involved and in suspence worth buying.

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Summary: Creepy beyond belief!
Review: I was supposed to see this in the theater with some friends, but it stopped the weekend before we could! Well, i am glad i waited for video, because i would have been scared out of my mind if i saw this in the theater. This movie has some similarities to the sixth sense, but i found it to be similar to the shining as well. Both movies are very creepy, and this is downright scary! Don't watch this alone, in the dark, or before bed!

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Summary: It's just O.K. - predictable but well done
Review: I was going to put 3 stars but 3 should be for atleast "good " movies. STIR is just o.k.; good. Nothing special, nothingnew, very predictable... BUT it isn't bad either. It has good acting, decent but well known, used story and it shot, directed well. I rented the DVD, but STIR is a movie you can wait to see on HBO or Showtime. You can save your money.

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Summary: Leave the Lights On! Impact Galore!
Review: I recently finished watching this movie and it really had impact. From the very first scene when the little boy is "talking to himself" in the bathtub it just grabs you. I happened to be in New York and saw Kevin Bacon's interview on the Weekend Today Show when this movie came out. Bacon did an excellent job portraying a blue collar worker who is hypnotized by his sister-in-law (Illeana Douglas) on a dare. After the hypnosis, Kevin Bacon becomes a receiver to those from the other side. A ghost comes to visit him to help her settle some issues. This movie was really well done. Kathryn Erbe and the little boy (Pope) acted very well also. It is easy to compare this to the Sixth Sense but both movies have their own merits. Both of them should be seen.

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Summary: A Digging Suspense Thriller
Review: This movie was touted because it just happened to be released in the same year as another paranormal nailbiter. You know what it is, Sixth Sense. I can assure you this movie stands on its own. It is the type of movie that keeps you thinking "what the hell is going on?". It is a great story with great acting. The ghost being shot at six frames per second was an excellent touch to give you something creepy that wasn't cheesey looking. This movie does not fall victim to the same syndrome as last years Armagedon and Deep Impact. Where one was worth the price of admission and one wasn't. This movie is definitely a good aquisition to any DVD collection.

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Summary: Good thru the end
Review: This was one of the best I've seen in a long while It makes you want to look under the couch and maybe not in the back yard or basement. It really keeps you involved, and understanding denil of his wife. Also who can you trust, you friends, your neighbors, yourself? Are you going crazy or just hipnotized?

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Summary: Don't Watch Before Bed!
Review: I didn't know what to expect of this movie when first renting it. I hadn't heard much about it, and didn't even remember it being on at the theater. But....let me tell you....I WAS TOTALLY CREEPED OUT AND LOVED IT! The movie had me tensed up through the whole thing, waiting to be spooked again. I think Stir of Echoes was so creepy because it is one of those movies where it can actually happen, unlike movies like Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc. I totally loved this movie, and even seeing Sixth Sense first, I was not the least bit disappointed by this one. I definetly recommend watching Stir of Echoes, just be sure to watch long before going to bed!

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Summary: Kevin Bacon Can Act!
Review: David Koepp's mezmirizing Stir of Echoes is a probbing psychological odyseey into the ironic incosistancies of the paranormal. Starring Kevin Bacon in his most complex and intense performance, he plays an every day average joe whose dormant psychic powers accidently get awakened when he is hypmotizied by his sister-in-law at a party. Suddenly plagued with supernatural visions and ghostly nightmares, Bacon slowly finds himself falling into some sort of mystery that has something to due with the house he lives in and his aggressively incresing paranormal powers. What begins as an omnious character piece of unsatisifed lives, develops into an emotionally draining voyage into the spirtually unknown. Compared to the Sixth Sense, Stir of Echoes is more of film noir mystery enhanced by sophisticated direction and an oscar calibar performance by Kevin Bacon. The DVD edition has numerous options and extras that let you behind the creativity of Stir of Echoes.

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Summary: Nicely creepy
Review: Not having seen THE SIXTH SENSE, this review will not be a comparison of the two movies.

This movie is a good old-fashioned ghost story. As a "receiver" capable of touching the supernatural plane, Kevin Bacon's portrayal of a man on the edge of madness is quite effective. Likewise, the character of his son in the film adds an engaging element of eerieness.

For the first hour, this film had me tightly in its grip. As Bacon gets little glimpses of a deeper mystery, you are taken along on his increasingly-deperate quest to touch the ghostly plane and get a full revelation of just why his life has been turned upside down.

However, I believe the resolution insults the intelligence and suspense of what had gone before. A typical Hollywood thriller ending, while by no means a drastic letdown, derails you from the track of enjoyable unpredictability that brought you to that point.

Overall, this movie is highly entertaining. While I wished for more of an atypical resolution, I can't say that my money was not well-spent on this release.