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Summary: Good to watch once, not twice
Review: This movie is a stereotypical haunted house movie, with some amazing visual effects. It centers around four main characters, one is the artist, the other is the stuntman, another the woman that ends up going crazy in the end, and finally the one that brought them all there to do an experiment on fear. The movie starts very slow and takes about an hour to finally get into any sort of real fright or visual effects for that matter. It is not exactly scary, because several of the frightening moments are telegraphed, such as having a bed below several spikes on the ceiling, figure that one out! As good as the visual effects were, it would be difficult to watch the movie a second time, because of how telegraphed everything is. The story itself makes no sense to the average viewer, such as the coincidence that the woman going crazy just so happens to be the great grand daughter of the man that built the haunted mansion (Hill House) that they stay at. Rent this movie, and here is a warning, do not watch the TV trailers, because you will know everything that happens before it happens.
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Summary: Nice Try...But....Doesn't live up to original
Review: This movie is allright, not the best. It is loosely based on "The Haunting" wich came out in the early 60s(I Think 1963). The original was alot better. It(This one) starts out similar to the original, but then changes. It adds the Childrens' ghosts and those things. Though I think the door might have been made similar to a book they find in the 1963 movie(The door with hell and purgatory). It doesn't have the neat, and dizzying, camera angles from the first one. Instead it adds alot of special affects(Wich I will give them credit for doing a good job on, some credit that is). But compared to the first one.....It is really not that good or scary. If you want to see a good scary movie, than see the Original "The Haunting", Or the "Innocents"(Wich is very scary), or "The Changeling". Leave this one on the shelf, Save your money and get a real, scary horror movie, such as the ones I mentioned above.
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Summary: A funhouse of special effects.
Review: This DVD has superior picture than the video version. Its a good film of effects and the audio is far superior on DVD. I thought it sounded smooth and clear and dialog is easily heard. Hugh Crane haunted the house with spookier sounds that were unnoticed on video or in most theaters. I love films, but I am not that picky on the tech spects, but if you want to own this film, get DVD. It rules, and its easy to use for anyone who likes movies.
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Summary: Boredom personified!
Review: This movie, supposedly a journey into terror, lulls one off to sleep most of the time. The pace is so slow that I thought the exposition would never end. There wasn't one fear producing moment in the entire movie. I believe "Bambi" was scarier.This movie is dreadful, especially when one remembers the 1963 version with Julie Harris. I wonder how much money was spent making this dud!
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Summary: Terrific!
Review: This movie is great! The story is interesting, and I love the superb acting and special effects. This flick was truly watchable and enjoyable. It will have you glued to your screen! If you love scary movies, don't pass up this one!
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Summary: So much potential, so little content
Review: I can remember when I first saw the preview for this movie when I was at the theater. I thought to myself that this was going to be a good one. The setting seemed so eerie that I figured there was no way that they could screw it up. I was wrong. I tried so desperately to like this movie when I saw it, but I just couldn't. The plot is absolutely terrible, as with a equally bad script. They try to overshadow this with some stunning visual effects from Industrial Lights and Magic (which were stunning), but it can't make up for something that isn't there. The performances by the leading actress (the one that plays the great-granddaughter of the original mansion's owner) and the lot are really bad, although I am going to put most of the blame here on a bad script. Most... Also, the ending to this movie seemed so off. Did anyone else get this feeling? At a few points it almost feels like they cut a few scenes out that caused it to be as disjunct as it was. It left me wondering why I had just wasted my time and money seeing it in the first place. There are many many other horror/suspense movies that beat this one. I suggest you go elsewhere if you haven't seen this movie but are considering to buy it. 1 star for the special effects.
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Summary: horribly......stupid
Review: Liam Neeson is pathetic. Catherine Zeta-Jones is sham. The young boy is boring, though i gave him a pity because he's killed for no reason. The only thing i was moved by is the girl and her story, her family story; in fact, the story itself is pretty interesting, so there's huge disappointment's waiting for you. Except computer effect there's almost nothing.
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Summary: A Children Horror Movie
Review: It's a pretty good movie ! It's more a kids movie, a kids horror movie, those children who Eleanor must save. My 9 year old sister watched it either and she likes the movie either. The ending whas a little weak but overall it's great. Rating: 8,5 of 10
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Summary: peek a boo
Review: I bought the DVD version of this movie and watched it yesterday. It really is quite a good film but I had the volume up very loud and almost blew the windows out. The L>F>E track is very deep bass and is guaranteed to scare you out of your wits. Hill House is creepy and beautiful and the cast was excellent. Watch on a rainy night in the dark for the best experience!!!
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Summary: ............flaunting?
Review: THE EERIE whispers surrounding you [DTS or Dolby Surround version] once the "children" come out to play is something you cannot experience in the theatre. It's a spectacular effect and causes an instant kneejerk, especially when viewing this alone, lights out, and maybe just a small glow in your fireplace. I'm not going to pinpoint this for you, but you can't miss it - so there! [Yes, there is a SHAMELESS flaunting with Special Effects and CGI present in this one, and it works!]Jan de Bont's version is a seat puckering roller-coaster ride though this never-never land for the adult kid! Strange though, the macabre, wedding-cake of a house is real, but looks fake! Eugenio Zanetti's sets, fake though they are, come to life ominously, especially the wonderful things in the green house - it's very much like a good, video game. Performances? LILI TAYLOR, so underrated, and still purposefully avoiding commercial traps: the movie belongs to her. Other [Catherine Zeta-Jones, Liam Neeson, etc.] hover. Would have been interesting to have peopled the house with ghosts of the original cast - that's another movie. The Robert Wise movie of 1963 has no bearing on this one, and should not be viewed or compared to this commercially effective product. Warning - country air can be hazardous! Companion piece? Don't miss "The Legend of Hell House" with [Pamela Franklin, of "The Innocents" fame].
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