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Summary: Wish I had those four hours back...
Review: I just watched this whole piece of trash. No plot, hammy dialog, a few jumps (but any movie can accomplish those with the proper music and a quick cut to a frightening image) but basically a 4 hour empty shell. This isn't just re-hash...it's re-hashed re-hash. This plodding snorer could EASILY have been pared down to 90-120 minutes. Even at that length, I suspect I'd have been bored, at 4 hours...I'm still not sure why I kept watching. After investing three hours, I was hoping something in the end might redeem it. Nope. By the way, I've read a few of the reviews here and I'm finding it hilarious that some people are treating this as non fiction, just because ABC aired a silly 30 minute "documentary" to hype the upcoming mini-series.
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Summary: haunted house flick
Review: pure garbage, the movie has no story and violates every convention is sets out with.
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Summary: WHY I AM FASCINATED B Y STEPHEN KING'S "ROSE RED"
Review: WHILE IT IS TRUE I THOUGHT STEPHEN KING STILL HAD A FIRESTARTER FIXATION IN THIS DVD AND THE VIDEO. I WAS FASCINATED BY ELLEN RIMBAUER'S DIARY AND THOUGHT STEPHEN KING DID AN EXCELLENT JOB GIVING LIFE TO THE GREAT HOUSE-ROSE RED. I DO NOT KNOW IF HE ACTUALLY SET FOOT IN ROSE RED BECAUSE IF THE HOUSE'S REPUTATION IS TRUE HE WOULD HAVE DIED. UNLIKE THE PROFESSOR IN THE DVD AND VIDEO I DO NOT BELIEVE HOUSES ARE BORN BAD IT WAS THE LAND THAT ROSE RED SITS ON THAT MADE IT SO. SO, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE PUTS THIS VIDEO OR DVD DOWN THEY SHOULD STUDY THE DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER VERY CLOSELY AND TO STEPHEN KING I GIVE A BIG PLUS 5 ON THE SCALE OF ONE TO FIVE!
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Summary: Great haunted house movie.
Review: Steven King is the best. This is one of my favorite movies of his. This movie , like most of his , keeps you watching until the end which never lets you down. I highly recommend this movie.
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Summary: It's real
Review: I found this story /film engrossing. Its all natural like a true story. I felt everyhting on it like being connected. I watched it many times and so is my friend. We enjoyed it very much esp. the music, Theme from "a Summer Place" and wish I could find this piece of music somewhere. Stephen King excels again.
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Summary: Whoa!
Review: That had to have been the best movie iv'e ever seen - it goes beyond horror since all of the events are true to the real rose red mansion. Every bit of it is true from 1900 to present day and to think that that kind of stuff can happen in real life is just horrifing, spooky, and awsome all at once. Of course there are critics as always. They say the 20+ who were injured and killed there in the past 100 years is just a conincidence. And also things like rooms being impossible to count and compare to blue prints and previous counts since the rooms keep shifting or moving just being made up. But in my opinion thats paranormal activity without a doubt. Also - thank-you Steve (King) youve written another masterpiece just this time it was a movie/mini seires-script - Your awsome man!
Last If you haven't seen this movie - go get it now and watch it now - youll love it!
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Summary: Rose Red - same old same old.
Review: Stephen King's rose red is a pretty stale film from start to finish while it grips you at times it just fails to catch your attention due to it's cliche formula throughout, the visuals also where a bit of a let down and whilst i'm not the type of person to mock a film for small errors these where just too bad. This film definatley had the potential it just failed to appear due to it's mis-haps, the ghosts where they sorround the wrong doer at the end (sound familiar) just really did'nt get to me as your seeing nothing new just the same old pretentious horror movie with a lack of creativity, thats the thing with Stephen King aswell his books tend to focus on typical horror settings it's never anything new which alot of people who watch films like to see, i suppose it's enjoyable to a certain extent it just lacks the flare and creativity that would really be refreshing in this movie genre however i may have insulted this film (with my own opinions) but i would recommened it to fans of this genre or general Stephen King fans as in the fans eyes this would be seen as a good film.
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Summary: Perfect for a Rainy (Early)Night
Review: I have never really liked that many Stephen King movies, but in the same breath I always like to watch out for any new ones, because when they are good they are really good. This happens to be one of the really good ones. So many times when I am watching horror movies it is either one of two categories; ridiculously gory and violent, or campy and low budget; with neither of which ever having a good storyline. Rose Red was in neither of these categories. The cinematography is breath taking, and the script writing is very well done, with excellent casting for every character. I am actually always more interested in a story line that is creepy with accents of special affects, which Rose Red exceeds both those standards.Yes, it is really long, and is a little unfortunate since I wish I had the time to watch it more often. It is also annoying that they left the introductions in some parts of the movie, where we are being updated from "Last Weeks" episode. Other then that it is a truly great horror movie that is perfect to watch on a rainy night, with lots of people and time.
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Summary: Creepy horror movie, but too long and weird
Review: This movie is another creepy haunted house story like the Haunting or House on Haunted Hill. It was once a mini-series, explaining the annoying 4 hour run-time. The plot is as follows: a college professor entranced by the supernatural collects a group of various people with unusual powers like telekinesis or the ability to see the future. The professor tries to harnass their power in order to witness credible paranormal activity that will boost her reputation. The house is Rose Red, an old mansion that takes victims in the most unusual ways and can even change its interior. The group gets stuck in the house and try to fight and find their way to the outside world while others try to find their way in. A chain of unusual occurences happens to the group as they try to keep their sanity. The movie is full of flashbacks explaining the history to the house, as well as mediocre special effects that kind of hurt the movie. It's still plenty scary, but you can easily find scarier. Recommended to hardcore horror fans or anyone looking for some easy scares and can sacrifice the time it takes to do so. Score: 7/10
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Summary: Spooky and eerie
Review: This movie was just chilling! It's an outstanding horror flick. Kept me up for nights. The graphis are wonderful, almost like they are real. My kids loved the movie as well, they jumped alot and wanted me to buy it. Outstanding MOVIE! Must see!
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