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Summary: Expected More
Review: I thought this movie would be something more, but the teaser trailer was far better than the movie! I understood that it wasn't a jump out horror movie, but more of a psychological thriller thing, and still, no good. Maybe the only thing good in it was Catherine Zeta-Jones that neat merry-go-round / mirror room, and the special effects.. I also found the other characters in the movie quiet boring, and the plot confused me until the third time I watched it. But if you like slow-paced movies that eventually end, then this is for you.
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Summary: A great addition to the ever growing DTS library
Review: The Haunting is a fun and very creative movie. Using the latest technology for sound and visual effects, this movie delivers! The story is very good, along with the actors, that played their parts very well. I am looking forward to this DVD, especially because of its DTS-ES soundtrack.Thank you
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Summary: A big, noisy disappointment.
Review: Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" is a masterpiece of subtle psychological terror. But hey, this is Hollywood-- who needs subtlety when you've got computer graphics? An utter waste of a talented cast and a gorgeously sinister set, The Haunting leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. Its mildly creepy beginning, quickly dissolves into a lot of people running around while things explode and/or do something expensive around them. Likewise, the CGI effects are nifty when they're scarcely used, but get less and less convincing as they take up more and more of the screen. (I won't even mention the lovable ghost children.) There is one, only one, good scare in the entire movie. Neeson just mopes, and Zeta-Jones fans may be disappointed that she flirts more with Lili Taylor than anyone else. Taylor herself is wonderful as usual, despite a finale that improbably sets her up as some kind of supernatural Rambo. Owen Wilson injects some much-needed charm and comic relief into the proceedings-- and then a fireplace eats his head. If you want intelligent chills, try "The Sixth Sense." If you want a fun, spooky romp, check out "Sleepy Hollow." Otherwise, buy the book, skip the movie.
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Summary: Haunting is Laughable
Review: I've been into horror since I was a wee lad of 4 and my grandparents showed me the original Psycho (deffinatly a classic) and have been feeding myself for the past 23 years on any kind of horror I could get my hands on. Now that being said let me say this movie is completly laughable. Those not too discerning about horror movies might find it scary (My wife deffinatly did, but she has never really watched horror movies period). But those who savor and cherish the horror genre will find it best to stay away from this movie. The special effects are wonderful but poorly timed for scare factor, and the ending is completly pitiful and wraps absolutly nothing. The great evil is gone but how the survivors explain any of it to the outside world is totally left off and it is something QUITE noticable. Yyou have to wrap it up when only two people walk out of a house that 5 went in to, and the caretakers basically ask what happened. But do they? No they just end the movie right there. It leaves a feeling of incompletion to the story, and not the kind of incompletion that lends itself to a sequel. Needless to say if you are NOT a horror buff you'll probably enjoy it, those who love the genre however should best watch something else.
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Summary: Really boring
Review: This is probably the worst "horror" movie I have ever seen! Don't see this unless you want to be bored to death!
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Summary: ...and what a feeble haunting it is!
Review: No, no, no! What went wrong? Big-budget film with great actors, and what do we get? A visually appealing film with a completely flat Liam Neeson and a paper-thin storyline. Catherine Zeta Jones tries to charm her way through, but even though she does an okay job, the movie is still bad. Lili Taylor and Owen Wilson also try to add flavour to it all, but cannot manage to save the day. All we get is a movie with a few novelties but way too little content. It all seems to be over before it really begins, and nothing really makes much sense. And the eerie mood is almost totally absent. Not a good omen for a "horror" movie, is it? I just can't believe what went wrong for Neeson. Usually he drags a movie up, not down! Watch House on Haunted Hill instead, if you're into "stuff-some-people-into-a-haunted-house-and-see-if-the-survive" movies. Then you'll se how a proper haunting should be :)
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Summary: Boring, not scary
Review: This movie is extremely boring. It is not scary at all. I haven't seen House on Haunted Hill but it can't possibly be as bad as this. Don't get it.
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Summary: Worst possible remake
Review: I can't understand how anyone could get behind such a bad script. Everything is bloated, the original story by Shirley Jackson is unrecognizable, save for the names of the characters and the house. But the one thing that I did learn from this film is that Lili Taylor could play Mary Poppins -- her take on Eleanor is pure saccharine. I gave the film one star, and that was for the set of the house.
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Summary: Great Ghost Story! Great Set! Great Actors!
Review: I think this was a great movie! One heck of a great ghost story. Spooky without all the gore. The actors played their parts well and the set was quite creepy. Only a couple of things I felt they should have done without in the movie, which is why I don't give it a full 5 stars. I still HIGHLY recommend it!
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Summary: One of the worst of 99...
Review: Question: How do you take an excellent cast, millions of dollars, top of the line FX, base it on a good movie only toturn it into a piece of unwatchable garbage? Answer: Let Jan de Bont direct it.
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