Hideaway

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Summary: Hideaway is OK
Review: I am a big fan of horror, so I'll watch anything by Stephen King or Dean Koontz. Even though this is not as good as Phantoms (don't you wish they would make a movie of "Darkfall?"), it has it's moments. Jeremy Sisto was very creepy and Jeff Goldblum did a bang-up job. I particularly thought it was a nice touch to have Godflesh playing at the club. The only part that I thought was a bit too much was the ending, but I still get the chills during the opening 5 minutes. If you don't, you've already got ice in your veins!

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Summary: A Very Intense Gothic-Psycotic Movie
Review: I am fan of dark-psycotic horror of the mind type of movies. I perfer to be more horrified mentaly than emotionaly. It is the kind of movie that makes you think and wonder, and even interpet. It goes along the lines of Stephen King's "Thinner," and every David Cronenberg film. The movie doesn't even play on the stereo-typical juandra of your good guy vs. bad guy kind of movie. Instead you have both sides connected with eachother, and then battle to become seperate in order to preserve both the truth and lie, before they become interwined completely causing chaos. Also, I like to point out is, it is not your typical horror movie about a boyfriend out to rescue his girlfriend from the monster or bad guy. Instead the horror takes place within a loving family, whom must battle together to destroy whatever evil has entered their lives. The hero of the film is a father and husband who goes out of his way to rescue his family, and that realy tells a lot. It presents the idea of a father being heroic and nobel in the face of evil. How often do you see that? Cheers! Rebbecca McGarity

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Summary: This is a must see
Review: I enjoyed the great plot of this movie, I heard the book was better, but if you havn't read it, you should watch it, I especially liked the final battle at the end of the movie, it had some good special effects.

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Summary: Interesting change of events...
Review: I felt that although the book Hideway was ten times better than the movie,the movie had an originality of it's own. But,the book and the movie differ a lot. First of all Hatch played by Goldblum is a 5'9 160 pd. man. Goldblum on the other hand is 6'3 200 pds. Although some say this was a minor factor in the movies turnout, it was not in my eyes. No offense to Goldblum but he is better in comedic roles and playing human flies. Also in the book Regina was not a 16 year old ditsy blonde, she was an intelligent redheaded ten year old girl w/a physical handicap. HAHAHa. I think Silverstone could have played that part well. Yeah right, "as if". And last but not least Jeremy Sisto... Lets just say he was the best part of the whole movie. He is how I envisioned the killer tall,dark, and handsome. And there is something about his voice that is charming yet dangerously chilling to the bone. There are a few things that would have made the movie a bit better, maybe if the imagery was had more spice and also better portrayals of the roles. Although Goldblum and Silverstone are good actors in there own way they have proved that they can not be seen in a thriller.

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Summary: Interesting change of events...
Review: I felt that although the book Hideway was ten times better than the movie,the movie had an originality of it's own. But,the book and the movie differ a lot. First of all Hatch played by Goldblum is a 5'9 160 pd. man. Goldblum on the other hand is 6'3 200 pds. Although some say this was a minor factor in the movies turnout, it was not in my eyes. No offense to Goldblum but he is better in comedic roles and playing human flies. Also in the book Regina was not a 16 year old ditsy blonde, she was an intelligent redheaded ten year old girl w/a physical handicap. HAHAHa. I think Silverstone could have played that part well. Yeah right, "as if". And last but not least Jeremy Sisto... Lets just say he was the best part of the whole movie. He is how I envisioned the killer tall,dark, and handsome. And there is something about his voice that is charming yet dangerously chilling to the bone. There are a few things that would have made the movie a bit better, maybe if the imagery was had more spice and also better portrayals of the roles. Although Goldblum and Silverstone are good actors in there own way they have proved that they can not be seen in a thriller.

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Summary: It's decent
Review: I have to say, I was fairly underwhelmed by this film. I have not read the book, but I have a feeling that it is much better than this.

Even with all the short comings the movie is decent, but it has some major flaws. For starters, the direction is horrid. The film seems flat, and almost made for TV at times. There is no tightness, nothing close. That hurts the movie a great deal, because the lack of any claustrophobia cuts the tension down immensly. There is only a few short moments where there are any real scares (the begining, and a few of the Sisto in the shower moments), but other than that there is hardly anything here to really scare the audience. The second problem is how the movie seems to glaze over some of the more violent aspects. Yes, there are on screen murders, but they are so tame that the horror of the moment is lost. It all feels very by the numbers as well. The final problem is the acting. Everyone here seems to be trying, but the script gives them very little to work with at times, and because of this, the acting is very on and off. Jeremy Sisto suffers the most in this area. His performances goes from dark and menacing to horridly over the top, and almost pushes this entire affair in to B-movie territory. Jeff Goldblum suffers from the same problem. Christine Lahti has some nice moments, especially towards the end while she is fighting Jeremy, but she also slips in to some over acting. Alicia Silverstone is there, and not much else. She really has no character or than the hostage. The rest of the cast is fine.

The movie does have some very interesting set designs, and the story does have it's cool moments (although those moments are hurt by the very blah pacing).

Now, the movie is far from horrible. It is entertaining to a degree, and has some very interesting sequences (the hell and heaven stuff does look horribly dated due to the reliance on computer graphics though). Also, it is always fun to see some fairly well known actors in a fairly cheesy horror movie. I would recommend renting it, and if you can find the DVD or VHS for really cheap, then grab it. Otherwise, this one can warrant a miss.

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Summary: Read the book!
Review: I might have almost liked this movie, if it'd been a low budget cable film. However, since I had read the book that it was supposedly based on, I hated it. As other reviewers have noted, Jeff Goldblum, while a fine actor, is just wrong in this role. Hatch is a very ordinary guy until he almost dies and is brought back to life. Ordinary is not a word I'd use to describe any of Goldblum's roles. Christine Lahti is just wasted. In the book, she was a strong character and her husband's equal. Changing Regina from an interesting ten year old to a moronic sixteen year old decreased what little suspense there was. But the single most annoying part of the movie was the half baked new age explanations that they had for everything. The novel is rooted in Christian symbolism. Good versus Evil. Hatch and "Vassago" were both brought back from the dead. One is evil, one is good. That's the whole point of the novel, and the final chapter makes that clear. You can not replace the Christianity of the novel with Rae Dawn Chong (although she was one of the better characters in the movie) reading Tarot cards.

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Summary: Very good, suspenseful, but with a hoaky ending.
Review: I stumbled across this movie late one night on cable and it has joined the ranks of one of my semi-favorites. The beginning is powerful with a young man committing a violent suicide because he actually WANTS to go to hell... then the car accident... you just have to see it. Unfortunately, the ending turns into your standard, typical good against evil fight with some really goofy effects, in my opinion. And as for Jeremy Sisto? He can tie me up anytime! Girls - check this movie out if only just for the delicious Mr. Sisto. Oh yeah, I thought he did a great job as the creepy bad guy too. How DO I join his fan club!? All in all I think it's definitely worth renting (or even buying)... you'll be on the edge of your seat for most of this movie.

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Summary: hideaway
Review: i think this movie was better then the book. i would defentialy watch it again

Rating:
Summary: Very enjoyable
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this film.
The presence of Rae Dawn Chong helped a lot :-)
However, the film has a great supernatural tinge that works wonderfully.
Almost as good as THE AMAZING MR FROST.

Highly recommended for those who are capable of suspension of disbelief.