Believe

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Summary: Believe is a Hit!
Review: Bob Tinnell has done it again! A very talented director and writer. Looking forward to more children's movies from Bob and these talented actors! Jenny

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Summary: an instant thrill classic.
Review: for all ages to watch except if your child is under 5 i won't recommended it. but for all who want a treat believe delivers it's haunting tale with the grace of a winner definite multiple viewings it's that enjoyable. for the cast good work now where's the sequel you guys! highly recommended for anyone that like's a good tale.

Rating:
Summary: an instant thrill classic.
Review: for all ages to watch except if your child is under 5 i won't recommended it. but for all who want a treat believe delivers it's haunting tale with the grace of a winner definite multiple viewings it's that enjoyable. for the cast good work now where's the sequel you guys! highly recommended for anyone that like's a good tale.

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Summary: Not for adults with no family...
Review: I cannot stress enough how this movie is ONLY good if you're watching it with some young kid or something. Having seen all these great reviews of it, I decided to rent it one night & watch it by myself. Had it been in the FAMILY section of the video store, as it should be, and not in the HORROR section, as it was, I likely wouldn't have. But I did, and upon watching it I was astounded at how bored I was. I'm sorry, but if you're a young adult such as myself (21 yrs old) this just isn't happening. I don't need excessive gore, I don't need nudity or swearing to enjoy a horror movie, but I do need it to be scary. This film just wasn't, at all. The ghost didn't look ghostly, the atmosphere wasn't really dark, just blue-ish, and the story built up no suspense or tension. No one's lives were in jeopardy at any point and to be fully honest, the reason why our ghost is in fact dead is, well, laughable. All that having been said, it's probably a decent family movie and had I watched it with my two nephews instead of by my lonesome it probably would've had a higher entertainment value. So I write this review as a warning to others like me that they not make the same mistake I made.

Rating:
Summary: Not for adults with no family...
Review: I cannot stress enough how this movie is ONLY good if you're watching it with some young kid or something. Having seen all these great reviews of it, I decided to rent it one night & watch it by myself. Had it been in the FAMILY section of the video store, as it should be, and not in the HORROR section, as it was, I likely wouldn't have. But I did, and upon watching it I was astounded at how bored I was. I'm sorry, but if you're a young adult such as myself (21 yrs old) this just isn't happening. I don't need excessive gore, I don't need nudity or swearing to enjoy a horror movie, but I do need it to be scary. This film just wasn't, at all. The ghost didn't look ghostly, the atmosphere wasn't really dark, just blue-ish, and the story built up no suspense or tension. No one's lives were in jeopardy at any point and to be fully honest, the reason why our ghost is in fact dead is, well, laughable. All that having been said, it's probably a decent family movie and had I watched it with my two nephews instead of by my lonesome it probably would've had a higher entertainment value. So I write this review as a warning to others like me that they not make the same mistake I made.

Rating:
Summary: Not for adults with no family...
Review: I cannot stress enough how this movie is ONLY good if you're watching it with some young kid or something. Having seen all these great reviews of it, I decided to rent it one night & watch it by myself. Had it been in the FAMILY section of the video store, as it should be, and not in the HORROR section, as it was, I likely wouldn't have. But I did, and upon watching it I was astounded at how bored I was. I'm sorry, but if you're a young adult such as myself (21 yrs old) this just isn't happening. I don't need excessive gore, I don't need nudity or swearing to enjoy a horror movie, but I do need it to be scary. This film just wasn't, at all. The ghost didn't look ghostly, the atmosphere wasn't really dark, just blue-ish, and the story built up no suspense or tension. No one's lives were in jeopardy at any point and to be fully honest, the reason why our ghost is in fact dead is, well, laughable. All that having been said, it's probably a decent family movie and had I watched it with my two nephews instead of by my lonesome it probably would've had a higher entertainment value. So I write this review as a warning to others like me that they not make the same mistake I made.

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Summary: Believe rocks!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I think believe was a great movie! I have seen it abut a million times. The actor who plays ben Stiles, named Ricky Mabe is sooo cute! I recommend this movie I think people will like it! :)

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Summary: Believe rocks!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I would not say this is a bad movie, but it definitely is a movie for little kids. If you have wee ones that you want to scare and entertain then by all means buy this, but if you want a scary movie for adults, stay away by any means possible. I was utterly bored and unimpressed with this childish ghost story. If you want something to scare an adult with above average intelligence then try "The Changeling" or "Stir of Echoes". You'll be much happier.

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Summary: Boring, boring, boring...did I mention it's BORING?
Review: I would not say this is a bad movie, but it definitely is a movie for little kids. If you have wee ones that you want to scare and entertain then by all means buy this, but if you want a scary movie for adults, stay away by any means possible. I was utterly bored and unimpressed with this childish ghost story. If you want something to scare an adult with above average intelligence then try "The Changeling" or "Stir of Echoes". You'll be much happier.

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Summary: Hold That Ghost!
Review: It's never easy being 14 years old, but it's especially tough for Ben Stiles. First, he can't seem to communicate with his absentee parents, diplomats who apparently live overseas. Then he gets kicked out of boarding school after pulling an imaginative but childish ghost prank on his classmates. He's forced to move in with an icy-tempered grandfather he barely knows. And finally he discovers his grandfather's estate is haunted by the eerie specter of a young woman in a red coat. Of course after the ghost prank, no one takes his claims seriously.

Ben (Ricky Mabe) is the point-of-view character of BELIEVE, a new horror film aimed at younger audiences and lensed by director Robert Tinnell, whose previous work includes horror fan favorite FRANKENSTEIN AND ME. Unlike FRANKENSTEIN AND ME, which was essentially a coming-of-age story with horror trappings, BELIEVE is designed to generate real chills - and it delivers. Even veteran horror fans should receive at least a few satisfying shivers from the picture.

As BELIEVE's story progresses, Ben quickly realizes his grandfather (Jan Rubes) isn't telling everything he knows about the mysterious figure in the red coat. Granddad goes ape when he discovers that Ben has enlisted the help of a neighbor girl (Elisha Cuthbert), who has also seen the ghost, in his quest for the truth. The girl's uncle (Ben Gazzara ) is equally upset by this development, and forbids her from seeing Ben. The teenagers realize that somehow their families' histories will unlock the secrets of the Stiles house, and maybe help their phantom finally find peace.

Imagine George Romero shooting a movie for The Wonderful World of Disney and you have some idea of the film's tone. To achieve this effect, Tinnell asked production designer Jules Ricard to decorate his sets in the style of the classic Hammer horrors. Then Tinnell shot his movie much in the mode of Mario Bava. Viewers who know Tinnell only through FRANKENSTEIN AND ME will find BELIEVE a revelation. It's far more visually cohesive than his early work and its use of color is striking. Certainly Tinnell was well served by cinematographer Pierre Jodoin, whose work is imaginative and eloquent. Composer Jerry DeVilliers Jr. sets the mood with a truly haunting score.

Tinnell, a formidable horror film scholar in addition to a gifted young filmmaker, built in several nods toward great ghost pictures of the past. Horror aficionados will appreciate the film's visual references to movies like THE UNINVITED and THE INNOCENTS. BELIEVE also quotes from THE HORROR OF DRACULA and (of all things) THE INVISIBLE GHOST. The director confesses to influences as wide-ranging as Romero's MARTIN and THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN, but his capsule description of BELIEVE is "the Hardy Boys meet Wuthering Heights."

Tinnell had to bring in the picture on a $2 million budget and a 20-day shooting schedule. To his credit, BELIEVE looks like a much more expensive film. For what it's worth: BELIEVE has received glowing reviews from a number of horror publications, from stately MIDNIGHT MARQUEE to splatter-happy FANGORIA.