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The Haunting details
| Format: | 12 DVD |
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| Starring: | Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta Jones, Bruce Dern, Marian Seldes, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson |
| Director: | Jan De Bont |
| Genre: | Horror - Ghosts/Supernatural |
| Studio: | DREAMWORKS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Haunting |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 18 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 27 Nov 2000 |
| Main languages: | English |
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A complete masterclass...
By David McGuire from Glasgow , 03 Jul 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
...in how not to make a scary movie. Or any kind of movie, for that matter. Words fail me. This is utter bilge from beginning to end, but would probably not merit such vitriol on my part if it was not based on what is probably the greatest haunted house movie of all time (yes, including The Shining) - the original The Haunting from 1966. Black and white, hardly any special effects, and it will scare the bejessus out of you. But this is a review of the remake, so with a heavy heart here are some of its many flaws; a house that looks as scary as a ride at Disneyland. No-one builds houses like this apart from movie set designers, so - knock me down with a feather - you should not be amazed that you spend the whole movie very aware that you are watching actors on a set. And not in a Brechtian way, either. Disbelief well and truly not suspended. The CGI is jaw-dropping, but only in the sense that you truly cannot believe how poor, unscary and overused it is. The characters are complete cliches, and none of the actors ever get out of 1st gear. Some of the actors may not have more than one gear, but that is no excuse. The plot is weak and uninvolving, and I cannot remember any of the dialogue at all. The set pieces are bland, lacking in tension or credibility and smothered in CGI icing like a bad cake that is smothered in something very bad indeed (you see - words are failing me). Avoid at all costs. Do not queue this movie, even out of morbid curiosity. It is not so bad it is good, it is so bad that a kindly producer should have shot the movie 10 minutes into its first screening, and told the cast and crew not to be so silly again. On the other hand, Catherine Zeta Jones is in it. Grrrrrrr.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(35)Really slow & boring
By JDL2409 (4 reviews) , 01 Nov 2012Oh my god I was so dissapointed, thought with the cast this would have been quite good but nope, it did however give me something to watch whilst my boyfriend watched the football lol- Was this review helpful to you?
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Cree eee eeepy
By Chadams (9 reviews) from Truro , 12 Apr 2012I watched this when I was a little kid, it freaked me out.... And it still does to this day! Will always be an unusual childhood film to watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Why Bother?
By Smudgy (71 reviews) from London , 10 Apr 2012Terrible remake of a classic. Why the likes of Neeson agreed to be in this awful mess of a film, I'll never know. Miscast Wilson and Jones hang about in the background looking uncomfortable while the rest of the cast run around trying to make the best of this terrible movie that has 100 times the budget and about 0. 1% of the tension of the original.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Another good film ruined
By Steveyboykidd (1 review) , 07 Dec 2011no disrespect to the actors, but once more a great film has been totally ruined. The 1968 version is far superior.- Was this review helpful to you?
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would not watch this again alone
By alex2301 (177 reviews) from West Halton , 08 Oct 2011this has to be the only film that i get scared watching and had to turn the lights on
completely forgot the story but very creepy film
cast was good but i would not watch this again alone- Was this review helpful to you?
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