ilsa
08-08-2001, 08:48 AM
Went to a screening on sunday and must say this is one of
the creepiest films i have watched in years but i fear thats it's
going to be a huge flop if the reaction of the mostly teen audience
is a indication. basic plot with no spoilers is that Nicole Kidman plays a women who husband is lost/never returned from the war
moves into a huge mansion and due to a rare disease her two
children can not be exposed to light. i'm not going to write anything more on the plot as i would have been pissed if anyone
had spoiled this film for me.
The films moves at a slow pace, has almost zero special effects
and gore,has almost no false scares, no huge naked breasts or
hot lesbians and no cast members from the WB or UPN (sorry
guys, katie holmes does not show up in this one to flash us
her lungwarts).
What the film does have is atmosphere to burn, a great role for
nicole kidman and a script thats both smart and scary.
The director also did two of my all time faves, thesis and open your eyes (thesis is on dvd in the USA and OYE is available as
a Japanese import on dvd PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT!!!).
I think maybe 30 people at the screening were over 20 and for
the most part the audience could not keep still/shut-the-fuck-up
during the screening with many vocally complaining that the film
was moving to slow for them while stuffing their pie holes full of
free popcorn.
I hope some of you on the boards will check it out this weekend
there is no "pay off" every five minutes but the ending is a doozy
and has a atmosphere worthy of the best of hammer and classic
horror films.
the creepiest films i have watched in years but i fear thats it's
going to be a huge flop if the reaction of the mostly teen audience
is a indication. basic plot with no spoilers is that Nicole Kidman plays a women who husband is lost/never returned from the war
moves into a huge mansion and due to a rare disease her two
children can not be exposed to light. i'm not going to write anything more on the plot as i would have been pissed if anyone
had spoiled this film for me.
The films moves at a slow pace, has almost zero special effects
and gore,has almost no false scares, no huge naked breasts or
hot lesbians and no cast members from the WB or UPN (sorry
guys, katie holmes does not show up in this one to flash us
her lungwarts).
What the film does have is atmosphere to burn, a great role for
nicole kidman and a script thats both smart and scary.
The director also did two of my all time faves, thesis and open your eyes (thesis is on dvd in the USA and OYE is available as
a Japanese import on dvd PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT!!!).
I think maybe 30 people at the screening were over 20 and for
the most part the audience could not keep still/shut-the-fuck-up
during the screening with many vocally complaining that the film
was moving to slow for them while stuffing their pie holes full of
free popcorn.
I hope some of you on the boards will check it out this weekend
there is no "pay off" every five minutes but the ending is a doozy
and has a atmosphere worthy of the best of hammer and classic
horror films.