Haunted (Full Screen)
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Movie Reviews of Haunted (Full Screen)
Movie Review: An Evening Well-Spent
Summary: 4 Stars
An early film featuring Aidan Quinn and Kate Beckinsale. The premise is quite simple: a man who whose sister died when he was young has dedicated his entire life to disproving the existence of paranormal and psychic phenomena. The movie takes place in the 1920s, and makes excellent use of the English countryside to set the tone for the film.
The film also excels at using the interactions of its main characters (aside from Quinn) to create a disturbing sense that something is wrong. Quinn goes to a house out in the country to help a woman who claims she is being tormented by ghosts. Nanny Tess (eerily portrayed by Anna Massey) lives in her estate with her three grandchildren (Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, and Alex Lowe), all of whom seem more than slightly off-kilter in a manner which may or may not be attributed to that peculiar form of pleasant British snobbery.
Whether or not there actually are ghosts is, of course, the main plot of the movie, and true to the genre it dances around the question for a good length of time before finally answering it. Suffice it to say that while a little predicatble, the final unraveling is still quite fun to watch.
Overall, an enjoyable way to spend an evening.
Movie Review: Dark, Disturbing and more than a little icky...
Summary: 4 Stars
Very good ghost/mystery movie that will take you a few places in the human psyche you would rather not go. Good acting and a reasonably tight plot which will keep you guessing until the end which is why most of us watch movies like this.
This movie impressed me so much I made the mistake of reading the James Herbert books the movie is based on ("haunted" and "the ghosts of Sleath"). The movie is far superior and hardly recognizable to the original novels. And believe me, that is a GOOD thing! (I reviewed both novels so no sense in beating a dead horse here.)
The movie is exactly as my heading implies, but just the same the ending gives us a moment that any of us who has ever lost a loved one would give anything to have.
Movie Review: Scary and Romantic
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved this movie when it first came out, so for me is not only a good movie, but a nostalgic one. It is scary, although there have been better attempts (scarier) on this subject in recent years, like 'The Others' or 'Stir of Echoes'. It's true value, in my opinion, lies in the romantic side of the story. The performances are good and Kate Beckinsale is just perfect. I cannot comment much on the movie without spoiling it for you if you haven't seen it. So to wrap this up I'll move on to a more technical aspect. The copy is not very good, but it's decent, they didn't do a great job parsing it to DVD and it doesn't have any interesting extra features. Still it looks OK and provides Over an hour and a half of great entertainment. Enjoy.Movie Review: Not a big movie but an enjoyable evening
Summary: 4 Stars
Haunted is one of those rare ghost stories where the ending completely catches you by surprise. Like the film, Sixth Sense.Without giving it away, this isolated english rural house is the setting for the erstwhile reporter, David Ash, to unravel an old, old ghost who is claimed to be haunting the current inhabitants. Simplistically told, well drawn, I dare anyone to guess what's really going on.
Anthony Andrews is excellent as the eldest son, Kate Beckinsdale as the flighty, seductive Christina Mariell, Aidan Quinn as the manipulated David Ash. A thoroughly delightful screen version of James Herbert's excellent novel.
Movie Review: Absolutely love this movie...
Summary: 4 Stars
Albeit a bit low-budget with some scene gaffes/continuity mistakes, it's enjoyable just the same. I won't say much about the film as the other reviewers have pretty much clued you in on what happens. I found it a bit sad that David Ash and Christina could not realize their budding relationship...her character was quite redeemable despite the foul influence of her older brother. She truly cared for David.
Much better than the book!