Rose Red
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Movie Reviews of Rose Red
Movie Review: "Emmers!!!"
Summary: 2 Stars
The Good Things
*A few neat, somewhat creepy special effects.
*It's pretty well-filmed.
*Some good lines.
*Some interesting ideas.
*Good usage of the setting.
The Bad Things
*Some parts are totally ridiculous.
*Other parts are just plain weird or convoluted.
*I really couldn't care much for these characters.
*This whole story reminds me too much of "The Shining."
For Stephen King, "Rose Red" is one of the weaker titles in his repertoire. It's mildly entertaining, but mostly because of the absurdity (especially in the characters and dialogue) and quality of photography. But if you're looking for a good serious horror film, this would not be it.
The DVD has okay video and sound quality. It's entirely in fullscreen. If I recall, it has one or two featurettes.
Movie Review: Scary but haven't we seen this plot before??..........
Summary: 1 Stars
After watching this movie, I have more or less given up trying to find a really, really good Stephen King story brought to film - The Shining is by far the best. The plot of this one has been seen before. This one is just cheap chills and thrills and not much else. I found this movie in the 5.00 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. You most definitely get what you pay for. Mr. Stephen King: how about something really original that doesn't just go on and on and on - but really has a great plot, great chills - and when it comes to filmdom, a better cast would be a big plus. You are sooo talented - this one is so beneath you.Movie Review: Retread of old stuff
Summary: 2 Stars
I just saw this mini-series on the Sci-Fi channel. I grew up reading Stephen King--I used to read all his stuff. But he reached his pinnacle about 2O or more years ago. "It" and "The Talisman" (written with Peter Straub) were the last of his great novels. Although I rarely read him anymore, I thought this miniseries looked interesting. But it turned out to be a cross between Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" an the real story of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, where Sarah Winchester believed she would die if she stopped building her mansion. To make matters worse, King seemed to be ripping off his own characters from his other novels (I kept expecting Annie Wheaton to forcefully whisper "Back off!!" like the little girl from King's "Firestarter.") I could not figure out if those long-toothed monsters were suppposed to be ghosts, vampires or zombies. At any rate, this flick isn't scary--it's just silly (but if any actors are worth watching, Julian Sands and the dude who plays Emory are the ones who manage to actually play their roles believably).Movie Review: A Great Flick
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really fantastic effort by all concerned. The house is absolutely amazing. I'd love to live there, without all of the strange goings on, of course. It's a shame we lost David Dukes. He did a bang-up job.
Incidentally, I believe that Stephen King appeared as the man who delivered the pizza to Rose Red. Does anyone else think that King was in the film?
Movie Review: Rose Red- Stephen King
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a long one but it's a good one. This movie is about a house that comes alive and feeds on whomever's in it. A group of scientists plan on staying in the house to study what events may take place based on the history of what has happened in the past. You'll see how the house starts to change inside and out as it prepares to devour and take the souls of those who dare challenge it. A real thriller!