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Movie Reviews of Session 9
Movie Review: Start the Insanity!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen that left me feeling sick after watching it. Quite a tribute to the movie makers, eh? Really, the only other movie I felt like that after watching was Seven. This movie will put you deep into the minds of some mentally unstable people. People who were very normal once, people who either have weak minds or who have been wounded somehow, people you may even know yourself.....and it may even force you to take a really good look at yourself after this movie is over. Which is perhaps the scariest thing of all....
The two people this film focuses on are a mental patient from the hospital many years ago, and one of the workers there now trying to clean the place up. The mental patient's story is told through some taped sessions, found by a worker by chance and listened to by him on his free time to find out what sort of things went on in the hospital. The worker's story was told in bits and pieces as well, and the viewer really won't know who the insane person is or why he does what he does until the very end. The 2 stories show how different people in totally different circumstances can end up reaching for help in the same way...and have the same kind of destructive results. Very creepy stuff.
I must say that this movie seemed fairly boring through most of it the first time I watched it. But the last 20 minutes were heart-stopping! Hang in there, and watch it again some time. I just watched it for the second time, and it was TWICE as creepy, TWICE as heart-pounding, and TWICE as sickening. If you like deep-down psychological scares, this is a must-see.
Movie Review: Scariest horror film since The Shining
Summary: 5 Stars
I think many people giving this movie a bad review didn't understand the concept of it. The TRUE horror of this film is what can happen to a person when things in their life start to go bad. The setting takes place in real-life abandoned insane asylum, and the director makes good use of dark corners and shadows, giving the film a VERY creepy feel. The acting is above average for an indie film and it is well scripted. The story starts out slow as you learn about each of the five main characters in the film. As the film progresses, you're given subtle clues about the life of the lead character, Gordon. There is a sub-plot that eventually ties the lead character to a person that was once a patient at the asylum. The ending of Session 9 is a little confusing at first, and makes you really think hard about what happened when it's all said and done. The ending of the film will definitely send chills up your spine!Overall this movie is one of the best psychological horror films ever made. The abandoned insane asylum is merely used as the sixth character, scaring you as you learn about its dark past throughout the film. This movie is not about ghosts floating around the insane asylum (although they MAY exist), but rather our own personal demons that can, at some point, take over our lives without us ever knowing. The setting just makes the film that much creepier because of the terrible things that went on in there. I highly recommend this DVD to any horror movie fan that is looking for something completely different, and that will leave them thinking about it long after they're done watching it. EXCELLENT film!
Movie Review: Creepy...
Summary: 5 Stars
...and an excellent film!
I am scratching my head over G. Haugen's review. I, also, am a huge fan of THE OTHER, TCM, and THE SHINING, and right after viewing this, I let some of my fellow psycho-logical horror fan friends know just how highly I think of this. I am surprised to see someone with such taste give this only one star.
Unlike most mainstream horror flicks, this one takes its time in developing the characters.
Gordon and Bill are heading a remodeling project in an old abandoned mental institute. It is revealed early on that Gordon has been having some family problems, and Bill has been involved in some shady business. The crew members are comprised of an intellectual law school dropout, a not-so-bright, but good hearted mullet head, and a free spirit.
Each character becomes sort of drawn to something in the building. The intellectual starts sneaking off into the basement to listen to recordings of sessions of a woman w/ multiple personalities, the free spirit discovers hidden treasure, and the mullet head can only work in a limited capacity because of fear of the dark.
As the intellectual listens to a new session each day, the tension among the crew grows stronger, and it remains like this up to the chilling end.
Don't worry, I didn't reveal anything. I just felt compelled to review this after reading that last review. All of you psychological horror buffs should think of this as a "second opinon"
The features on the dvd were great. The alternate ending is worth watching.
Movie Review: Long Live Danvers!
Summary: 5 Stars
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After viewing the incredible pictures on the Opacity website, I then discovered Session 9. I first rented the movie, then I bought it on Amazon. I watch the movie, not only because of the story, but to see what no longer exists at the Danvers Asylum site. The "extras" on the DVD show how beautiful this Kirkbride designed building is, but the experiences of the cast and crew. The extras, in my humble opinion, are better than the movie itself.
Thomas Kirkbride, the architect of several "insane asylums" on the east coast and elsewhere, built beautiful victorian buildings for the insane, in order to becalm the unfortunate inhabitants. Unfortunately, these "castles" were stretched to the limit with the population of the insane. They were shut down in the 1970s and onward due to overcrowding and reports of abuse. Danvers was shut down in the 1990s and was left to decay. Danvers was on the Historic Register of Historic Places, but was sold by the town of Danvers to Avalon Bay, a nation-wide company who specializes in up-scale apartment living.
Do I recommend this movie! You bet I do! I recommend it because Danvers no longer exists and I recommend it for the suspense and the story line. But I recommend it for anyone who loves beautiful old buildings in this country that are being destroyed in the name of commerce and the lack of feeling. I thank God this movie exists.
Gordon Rules!!
Movie Review: Finally! A truly creepy movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
Ill leave it to the other fine reviewers to give you the plot summary & technical info as to why this is such a great film.
And they are all correct...
I found this movie by accident late in 2008 never having heard of it before.
I admit that I didnt know what the heck was going on during the greater part of it. The movie tends to go off in enough different directions that I found myself wondering, who is the bad guy here? Why is this 'thing' happening? What was that scene all about? Um...Huh!?
And even at the end, when I learned, 'Who Dunnit', I didnt know why exactly. I was still confused but I was extremely creeped out by the movie. It did what I like movies to do. It made me think for days afterward.
I was thinking so much about it that I finally watched it again & then still went to Wikipedia & read an interview with Caruso & Anderson before I finally "got it!"
If I have any complaints its with the youngest actor ( the nephew ) in the movie as he seemed a bit amaturish. I believe I could have played the part just as well & Im alot amaturish! But this is after all a low budget movie...
Overall, this was a very interesting & fun film to watch from the opening scene with the 'chair' to the credits.
If youre sick of the flesh eating zombies & the teenage slasher flicks & want to see a truly creepy, well made psychological thriller then you need to see 'Session 9'.