The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
by Craig R. Baxley
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Actor: Brad Greenquist, Kate Burton, Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand, Tsidii LelokaDirector: Craig R. Baxley
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: Joćo Fernandes
Producer: Bruce Dunn
Producer: Mark Carliner
Producer: Stephen King
Writer: Stephen King
Producer: Thomas H. Brodek
Writer: Ridley Pearson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
Movie Review: Good prequel.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've loved "Rose Red" since I first saw it, so when I saw "The Diary" on TV one night, I just had to watch it. I knew what to expect in the plot (obviously), but they DID make some changes. The biggest changes, in my opinion, were to the psychic and the way they handled Posey's suicide. In this version, Madame Lu (not Stravinsky/Cora Fry) was an actual Chinese mystic with actual paranormal senses. I liked that much better than the "mystic" in the other film, who was a fake. Madame Lu and Sukeena became good friends, which is another thing I really enjoyed. As for Douglas Posey...in "Rose Red" he had Adam and April watch while he hung himself in front of them, after giving them his hat and a rose. The kids watched impassively, not caring that the man they considered to be an "uncle" had just killed himself in front of their eyes. I always hated that part. But in "The Diary", Posey hugs them and tells them that they are going to play hide and seek--just to get them away from the room so they won't watch him suicide. I MUCH prefer that version. It really showed how much he loved them, and I got really attached to his character. It also made the kids seem more real too.
The special effects were pretty much non-existent in this film. At times the dialogue was a little stilted, but I am of the opinion that this is due more to their attempts to stay with the perceived time period. I like this version of Ellen much better too. Thankfully they didn't change Sukeena much at all, and what they added to her story only made me love her more. The plot was handled superbly and everything pretty much matched up to the sequel. We also heard portions of Ellen's diary read aloud through parts of the movie. On a whole, it came across as a drama, not a horror, but a GOOD drama.
I enjoyed this, and I hope you will too.
Summary of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
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