The Innocents
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Movie Reviews of The Innocents
Movie Review: Excellent flick!
Summary: 5 Stars
Of the 2 reviews I just read, one carefully refrained from revealing the plot, and the other (written by an idiot) plunged right in and spoiled the movie for everyone who hasn't already seen it or read the book. What a dolt! This movie did not scare me. Neither did "The Exorcist" nor "The Haunting" (the version with Julie Harris, I never saw another). But it was fascinating, interesting, a work of great imagination. The time (100 minutes) just flew by, there wasn't a slow or dull place in it. Except, though she was as interesting as everything else in this flick and very warm and believable in both capacities, a good actress, the housekeeper's part was I thought rather badly written. Her sudden conversion to total belief from total skepticism and then back again was kind of dumb. I found Miles unconvincing. And I only liked him as a character, as an actor, as a person during the confrontation. "The Turn of the Screw" (and "The Haunting of Hill House" for that matter) is one of my favorite books, and I thought this movie did it justice to a gnat's whisker.Movie Review: Haunting for what it lacks
Summary: 5 Stars
Take two brilliant child actors, an isolated and bewildered nanny, a spooky old house, and a lot of bone-chilling suspense, and you've got a winner.
So what does this movie lack? Gore, for one. You don't need blood and violence to scare people. What's frightening is what may or may not be around the corner, or upstairs keening in the old schoolroom, or what those children may or may NOT be talking about, secretly among themselves. What is going to spring on us out of nowhere? We stop breathing as we wait.
Technicolor, for another. Black and white makes for a spooky feel.
This movie also lacks an overused tool - an abundance of background music. There is mostly silence, which makes it eerier. The final scene is made more tragic and sickening by the lack of music, except for the birds twittering as the sun starts to rise, ironic in their idle cheeriness. What do we see as the light dawns? No violins tell us how to feel. We simply see the finality, the horrible mundaneness of the tragedy with unclouded ears.
Movie Review: The Innocents is available on DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
The many many people who have written about the lack of release of this movie on DVD may be interested to know it is being released in Australia in three weeks on DVD. In Australia we have the distinct advantage of being able to view all regions on our multi zone DVDs (about nienty percent of all DVD players on the market are multi zone) I am not sure if this is the case in America-where DVD players will play all regions. Check and see if your player does this, as it will mean the many people waiting to see this magnificent ghost story on DVD will be easily able to access it. Occasionally Australia gets movies on DVD first (Hello Dolly and All That Jazz were available a full two years before the US release). It will be interesting to see if the movie is adapted well, I can see no reason why it isnt. Unless a cheap company puts out a full screen pan and scan version ("Maurice' was released like this in Oz)--
I will report once the movie is released. It seems inconceivable that a movie of this worth has taken so long to reach DVD..
Movie Review: "Big Rooms Get Bigger At Night."...
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, THE INNOCENTS just knocked off my all-time favorite ghost story! My top 11 are (were)- THE HAUNTING, THE CHANGELING, RINGU, THE RING, JU-ON, THE GRUDGE, THE OTHER, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, THE ORPHANAGE, THE OTHERS, and GHOST STORY. THE INNOCENTS rockets to the top of the list because it is THE perfect tale of supernatural visitations / haunts, or (perhaps) insanity. Deborah Kerr carries the film almost single-handedly, playing the governess w/ increasing levels of paranoia, fear, and dread. The children, Miles and Flora (played by VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED's Martin Stephens and Pamela Franklin from THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE), are excellently realized, being both adorable and terrifying in turns. The mansion and grounds are characters in themselves, along w/ the many pidgeons, insects, and other fauna. The entire production is masterful from start to finish, w/ creepy visuals and bizarre sound-effects throughout. Pure bloody genius!...Movie Review: The Innocents is a truly haunting film
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie, after so many years, still holds it icy grip on one's psyche. The filmmaker has proven here that with a good story, superb acting, simple but effective sets and effects, a movie can live for years.
Deborah Kerr is excellent in the role of governess as well the children who play Miles and Dora.They deliver their characters to believeable levels and play well against each other.
The story, one of Henry James', is a classic and treated as such.It is filmed in black and white, excellent for ghost stories. What this story lacks in special effects is easily made up for in the plot and acting. Showing that glamor doesn't always make a movie.
I would highly recommend this movie to anyone... especially those who like thrillers. There hasn't been a movie yet to capture how this one leaves you feeling, although the original 'Haunting' with Julie Harris comes very close.