What Lies Beneath
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Movie Reviews of What Lies Beneath
Movie Review: !!! Alfred Hitchcock 2000 !!!
Summary: 5 Stars
For someone like me who is a big fan of thrillers, I find this movie's level of suspense and chilling thrill is ULTRA-HIGH. The story drives you in different directions but with high Adrenalin rushing through your body right from the begining of the movie. After passing one hour of the movie, things get a bit cold that I feared it's going to be a stupid ending. BUT I WAS WRONG! The events drive your blood to accelerate, your breath is taken... all until a SURPRISING POWERFUL ending! Then you'll be able to take a deep breath. If Alfred Hitchcock is still alive, this movie would have been his cup of coffee!The two main great elements that has made this movie so successful:
1. Usually thriller movies are played by young actors. It is very rare to find a thriller played by a GIANT ACTOR such as Harrison Ford and actress Michelle Pfeiffer.
2. Robert Zemeckis (director and producer) is well known for his great successful movies with a variety of good taste; "Back To The Future (1,2 & 3)", "Cast Away", "Forrest Gump" and "Death Becomes Her". Zemeckis history also includes acting and writing!
Movie Review: CHILLING AND SUSPENSEFUL
Summary: 5 Stars
Norman and Claire Spencer (Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer) are a happily married couple whose lives are about to change.Settling in a new home, and coming to grips with her daughter going off to college, Claire, will begin to see ghostly images, and hear voices...this will escalate to doors opening, computers turning on by themself, and horrifying personal messages.
At first, Claire, attributes these things to stress, but when they become all too-real she begins investigating the clues that are being given to her.
It seems the disappearance of a young girl (the beautiful Amber Valletta) who bears a striking resemblence to Claire, is somehow connected to this family, and her ghost will not rest until until someone pays for their sins.
"What Lies Beneath" is a superb shocker, that grabs the viewer immediately and pulls them on a 2 hour ride of supernatural thrills and chills. Although the trailer gave away more information than it should have, I will not...leaving all the shocks intact in the film.
Great acting, great scares, and great direction make for a very entertaining movie experience.
Nick Gonnella
Movie Review: Unfortunately, I couldn't chose six stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Forget what anyone else says....this film is without doubt a stunning masterpiece from the eerie tone of the opening credits, to the frantic ending which sees a twist that is anything but predictable.Harrison Ford delivers what can only be described as a masterful performance, as he somehow manages to achieve credibility both as the doting husband and as the crazed killer......yet this is merely what we have come to expect from his shere brilliance.
Meanwhile, Michelle Pheiffer manages to present herself with an incredible amount of innocence whilst regaining some of that stunning sensualism she had in her role as the Catwoman in "Batman Returns".
Ok, so it isn't exactly a breakthrough in the horror/suspense genre.....but is this not what film and indeed genre are all about???
Forget any negative feedback...anyone who didn't enjoy this film clearly needs to watch it again more carefully (or book an appointment with their local GP!!!!)
This movie is shere brilliance from the sophisticated direction through the magnificent movie fan should be without this one........BUY IT NOW!!!!!
Movie Review: The Most Frightening and Intense Horror Film Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is absolutely fantastic. It actually frightened me unlike The Sixth Sense or The Haunting. Just the way it was set up. The sets, the music, and the acting were terrific. The music reminded me of something from an Alfred Hitchcock film. The music, for instense, keeps going and going, so it stays with you the entire movie. Robert Zemeckis is brilliant. I couldn't believe it when I found out that he is the same director that did Forest Gump and Back to the Future. Just take the house for example. In the daylight, it looks like a perfect dream house. But give it the right lighting and shoot it from the right angle and you can make it appear montsterous or ghastly, scary even.
This is a truly terrorfying film. Slow at times, but at least they didn't over do it. The plot twists and and horrorfying reality of it all are what make What Lies Beneath a great film.
What Lies Beneath is just one of those classic horror thrillers that prove that you really don't need over done special effects, blood, and gore to make a great horror film.
Movie Review: Better than you think...
Summary: 5 Stars
I went to see this movie at the theaters with a friend. I really like Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as actors. I thought that I was in for a few cheap scares and a cheesy shot at a thriller. But as the movie went on, I realized that I had underestimated this movie. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the entire movie- now, I am not just saying this as a description of the suspense (well, i am) but I was LITERALLY on the edge of my seat. I had goosebumps even though it was mid-July. During one of the UNBELIEVEABLE suspense scenes, I touched my friend on the shoulder (because I was absolutely terrified) and she was so startled, she screamed! Tense, is definately one word that describes this experience! I am the biggest fan of horror and thriller movies, and during this one I found myself not being able to wait until the end of the movie because I was just so damn scared! THAT is one of the qualities that makes a good movie. I for one, will be first in line to be gain the privledge of owning this movie on DVD. I would reccommend you do the same!!!