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Moriarty reviews THE HAUNTING

I don't want to compare, but... by Nordling	Jul 19th, 1999 03:49:50 AM
I hope this is at least as scary as Blair Witch. They may be two different films, but Blair Witch scared you with things you couldn't see. The mere medium of special effcts takes the chill out - you know it's not real, so you can groove on how cool it looks, but it really doesn't scare you. It's a comfort zone. Blair Witch had no such comfort zone. But I am looking forward to this. Turning out to be a truly kickass year for horror fans, isn't it?
Already... by Anti-fanboy	Jul 19th, 1999 04:20:34 AM
begins the TBWP comparison:) I didn't care much for all the animating of inanimate objects--seemed pretty silly to me--unless they turn out to be hallucinations induced by whatever forces haunt Hill House. However, any fans of beautifully delineated characters and eeriness should read Jackson's nebulous book.
The Legend of Hell House by W. Leach	Jul 19th, 1999 05:22:03 AM
For my moolah, the best modern "haunted house" movie (i.e. made after 1960), is the 1973 horror flick, THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE, a British production directed by John Hough. The screenplay is by Richard Matheson, who adapted his own novel, HELL HOUSE, rather faithfully, I might add. The plots of THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE and THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE are virtually the same: four researchers agree to spend some time in a house seemingly haunted by spirits. Which of the team will go mad first? The researchers in THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE are played by Roddy McDowell, Pamela Franklin, Clive Revill, and Gayle Hunnicutt. This is a very creepy film with a surprise ending. It should be relatively easy to find on video.
The Changeling by ddecatur	Jul 19th, 1999 06:02:00 AM
I think the best haunted house movie since the original Haunting is The Changeling starring George C. Scott. Very good mystery surrounding a Seattle mansion that no one can live in for any length of time. I liked Hell House, but thought its ending, like that in the book came up rather short.
LOOK AT THOSE SNAPPERS!!! by Lethal Dose	Jul 19th, 1999 06:48:24 AM
LOOK AT THOSE SNAPPERS!!!
Question by Yossarian	Jul 19th, 1999 07:31:28 AM
I have a kinda silly question. Is the house haunted or is it a haunted house? What I mean is, is it a house with a ghost stalking the halls, moaning and rattling chains and the ilk, or is it more like the house ITSELF is just a mean SOB; because that is a lot scarier to me than the old "shape in a sheet". I think it is much more terrifying to never know when something bad might happen. For example, one sunny, Sunday afternoon, you are, say removing beer caps that have fallen into you garbage disposal, a common scenario for me, and suddenly, just for spite it comes to life all by itself and mangles you up to the elbow. That is much scarier to me, to never know when some inanimate object might take a desire to inflict or dismemberment upon you. To never know when a pantry full of dog food and french cut green beans could turn into a stoning. Or say you are walking by the window and it shatters inward on you, spraying you with glass. Cuz, that I think is a lot worse than some benign or even malignant sprit that is more ethereal than tangible. My $0.02, 50% off.
Zeta-Jones BISEXUAL!!?? by Bronson	Jul 19th, 1999 08:21:02 AM
Does CZS do nude scenes? Lesbo action? She is one HOT slab of meat!!
I really had no will to see this film, but I caught the tv ad an by spike lee	Jul 19th, 1999 08:53:25 AM
When you do a supernatural film the filmmakers can use every trick in the book, and that is fun to watch. This film has a curse already on it from 1982's Poltergeist. Poltergeist raised the bar for haunted house films, and I don't think any CGI trick will even come close to clearing the bar. The Haunting should be a fun 2 hours out of the Texas heat.
Calm down, guys.... by W. Leach	Jul 19th, 1999 08:56:50 AM
For those of you getting hot and horny over Catherine Zeta-Jones playing a bisexual character in THE HAUNTING, you may be disappointed. According to the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly: "...a scene exploring the romantic flirtation between Zeta-Jones' and [Lili] Taylor's characters was left in the editing room..."
DeBont, Haunting and The Changeling oh my by HarrisTelemacher	Jul 19th, 1999 09:26:12 AM
I hate Jan DeBont but am willing to see this movie as long as he's willing to hold the camera steady for longer than 30 seconds. Anybody else want to slap him during Twister? Haunting sounds all right, based on a good book with Liam Neeson and Catherine "My Future Wife" Zeta-Jones. Big points to the poster who mentioned The Changeling, a very cool and scarey Canadian flick. I still get creeps if I hear a ball fall down stairs.
lesbo action by Sarcasmo	Jul 19th, 1999 11:42:09 AM
I'm sorry, I couldn't resist using that as a subject line. Mmmph... I guess when they were fleshing out the character they knew making her "bisexual" would increase revenue... a haunted house and a lesbian babe! This movie has everything! Although I'm not too much of a horror fan, I think this movie may hold promise. The pictures of the set look really good (of course, they are publicity stills) but one magazine article said the cast were afraid to hang around the set after dark. All that creepy atmosphere should mean scary, right? Well, maybe it won't but I thought it was an interesting tidbit - hope you enjoyed it!
TBWP by Manaqua	Jul 19th, 1999 12:02:25 PM
I saw the blare witch project yesterday and I didn't find it even mildly scary. I think maybe I ruined it for myself by knowing too much of the process that went into making the picture. The very last scene gave me the "willys" though. Abrupt ending, but fitting. I hope haunted does it for me.
MRS JONES by andy1	Jul 19th, 1999 01:24:56 PM
To all you Catherine Zeta Jones fans out there, i'm from the UK was is Catherine. I just thought it might interest you to know that before she became a movie star (after 3 years of trying)she was in a programme over here called the DARLING BUDS OF MAY what the hell was that all about I here you cry across the atlantic. well it was a twee drama about the lives of a large family (called the Larkins)in the english country side set in the late 1950's (so what i here you cry again) well Catherine played Pa larkins eldest daughter and a randy bi**h she was to, I remember one episode when she was having a fight with another beautiful girl in this strawberry patch, by the time they had finished both were half naked and covered in crushed strawberrries! Now i'm not saying this was porn, because it wasn't but its still funny and nearly naked. If any Zeta fans can get hold of it in America I would recommend it just for a laugh! by the way I vote her for Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider flick, anyone else agree?
Moriarty...Harmony Gold? by BigJackieV	Jul 19th, 1999 02:55:35 PM
Was just curious...is the Harmony Gold building you refer to the very same company that brought Macross over from Japan and made it Robotech? If there is a God in Heaven there will be a trilogy of Robotech movies...or perhaps Hollywood can help them finish Robotech II: The Sentinals. A fanboy can wish...and hey, what ever happend to the Battleship Yamato production where they replaced it with the USS Arizona?
Moriarty, I've lost Faith in You by Saint Jill	Jul 19th, 1999 03:00:13 PM
Sorry, Moriarty, but I've lost faith in your reviews. After raves for both Big Daddy and Eyes Wide Shut I'm afraid I can't trust your recommendations any longer. They were CRAP! Big Daddy was phony as hell and Kubrick, a genius, has gone out conning critics such as yourself into thinking he's made some kind of masterpiece. What a shame!
Give it a REST, Lethal Dose by Kent Allard	Jul 19th, 1999 03:55:00 PM
If someone is stupid enough to go see that LAKE PLACID crap, then they won't need any extra prodding from a studio lackey like you posting "LOOK AT THOSE SNAPPERS!" on every fucking talkback on this fucking site. STOP IT ALREADY!!
LOOK AT THOSE SNAPPERS!!! by Lethal Dose	Jul 19th, 1999 05:07:46 PM
Lake Placid is a crocodile movie! I have to support that! Do you even know what great CLASSIC movie the line "LOOK AT THOSE SNAPPERS!!!" is from?
Snappers by Rmdragon	Jul 19th, 1999 06:40:11 PM
Roamancing the stone. A fun film- i enjoyed it.. but what's the point.. if you're gonna bother to post something- at least contribute.. if not then why the f*k from Romancing the stone???? I digress... I'm looking foward to see this movie and most others, it's fun, what the hey.. What i don't understand is would this have bigger box ofice draw around say, oh i dunno.. halloween? Why is a scary haunted house movie coming out in the middle of juy.. why is Sleepy hollow coming out after Halloween? I guess the studios only have blinders on for the the two target seasons ( summer and holiday). Maybe we should move holloween? What good scary movies can I see in the weeks before for halloween? nothing. Maybe I'll be able to rent blair Witch project by then... I'm mean really. When would rather see these movies? Summer... the start of the christmas shopping season? or When halloweens right around the corner? sigh*... studios..
I thought.. by morpheus	Jul 19th, 1999 07:58:00 PM
this was a remake of tjhe Bela Lugosi(nm?) and Jack Nicholson flick?!And to the poster who said appparitions in sheets ain't scary,read the M.R. James short story....You'd never look at your bed in the same way again:)
Well...we'll see by Merano	Jul 19th, 1999 07:59:43 PM
I'm a great fan of haunted house movies though not horror in general (I like to be scared, but I don't like to be grossed out--there's a BIIIIIG difference, Hollywood, pay attention!), and I consider Wise's adaptation to be as close to perfect as a haunted house movie has ever come. Creepy, creepy film, I loved it. But even though the casting is bang-on, I have had serious reservations about this flick since I first heard that deBont was directing, and sorry, Moriarty, you haven't put any of those fears to rest. I will go and TRY to enjoy this on its own merits, but despite all the wonderful hi-tech I don't think it will come anywhere close to the original for me. So...we'll see.
Moriatry's first gay experience was at Boy Scout camp! by Tall_Boy	Jul 19th, 1999 09:17:31 PM
just read the "Fuck me" line in the review, folks, I have a sneaking suspision he made up the rest. don't worry Moriarty, its very normal, it all first happens to us a camp at least once. . .
Darling Buds of May by Sarcasmo	Jul 19th, 1999 09:48:03 PM
I loved that show! I watched the Darling Buds of May every weekend, although I never really noticed Ms. Jones... perhaps I was watching from an {ahem} different perspective... It was on PBS here in Canada so it should be on in the States too, if you feel like checking it out. It was a funny piece of country Brit humour.
M.R. James by Halcyon Flay	Jul 20th, 1999 08:30:47 AM
Nice namecheck for M.R. James, Morpheus - I take it that the apparition-in-sheet you were referring to came from the story "Oh Whistle And I'll Come To You, My Lad"? Don't go digging up old Templar ruins, folks! :)
Not looking forward to it by marsyas	Jul 20th, 1999 08:39:00 PM
Robert Wise's adaptation was brilliant in part because the whole thing could have been in Eleanor's imagination. From the looks of it, there is no such ambiguity here. What a pity.
Saw it. Total shitfest. by Rolande	Jul 21st, 1999 10:07:41 AM
I don't know who Moriarty works for, or if Harry prompts him to post golden reviews of high profile turds, featuring Phantom Menace characters. Whatever. I saw this last night, caught myself yawning and wondering when A) anything fun would happen and B) when it would just end. I dare anyone to really explain what they liked. Hell, Catherine Zeta-Jones doesn't even wear sexy outfits. Great house, though. Just a totally wasted house.
rolande by lilred	Jul 22nd, 1999 05:21:05 PM
you are so lame. just because someone happens to give a positive review of a movie & you don't agree, you have to rip on the reviewer & the movie even more. Pretty immature, I must say. And I have noticed you do it a lot. Look, we are all entitled to our OWN opinions & the people who do these reviews work pretty hard at it. So grow up, fool. If you don't like everything so much, start your own damn website. P.S. I am one of those who liked this film so HA!
Roller coaster by Ming	Jul 25th, 1999 09:21:23 PM
Moriarty nailed it, Haunting is a very good popcorn/get out of the heat summer movie. To often people complain because the studios make remakes because they can. The SFX are great and bring the house to life as a character. Worth the $7.00 to see it in a good theater with THX sound.
They're HEERRRREEEE! by Wolfpack	Aug 14th, 2006 07:39:29 PM

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