Yeah but would that have made a better movie?

who created it? considering is a first time director

I enjoyed it, and agree that if they didn't explain everything I don't think it would have made the movie better.

Behind "In Bruges", it's the best movie of the year so far (IMO)

I watched this last night. I expected it to be good, but not that good. Loved it.

Del Toro
Velazquez
Inigo Navarro
Fernando Cayo
Belen Rueda
Mabel Rivera

lots of really talented people who worked on other things I've liked in the past also worked on The Orphanage

this is Bayona's first full length feature but not his first time directing

That's pretty sad, especially considering there have been better horror films to be released this year (e.g. The Signal -- and might I dare say it, Cloverfield).

oh yeah the actors were good but I would consider them more participants and the writer and director the creator but maybe is because the acting was good and the movie wasn't so I separate them in my head.

You're kidding, right? I haven't seen "The Signal" yet. But "Cloverfield" is a joke compared to "The Orphange". Sure, it's a fun movie. But beyond the great special effects and effective camera work, it's nothing but pure fluff. And the script is numb skull. Which made the movie just your basic typical horror fare. "The Orphange" leaves much to the imagination. Is psychological. Smart. And is extremely well written. Night and day my friend.

i would consider the actors to be part of the creative team

esp. in a movie like this....

just my opinion though

Dont most movies require a suspension of disbelief?

I don't know. I'd have to watch that version.

watched it the other night... Pretty good movie, -but was a bit letdown.

Though you really felt for the main character, -I just didnt really feel scared at all with this movie.
A great 'sad' movie, -but definately not a scary/horror movie for me (maybe I was expecting too much from the reviews).

Sure they do, but in different ways. I'm not usually persuaded by life after death scenes or people coming back from the dead. This was a movie that was mostly about "normal" people and not some whacked out sci-fi flick where you have to suspend belief almost the whole movie. Like I said, it's only for certain movies where I personally can't really get caught up in buying what's for sale. Evenso, this movie was definitely better than the average horror flick.

IMO

All in all, I didn't HATE the ending. I thought it worked well but it could have been better. As a whole I thought the movie was one of the best ghost stories/horror movies I've seen in a long time. It didn't scare me, which is a feeling that I miss from horror movies, and I was expecting this one to. But that did not take away from the movie at all. I look forward to revisiting this one in a few months to pick up on "clues" that I missed the first time around.

A lot of the elements in this movie were very much like Pan's Labyrinth, right down to the ending. I guess that's why, while I enjoyed it, I didn't like it as much as I was expecting to.

Did I miss something? When was that even so much as implied?

Forgive the bump. My question is actually along the same lines as the above, though I wanted to ask it before I read this thread. At the end, Thoughts?

Just saw this gem. Amazing. Such intensity and mood. Oozes with the best of multiple genres. Can't believe it took me so long to pop it in. Excellent!

Yeah, this is a phenomenal horror flick.

I almost re-watched this the other night. Maybe I'll throw it in tonight.

Haven't seen it in a while. From what I remember it was good but not great.
Definitely better than the overrated The Devil's Backbone.

I wouldn't go that far.

But I just did. Guillermo Del Toro is one of the most overrated directors working today.

Look into Michel Franco, Amat Escalante & Carlos Reygadas.