The Orphanage - signs of life in mood-based horror
05-01-08, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Raul3
But I really hated the end. They explained everything. Everything. No guessing game here. If they'd a more open end this thread would be at least 10 pages now. 
05-01-08, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by An4h0ny
i blind bought this on DVD based on who created it, etc...
can't wait to watch it this weekend
thx to all for spoiler protecting
can't wait to watch it this weekend
thx to all for spoiler protecting
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05-01-08, 12:10 PM
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Behind "In Bruges", it's the best movie of the year so far (IMO)
05-01-08, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BuddhaWake
who created it? considering is a first time director
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
05-01-08, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Daytripper
Behind "In Bruges", it's the best movie of the year so far (IMO)
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05-01-08, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by An4h0ny
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
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
05-01-08, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
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).
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.
05-02-08, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by BuddhaWake
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.
esp. in a movie like this....
just my opinion though
05-02-08, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by atlantamoi
I don't believe in the supernatural and that tends to make my suspension of disbelief tougher in certain movies.
05-04-08, 04:47 PM
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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).
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).
05-06-08, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by riley_dude
Dont most movies require a suspension of disbelief?
05-06-08, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunde
Yeah but would that have made a better movie?
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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.
05-12-08, 07:39 AM
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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.
05-12-08, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Goat3001
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.
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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.
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Did I miss something? When was that even so much as implied?
07-15-08, 07:50 PM
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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?
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07-10-16, 07:33 PM
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Re: The Orphanage - signs of life in mood-based horror
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!
07-10-16, 09:32 PM
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Re: The Orphanage - signs of life in mood-based horror
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.
Definitely better than the overrated The Devil's Backbone.
07-10-16, 09:48 PM
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But I just did. Guillermo Del Toro is one of the most overrated directors working today.
Look into Michel Franco, Amat Escalante & Carlos Reygadas.
Look into Michel Franco, Amat Escalante & Carlos Reygadas.
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