Now this is the type of creepy movie that I like. I like there to be some scariness but that there's a mystery behind everything and you have to figure it out. I usually have to be in the mood for a foreign flick but I feel like having to read the subtitles didn't take anything a...( read more)
El Orfanato (The Orphanage)
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El Orfanato (The Orphanage)
Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Geraldine Chaplin, Montserrat Carulla, Mabel Rivera
Laura purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environmen...( read more
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Recent Reviews
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July 6, 2009
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April 16, 2009
I enjoyed it but kept getting the nagging feeling that I'd seen it all before...
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March 28, 2009
A rare type of film that can be creepy one moment and tender the next. Well-made and intriguing but it's not something I'll ever want to watch again for reasons I can't explain without ruining it.
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March 1, 2009
A great Spanish ghost story/thriller which I'm sure said it was directed by Guiilermo Del Toro? I saw the trailer and had to see this. It's very creepy at times, largely due to the spooky location. It's a very good story well told and directed. Reminded me of The Others, The 6th ...( read more)
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February 15, 2009
Simon: Can my new friend come home to play with us.
Laura: What is his name?
Simon: Tomas.
This is something you just do not see very often anymore, a damn good horror movie. It has tension, scares that are not the cheap jump kind, some creepy images, a good story, and well ...( read more) -
December 21, 2009
Has to be one of the best ghost stories I've seen. It's superbly made with tons of atmosphere. It's eerie, creepy and doesn't have to rely on cheap shocks and copious gore to create a genuinely frightening story. The ending surprised me a little. Seek this wonderful gem out.
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December 21, 2009
THIS is my kind of horror. Just the right amount of creepiness.
It doesn't try to shock you just for the heck of it. and it doesn't attempt to derail you into some convoluted story just to twist things up. Everything was presented, so I definitely did not predict the ending.
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December 19, 2009
A very creepy and tense movie that has some great atmosphere. Great acting. The story was pretty good with an ending that I did not expect, even though it is something that I have seen before. The characters are very well done and the kind that you care to what happens to them. H...( read more)
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December 18, 2009
Quite a disturbing and atmospheric mystery, with a perfect balance between psichological issues and pure oddness, both spooky and playful... invites you in the game to decide how to take it, because you have no real clue. I say this is a good thing. Not necessarilly a happy endin...( read more)
