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) -
November 11, 2009
Bayona is helped by the name of Del Toro behind this flick. However, it may confuse audiences who are looking for a cool and scary, financially successful horror film, and those who are expecting an independent project. Independently of the fact that it borrows the already-famous...( read more)
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November 3, 2009
This is a well written and thrilling story and I enjoyed it alot. The subtitles weren't so good though and that was the only negative thing I can say about this movie.
This movie proved once again that horror movies from Hollywood suck (mainly)! -
November 1, 2009
Uncompromising drama is mixed in quite well with some chilling suspense in this tale that's described almost perfectly by its tagline; "A love story, a horror tale."
What makes this film tick so well is just how poignant the journey of Rueda's character is. She will do nothing to...( read more) -
October 29, 2009
Saw it 3 time, the first time in cinema and the second one at home. The third time was the good one. I loved it. Really good, interesting, refresh the style and mix different things i never think would be good together.
