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The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 1:34 am
I watched the film last night, without first looking at the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02mbaN7ozJ4
It's best for horror films like this to just watch the movie and not see the trailer first really. And let me say: HOLY CHRIST - WHAT A RIDE! It was truly scary, and so well made. I nearly considered sleeping with the lights on!
It taps into fear so well. Not just the fear of the unknown - no - but the fear we all have of something bad happing to someone we love while we are helpless to help
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 2:27 am
(April 17, 2016 at 1:34 am)Aractus Wrote: It taps into fear so well. Not just the fear of the unknown - no - but the fear we all have of something bad happing to someone we love while we are helpless to help
If that's the case, I'm watching this tonight. Getting bored of the lame modernized campy "horror" movies.
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 3:38 am
Let me know what you think of it when you're done! I think it's on par with [Rec], [Rec] 2, Let Me In (/Let The right One In), to name a few good horror flicks.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 1:41 pm
Saw it quite some time ago, and I agree - refreshing that there are some film makers who grasp that 'horror' means more than just 'chopping up teenagers'. Terrific film all round.
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 1:45 pm
(April 17, 2016 at 1:41 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Saw it quite some time ago, and I agree - refreshing that there are some film makers who grasp that 'horror' means more than just 'chopping up teenagers'. Terrific film all round.
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If you haven't done already, you should watch The Haunting. The original one, from 1960, I believe. Horror without resorting to cheap effects. One of the most frightening movies I ever saw.
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm
I have done and you're right, wonderfully frightening.
And a young Claire Bloom didn't hurt the film, either...
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 9:03 pm
I like the way it makes giallo-type use of the supernatural elements. That is, with its own subtly and character, free from the influence of religion, and leaving the audience at the end to wrap their heads around how much of the supernatural they thought was "real" and how much wasn't. Hollywood thrillers/horrors are much less subtle when it comes to the supernatural, and are almost always linked to some form of religion. The Ring (2002) is another example of a good supernatural horror movie - and also a good example of how a remake can grow from the original's ideas (I thought it was better than Ringu - just like I thought Let Me In was better than the original, although the originals were both very good). The Conjuring was also quite good.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 17, 2016 at 9:08 pm
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I shall definitely give this a watch first chance I get. I just love this sort of premise. In fact, I'm trying to get something on these lines filmed myself, once I can get the talent.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 22, 2016 at 8:03 am
So did you idiots watch it?
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"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
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RE: The Orphanage (2007)
April 22, 2016 at 8:32 am
Yep, forgot to respond here earlier. Better than the usual horror movies these days, that's for sure. Still wasn't overly scary enough for me, but I enjoyed the atmosphere of the film.
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