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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0794043120718 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: New Line Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: New Line Home Video MPN: 1000038293 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: New Line Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 22, 2008 Running Time: 105 minutes Studio: New Line Home Video Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 2008 Editorial Review: Product Description: A woman discovers dark secrets hidden within her cherished childhood home in the supernatural drama THE ORPHANAGE the feature film debut of acclaimed young Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona. A superbly atmospheric and emotionally powerful tale of love loss and guilt.System Requirements:Running Time: 105 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Rating: R UPC: 794043120718 Manufacturer No: 1000038293 Amazon.com: It's only his first film, but Spain's Juan Antonio Bayona has already figured out the secret to a successful supernatural thriller: emphasize character over special effects. Like Walter Salles's Dark Water and Alejandro Amenábar's The Others, The Orphanage pivots on a pretty woman and an unusual child. When her old orphanage goes on the market, Laura (Belén Rueda, Amenábar's The Sea Inside) and Carlos (Fernando Cayo) settle in with their son, Simón (Roger Príncep). Once acclimated to the remote seaside surroundings, they plan to re-open it as a home for special-needs children. Meanwhile, their seven-year-old doesn't know he's adopted or that he has a life-threatening illness. He does, however, have a lot of imaginary playmates. When Simón disappears without a trace, his parents contact the police, but to no avail. Because Laura has been hearing odd noises and having strange visions, they proceed to consult a medium. Aurora (Geraldine Chaplin, speaking perfect Spanish) is convinced they aren't alone. Carlos has his doubts, but Laura makes like a detective and revisits her childhood--through photographs, home movies, and exploration of the spooky stone manor--to determine who or what abducted her son. Produced and presented by Guillermo Del Toro, The Orphanage is less fanciful than his works, though it does bear a vague resemblance to the ghostly Devil's Backbone. There are a few gory make-up effects, but Bayona mostly preys on our fear of the unknown to craft a first-rate fright fest. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Wonderful gem of a thrillerI hesitated to watch this movie as it was in spanish with subtitles. Boy am I glad I did. This movie really pulls you along until the final moments. It starts with a good pace and gains momentum as the minutes go on. I felt myself completely drawn in, which is not easy to do. I won't cover the plot here, that's been done already. I will say that if you want a movie that will make your skin shiver and have you jump at every noise then this is the one. Definitely made for scares and thrills. ... Read More Rating:  - Creepy movie that doesn't completely suckAlthough this movie moves slowly at director's leisurely pace it's merits outweigh its flaws. This movie vaguely reminded me of the movie The Others. However imperfect, by the end it's far superior to other films in this genre, especially in craftsmanship. Although I don't normally watch these kinds of films at least this is one I can take seriously. It's not just made for the sake of sudden nonsensical scares like someone suddenly approaching from behind or a sudden klaxon coming from the soundtrack ... Read More Rating: - Classic Supernatural SuspenseGuillermo Del Toro's film factory has produced another masterpiece of ghostly suspense for those of us old enough to remember when supernatural films were truly scary and not just disgustingly gory. Like previous films of this type, Del Toro's own Cronos, Devil's Backbone & Pan's Labyrinth and similar films such as 'The Other', 'The Shining'. and the 'The Haunting', this film by first time director Juan Bayona is suspenseful ghost story that relies on the audience's immersion into the details of the atmosphere ... Read More Rating: - Scary In Any LanguageTHE ORPHANAGE is an excellent film of the ghost story sub genre and should even appeal to horror film who usually reject movies filmed in languages other than English. The English subtitles may detract a bit from the scare factor but the very effective spooky imagery, haunting music and highly atmospheric setting soon make the viewer forget the spoken language is Spanish. As the title suggests and like so many other classic ghost story films (THE CHANGELING, THE INNOCENTS and THE OTHERS come quickly to mind) children ... Read More Rating:  - The opposite of scary: BORINGDon't waste your time.... There are so many holes in this story and the production that even the paranoid will run out of the room from boredom not fear..... |
