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The Others
Screen sensation and Golden Globe winner Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, Eyes Wide Shut) ... more
delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish suspense thriller. While awaiting her husband's return from war, Grace (Kidman) and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. Then, after three mysterious servants arrive and it becomes chillingly clear that there is far more to this house than can be seen, Grace finds herself in a terrifying fight to save her children and keep her sanity. Acclaimed by critics everywhere, the unpredictable twists and turns of this compelling thriller will keep you guessing as it keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat.
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A review by DixieChick10 on The Others (DVD) September 26th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Good
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Gr8 storyline, gr8 plot . Very simple .
Disadvantages:
Nout .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
TITLE: The Others
CAST: Nicole Kiddman, Fionnula Flanagan, Christopher Eccleson, Alakina Mann, James Bentley.
RELEASE DATE- 2002
DIRECTOR: Alejandro Amenabar
WRITER: Alejandro Amenabar
RUNNING TIME: 101 Minutes
RATED: 12 (UK)
MY RATING: 9/10
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Okay, first things first, there is nothing in this movie that is scary. Nothing at all to scare you in the slightest, but still everyone I know that's seen it has jumped a mile a couple of times throughout the film.
The director has filmed it in such a way, that even the most normal of things gets you prepared to jump.
I've heard people compare this film to The Sixth Sense, but this film is so much more enjoyable because the ratings quite low and it's not gory or anything in anyway. It stands on its own this film does and I think it's just a perfect piece of cinematography.
The film is quite religious, not so much that it forces it on you like some films but the family is deeply religious and that's a major part of the film and it's twists.
Like The Sixth Sense, the twist at the end will get you thinking back and going ahhhh I get it now. This was probably one of the only films me and my mum did not work out the ending, I give it praise just for that.
The main thing I love about this film is it's acting, we all know Nicole Kidman's a great actress and can deliver a believing performance, but it's the kids that steal the show. Especially the young boy James Bentley, for such a new actor and for such a young actor he's fantastic, he and Alakina Mann really are amazing in this film.
------------------------ THE PLOT -------------------------- The film starts off with the women screeming, out of nowhere appear three servants, Nicole Kidmann's character Grace invites them in and gets them to look after her two children Anne & Nicholas, who have a strange condition which means they are allergic to light and before they can enter a room, all the curtains have to be closed.
Then Anne starts hearing weird noises, but Grace doesn't believe her and tells her to stop lying and scaring Nicholas.
The rest of the film, will have you jumping with terror in a second, but then you'll carm down and go why the hell did I jump?
-------------------------- MORE INFO ---------------------------- The thing I loved about this film was that I could actually watch it when it came out on Sky Movies which was a good thing. I had never really watched horror before as I was only 12 at the time, it's really good to get you into horror.
I'll never forget the first time we watched it. We had just got Sky and had Sky Movies for free for like three months. It came on and we thought, what the hell have we watched. From about 15 minutes in we fell in love, yes we jumped and stuff but the day we brought the DVD was very funny.
We jumped in all the right places, and we managed to prepare ourselves because we knew they were coming up but the sound quality on the DVD made up jump so much and seriously there's nothing to be scared about.
The first time I took this to a sleepover, everyone loved it and it became a constant film at our sleepovers. We were at someone's house once and I pretended to hide behind the couch because I was scared, then when a particularly scary scene came on I touched my mate on her shoulder, she screamed her head off. It was hilarious.
The great thing about this film is it's a simple plot, you know in most horrors you have the red herring and there's so many of them that it's hard to keep up, but this story stays around 6 people and one house. It's simplistic but effective.
This is probably one of Nicole Kidman's best films and I can watch it over and over again. I recommend it to anyone, but for all those people out there who don't want to watch it because it's scary, there's nothing to be scared about.
---------------------------------------- I hope you enjoyed this review. Please tell me what you think. If there's anything you want to know just ask. Thanx for reading.
Advantages: Scary and atmospheric (but no Oscar ?) Disadvantages: None
...a real popcorn-chucker which had the whole cinema out of their seats. See below for a spoiler free plot summary . . .
Performances
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Nicole Kidman is all over this film. Apparently, she didn't want to do it after Moulin Rouge. Perhaps the fact that Tom Cruise is a producer didn't help. Her performance though is wonderful as a prim, grieving, deserted, slightly wasted and totally barmy housewife. They say that good actors can act with ... ...though she is perpetually on the edge of tears and the fear looks quite convincing. Christopher Ecclestone as the husband is excellent in a lost, shell shocked, zombie kind of way. Eric Sykes tops up his pension with a tolerable performance and Keith Allen does a cast-against-type cameo which is too short. The best performance here though is from Alakina Mann who plays the daughter. Horror films with children are made or broken by the casting of ...
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Advantages: A thriller that relies on the audience's imagination rather than special effects Disadvantages: What was the point of Christopher Ecclestone's role, and the film could have been a few minutes shorter...
...English film, one that upholds the traditional elements of an old-fashioned thriller. Well, that would be until you remembered that the lead actress is an American/Australian, the director, screenwriter and composer is a Spaniard, and that the location is not Jersey but Spain. (in fact, its about as English as paella!) But, Alejandro Amenabar (probably made most famous by 'vanilla sky', Cameron Crow's horrific remake of the Spanish 'Open Your Eyes') ... ...'Remains of the Day' in this his first English language film. If you are willing to give "The Others" the full 101 minutes running time, then you will definitely not be sitting comfortably by the end of the film. Grace Stewart’s (Nicole Kidman) servants have all mysteriously disappeared, leaving her alone to look after her two young children Anne (Alakina Mann) and Nicholas, (James Bentley) whilst waiting for her husband (Christopher Ecclestone) ...
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Advantages: Great acting | Nice and creepy | Brillaint directing Disadvantages: Pace gets broken up | Minor plot holes
Fans of the horror genre haven’t been treated with a multitude of ‘serious’ films. This is partly because a lot of people don’t mind to see some dumb teenagers getting hacked to death by a guy in the mask. Studios like it because not only is it cheap but can also rake in some big box office bucks. However with the Scream franchise ending on a more than mediocre note and the beating the genre got from Scary Movie (and the subsequent own suicide of ... ...and scary films with give the audience some credit. Starting, most notably, in 1999 with The Blair Witch Project a film that raked in big cash on a shoestring budget. In the same year came The Sixth Sense. These two films showed that you can have scares with minimal blood, violence and breasts.
The Others can be likened to the aforementioned movies in style. Yet it also harks back to the old fashioned stories of haunted houses, ghosts and creepy ...
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Advantages: Unnerving, well acted, good twists Disadvantages: Worked out twist too soon, less scary with each repeat viewing
Ah, the post modern deconstruction of irony and sarcasm continues apace. In the absence of originality, Ben has fallen into the trap of using the stalwart “calling a spade a spade” school of writing. See also “Insert Hilarious Title Here” and “This Is My Title”. Ben likes to play with your expectations. Ben is a cheeky monkey. And so is Alejandro Amenábar, the director of The Others. He’s been playing with ... ...tell you about it...
THE STORY (spoiler free):
Nicole Kidman plays Grace, a slightly irritable Englishwoman who lives in a huge house in Jersey with her two children. She has placed an advert for some home help, after her last servants mysteriously vanished. Her husband has not come back from war, and is missing presumed dead. Her children are a further cause of concern for her already shattered nerves, as they are photosensitive – overexposure ...
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Advantages: early scenes are very atmospheric and there are some great frights Disadvantages: it becomes very boring and the end is quite clumsy
...country house on Jersey in the Channel Islands, just after WWII, Grace (Nicole Kidman), a very highly strung and nervous woman is finding life even more stressful than usual.
As if she hasn’t got enough to contend with, what with her husband being missing in action presumed dead and her two kids Anne and Nicholas suffering from a rare photo-sensitive condition which, if they were exposed to anything more than the light of an oil-lamp, would ... ...at least fill some of the domestic positions.
However it’s not long before her nerves are nipping her again as strange things begin to happen in the house. A child’s crying can be heard. Doors which should be locked are found opened. Footsteps can be heard coming from upstairs altho theres no-one up there, the piano can be heard but the room should be empty and most spookiest of all, Anne insists that she can see and talk to “the ...
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...I have always been interested in Tudor history and enjoyed reading Philipa Gregory?s well-researched novels set in the period. One of my favourites was the other Boleyn girl, so when I received the DVD of the same name as a present I couldn?t wait to watch it. However as this review will show my excitement was ill founded!
The cast.
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Natalie Portman-Anne Boleyn.
Scarlett Johansson-Mary Boleyn.
Eric Bana-King Henry V111.
Ana Torren-Queen Catherine of Aragon.
Jim Sturgess- George Boleyn.
Kristin Scott Thomas-Lady Elizabeth Boleyn.
David Morrissey-Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
Directed by Justin Chadwick.
Writer- Peter Morgan.
Cert-12
Running time-115 minutes.
The story begins when Anne, Mary and their brother George are young children. The opening scene shows the three children playing happily...
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Advantages: Your child will sit down for ages to watch it Disadvantages: You may watch it after your child is asleep!
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MUDDY PUDDLES
Muddy Puddles and other stories DVD features ten episodes of Peppa Pig as well as two bonus episodes (though I don?t know why they are bonus ones as they are just the same as the other episodes).
The episodes include the following;
Muddy Puddles
It has been raining hard and Peppa and George put on their boots and go and jump in the muddy puddles.
No surprises that my daughter started jumping in puddles after this one!
Mr. Dinosaur is Lost
Peppa becomes a detective after her brother looses his favorite toy.
After this episode my daughter started hunting for her toys and actually putting them in her toybox for once ? the one and only time mind you!
Polly Parrot
Granny and Grandpa have a new parrot in which Peppa and George go to see.
Introducing yet another animal, though this time a real animal rather than an animal person...
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Advantages: I got through a bottle of red wine Disadvantages: £2 is a lot of money.......
...***Introduction***
The other week hubby and I were out shopping, and I got very excited in Woolworths as there were DVDs from just £1 (when things are cheap I have an overwhelming desire to buy them, even if they are sh*t). It wasn?t that many years ago that I was buying Videos in the 3 for £15 selection at HMV because DVDs were still a little bit pricey for me. However, nowadays we have over 400 DVDs in our collection and it?s growing like there?s no tomorrow. Anyway, I picked up several cheap DVDs without really seeing what they were, and one of these was ?The Other Side of Love? which I bought for £2 ? I think the picture of a woman behind bars on the front and the red sticker saying ?Based on a True Story? were what swung it for me!
It was only when I got home that I really looked at the DVD. It is one in a collection...
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Plot: Grace is trying her best to bring up her two young children whilst awaiting her husband's return from the war. Three servants arrive to help her but it soon becomes apparent that there is much more to this trio that meets the eye...
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINM; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date: 23/09/2002
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: BED 888470
Barcode: 5017188884709
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar
Composer: Alejandro Amenábar
Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Rick Schwartz, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Special Features: Audio Commentary From The Director, Inside The Others Featurette, Visual Effects Featurette, Directors Interview, Special Feature On Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
DVD Description
THE OTHERS begins with a close-up of a woman screaming. By the time this intense film ends, everyone watching it will be screaming and gasping. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace, a woman raising two children by herself in a creepy mansion. World War II is over, but Grace's husband never returned. Meanwhile, the two children, Anne and Nicholas, must constantly stay in the dark because they are deathly allergic to light. Then one day, three people show up to take over for Grace's disappeared staff, and trouble starts to brew. The odd trio--an aging nanny, an elderly gardener, and a young mute girl--seems to have a slightly different agenda than Grace and the children do. But when Anne starts talking to strange, unseen people, the scares start building to an incredible climax. Alejandro Amenabar's highly stylized English-language debut is one of the finest films in the haunted-house genre. Not only did Amenabar write and direct the film but he composed the eerie music as well. Kidman is outstanding as the overprotective mother trying to save her children, while Fionnula Flanagan excels as the nanny with a deep, dark secret. Because the children must remain in darkness, Grace must lock every door behind her, to make sure that the children don't accidentally enter a brightly lit room; it is a marvelous horror-film device that Amenabar uses to perfection.
Professional reviews
Review: "...An absorbing ghost story with a twist ending of SIXTH SENSE proportions..." -- 4 out of 5 stars (Box Office, p.56, 01/08/2001)
"...The movie has a busy, throttling intensity that takes off from the elegant fury of Kidman..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.44-5, 17/08/2001)
"...Elegantly and deliberately made, reeking of mood and creepiness, it relishes its atmosphere of genteel menace..." (Los Angeles Times, p.2, 10/08/2001)
"...Mr. Amenabar's command of the syntax of fright is impressive....Ms. Kidman embodies this unstable amalgam with a conviction that is in itself terrifying..." (New York Times, p.E1, 10/08/2001)
"...Amenabar's expert script rings enough changes on genre conventions to keep aficionados guessing....[A] terrific thriller..." (Sight and Sound, p.53-4, 01/11/2001)
"...Plainly there is more going on here than meets the eye....Sit back and enjoy the deliciously clammy chills..." (Total Film, p.88-9, 01/12/2001)
"...Kidman is rage to the sixth power....Masterfully shot..." (USA Today, p.6E, 10/08/2001)
"...A luxuriously old-fashioned star vehicle custom fit to its topliner's strengths, which come across to sensational effect....A delicious goose-pimpler..." (Variety, p.43-52, 13/08/2001)
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