tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post5213562569195508088..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: The Orphanage (2007)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-78130405261466241502011-05-23T21:04:03.742-07:002011-05-23T21:04:03.742-07:00I found The Orphanage in a sale at Blockbuster to ...I found The Orphanage in a sale at Blockbuster to get 3 for $21. I picked it up because it had Guillermo's name on it and I was glad not to be disappointed even though he didn't direct or write it. <br /><br />I think my two favorite scenes in the movie, and the scenes that show what it does so well in terms of subtlety are the scene with the psychic and and the scene when Laura is knocking on the wall to call the orphans to her. These aren't jump scares and there is no violence at all except for when Laura's hand gets shut in the door, but the movie is chilling none the less.<br /><br />Also, the scene where Laura finds the old woman in the shed and she just kind of peels away from the wall was one that made me jump internally. <br /><br />Overall, I think it is a really well acted, subtly done film that shows what horror can be apart from the blood and gore that is so common now.del Toro is Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028935652089599375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-2034696683665398012009-08-04T23:57:14.469-07:002009-08-04T23:57:14.469-07:00ok i hate ghost films! to me someone who we think ...ok i hate ghost films! to me someone who we think is alive is usally dead or something to that effect, maybe watching sixth sense all those years ago made me this way. i loved the whole film, the tension and atmosphere was so thick you could cut it with a proverbial knife. most of the film reminded me of the original omen, which is one of my favorite films. the damn ending let me down. i wouldn't call it happy, to me just a copout. i love subs but the version i watched the subs could have been better. final verdict: good intense film, the ending is your choice. recomened!killakaliforniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594334750675272967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-7190776026575102082009-04-17T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-17T07:41:00.000-07:00This movie is freakin scary! I had to pause the mo...This movie is freakin scary! I had to pause the movie in some parts just to be able to breathe properly again.<br /><br />There was so much atmosphere and tension, especially during the knock on the wall scene. The way it frightens audiences using suspense is way better than the 'boo' scares that other conventional horror movies use.<br /><br />I would recommend this movie to anyone. And I did not mind the subtitles at all. I'm a big foreign film fan so I'm used to them anyway. <br /><br />Love ur blog btw! keep up the good work!Jesue V from filmmusicart.blogspot.comhttp://filmmusicart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-63343605352572640842008-11-17T10:58:00.000-08:002008-11-17T10:58:00.000-08:00I loooooved this movie, as well as "Devil's Backbo...I loooooved this movie, as well as "Devil's Backbone." Granted it was Produced By and not Directed By. “Pan's Labyrinth” did nothing for me, some cool effects, but I thought the story was weak.<BR/><BR/>Funny you mention the subtitles because I really did not feel it was necessary to subtitle NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I thought “NO” was pretty universal, especially given the circumstances in which it was screamed.Shona~ LALA dex presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997153789350766344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-46060719896821357572008-01-04T03:16:00.000-08:002008-01-04T03:16:00.000-08:00Cronos is Del Toro's best movie, I reckon. I was k...<EM>Cronos</EM> is Del Toro's best movie, I reckon. I was kind of disappointed by <EM>The Devil's Backbone</EM> and haven't seen The <EM>Orphanage</EM> (though I'll try now).pot head pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043225264662244387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-18324915673097422122007-12-28T13:51:00.000-08:002007-12-28T13:51:00.000-08:00I left the movie pretty much speechless. It was pr...I left the movie pretty much speechless. It was pretty fantastic. Still need to see Devil's Backbone though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com