The Haunting(1999).A remake of the classic 1963 movie "The Haunting" about a team of paranormal experts who look into strange occurrences in an ill-fated house. Through the course of the night some will unravel, some will question, and all will fight for their lives as the house fights back. Written byPofRules... Synopsis The Haunting(1999)
Movie Title: The Haunting(1999)
Run Time: 113 min
Rating: 4.7 / 10
Genres: Fantasy |Horror |Mystery |Thriller
Release Date: 23 July 1999 (USA)
Director: Jan de Bont
Writer: David Self ,Shirley Jackson (novel)... and other credits
Actor: Liam Neeson,Catherine Zeta-Jones,Owen Wilson
I know it is fashionable now to hate this movie. I have seen hundreds of spook films including he original 1963 Haunting as well as most of the Hammer films. This film is not restrained and does not hold back at all which is probably why so many modern viewers seemed not to like it. Yet many viewers can accept out of control films like Scream because knife killers are more easy to believe for most people than demons or ghosts. Actually this film had many great scenes and the acting and special effects were great. I have seen it 15 times now and it gets better every time. The director of this film has made a number of interesting and stylish films and was not trying for the type of realism of the 6th sense. The Haunting lets go and is certainly not boring. Perhaps this film might appeal more to John Carpenter fans but more of an traditional plot structure. The old Haunting was also a fine film from 1963. It was even more scary. See both and also The Innocents and The Legend of Hell House with Pamela Franklin.
