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The Others (2 Disc Collectors Edition) [2001]
from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley
directed by Alejandro Amenábar

Features:

• PAL
• Widescreen

Editorial Review:

A welcome throwback to the spooky traditions of Jack Clayton's The Innocents and Robert Wise's The Haunting, Alejandro Amenábar's The Others favours atmosphere, sound, and suggestion over flashy special effects. Set in 1945 on a fog-enshrouded island off the British coast, the film begins with a scream as Grace (Nicole Kidman) awakens from some unspoken horror, perhaps arising from her religiously overprotective concern for her young children, Anne (Alakina Mann) and Nicholas (James Bentley). The children are hypersensitive to light and have lived in a musty manor with curtains and shutters perpetually drawn. With Grace's husband (Christopher Eccleston) presumably lost at war, this ominous setting perfectly accommodates a sense of dreaded expectation, escalating when three strangers arrive in response to Grace's yet-unposted request for domestic help. Led by housekeeper Mrs Mills (Fionnula Flanagan), this mysterious trio is as closely tied to the house's history as Grace's family is--as are the past occupants seen posthumously in a long-forgotten photo album. With her justly acclaimed performance, Kidman maintains an emotional intensity that fuels the film's supernatural underpinnings. And while Amenábar's pacing is deliberately slow, it befits the tone of penetrating anxiety, leading to a twist that extends the story's reach from beyond the grave. Amenábar unveiled a similarly effective twist in his Spanish thriller Open Your Eyes (remade by Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky), but where that film drew debate, The Others is finely crafted to provoke well-earned goose bumps and chills down the spine. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• I knew it was a ghost, not scary.
  Zelda from terrorhawks does her best to try and scare the viewer in this terrible film. Same trick as 'Sickth Sense' and 'Dead Mans Shoes', whereby someone you were watching that you thought was real turns out to be a ghost all along. Cheap tricks like this don't make for an enjoyable film, especially as there is no such thing as ghosts. Why do people keep making ghost films when there is absolutely positively no proof for their existence except the anecdotal sort from half wits, drunks and the elderly? The... more info

• Things that go bump in the night ...
  Or things that scream, or caress the keys of a piano, or ... This film is a gem - such a refreshing change from blood and guts horror. This is true atmospheric horror, the tension built with every scene, and with every strange character that appears.
  The actors are superb - beautifully cast (including the veteran comedian Eric Sykes) and beautifully directed in a location that gives an oscar-worthy performance.
  The two children are remarkable in their roles - for me, the prize going to the most... more info

• A Well Constructed and Effective Ghost Story
  Two years after the overrated The Sixth Sense came The Others and comparisons between these two films are inevitable, not least due to the fact that each has what rapidly became known as a 'twist' in its tail. Unfortunately the fact that if you see a film anticipating a 'twist' you may well see it coming long before it actually happens. This was the case with The Sixth Sense, not least because the kid in that film 'sees dead people', a fact which that film's trailer pointed out, and at the end of the first... more info

• great movie with a nice twist !
  i have to say this is a MUST for slight horror fans !! it's very close to the 'sixth sense' which i enjoyed very much .both of which i have watched many times so thats value for money in my eyes !!

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