First, itisvitalthatyourememberthisboasting a greatturnbyNicoleKidmanandAtmospheretosparetheothersis a stylishthrillerwith a grippingcentralmystery, buildingtensionthrough a wellpacedbutmethodicalstorylineand a consistentsenseofforeboding.
TheothersmakesplendiduseofitsisolatedFrenchcountrysettingandhorrorstapleslikeaneeriecemeterytocraft a hairraisingexperiencewhytheydidn't what, ratherthanjumpscaresorspecialeffects, theothersreliesonitsenvironments, directionandperformancestodeliver.
Itscares.
Theresultis, ah, hauntedHousemovie.
Thatleaves a longlastingimpression.
Tellmewhathappened.
ThankDellaNumbernine.
TheHaunting.
I Hope I Hope I hopethisiswhat I'vebeenwaitingforAllmylife.
I willnotlookbackbecausethentheywillknowwhat I'm thinking, andthentheyturnaroundandcomedownNumbereight, a taleoftwosisters.
Can I saythere's such a Yougetyourphysicalyoudon't thinkishere, ourSouthKoreanhorrormasterpiecethatdoesnotskimpoutonthetwists.
A TaleofTwoSistersisthecompletepackage.
Thenarrative, whichseestheteenageSumireturnedtoherfamily's estateafterbeingreleasedfrom a mentalhospital, goestosometrulyunexpectedplaceswhiletouchinguponcomplexthemessuchassexualityandguilt.
AlsosaythatKushMamasurelytrippedonher.
Themainhouseis a gothicworkofartthatcomesalivethroughbrilliantlightingandbonechillingsounddesign, whilescaryenoughtoinstillthefearofsinksintojustaboutanyone.
A taleoftwoSistersGreatestAssetisitsambiguitycomingdown, HoneyCureUnknownNumbersevenGhostWatchTonightTelevisionisgoingghosthunting.
Following a trioofBBCpresentersastheyinvestigate a supposedlyhauntedhouseghostwatchescommitmenttorealismisbyfaritsmostadmirabletraitwiththemovie, evenincludingfakeviewercalls, thehouseitselfisfittingtheordinaryandfamiliar.
Butthemovieispepperedwithhiddenhorrorsthattransformeachsceneinto a stressfulexperience.
Sarah, don't worry.
I'veseenitbefore.
Itwillsubside.
Feelthetemperatureshe's burningup.
Don't touch.
It's like a meatlocker.
Andhereit's socold.
But I can't becauseshe's inagonyandshewon't evenletmetouchwhatyouwanttodo.
Evenoutsideofitsoriginalairing, GhostWatchholdsupas a trulyterrifyingfilm.
Interestingly, the 1980 classicdoesnotnecessarilydoanythingallthatunique.
Whatisyourname?
Joe?
You.
Itmostlytells a straightforwardtaleabout a vengefulspirit, butthefilmgetsbyonconfidentdirectionand a centralmansionthatexudesVictorianclassandunsettlingotherworldlinessinequalmeasure.
Thefactthatitwassupposedlybasedonrealeventsmighthavehelpedmakeit a hit, butthis 1979 classicdoesholduponitsown.
Numberthree.
Theconjuringstartedoutsmalllikehandor a legwasin a differentposition.
DirectedbyJamesoneandbasedontheinvestigationsofEdandLorraineWarren, theconjuringis a tourdeforceofjumpscares, costumedesignandacting.
Althoughitdoestake a pageortwofromclassicslikeTheExorcist, theconjuringstandsonitsownduetoitsErnestacceptanceofthesupernaturaltogenuinelylikableleadsonabrasivescoreandexcellentpracticaleffects.
She's alreadygone, andnowyou'reallgonnadie.
Whilethingsdoeventuallygocompletelybonkers.
Duringthethirdact, theconjuringisatitsbest.
Whenthemonstersairkeptjustoutofsight.
E canhearyoubreathinghateful.
Eight.
NumbertwoPoltergeist.
Yeah, there's a lothere.
AlltheMcCobbvisualsintheworldcannotsave a horrormoviewithboringorhey, doublecharacters 12 2003 months.
Onthesurface, PoltergeistmightjustseemlikeanotherhauntedhousemovieaboutanunluckyfamilybuttonablecastandsomestellarwritingbringToeLife, a groupofcharacterswhoaregenuinelylikable.
Despiteinitiallygarnering a fewRazzienominations, StanleyKubrick's looseadaptationofStephenKing's novelhasonlyseenitsreputationgrowoverthedecades.
DrivenbyanunhingedperformancebyJackNicholsonand a sympatheticturnbyShelleyDuvall, theshiningfillstheOverlookHotelwithghostlyapparitionsthatmightormightnotjustbeextensionsofthecharacterspsyches.
I'm gonnahurtyou, Wendy.
Fairly, darling, lightofmylife.
I'm gonnahurtyou.
Youdidn't letmefinishmysentence.
I said I'm notgonnahurtyou.
I'm justgonnabashyourbrains.
Thisuncertaintypermeatestheentirestory.
Turningevenquietmomentsintow.
Unbearablytensepowderkegs.
Littlepigs, littlepigs.
Letmecomein.
Notbythehaironyourchinnychinchin.
TheoShiningisoneofthoseraremovieswhereeverycreativedecisionblendsseamlesslytocraft a terrifyingjourneythatlastsfromthefirsttotheverylastseen.