M.Hunt

Ok, I'm just gonna start off by saying that a lot of people here that "anaylze" a film are just trying to make themselves sound "holier-than-thou".

What is it that makes a film good? Personally, I enjoyed this, along The Green Mile, and the what could possibly be the new Citizen Kane of pictures, American Beauty.

True, this is a horror movie. So is it right there that we're supposed to treat this movie as though it has no redeeming value? A) The ending was very good. It was a "suprise". I find that most people who say the ending suck say it sucks because they couldn't figure it out =) I thyink that *was* intentional on the director's part. B) The acting was good. The character's filled their roles, and hey, not everything has to be overly dramatic indepth, and certainly the film would lose meaning if we had to know the ins and outs of every character in order for us to have "feelings" for them when they die. When a person dies so tragically it IS emotional because a life is being taken so a person can fulfill a petty vendetta.

That's just a few reason I find this movie good and I'm afraid I'll go over 1,000 words, so adios =)

WTG Wes Craven who has finally showed you can break...ehh...Type directing? =)

The beginning credits are a wonderful prelude and are symbolic: You see the pictures of a happy family and as they pass by they fade into the darkness, forgotten --- which is obviously what Roberta's husband does to her --- forgets her and moves on. What a jerk...

We follow Roberta to Harlem where she begins a teaching career in violins --- her greatest love in life. I wondered how she could fit all fifty violins into that one eeny teeny apartment...Oh well =)

The movie overall shows that with determination, dedication, and desire you can "beat the system". It also shows it's also who you know =) My heart rose when she got the unfocused children to play, and my heart sank when one of them...ehh...you all know =) My heart lept out when her chiild rebelled against her and threw down his violin [what a brat].

The movie was phenemonal. Period. Merly Streep played her role well --- at first a very timid and shy woman desperate to get her life in order --- to a strict teacher [who DOES love students] --- to an angered human who will do anything to get what they've lost back. It's simply great. I loved Wes Craven's choice of having the scene between her moth and son shown from the outside view of the window --- It's a motif that there's something between them that's not quite tangible.

It was a fantastic experince, and I left the theater with an uplifted heart --- I guess because in my high school they wanted to cut the Theater and Music Programs and the students....eh...let's say we, fought back =)

I found this remake of the classic psychological-horror film "The Haunting" good. Yes, it was VERY VERY different. But I found it enjoyable. I have learned not to listen critics---because usually the movies they say are bad *aren't*. I thought Lili Taylor did an excellent job as Eleanor Lance. I felt the rest of the cast was good as were the special FX. I was shocked they decided to make Theo bi [in the original it was hinted she was a lesbian]. I thought the script held a new perspective. In my scale of 1-10 this films earns a 7 1/2.