Comments on: Movie Review: The Uninvited (2009) http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/ The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:46 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10349 Mike Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:07:13 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10349 I liked this movie It has a lot to like: good cinematography, good acting, and a good story. I liked this movie It has a lot to like: good cinematography, good acting, and a good story.

]]> By: aerinpegadrak http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10251 aerinpegadrak Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:43:47 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10251 @<a href="#comment-10109" rel="nofollow">Brad Brevet</a>: That's fair. And maybe I didn't like it as much because I'm not much on horror, though that did mean I went in with very few expectations. I thought it was rather interesting that the premise was kind of like Hamlet with the genders switched, but then it just... failed. @Brad Brevet: That's fair. And maybe I didn't like it as much because I'm not much on horror, though that did mean I went in with very few expectations. I thought it was rather interesting that the premise was kind of like Hamlet with the genders switched, but then it just… failed.

]]> By: Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10109 Brad Brevet Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:20:39 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10109 @<a href="#comment-10105" rel="nofollow">aerinpegadrak</a>: I doubt they changed much, what you describe is pretty much what I saw and I do think the ending comes out of nowhere, but I also think if people do their best to scrap everything they know and remember about scary PG-13 movies this one could impress some folks. The fact my opinion of the film was changed slightly by the ending is the reason I give it a little bit more credit. Had the ending not given me pause this probably would have been a D+/C- review and I felt there is a way for people to like this movie if they just go into it with the right frame of mind. I went into it with one kind of film in mind and they were trying to deliver another and wish someone had given me some clue that this wasn't necessarily the traditional PG-13 horror/thriller and was trying for something a little different. @aerinpegadrak: I doubt they changed much, what you describe is pretty much what I saw and I do think the ending comes out of nowhere, but I also think if people do their best to scrap everything they know and remember about scary PG-13 movies this one could impress some folks.

The fact my opinion of the film was changed slightly by the ending is the reason I give it a little bit more credit. Had the ending not given me pause this probably would have been a D+/C- review and I felt there is a way for people to like this movie if they just go into it with the right frame of mind. I went into it with one kind of film in mind and they were trying to deliver another and wish someone had given me some clue that this wasn't necessarily the traditional PG-13 horror/thriller and was trying for something a little different.

]]> By: aerinpegadrak http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10105 aerinpegadrak Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:10:50 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10105 They must have done some serious recutting and reshooting on this movie. I saw it about a year ago at a test screening back when it was still called "Apparition", and it was just plain awful. It became our new standard for bad movies. They gave us rather extensive questionnaires to fill out, and bot me and my fiancé were just savage to it. The one thing in particular I remember liking was in response to asking what I liked about the movie: "When it ended. Not the ending, which was contrived and cheapened the whole movie, but the fact that I didn't have to watch it anymore." As we handed in our reviews, we heard the people from the studio remark that they were getting quite a bit of negative feedback. I was honestly blown away when I saw the trailer, because I thought the whole project had been scrapped. But Elizabeth Banks is popular now, which is why I guess this is getting released. (I'd seen the posters but hadn't made the connection, perhaps because the title and graphic had absolutely nothing to do with the movie I'd seen.) Granted, I'm working off of what I saw a year ago and they might have made changes, but I saw the ending as a complete surprise because there was absolutely no setup. There wasn't any indication going through that things were anything other than what they seemed, so when they pulled the "big twist," it just felt hokey. I didn't pay anything to see it and I wanted my money back. But hey, they probably did make a few changes. I'm a bit curious now, but not curious enough to pay to find out. They must have done some serious recutting and reshooting on this movie. I saw it about a year ago at a test screening back when it was still called "Apparition", and it was just plain awful. It became our new standard for bad movies. They gave us rather extensive questionnaires to fill out, and bot me and my fiancé were just savage to it. The one thing in particular I remember liking was in response to asking what I liked about the movie: "When it ended. Not the ending, which was contrived and cheapened the whole movie, but the fact that I didn't have to watch it anymore." As we handed in our reviews, we heard the people from the studio remark that they were getting quite a bit of negative feedback. I was honestly blown away when I saw the trailer, because I thought the whole project had been scrapped. But Elizabeth Banks is popular now, which is why I guess this is getting released. (I'd seen the posters but hadn't made the connection, perhaps because the title and graphic had absolutely nothing to do with the movie I'd seen.)

Granted, I'm working off of what I saw a year ago and they might have made changes, but I saw the ending as a complete surprise because there was absolutely no setup. There wasn't any indication going through that things were anything other than what they seemed, so when they pulled the "big twist," it just felt hokey. I didn't pay anything to see it and I wanted my money back.

But hey, they probably did make a few changes. I'm a bit curious now, but not curious enough to pay to find out.

]]> By: Sound Designer Dan http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10088 Sound Designer Dan Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:49:02 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10088 If you watch REC you don't need to watch Quarantine because Quarantine is just plain horrible. The Dowdle brothers changed the structure of the ending of Quarantine so much that at least 80% of the frightening atmosphere that was in the original was gone. If you watch REC you don't need to watch Quarantine because Quarantine is just plain horrible. The Dowdle brothers changed the structure of the ending of Quarantine so much that at least 80% of the frightening atmosphere that was in the original was gone.

]]> By: Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10027 Brad Brevet Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:14:16 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10027 @<a href="#comment-10023" rel="nofollow">Sound Designer Dan</a>: It's interesting you say that because I was going to put in the review that people shouldn't trust critics that have seen the original only because I don't think they can truly judge the ending of this film knowing what is coming. But the review was already too long and didn't want to add it. I do know I have seen the original Eye and skipped the Alba remake because I didn't want to see a poor remake, but also I enjoyed the American version of The Grudge and didn't like Ju-On as a result. I have since shied away, but really hope to catch REC before seeing Quarantine. Maybe the third time is the charm with these though... added to the Netflix queue. :) @Sound Designer Dan: It's interesting you say that because I was going to put in the review that people shouldn't trust critics that have seen the original only because I don't think they can truly judge the ending of this film knowing what is coming. But the review was already too long and didn't want to add it.

I do know I have seen the original Eye and skipped the Alba remake because I didn't want to see a poor remake, but also I enjoyed the American version of The Grudge and didn't like Ju-On as a result. I have since shied away, but really hope to catch REC before seeing Quarantine.

Maybe the third time is the charm with these though… added to the Netflix queue. :)

]]> By: Sound Designer Dan http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movie-review-the-uninvited-2009/#comment-10023 Sound Designer Dan Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:02:51 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=12850#comment-10023 Hey Brad, you should really catch the original Tale of Two Sisters. It's more of a supernatural drama rather than horror film. Hey Brad, you should really catch the original Tale of Two Sisters. It's more of a supernatural drama rather than horror film.

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