Movie Critic Haunted House

Weston 2022-02-13 08:01:41

【Editor's Note】:

After reading the evaluation here, it is horrible; the film reviews of this film are incomprehensible; there is no way to get useful information through the film reviews; I simply downloaded and watched the movie myself; just to add a film review;

Very lucky, very lucky, I watched this movie; got a blockbuster;

This is a standardized and standard horror film like a textbook. The only shortcoming is that it is an old film; no matter from the script, the shooting plan, and the later execution, it is in place; the narrative structure is reasonable and logical, clear and concise, and the actors are reasonable and excellent. The shooting technique is outdated but in line with the requirements of the film.

When the film develops to this day, look back at the films of the last century, the results are impressive;

Recommended index 5;

[Story Introduction] [Spoilers]

The first plot:

Time: October 11, 1931

Location: Los Angeles, Fannock Mental Hospital

Character: Charles Benjamin Fannock

Event: There was a fire suspected of massacre in the Fannaker Mental Hospital. Rumors say that the dead are still wandering in that place;

About 5 minutes and 10 seconds, the story is successfully substituted;

Second plot:

Time: 1999 (Evelyn’s birthday)

Location: Los Angeles, Fannock Mental Hospital

Character: protagonist (plural)

Event: Evelyn’s birthday party; the initiator insisted on choosing a haunted house for his birthday;

At about 15 minutes and 26 seconds, the two plots are linked by location;

The structure is clear, the background and the environment are fully described,

From 15 minutes 26 seconds to 88 minutes 22 seconds, this film directly creates an audiovisual horror experience;

This is a horror movie with clear thinking and traditional techniques, with elements of survival/mystery/death;

[Evaluation of movie elements]:

Plot and structure: complete story statement 5-star narrative method outdated-1 star

Photography and performance: traditional photography method, but successful; professional performance of actors 5 stars

Environment and scene: 5 stars for success in environment and scene creation, -1 stars behind performance methods and technology

Vocal music: reasonable soundtrack 5 stars

Post-production: 5 stars with reasonable editing

Core of thought: This element has a low weight for horror films and is ignored;

[Additional sub-items]:

Deliberately procrastinating:

This additional item is unique to my film review, as long as this item has a direct -3 star; in my opinion, a film that deliberately delays time should not be passed; but this film does not involve this deduction;

Challenge the audience IQ:

This additional item is unique to my film reviews, as long as this item has a direct -4 star; in my opinion, a film that creates extraordinary stimuli to challenge the audience's IQ can be directly included in the stream of bad films; but This film does not involve the deduction;

Special effects: inconsistent with the current special effects measurement standards; this item is ignored

Well-known actors:

Jeffrey Rush (The King’s Speech) bonus points

Tyya Diggs (the actor and producer I prefer) affects the objectivity of the film review, the actor is ignored from the scoring

Peter Killian Gallagher (Dancing My Life 4/Centre Stage/Gold Coin Empire... etc.) bonus points

Chris Catan (a professional actor, voice-over, and producer of serial dramas) ("Guns, Girls and Gambling", "Scott's Honor", "Left and Right Are Not Together Season 1 to Season 5") Besides, he is the screenwriter of "Dancing Over the Sky";

Even Famke Janssen does not know much, but she is also a well-known figure in the film industry, as far as I know she is a model. Also a producer, screenwriter, voiceover and actor;

From the perspective of the cast, the production team has hired well-known actors and professional actors; this item should be given extra points as appropriate; +0.3

General comments:

[(4+5+4+5+5+Ignore the six elements of the ground)/5]+0.3 Ignore Taiya Diggs, Ignore special effects score=4.9

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Extended Reading
  • Bridie 2022-04-20 09:01:54

    It is definitely a missed classic in haunted house horror films. The western-style horror structure matches the temperament of East Asian horror films. Both the storyline and the horror atmosphere are good. I especially like the audio-visual processing after the boss is locked up, which is quite characteristic. I feel that there are many shadows of the horror films of Wen Ziren's haunted house. Except for the unpleasant ending, the rest really exceeded expectations.

  • Erika 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    Guess who dies first all-star haunted house movie, totally my type, what could go wrong? The answer is bad special effects and mentally retarded plot. In fact, this film does not need too many computer special effects at all, it only needs Jeffrey Coombs to kill one by one with a knife, and the result...hehe. The plot doesn't need appetizing suspense and reversal, just a few people don't need to separate and escape for their lives, and the result...hehe. Blinded Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush and peak-looking Famke Janssen and Ali Larter. Many parts of the plot are not explained clearly, and even the blood level is far from enough, which is really disappointing to me.

House on Haunted Hill quotes

  • Stephen Price: Sure is a funky old house, ain't it?

  • Pritchett: Sorry to interrupt. Goddammit, you give me my goddamn check right now! 'Cause I want it! So you give it! Now! I'm serious.