Amazing..

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2008)

I hadn't seen any of the trailers at all for this movie, but I decided after reading the summary to go see it tonight with two friends. They weren't too thrilled at the idea, but I talked them into it.
Never has a movie given me the creeps as much as The Orphanage did. The suspense just drives you crazy.. it's perfect. It's so wonderful to have a movie where there are no stupid slasher-like shocks or quick dramatic "scares" that are purely there for shock value. (well.. maybe one or two, but I assure you they are very well done) This movie's fear factor creeps up on you slowly.. full of suspense. It builds it up and builds it up to the point where you don't even want to blink, but every hair on your entire body is standing straight up and you almost don't even want to look.
Some parts, I was squeezing my hands together so tightly that they hurt.
So yes... I very highly recommend this movie to everyone. Even if you're not a fan of subtitles, go see it anyway. The movie is entirely in Spanish with English subtitles, but that doesn't take away an ounce of anything. It is a great, great movie in my opinion.