Clearing up some misconceptions.

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2001)

The Others is "obviously based on The Sixth Sense"? Because it's a ghost story? Please. Has anyone seen The Changeling? Not that it matters, because The Others is just like any horror movie: it feeds off the movies that came before it and attempts to make them better. It succeeds.
The Others not only succeeds in weaving the classic Hollywood ghost story (music, atmosphere, sudden shocking scenes, scenes of dawning horror), but it also succeeds in creating a very good movie. Nicole Kidman is absolutely fantastic, as are the two children, and the direction of the movie is absolutely stunning.
Classic atmospheric horror seemed to be a lost art, relegated to be remembered through replays of Vincent Price movies.
But then came The Sixth Sense, bringing back the classic ghost story with a wrenching twist.
Then came What Lies Beneath, adding more terror to a more realistic plot, with another stunning finish.
And now we have The Others, a truly beautifully haunting ghost story. A truly terrifying horror movie, one of the scariest in years. And it is much, much better than its modern-day ancestors.
10/10