Right up there with The Haunting (1963 version)

Rating: Null/10 (15 August 2001)

I have always been a fan of GOOD horror movies, those that are suspenseful, not obvious, keep you guessing types. My absolute favorite was The Haunting (1963) because 1) it scared the begeezers out of me when I saw it at a theater, 2) it was filmed in black and white- much more ominous, 3) you never really saw anything that explained what was going on. I do have a precious VHS copy & have been hoping it will be released on DVD. When I first saw the trailer for The Others I was quite excited; this looked like the first possible successor since Sixth Sense. I saw it today; I was definitely Not Disappointed. Nicole Kidman was luminous, reminded me so much of Grace Kelly; the entire premise of the children's disease was genius. The movie was in effect black and white. Nothing was really seen. The house itself was perfect. Possibly the difference in the pacing of the movie was because it was filmed by a European??? Don't know, doesn't matter- it's terrific!