Product: The Haunting [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 3.0
Not really Bad, but not really Good Either.
I was one of the Rare breed of people who enjoyed this film, because I went to see it in the Right Frame of Mind. I went in thinking it was going to be some Dumb Fun... I have Never been more Correct.The A List cast give B Movie Performances, which range from Adequate to Awful. Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta Jones are Adequate, Lili Taylor and Owen Wilson are Awful. The Special Effects are nothing short of Awe-Inspiring. They might be Highly Unnecessary at some points, but they are still very cool. Jan De Bont's Direction is of a very High Standard, the sets and effects are perfect. This must have been one Expensive movie, and all the money used is on the screen. The Screenplay is a letdown, but what can ya do... You can sit back and enjoy it anyway, like I did.There are a few Good Scares, one in particular caught me off guard. The ending is a little Soppy and Silly, but it beats the Anti-climatic Hack-job ending in the "House on Haunted Hill" remake. (on a whole, "Haunted Hill" is a much better film, though)