Product: The Haunting [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 1.0
The worst movie I've seen since 'Wing Commander'
I rented this movie thinking that it would be excellent. I mean why wouldn't it? With Jan de Bont directing {directed the excellent films 'Twister' and 'Speed'} and Liam Neeson {best known as Jedi Master Qui Gon Jinn in 'Star Wars Episode 1' or as Oscar Schindler in the 'Schindler's List'} I was almost positive this film would be excellent. But it's not, I haven't seen a more pointless and more stupid movie since the awful 'Wing Commander' that came out last year. Not only did this film have no plot or point was soever but had barely any kills and the even the ones that it did have were so stupid that it my best friend and I spent over half of the movie laughing at it. The people are so dumb, for instance a dulcimer's strings are coming loose and this woman puts her face right over it so she obivously gets hit by it. Another part was when that idiot blonde guy from 'Anaconda' screamed near the end "burn the house down!" whenever they were inside of it because they couldn't escape! The only thing that kept me watching this ronchy film were the special effects by Industrial Light and Magic and even a few of the effects were disappointing! All in all, this definately ranks up in my least favorite movie list ranking even higher that 'Jaws 4' which I absolutely hate and yes even 'Life' as hard as it is to believe. I am very disappointed not only in Jan de Bont but Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta Jones, not for their performances in or behind the film but for even considering for a split second to read the script let alone perform in it. Don't buy this movie unless you have suicidal tendances!