Product: The Haunting [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 3.0
Take a Second Look
I didn't see this movie until I bought the DVD, and after the first watching I thought it would be my last, but a few days later I watched it again. And it was actually better the second time around, I think I got more out of the storyline that time, such as it was. I got past the flaws in the movie, and picked out the parts I liked which do outweigh the parts I didn't.I usually like the more suspenseful horror films where you're left guessing is this a supernatural act or someONE's doing? This movie started off that way, but quickly went into the CGI stuff which took the guess work out it. But if you accept the ghost plot the movie can be enjoyable. The graphics are pretty good, and you can actually feel for the lead character, Nell. The rest of 'em.....eh.The best part of all is the eeriness and beauty of the house, which I guess could be considered the lead character, it's worth checking out the film just to see the house! One thing I did notice though is that after a couple of viewings even though the house on the outside seems to go on forever, you get familiar with the sets for the inside of the house and notice the movie takes place in only about 6 different rooms that they just keep showing over and over again. Wish we could have seen more!Anyway, if you have a bit of extra cash to burn check this out, and remember second time might the charm!