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elite files · 28-04-2009, 09:09

Go see this horror come thrilller film, very clever

saw it yesterday

Revenga · 28-04-2009, 11:14

Hmmm.

I'm a little bit lukewarm to this film. I found it very predictable. There was one scene which made me realise

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very early on, although I didn't guess that

Spoiler

.

I think the film should have gone down either the horror or the thriller route and not tried the combination, and I think the story suffered from the supernatural elements.

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But nevertheless, I did enjoy it

elite files · 28-04-2009, 12:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revenga

Hmmm.

I'm a little bit lukewarm to this film. I found it very predictable. There was one scene which made me realise

Spoiler

very early on, although I didn't guess that

Spoiler

.

I think the film should have gone down either the horror or the thriller route and not tried the combination, and I think the story suffered from the supernatural elements.

Spoiler

But nevertheless, I did enjoy it

but ten out of ten aobut the originality

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UltraViolet · 28-04-2009, 17:20

Give the original credit for most of the

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please, A Tale of Two Sisters. The original created the

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.

Saying that, I still enjoyed the remake and it did add on its own elements to the originals

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.

capricorn_night · 28-04-2009, 17:30

I saw it today. I guessed pretty early on that

Spoiler

Quite a few bits made me laugh that I don't think were meant to be funny. Oops

Auto Muck · 28-04-2009, 17:34

I never guessed anything but thats because I am not a sap that tries to work everything out and ruin films for myself before I have watched them

Revenga · 28-04-2009, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auto Muck

I never guessed anything but thats because I am not a sap that tries to work everything out and ruin films for myself before I have watched them

Lol, I don't TRY to work things out, sometimes my brain just picks up on nuances and runs with them.

Sometimes it doesn't

BlitZace · 28-04-2009, 17:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by elite files

but ten out of ten aobut the originality

Hardly. This film is a US remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters.

So 0/10 for originality would be more accurate.

Blah123 · 28-04-2009, 20:03

I really liked it and Emily Browning is crazily pretty in it

Scooterwolf · 28-04-2009, 20:07

I enjoyed it, didnt read any reviews etc before hand so was quite suprised by the ending.

Good film.

degsyhufc · 28-04-2009, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlitZace

Hardly. This film is a US remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters.

So 0/10 for originality would be more accurate.

I was going to point that out

I haven't seen it but the review I read said that although it is an ok modern thiriller/horror the original is far superior.

Emily Browning has great lips

Also the other girl who was in Grudge2 is ok. She looks like a barmaid in town.

elite files · 29-04-2009, 13:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlitZace

Hardly. This film is a US remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters.

So 0/10 for originality would be more accurate.

oooops

lets just in my eyes it wa s orginal

UltraViolet · 29-04-2009, 18:13

The amount of times I've seen people not know the film they are watching is a remake... it's quite sad that the original doesn't get a look in for the most part or gets seen first.

funlovingirl · 02-05-2009, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlitZace

Hardly. This film is a US remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters.

So 0/10 for originality would be more accurate.

A Tale of Two Sisters is hardly original either. The movie is based on a very old Korean film from 1924 called Janghwa Hongryeonjeon.

UltraViolet · 02-05-2009, 18:44

A Tale of Two Sisters was an idea taken from an Korean story/fairytale and worked into a full film, same as the film you mentioned. Both take from the story. It's not a remake of the film. If you read the fairytale you will see it's very different to the films also.

The Uninvited is a remake of A Tale of Two Sisters on the other hand, not original in that sense.

Bid-tv · 05-05-2009, 16:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltraViolet

The amount of times I've seen people not know the film they are watching is a remake... it's quite sad that the original doesn't get a look in for the most part or gets seen first.

On this note, I thought it was highly amusing that I didnt realise it was a remake of Tale of Two Sisters until the ending (specifically the trail of blood through the entire house was when my brain started going 'hmmm this is familiar'). Then I was like 'hey wasnt that the twist in...OHHHHH' and it all clicked that it was the same film. I think A Tale of Two Sisters was so f'd up that I never got it, and thus didn't really get the story to connect it to the remake. It's also 3 years since I saw it, which doesn't help. This version is definitely easier to follow though.

UltraViolet · 05-05-2009, 19:11

Yes for all you poor souls who can't concentrate.

CJClarke · 05-05-2009, 19:23

I thought it was rubbish. Didn't make me jump once, and i didn't feel tense at all. The story was weak and the big sisters acting was terrible.

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Hollywood needs to think up better ideas than just remaking j-horrors.

degsyhufc · 10-06-2010, 19:31

I agree that it wasn't scary or tense but I didn't mind the twist at the end.

Quote:

The story was weak and the big sisters acting was terrible.

I wasn't really concentrating on her acting ability.

She reminds me of a young Jessica Alba.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm642615808/tt0815245

Orangemaid · 10-06-2010, 22:07

ooh i seen this film .

.good twist at the end..

revans9 · 11-06-2010, 11:46

I started watching the film with low expectations. There are so many terrible horror films that get a cinema release (The Unborn, for example), let alone those that don't.

But it really surprised me. The film is so focussed on the bad stepmother angle that the rug really is pulled out from under you at the end. Plus if you look back through the film it does make sense, unlike the sixth sense which I always thought was over-praised.

so, ok, it's a remake but as modern remakes go it's up there with the likes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Last House on the Left rather than recent dross like Quarantine (rec remake), The Fog or The Wicker Man.

Carkem · 11-06-2010, 14:37

Saw this on Sky just the other day, thought it was quite crap actually, the original was far far better.

Orangemaid · 16-06-2012, 15:25

well its on tonight bbc1 at around 12 ish..wasnt that bad i thought anyway

sorry old bumped thread

degsyhufc · 16-06-2012, 17:58

Emily Browning has gone on to make a name for herself in wierd roles.

highnal · 16-06-2012, 18:02

I read the synopsis and thought meh... but judging by the replies here, it might be worth staying up for tonight!

28-04-2009, 09:09	#1
elite files Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 15,428	The Univited Go see this horror come thrilller film, very clever saw it yesterday

28-04-2009, 11:14	#2
Revenga Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ajde Nole Services: Barça, Arsenal, Roma Posts: 10,516	Hmmm. I'm a little bit lukewarm to this film. I found it very predictable. There was one scene which made me realise Spoiler she caused the fire very early on, although I didn't guess that Spoiler Alex was dead . I think the film should have gone down either the horror or the thriller route and not tried the combination, and I think the story suffered from the supernatural elements. Spoiler Okay, not supernatural it turns out, just figments ... but I think it marred the story. But nevertheless, I did enjoy it

28-04-2009, 17:20	#4
UltraViolet Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 7,538	Give the original credit for most of the Spoiler twist please, A Tale of Two Sisters. The original created the Spoiler sister dead angle and so on . Saying that, I still enjoyed the remake and it did add on its own elements to the originals Spoiler twist .

28-04-2009, 17:30	#5
capricorn_night Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 5,087	I saw it today. I guessed pretty early on that Spoiler she was the one who caused the fire but didn't think of the sister being dead thing. Quite a few bits made me laugh that I don't think were meant to be funny. Oops

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CJClarke Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Middle of Nowhere Posts: 6,781	I thought it was rubbish. Didn't make me jump once, and i didn't feel tense at all. The story was weak and the big sisters acting was terrible. Spoiler The whole "talking to a ghost, that nobody realises is a ghost, and then at the last minute it's revealed that she's a ghost" ending has been done to death. It's 10 years since the exact same thing happened to Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense...Original, i think not. Hollywood needs to think up better ideas than just remaking j-horrors.

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28-04-2009, 17:34	#6
Auto Muck Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 480	I never guessed anything but thats because I am not a sap that tries to work everything out and ruin films for myself before I have watched them

28-04-2009, 20:03	#9
Blah123 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,228	I really liked it and Emily Browning is crazily pretty in it

28-04-2009, 20:07	#10
Scooterwolf Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Black Country Services: Sky Broadband Max, PS3, PSN: Scooterwolf Posts: 2,113	I enjoyed it, didnt read any reviews etc before hand so was quite suprised by the ending. Good film.

29-04-2009, 18:13	#13
UltraViolet Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 7,538	The amount of times I've seen people not know the film they are watching is a remake... it's quite sad that the original doesn't get a look in for the most part or gets seen first.

02-05-2009, 18:44	#15
UltraViolet Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 7,538	A Tale of Two Sisters was an idea taken from an Korean story/fairytale and worked into a full film, same as the film you mentioned. Both take from the story. It's not a remake of the film. If you read the fairytale you will see it's very different to the films also. The Uninvited is a remake of A Tale of Two Sisters on the other hand, not original in that sense.

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UltraViolet Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England Posts: 7,538	Yes for all you poor souls who can't concentrate.

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Orangemaid Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lou Lou Land Services: Freeview Posts: 35,779	ooh i seen this film . .good twist at the end..

11-06-2010, 11:46	#21
revans9 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 679	I started watching the film with low expectations. There are so many terrible horror films that get a cinema release (The Unborn, for example), let alone those that don't. But it really surprised me. The film is so focussed on the bad stepmother angle that the rug really is pulled out from under you at the end. Plus if you look back through the film it does make sense, unlike the sixth sense which I always thought was over-praised. so, ok, it's a remake but as modern remakes go it's up there with the likes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Last House on the Left rather than recent dross like Quarantine (rec remake), The Fog or The Wicker Man.

11-06-2010, 14:37	#22
Carkem Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 168	Saw this on Sky just the other day, thought it was quite crap actually, the original was far far better.

16-06-2012, 15:25	#23
Orangemaid Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lou Lou Land Services: Freeview Posts: 35,779	well its on tonight bbc1 at around 12 ish..wasnt that bad i thought anyway sorry old bumped thread

16-06-2012, 17:58	#24
degsyhufc Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Up North Posts: 36,791	Emily Browning has gone on to make a name for herself in wierd roles.

16-06-2012, 18:02	#25
highnal Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London Services: Virgin Media Posts: 1,381	I read the synopsis and thought meh... but judging by the replies here, it might be worth staying up for tonight!

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