boccyan47
I don't know what people are talking here on IMDb. It's the same movie we are watching? Are they smoking something, are they f@@king whit chemicals? Only crack can make you jump like they say in the reviews - so half the people on IMDb are smoking crack?Scary, creepy, atmospheric, slow burner ghost story...WOW! Let the pipe down for a minute!Believe me people this is a BIG P.O.S! Don't waste your money on this! It's nothing creepy or scary, only if you are 11 and hyper sensitive and of course if you abuse the pipe you'll find this scary.This is nothing new, we already seen this done better, i don't know what i was expecting, but reading the reviews here i thought maybe this is good. I was dead wrong.I keep saying, never believe the positive reviews on IMDb, it's sad because you need an opinion from outside to decide if you'll spend the money or not. We need the truth! This site it's going down with kids all over the place and drug abuse.
HON Shahi
a good movie with nice story. Its a horror + little bit affectionate. don't know why it is rated so low.It may not be for the horror lovers but is worth seeing. And it has very good and interesting story which many great movies lack.Its the story about love , affection , violence, and somewhat cute and romantic.I had watched it in 2008 on HBO at midnight. Great time to see these kind of movies. I wasn't disappointed at all by the movie.. the story is awesome and everything else is OK. i had forgot the name of movie , and recently I was searching for it and couldn't find it .I tried a lot describing plot and asking on yahoo answers but it seemed not many people had seen it. i even tried on IMDb by categorizing by horror and sorting through a large number of movies , but could't find again due to its poor rating (??). Then one day I goggled " horror + violence +apartment + neighbor + prison " as these were the words describing the plot , and Bingo ,I found the movie. hope to see it one more time.
Chrysanthepop
A remake of the Phillipino flick, 'Sigaw', 'The Echo' follows the traditional path of the typical European/Asian claustrophobic chiller flick. The story is simplistic, predictable and weak. Some of the subplots are uninteresting and don't really fit with the main story. It starts off slow and the tense atmosphere is very well maintained. This is no slasher flick. It's mostly atmospheric and that's where it succeeds. The creepy and claustrophobic interiors of Bobby's building and the stylistic execution, first rate cinematography and sound effects contribute very well in creating tension. While the lead character Bobby is well developed, I felt that the other characters suffered from poor writing. Jesse Bradford is excellent and he confidently carries the movie displaying depth and restraint. Iza Calzado is very good despite the way her role was written.As flawed as it is, it's not a bad suggestion for a one-time watch especially for those who enjoy films of this kind.
3xHCCH
Ever since I heard about it, I wanted to watch this American production of a Filipino horror film, with the same director (Yam Laranas) at the helm. However, when I heard it went straight to DVD instead of wide theatrical release, I knew I had to temper my expectations.The first half of this movie moves at a literal snail's pace. There was nothing much to establish, yet it certainly took its time. Bobby Reynolds (Jesse Bradford) earns parole from his prison term and went to live in his mother's apartment, which had been abandoned since her recent death. However, he sees strange things and hears strange sounds while he is there. This entire scenario with the Mom was not in the Philippine version at all, yet so much time was spent on this side story here.However, in the second half, the movie finally comes alive when the story about the family who lived next door to Bobby finally gets dealt with in more of its gruesome detail. These scary scenes were shot very well, with the right amount of nervous tension. Still we see the victims do what most "horror movie victims" stupidly do to deserve their fates. The ending would seem to be quite simplistic given the extensive build-up to that point. This is especially true for us who had already seen the original before.Jesse Bradford did well to convey how a macho ex-con could be the central character of a horror film, which is not typical. He did much better than the original actor. I felt it was too bad that Iza Calzado, who was given the chance to reenact her original role in this American version, was given little opportunity to fully delve into her disturbed character of the abused wife. Some time could have been spent to describe her situation more, than the excessive time given Jesse to explore his apartment. Knowing her character more could have increased the audience's satisfaction with the story's final outcome.
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