| The Haunting Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| DIRECTED BY: Jan de Bont
WRITTEN BY: David Shelf, based upon a novel by Shirley Jackson
CAST: Liam Neeson, Cathrine Zeta Jones, Lili Taylor, Lili Taylor, Marian Seldes more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| DIRECTED BY: Jan de Bont
WRITTEN BY: David Shelf, based upon a novel by Shirley Jackson
CAST: Liam Neeson, Cathrine Zeta Jones, Lili Taylor, Lili Taylor, Marian Seldes more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| While watching this remake of "The Haunting," I began to wonder how this film would fare if it was not a remake, but just another haunted house story. In other words, what if this was the first film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel, forgetting...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| HAUNTING, THE (director: Jan de Bont; screenwriter: David Self, based on
the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson;
cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel; editor: Michael Kahn; cast: Lili
Taylor (Nell), Liam Neeson (Dr. David Marrow), Catherine...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Joe Chamberlain |
| When The Haunting arrived in theaters, all I kept hearing about was the
overdone special effects and the fact that very often the unseen bumps in
the night in a horror film are far scarier than those that you can put a
face to courtesy of special...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Stephen Graham Jones |
| What gets you in a haunted house movie are the quiet moments, when you
expect something to happen. A good haunted house movie incubates this,
stacks up a few false positives, then knocks them down all at once in a
crash of cymbals, only to start the...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Greg King |
| THE HAUNTING (M).
(Dreamworks/UIP)
Director: Jan De Bont
Stars: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, Bruce
Dern, Marian Seldes, Todd Field, Virginia Madsen
Running time: 115 minutes.
Robert Wise's The Haunting, his 1963...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Brandon Herring |
| This version of the classic 1963 movie of the same name is messed up. The
original was based on the terrifyingly creepy novel by Shirly Jackson entitled
'The Haunting of Hill House'. The 1963 version scared the wits out of me, even
at my age of 15. It...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Right up until the end, I wanted to praise this movie; but the less than
satisfying climax stole my thunder. Hell, I'm going to steal it back!
(There's got to be a little praise I can scare up.) more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by John Carroll |
| If you’ve ever seen a movie, which you probably have considering you are
on this website, you should know about all of the trivia they post before a
movie. They have things like illustrations and you have to guess the movie or
facts about the film....more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by John Beachem |
| Before entering "The Haunting", it's important for the viewer to consider what
kind of movie they're looking for. If it's a terrifying horror movie, look
elsewhere. If it's a special effects extravaganza with fine acting and some of
the best sets ever...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Paul McElligott |
| Rule #1 in telling a good ghost story: the less you show of the ghost,
the better. Robert Wise remembered that in 1963, Jan de Bont ignores it
in 1999. more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| 'The Haunting' was originally a small budgeted film from 1963 with the
same name. In 1999, this version of 'The Haunting' is such a
stupendously bad film that it's tough to know where I should begin.
It's written in wooden fashion by David Self, based...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Frankie Paiva |
| The 1963 thriller The Haunting (based on the book by Shirley Jackson) was a
psychological thriller that creeped deep within the crevices of the human
brain, exploring mental terror and ghostly happenings, seeing the film remade
is frightening. No, it's...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Brian Matherly |
| Cast: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor, Bruce
Dern, Virginia Madsen, Lisa Loeb
Written by: David Self
Directed by: Jan de Bont
Running Time: 112 minutes
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1999 more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| A big house. A big director, Jan de Bont of SPEED and TWISTER fame. A big
star, Catherine Zeta-Jones, hot of the heels of ENTRAPMENT (6.5/10) and
ZORRO. A big remake of THE HAUNTING. And big special effects. So what do
they all amount to? Unfortunately...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| THE HAUNTING stars a large gothic mansion. With eerie old paintings,
large human-like sculptures and creepy corridors, the house looks
remarkably like Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. The main difference in
the two edifices is that Disneyland's is...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: What starts as a new version of THE
HAUNTING mixes in aspects of THE UNINVITED and THE
LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE. Eventually director Jan de
Bont gives in to the temptation to excess and his...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Ram Balasubramaniam |
| /The Haunting/ uses a classic horror plot device: a group of strangers
are trapped in an isolated location and are susceptible to the
supernatural force around them. They have to get out before it's too
late, but said force keeps them from leaving. more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Paul Dearing |
| The Haunting (1999)
Thriller / Suspense / Horror
Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson
Directed by Jan De Bont
1 hour, 52 minutes
Rated PG-13 for profanity, a few violent scenes, mature themes, intense
special effects, suggestive...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| If you’ve seen the trailer for The Haunting, then you’ve basically seen
the movie. This remake of the 1963 Robert Wise classic is simply a
showcase for horrific special effects, ghostly apparitions and floating
demons that look more expensive than scary....more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Brian Takeshita |
| Okay, I admit it. I don't really like scary movies a whole lot
because they're, well, scary. Sometimes the ol' imagination gets
going when I'm alone at night, and the images I saw in that creepy
movie two days ago come back to haunt me. I lie in bed...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 2.0 stars (out of 4.0)
********************************
Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Mark Shaw |
| I admit I was prepared to dislike this movie, being a BIG fan of the
original 1963 version, (which, along with THE INNOCENTS and Nigel
Kneale's THE WOMAN IN BLACK, is one of the best "ghost" films ever made)
and make no mistake, this is a BAD film--a...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by John Sylva |
| Loosely based on the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House, and the
1963 film The Haunting, The Haunting is the first memorable haunted house flick
since 1979's The Amityville Horror. The film's trailers appeared to be
sporting a...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| I never thought I'd see the day when Lili Taylor would carry a
big-budget, big studio summer blockbuster wannabe. But here she is, the
indie queen herself, playing the lead in $80-million-plus _The_Haunting_.
One could be led to believe that Taylor's...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| starring Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson
screenplay by David Self, based on The Haunting of Hill House by
Shirley Jackson
directed by Jan De Bont more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Joe Barlow |
| STARRING: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor,
Owen Wilson
DIRECTOR: Jan de Bont
WRITER: David Self, based on Shirley Jackson's novel 'The
Haunting of Hill House'
RATED: PG-13
RELEASED: 1999 more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| The Haunting is a terrific thriller: scary, great-looking and
satisfying; it's a shame to see that many of my colleagues dislike it so
intensely. It may be a triumph of style over substance, but what a
triumph! -- with eye-popping set design, convincing...more |
| The Haunting Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| If you've read Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery," you know the
woman can spin a tale. Her 1959 novel THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the
basis for Jan De Bont's film, a mostly successful adaptation with
state-of-the-art special effects and...more |
