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The Orphanage
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
Fabric Type: 0794043120718
Graphics Memory Size: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Manufacturer Labor Warranty Description: 125
Maximum Color Depth: New Line Home Video
Maximum Focal Length: EnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledSpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Metal Type: New Line Home Video
Pearl Type: 1000038293
Processor Count: 1
Total Firewire Ports: New Line Home Video
Total Metal Weight: 1
Total Parallel Ports: April 22, 2008
Total S Video Out Ports: 105 minutes
New Line Home Video
2008
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Product Description:
A woman discovers dark secrets hidden within her cherished childhood home in the supernatural drama THE ORPHANAGE the feature film debut of acclaimed young Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona. A superbly atmospheric and emotionally powerful tale of love loss and guilt.System Requirements:Running Time: 105 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Rating: R UPC: 794043120718 Manufacturer No: 1000038293
Amazon.com:
It's only his first film, but Spain's Juan Antonio Bayona has already figured out the secret to a successful supernatural thriller: emphasize character over special effects. Like Walter Salles's Dark Water and Alejandro Amenábar's The Others, The Orphanage pivots on a pretty woman and an unusual child. When her old orphanage goes on the market, Laura (Belén Rueda, Amenábar's The Sea Inside) and Carlos (Fernando Cayo) settle in with their son, Simón (Roger Príncep). Once acclimated to the remote seaside surroundings, they plan to re-open it as a home for special-needs children. Meanwhile, their seven-year-old doesn't know he's adopted or that he has a life-threatening illness. He does, however, have a lot of imaginary playmates. When Simón disappears without a trace, his parents contact the police, but to no avail. Because Laura has been hearing odd noises and having strange visions, they proceed to consult a medium. Aurora (Geraldine Chaplin, speaking perfect Spanish) is convinced they aren't alone. Carlos has his doubts, but Laura makes like a detective and revisits her childhood--through photographs, home movies, and exploration of the spooky stone manor--to determine who or what abducted her son. Produced and presented by Guillermo Del Toro, The Orphanage is less fanciful than his works, though it does bear a vague resemblance to the ghostly Devil's Backbone. There are a few gory make-up effects, but Bayona mostly preys on our fear of the unknown to craft a first-rate fright fest. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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I encourage everyone to see this movie, The Orphanage, this is incredible!!!!!! It gets you glued to the tv!!!!! Its just the best thriller movie and the director is fantastic!!!!!! DEFINITELY WORTH BUYING!!!!!! INCREDIBLE EXCELLENT FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This was a better story then I thought it would be and not what I expected it to be. Youo would kinda think you were going to see a very scary and evil film but it's not really. I mean, there are some parts that make you jump but its more of a story of love and release. I cant think of another way of putting it without telling the ending. I liked the story and thought it was very endearing, if not sad as to what really happened. If you are looking for a hollywood ghost story with blood and terrifying ... Read More
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Having the misfortune of an excess of time where I have to remain mostly still, I decided to make the most of it by watching a few horror movies in broad daylight that I will likely never watch otherwise. I like Guillermo del Toro's work overall and I'd heard good things about this movie. I'm happy to say that it did indeed live up to my expectations.
The story concerns Laura who buys her childhood orphanage with the intention of making it into a home for disabled and sick children. Her adopted ... Read More
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Well what can I say. First it was in spanish. I speak english only so I had to read the film. I was very disappointed with this film. The movie was slow moving to where after so much of it I ended up fast forwarding small pieces at a time. Plus the movie was extremely boring. I had a hard time trying to finish this movie. If this movie would have sold for a penny I would NOT have purchased it had I of known what I now know about this movie. The only thing I can say is it was slow, boring, not scary at all, and ... Read More
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All in all this is one of the better horrors of the last several years! I personally thought it was about as good as "The Others" and better than others like "Drag me to Hell," "The Devil's Backbone," "Trick-r-Treat," "the 6th Sense" (though I was one who thought 6th sense was over-rated), or the American versions of "the Grudge" and "the Ring."
On one hand it's hard to call The Orphanage extremely original...it's almost like a hodge-podge of (or let's say influenced by) many of the big major horror ... Read More
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