Product Description: The chilling tale of dr. Joyce reardon an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl annie wheaton to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion rose red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Nancy Travis David Dukes Run time: 254 minutes Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com: On regular television, punctuated by frenetic commercials, the leisurely pace of the horror miniseries Rose Red probably felt grueling; but on its own terms, the effect is like settling into a long book full of detail--a book not unlike those of Stephen King, who wrote the script. The story (about a researcher into the paranormal who takes a team of psychics into a haunted house) recycles themes that King has used before--a telekinetic girl, a house with its own consciousness--but for his fans, the familiarity is probably comfortable and even enjoyable. The cast (including Nancy Travis, Julian Sands, and Melanie Lynsky from Heavenly Creatures) give committed performances, and the special effects are television-grade but used pretty well. Most of it doesn't make much sense, but at its best Rose Red is absurd and creepy at the same time. --Bret Fetzer
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Rose Red
'Rose Red' was a good story without all the spooks and goblins of Halloween.
The placement of the story, and it's surroundings, looked more realistic and less ridiculess (unbelieveable) than most spook movies. I enjoyed it.
Rating: - "Emmers!!!"
The Good Things
*A few neat, somewhat creepy special effects.
*It's pretty well-filmed.
*Some good lines.
*Some interesting ideas.
*Good usage of the setting.
The Bad Things
*Some parts are totally ridiculous.
*Other parts are just plain weird or convoluted.
*I really couldn't care much for these characters.
*This whole story reminds me too much of "The Shining."
For Stephen King, "Rose Red" is one of the weaker titles in his repertoire. It's mildly entertaining, but mostly because of the absurdity (especially in the characters and dialogue) and quality of photography. But if you're looking for a good serious horror film, this would not be it.
The DVD has okay video and sound quality. It's entirely in fullscreen. If I recall, it has one or two featurettes.
Rating: - Scary but haven't we seen this plot before??..........
After watching this movie, I have more or less given up trying to find a really, really good Stephen King story brought to film - The Shining is by far the best. The plot of this one has been seen before. This one is just cheap chills and thrills and not much else. I found this movie in the 5.00 DVD bin at Wal-Mart. You most definitely get what you pay for. Mr. Stephen King: how about something really original that doesn't just go on and on and on - but really has a great plot, great chills - and when it comes to filmdom, a better cast would be a big plus. You are sooo talented - this one is so beneath you.
Rating: - Retread of old stuff
I just saw this mini-series on the Sci-Fi channel. I grew up reading Stephen King--I used to read all his stuff. But he reached his pinnacle about 2O or more years ago. "It" and "The Talisman" (written with Peter Straub) were the last of his great novels. Although I rarely read him anymore, I thought this miniseries looked interesting. But it turned out to be a cross between Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" an the real story of the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, where Sarah Winchester believed she would die if she stopped building her mansion. To make matters worse, King seemed to be ripping off his own characters from his other novels (I kept expecting Annie Wheaton to forcefully whisper "Back off!!" like the little girl from King's "Firestarter.") I could not figure out if those long-toothed monsters were suppposed to be ghosts, vampires or zombies. At any rate, this flick ... Read More
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