Kirpianuscus After each occasion when I saw, I define it as masterpiece. sure, many explanations. but something is real impressive - the plot. the science to explore each emotion, expectation, thrill, supposition about story, characters and end. the performances are more than beautiful. the atmosphere - you feel it . the tension - real embroidery. the great good point - it is a film about yourself. about fears, certitudes and appearances. and that does it a magnificent film. and more. a remarkable masterpiece.

juneebuggy Hadn't seen this in years and enjoyed it almost as much in my rewatch. I will say though that knowing the outcome changed the fear factor a bit, almost like watching a different movie in that respect. Its set on the Channel Islands in 1945, a ghost story that deals with Nicole Kidman as a troubled young mother, awaiting the return of her long missing husband from the war. Her two children have a rare photosensitivity disease which means they cannot be touched by direct sunlight, her daughter claims to see ghosts. The mother hires servants to help in her spooky mansion, she thinks they are playing tricks but their arrival changes everything. I still struggled with the scene with the husband, even "knowing" it felt awkward and just strange and Nicole does wear on you after a while with her dramatics. Great movie though, scary, atmospheric, stylish with a slowly unraveling plot. I enjoyed the mystery

robmccolley There's an Oscar for good sound editing. As far as I know, there aren't criminal penalties for egregiously awful sound editing.In this case, the sound editor may not be to blame. It's got to be a directorial choice. Jarring noises are the primary tool for provoking shock.These explosions of sound will probably make you jump. Apart from that, there's not much that's scary about the movie. There aren't any evil characters.Apart from waking your neighbors and permanently damaging your hearing, the huge imbalance of sound levels will insure that you spend the duration of the film manipulating the volume. You'll have to turn it up if you want to hear the whispered dialogue. You'll need to decrease it by 75% when something "dramatic" happens.

Anssi Vartiainen World War II has just ended and a young woman with two children is waiting on an island in the British Channel for her husband to return home. Her housekeepers have mysteriously vanished without any hints and thus she's forced to hire new staff, three solemn locals who claim a past with the manor they're living in. And then the strange sounds start plaguing the family.The Others works as a horror film because it allows the atmosphere to build. There are very few jump scares, almost none at all, and most of the horror is build on the fact that the mother is slowly losing her mind and is forced to doubt her every decision. The situation itself is strange enough with a lone manor, two children being forced to live indoors for fear of the light and three closemouthed locals, but then the facts start revealing themselves and it ended up being quite different from what I'd imagined. But in the best way possible. It's a well-spun tale all around.Two special mentions for extra greatness. First to Nicole Kidman, whose acting abilities are still very much on top. Hers is the carrying performance of this entire film and she sells it flawlessly. From a stern although caring mother to a determined mistress of a manor to a scared soul trembling in the face of the unknown. The second mention goes to the soundtrack, which is a perfect blend of classical haunting and British pastoral music reminiscent of the good old days of the Empire. Definitely a soundtrack I would listen just because. And I in fact have.The Others is a very good horror film. One of the best I've seen in years and definitely a film worth checking out if you're looking for something a bit more psychological and mood-dependent.