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My Recent Posts · Jul 10 12 1:23 PM

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If we have another thread for this film, I absolutely can't find it. I have to say that this is a strong scary film - my nieces were terrified when they saw it a few years ago. The general story: Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford are a couple whose daughter leaves for college, and after an accident, Pfeiffer begins to suspect she is being haunted. Certainly this is one of the best of the ghost film genre (of which there aren't nearly enough really good films - The Haunting and The Innocents being two strong predecessors).

I'm guessing that the lack of a thread on this film means that it didn't work for many of our horror fans here?

An interesting note for fans of spooky stuff: One of the screenwriters is Sarah Kernochan (Impromptu, Sommersby, 9 1/2 Weeks):

http://www.sarahkernochan.com/film/index.html

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Kernochan wrote the original script for this film for Steven Spielberg. The premise of an empty-nest couple and a female ghost was meant to resemble his "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND" -- a realistic journey about making contact with the "other side," full of awe and wonderment as well as chills. Spielberg ultimately opted to do another movie instead, and the script was reworked for Robert Zemeckis as a horror movie. Kernochan decided to take only a story credit because the final version ranged so far afield from her own script, which had been partly based on her own close encounters with a ghost in her house.

In a cool coincidence, she is writing about her ghostly encounters on her blog now, and though I've only read the first 5 installments, it's very interesting stuff (and interesting autobiography as well):

http://sarahkernochan.blogspot.com/2011/12/at-home-with-ghost-story-so-far-parts-1.html

My Recent Posts · Jul 10 12 3:29 PM

Oh I totally dig this film! This is one of the only good scary movies that my wife actually ENJOYS watching. Might need to watch this again soon to give a better review-type response...

My Recent Posts · Jul 10 12 6:29 PM

I saw it but remember very little, so it made no real impression. I guess I'll try to take another look, although I would question statement about a lack of good ghost films. There are quite a few.

... Reed

My Recent Posts · Jul 10 12 8:24 PM

I saw it in the theater when it first came out. My wife, who's a weeny when it comes to scary stuff, had a death grip on my hand for damn near the whole movie. We both liked it a lot. I haven't seen it in several years, it's rarely shown on tv. So I guess I'm overdue for a viewing.

My Recent Posts · Jul 15 12 9:41 AM

I liked this a lot when it came out, too. One of the smarter ghost story movies in recent times. Not only did it have good actors and director, but it was a smart script. It wasn't dumb, nor did it start out smart and become dumb (which a lot of movies--whatever the genre--do, unfortunately). Plus, it didn't fall apart at the end. Two thumbs up in my book.

My Recent Posts · Jan 14 13 11:58 PM

WHAT LIES BENEATH was just shown on TCM. I hadn't seen it since it was in the theater, but watched it again.

I think it's a good piece of work, and affords the pleasure of two really good actors... Michell Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford... going head to head for much of the movie. The story isn't tremendously original, but is intelligent and satisfying and has enough twists to keep your attention.

In the last 1/3rd, there's a prolonged sequence involving a bathtub .. I'll say no more ... that is riveting in the best Hitchcock tradition.

Odd fact: The script was written by Clark Gregg, who's also an actor and played Agent Phil Coulson in some of the Marvel super hero movies including THE AVENGERS.

This is a fine, ghostly chiller.

My Recent Posts · Feb 3 13 1:46 PM

A great movie. My wife and I saw it in the theaters and loved it. Great twist ending, very atmospheric and some terrific performances from the stars.
A truly creepy little film.

My Recent Posts · Feb 4 13 6:32 PM

I like this movie, but I have a good friend who does not. He never cares for any movie with Harrison Ford, so there you go.

ZD

My Recent Posts · Feb 4 13 7:25 PM

Zombie Dad wrote:
I like this movie, but I have a good friend who does not. He never cares for any movie with Harrison Ford, so there you go.

ZD

I'm your friend, I'm good, and I don't care for most movies with Harrison Ford unless Mark Hamill or Karen Allen or Sean Connery are in them.
I saw this one in the theater and remember it being predictable and tedious, but maybe it was just I don't like either Ford or Pfeiffer.

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What Lies Beneath: Zemeckis, Pfeiffer, Ford, Ghosts (2000)

What Lies Beneath: Zemeckis, Pfeiffer, Ford, Ghosts (2000)