All I have to say is it is about time. It has been so long since a good horror film has been and The Orphanage is one of the few films to finally succeed.
This movie was absolutely fantastic. The acting was top notch, the set ups for the scary parts was almost torture in how slow and meticulous it set everything up.
Having read the plot of this movie i wasn't expecting a whole lot. Family moves in to big scary house and strange and terrifying things begin to happen.
I have seen many horror movies, but in this genre this will remain one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. To me it shares the same spot with pan's labyrinth on the top.
Once again I've fallen in love with a Spanish Horror movie. Directed by Juan A.
Even though we look at this movie and can tell it's perfectly recent, at the same it oozes a certain old-fashioned feeling, which is good. Indeed, it is something of a return to the classic horror stories: simple, deep and intense, has soul, atmosphere (it transmits a cold and solitary atmosphere), film-making of quality, gorgeous cinematography, a beautiful musical score by Fernando Velázquez and expertly done and realistic scares instead of cheap terror and special effects.
The key to this movie's success is on the proverbial simplicity. More than a terror film, it is more of a drama, a sad and devastating story that can impress.
Achingly sad is a term I have never used before to describe a horror movie, but it captures 'El Orfanato' perfectly. This tale revolves around a young family who move into an orphanage where the mother resided as a child.
Maybe I set the bar too high since this movie was coming from the guy who wrote Pan's Labyrinth. It wasn't scary at all.
