The Uninvited (1996)
A family, trying to pull themselves together after losing their infant son, moves into a new home, where, almost immediately, the mother begins experiencing paranormal phenomena. She finds it playful at first, but as it grows increasingly malevolent, she is unable to convince her husband of it, and she must contend with it to protect her family from its influence.
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Absolutely brilliant
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Methinks somebody has been watching POLTERGEIST one too many times...as is the case with many, many mid '90s television movies, this is utter rubbish. Just as I expected. Throughout the film little happens, apart from a few inexplicable events. The climax arrives with zero tension or suspense and a big poorly-animated CGI head arrives floating in the air. Maybe Jan de Bont saw this when he was making THE HAUNTING. Absolutely nothing here is original, and even the best scare, a bath overrunning with blood, has been taken from countless other films (THE SHINING to name just one). The acting is poor and Beau Bridges should be ashamed of appearing in this one. He also has a wife about twenty years younger than him.So, if your idea of fear is a few doors banging shut and a bath filling with water, then this film is for you. Unfortunately the film makers saw fit to have a sickening "cute" ghost around too, appearing via some "wondrous" special effects of sparkling lights. I'm being just ever so slightly sarcastic here. Oh, and they couldn't even spell cemetery correctly in the epilogue, either. Every plot twist is predictable, every moment boring. I had a battle of wills while watching this; the sensible half of me wanted to switch it off, the stubborn side wanted to watch it for the sake of completeness. I did, in the end, but I wish I hadn't bothered. Dull, pointless and totally irredeemable, this is just another in a long line of television movies that didn't deserve to have been made.
When I first saw the title of this film on my T.V. list I expected the classic movie made in the forties. It started out in color which meant it was just a remake. There was even a large tree in the opening moments. Much like the original, a tree is very important. Then just as quick as a flash of lightening, anything classic about this film disappeared. Suddenly the plot started to remind me of "Poltergeist." I also loved the first 2 "Poltergeists" but this was NO POLTERGEIST. The ending was really the best part of the film. It featured the strength of a women in mortal combat. Would she win or lose against the supernatural? I know that the writers of this film lost in their battle for something original.
I'm amazed to see how low this movie scores in the IMDB rating (currently 4.3), it is a very good movie; it's like a light version of Poltergeist in which the main character is taken for crazy when she speaks about the paranormal things occurring at her home.The tension gets higher and higher until the last moment. Best of all, it's based on true eventsI certainly recommend this movie
I loved this movie. it was filmed 4 houses down from me, in my friend sean's house! i loved meeting the cast! my friends were all in it! like the boys playing with water guns and the girls roller'blading! i was even walking on the street in one scene! The orchard is not there anymore! now there is a much larger neighborhood connected to it! and we don't actually live on a family cemetary!(thank god!) if you have questions, please e-mail me!