The Making of 'The Haunting' (Video 1999)Documentary of the making of this 1999 remake of the 1963 horror classic. |
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Title: The Making of 'The Haunting' (Video 1999)
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Susan Arnold | ... |
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| Jan de Bont | ... |
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| Roy Dotrice | ... |
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| Liam Neeson | ... |
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Donna Roth | ... |
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Gary Rydstrom | ... |
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| Lili Taylor | ... |
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| Phil Tippett | ... |
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Colin Wilson | ... |
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| Owen Wilson | ... |
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Eugenio Zanetti | ... |
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| Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... |
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This documentary treats movie fans to a behnd-the-scenes look at the making of The Haunting, a remake of the classic horror film about a group of people trapped inside a haunted hosue. Hosted by star Catherine Zeta-Jones, it includes interviews with other members of the cast and crew, who share some of the experiences they had in making the film and discuss some of the special efforts that went into it. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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Jan de Bont seem to have forgotten a well-known line in the movie industry, at least among great horror/suspense film directors: in a horror movie, it's not important what you see, but what you DON'T. All great horror situations, all possible eerieness, works better on the level of the imagination. So, it's much more a matter of creating mood than to just blow money spreading special effects all around.
The bed moves, statues moves, windows are alive, there's a wild 'féerie' of (supposedly) horror moments which turn to be not much more than a special effects showroom. In the end, the house owner's portrait is alive, and his ghost makes faces and roars throughout the place. What's that? Casper, the (un)friendly ghost?
Actors make their best to carry it on. Liam Neeson has virtually nothing to do. Upon the shoulders of Miss Taylor is the movie. Cathy Zeta-Jones embellishes things up. The blond chap tries hard to make his way out this movie, before he went out of his head (no pun intended). His headless final status is, itself, a good comment on this movie.