Have noticed quite a lot of people complaining that this movie did not get enough publicity, so just curious to know how people were initially introduced to it. Seems to be a Cult film in that you only know about it if someone has recommended it to you or if you did your research online.
I just noticed it on some random's top 10 horror list on Amazon and thought the DVD cover looked creepy. Anyone else?
i watched the movie the machinist(also a very good movie)which was directed by the same person and i decided to give this movie a try and was very pleased that i did
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It was made by a friend of a friend. I hated it the first time I saw it, not it's one of my favorite horror films.
sharei woke up after falling asleep watching IFC, i was 14... and it scared the *beep* out of me at 3AM lol. i keep telling my boyfriend to watch it now, he thinks i'm crazy cause it looks so low quality and weird to him.
shareI read that Silent Hill (one of my fave video game series of all time) was inspired in part by this. (think the creepy wheelchair scene)
I caught Jacob's Ladder couple of years ago, never managed to see this till recently, and I was not disappointed.
Saw Brad Anderson's 'The Machinist', then said 'I have to see more'.lol...Recently watched Transsiberian, that too, was uniquely awesome.
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(before I discovered the internet mind you)...
After coming out of the theatre having watched something else (cant even recall now) I saw the poster on the outside of the building and was so taken by the cover art that I just had to go back and see it (even though I considered David Caruso to be along the same lines as Dean Cain or Eric Roberts at the time). I went back and saw it 08/16/2000 (5 days after its official release). I still have both copies of my ticket stub!
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I used to go up to Danvers State all the time with friends exploring the building, taking photos, etc. I didn't know about the movie when it first came out as I didn't start going to DSH until a year or two later.
It's a sin the place is gone, but we still have the movie to help cope with the loss I guess. (I love the movie, I don't understand the hate some people have for it, it does feel like something is missing, but it's not bad at all generally speaking, guess people have different likes and dislikes...)
It was just sitting there on the dvd shelf at the store. I had never heard of it, but the picture of the single chair on the cover was interesting. got it to share with some friends since we had just returned from a trip to see the Glore Psychiatric Museum (at that time in the original Hospital) which is featured in Ripley's for featuring displays of the history of the treatment of mental patients-from the good to the most horrific! We were allowed to wander through the entire building and grounds-and we each experienced strange feelings in different areas. Watching this film after that-when the final lines are said-the room was completely quiet! The Glore Museum is still there-highly recommended-it's free or donations accepted. The hospital still stands but is now a prison! how appropriate.
shareI was looking through dvds at FYE and when I saw the title I initially thought of some other movie with a creepy child. Then I read the back of the DVD and it looked intruiging so i gave it a chance. I hated it at first but I just watched it again and really enjoyed it.
"Being human in a world full of vampires is about as safe as barebackin a 5 dollar whore".
Was on a forum all about Silent Hill and a load of people have said from a visual style and the story, it deals with some very similar themes such as abandoned mental hospitals, wheelchairs and repressed memories.
sharea friend recommended it. and I became obsessed with this film since then. I watched it at least 4 times. I'm watching it now again on tv.
shareI was in a mental hospital and we were forced to watch it every day
shareI had read a favorable review for it, and loved the concept, but it didn't play in any theaters by me. I ended up renting it when it released on video. Of course, I loved it, and usually bring it up in discussions about horror flicks.
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