The Strangers DVD (Region 1)

6.2	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Universal Studios
Release date : 21 October 2008
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 0025193330222
UPC : 025193330222

Horror (2), Thriller (1), 2000's (1), DivX/avi (1)

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Product DescriptionInspired by true events, this heart pounding, nail-biting frightener mercilessly explores our most universal fears, where simply opening the door to a stranger leads to a grueling night of terror one could never imagine. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star in this relentless suspense thriller that will keep you up at nig Product Description
Inspired by true events, this heart pounding, nail-biting frightener mercilessly explores our most universal fears, where simply opening the door to a stranger leads to a grueling night of terror one could never imagine. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star in this relentless suspense thriller that will keep you up at night and make you never want to answer the door again!

A lean, briskly paced and exceptionally creepy thriller, The Strangers earns its scares the old-fashioned way: through atmosphere, sound design, and a simple yet undeniably upsetting central premise that allows for maximum tension throughout its running time. Attractive young lovers Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman are already having a bad day--she's turned down his marriage proposal--before a knock on the door in the middle of the night announces a full-fledged siege on their remote vacation home by a trio of masked assailants. The film's first third delivers the most consistent shivers as the visitors make their presence and intentions known to Tyler; the second half grows more frantic and bloody before a gruesome finale that may leave viewers either rattled to their core or bothered by its empty nihilism. Speedman is fine as the downtrodden male lead (who's seen tucking into a carton of ice cream after being rejected), but it's Tyler who impresses the most by shouldering the lion's share of the terror. First-time writer/director Bryan Bertino impresses by forsaking the current passion for over-the-top violence (save for the finale) in favor of more traditional means of generating fear, and if his project borrows heavily from other films, most notably the French chiller Them (which shares its "inspired by a true story" origin) and Michael Haneke's Funny Games, at least he's taking from the best. The sound design is among the many technical standouts, and the unsettling score by tomandandy (The Hills Have Eyes) pleasantly evokes Ennio Morricone's fuzztone-heavy work for Dario Argento in the early '70s. On a completely unrelated note, LP fanatics should appreciate how both the film's heroes and villains share an affinity for folk and country music on vinyl. --Paul Gaita

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Jessica

The Strangers

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 20 4:34

This fillm has excellent suspense (I watched the unrated version). From the opening scene to the final one, I was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see what was going to happen next. This is well done...and I don't understand why people are saying it sucks, because it sure doesn't! I love horror movies, and the ones being churned out these days are all sub-standard, with little suspense, bad stories, bad acting, etc. The Strangers has a good story, is packed with suspense, and it well acted. One of the most frightening things about this movie is, of course, the "strangers"...excellent scary movie bad guys. A great horror/suspense release, in time for Hallowe'en :)

Rating : 10/10

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