The Orphanage (El Orfanato) (2007)

My Favorite Films of 2007 (25 movies items)

" "Seeing is not believing. It's the other way around. Believe, and you will see." Directed by J.A. Bayona Written by Sergio G. Sánchez Music by Fernando Velázquez Cinematography by Oscar Faura Editing by Elena Ruiz"

Movies I Watched in March 2021 (44 movies items)

" Date: 3/23/2021 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-Watch Note: I haven't seen The Orphanage since it came out on DVD back in 2008 and I wanted to revisit it for a while now. Thankfully, I bought the Blu-ray for $1 at my local Dollar Tree and it was totally worth it. The Orphanage is still a great movie in my opinion. J. A. Bayona (the director) did a wonderful job of making a creepy and disturbing haunted house movie by creating a strong atmosphere. The Orphanage is so atmospheric, you can feel the cold chi"

Movies Watched in 2020 (310 movies items)

"October 15th Directed by: Juan Antonio Bayona Downloaded."

An average movie

“Since this flick had a solid reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though this movie had been apparently a huge success in Spain when it was released, to be honest, I really struggled to get into the damned thing. First of all, in my opinion, the start was actually rather awkward. I mean, you had this woman who bought the orphanage where she lived as a young girl and she was supposed to turn it into a place to take care of disabled children. On top of that, she had adopted a boy who was also HIV positive, who had some imaginary friends and who also could see ghosts. And I forgot to mention that the house might be haunted as well. Seriously, it was just way too much for me. Fortunately, when Simón started to get involved himself and his mother into some quest game, then” read more

6,006 Movies For a Post-Covid World... (6013 movies items)

"CLASSIC MOVIE! Review coming soon... *Official Movie Maniac's "ANOTHER 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" entry* *Official 2020: A Movie Odyssey entry, by Dr-Faustus* "