A young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own.
| Genre | Horror, Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Production | Miramax, Tequila Gang, Gran Via Productions |
| Keywords | remake, monster, Creature, bathtub, old house |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
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2/10: Attack of the CGI furry...
Thursday, January 12, 2012 Attack of the CGI furry babies! I saw the trailer for Don't be afraid of the Dark a few months ago and really wanted to see it, I begged my boyfriend but as always he makes fun of the fact how much I love horror movies and didn't take me. So I had to wait for the rental and now I actually find myself thanking him that we didn't waste our money on this stupid movie. I love haunted house stories, I think since Paranormal Activity, everyone has had their eyes back on that genre of horror. So naturally comes a remake from the 70's comes along that was a haunting child horror story and let's make it the most ridicules looking thing you'll ever see in your life.In Blackwood Manor eight-year old Sally Hurst arrives in Rhode Island to live with her father Alex and his girlfriend Kim, both restoring it...
8/10: House of Gothicism Don't...
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 House of Gothicism Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is exactly the kind of horror movie you want to hate. It's a remake, it involves a child in peril, and it contains some (and I say "some") very nasty violence. Just watch--you'll have trouble hating it.Guillermo del Toro's new collaborative effort with first-time director Troy Nixey is, simply put, horror done right. There's a lot here that can be found in any horror movie that comes out now, but this one succeeds for relying on tone and setting rather than blood and guts. The acting from all three leads is surprisingly good, and Nixey shines as well behind the camera.However, at the heart of the film is a ballsy story co-written by del Toro that really keeps the film stable. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is originally based on a 1973 British TV movie that has been hailed...
4/10: Soon descends into CGI nonsense...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Soon descends into CGI nonsense The idea behind DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK has potential. It's a remake of one of those classic 1970s TV horrors with Guillermo del Toro as one of the scriptwriters, no less. It starts off with potential, featuring a leading role from Guy Pearce (always a favourite) and some great set design and dressing in the form of a huge, crumbling old mansion complete with hidden rooms and passageways.And slowly, bit by bit, the potential ebbs away, leaving this a soulless and artificial experience. It ends up being overexposed and under-written, a jumble of pointless scare sequences and endless CGI nonsense as the inhabitants of the household are repeatedly put at the mercy of some unwelcome critters. In some ways it's like a modern day GREMLINS, and it has a very childish feel to it despite the adult rating. There are parallels to other del Toro fare like PAN...
2/10: Be VERY afraid of this...
Friday, August 26, 2011 Be VERY afraid of this movie! Pointless remake of the 1973 MTV movie. Alex (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) renovate an old house. They invite Sally (Bailee Madison), Alex's only kid from a previous marriage, to stay with them. Sally starts hearing voices from the walled up basement in the house. There are creatures there that say they want to play with Sally...but they have more sinister intentions.There was absolutely no reason to remake the downright terrifying 1973 TV movie--but that never stopped Hollywood! In the original it was a woman who was terrorized--here it's a young girl. The film is not graphic (how it got the R rating is beyond me) but it has its moments. The attack on Harris (Jack Thompson) is pretty bloody and cool and when Sally finds something under her bed sheets it's downright terrifying...but there are too few moments in this film. It...
2/10: You won't be afraid...
Thursday, March 22, 2012 You won't be afraid....... A young girl is sent to live with her estranged father and his girlfriend at their new home.The father, Alex has plans to spruce up the home with the help of his interior decorator girlfriend, Kim.The previous owner of the home was a famous painter who mysteriously disappeared.Alex's daughter, Sally, soon discovers the cause of the painter's disappearance.....This is one of those films that has a famous Autuers name on some producing credit to give the movie that little bit more gravitas.Del Toro stated that he wanted to make this as it was his favourite TV mini series of the seventies. And good grief is the film bad.Like the re-make of 'The Haunting' the house is beautiful and so are the sets, but you come to see a horror movie to be scared, or be put under a little tension, not to see anorexic gremlins bully...
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