Front Cover |
Actor |
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Tony Shalhoub |
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Embeth Davidtz |
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Matthew Lillard |
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Shannon Elizabeth |
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Alec Roberts |
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JR Bourne |
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Rah Digga |
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F. Murray Abraham |
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Matthew Harrison (III) |
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Jacob Rupp |
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Movie Details |
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Language |
English |
Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
Running Time |
91 mins |
Country |
USA |
Color |
Color |
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Plot |
Cool sets, gory make-up, and frantic energy are given high priority in this glossy remake of William Castle's 1960 haunted-house chiller. The original boasted its "Illusion-O" ghost-viewing gimmick, so this remake's producers--as they did with 1999's The House on Haunted Hill--up the ante on Castle's showmanship by spilling ample amounts of blood, guts, and ghoulish glory. The plot's essentially the same: An impoverished family inherits a luxurious haunted mansion, only this time it's an elaborate, maze-like mechanism of glass, gears, and Latin incantations--"designed by the devil and powered by the dead"--with a cellar full of tormented, undead souls. As the family (including Tony Shalhoub and American Pie's Shannon Elizabeth) enlists the aid of a psychic (Scream alumnus Matthew Lillard) and a ghostbusting paranormal (Embeth Davidtz), this updated 13 Ghosts grows loud and ludicrous, trading shocks for yuks and nuance for nonsense. It's fun, to a point, after which it's just exhausting. --Jeff Shannon |
Personal Details |
Seen It |
Yes |
Index |
146 |
Collection Status |
In Collection |
Links |
Amazon US
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Product Details |
Format |
DVD |
Region |
Region 1 |
Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
UPC (Barcode) |
085392208326 |
Release Date |
4/2/2002 |
Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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