tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post1603263790432179359..comments2023-03-31T06:55:42.398-07:00Comments on Dinner With Max Jenke: The Haunting In ConnecticutJeff Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-45234917108017732922009-03-30T22:25:00.000-07:002009-03-30T22:25:00.000-07:00Yeah, like I said in the blog - I'm not one to reg...Yeah, like I said in the blog - I'm not one to regard this kind of nonsense as real. But as a ghost movie, this had its merits.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-38495849389540429652009-03-30T20:29:00.000-07:002009-03-30T20:29:00.000-07:00I had to turn off my logical, hard-core skeptic si...I had to turn off my logical, hard-core skeptic side (ectoplasm emanating from various orifices? Harry Houdini exposed that particular trick ages ago). Once I did, I actually had a pretty good time with this one. There's some creepy imagery, some decent scares, and the performances are strong. The script not so much, but what the hell. I had fun.Bob Igniziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630416222197419152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-83096832162272552072009-03-29T21:18:00.000-07:002009-03-29T21:18:00.000-07:00I remember King mentioning that about Amityville a...I remember King mentioning that about Amityville and that's definitely a chord that Haunting in CT strikes, too. Seeing the family affected by financial stress grounds the movie in everyday matters and it adds another layer of anxiety to what's going on.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-56079606780985573322009-03-29T14:42:00.000-07:002009-03-29T14:42:00.000-07:00In an essay (from Danse Macbre) by Stephen King on...In an essay (from Danse Macbre) by Stephen King on the first movie of the Amityville Horror (1979) notices that one of the things the dad is worried about is money & losing the house which was a bargain by the way. A mixing up supernatural horror with the economic horror.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016344223492519028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-37745793301449778102009-03-29T08:17:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:17:00.000-07:00Yeah, this is just a time-waster. Better than some...Yeah, this is just a time-waster. Better than some, worse than others. If you're in an undiscriminating mood, it's fine.Jeff Allardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265550466781988388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964885632131848660.post-12023712402339300182009-03-28T07:37:00.000-07:002009-03-28T07:37:00.000-07:00I thought the movie looked decent and sounds like ...I thought the movie looked decent and sounds like it is based off of your review here. It does look like a ton of other almost faceless horror films that have come out over recent years, the kind of movies one might want to avoid to say the least. But that doesn't ALWAYS mean they aren't sometimes good and worth giving a watch. If we avoided every movie that looks like this, than we could miss out on something enjoyable to a certain extent.Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.com