The Orphanage

Times Watched: 1
Watched With: Miss Hana, Mr & Mrs Porno & Mr Rider @ FilmGarde KLP (05/04)
Snacks: None

what a creepy little kid.

Laura (Belén Rueda) was once an orphan.
and now that she's all grown up, she's returned to her childhood orphanage (which is now a house) with her husband Carlos (Fernando Cayo) and adopted son Simón (Roger Príncep) in the hopes of converting it into a home for disabled/special children.

but after the sudden visit of social worker Benigna (Montserrat Carulla) things suddenly start to take a turn for the creepy.
and the old orphanage is starting to reveal itself as being more than just an ordinary old orphanage where the children used to laugh and play.

so this spanish movie got rave reviews when it opened there.
and being produced by Guillermo del Toro would have immensely helped it popularity i reckon.

i'll admit it gave me a few shocks.
(come on man. the worst type of ghost to fuck with is children ghosts)
but this spooky suspenseful ghost story is REALLY draggy.
and i don't mind all the talking but somehow it manages to make its 2 hour run seem so much longer than it really is.

but the kid with the sack mask (as seen first HERE) was actually creepy.
but i can't help but mention that he seems like a cheap rip-off of Jason Vorhees from Friday The 13th.
because if you remember, Jason wore a sack over his head for the first 2 movies as well before he switched to the hockey mask)

but still.
if you're going to watch this movie then go with friends so you can either shock together or laugh together at the scenes.
if you go alone you might fall alseep.

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