Rose Red
by Craig R. Baxley
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Actor: David Dukes, Judith Ivey, Kimberly J. Brown, Matt Keeslar, Nancy TravisDirector: Craig R. Baxley
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: David Connell
Producer: Bruce Dunn
Producer: Mark Carliner
Producer: Robert F. Phillips
Producer: Stephen King
Writer: Stephen King
Producer: Thomas H. Brodek
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 254 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-14
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
DVD Reviews of Rose Red
DVD Review: Good if you like haunted house movies
Summary: 4 Stars
I'll admit straight-out, this is not the best or highest budget haunted house movie you could see. But what it does have in spades is ambiance that give the abstract foreboding feeling that a haunted house should. There's no direct sense of how exactly the house is evil, just that it perturbs, distorts, and manipulates it's inhabitants into insanity through visions and hallucinations. That, and the house expands *itself* infinitely (easy to get lost in and no one knows the count of the rooms). This is the cause of everyone's death through Rose Red (I'm sure you saw this one coming).
EG - One person sees statues moving and has a heart attack. He would have survived if he could get into the house, but all the doors and windows are mysteriously locked. The only person who sees him is convinced that he is a hallucination (due to the house OD'ing everyone on them), and refuses to submit to it. Meanwhile, the woman who brought this psychic group there is too obsessed with the house (it is a pretty bad@$$ English Manor) to let a pesky thing like death get in the way of her studies of it, namely of the super-psychic kid who eventually tames the house. Pretty cool overall.
Pros :
- Cool house
- Cool story
- Detailed
Cons :
- Long (4+ hours)
- Low production values for a movie (made for tv, but still decent)
- Some annoying acting
DVD Review: the little house that could.
Summary: 5 Stars
A movie to hold your attention for 6 hours. Will watch it many more times.DVD Review: Right on time and a great movie!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
really fast and amazon said it would get to me on the day it was estimated as well the movie is the best one i have brought of Steven kings movie!DVD Review: Rose Red Riviting
Summary: 5 Stars
Rose Red
'Rose Red' was a good story without all the spooks and goblins of Halloween.
The placement of the story, and it's surroundings, looked more realistic and less ridiculess (unbelieveable) than most spook movies. I enjoyed it.
DVD Review: "Emmers!!!"
Summary: 2 Stars
The Good Things
*A few neat, somewhat creepy special effects.
*It's pretty well-filmed.
*Some good lines.
*Some interesting ideas.
*Good usage of the setting.
The Bad Things
*Some parts are totally ridiculous.
*Other parts are just plain weird or convoluted.
*I really couldn't care much for these characters.
*This whole story reminds me too much of "The Shining."
For Stephen King, "Rose Red" is one of the weaker titles in his repertoire. It's mildly entertaining, but mostly because of the absurdity (especially in the characters and dialogue) and quality of photography. But if you're looking for a good serious horror film, this would not be it.
The DVD has okay video and sound quality. It's entirely in fullscreen. If I recall, it has one or two featurettes.
Description of Rose Red
The chilling tale of dr. Joyce reardon an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl annie wheaton to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion rose red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Nancy Travis David Dukes Run time: 254 minutes Rating: Pg13On regular television, punctuated by frenetic commercials, the leisurely pace of the horror miniseries Rose Red probably felt grueling; but on its own terms, the effect is like settling into a long book full of detail--a book not unlike those of Stephen King, who wrote the script. The story (about a researcher into the paranormal who takes a team of psychics into a haunted house) recycles themes that King has used before--a telekinetic girl, a house with its own consciousness--but for his fans, the familiarity is probably comfortable and even enjoyable. The cast (including Nancy Travis, Julian Sands, and Melanie Lynsky from Heavenly Creatures) give committed performances, and the special effects are television-grade but used pretty well. Most of it doesn't make much sense, but at its best Rose Red is absurd and creepy at the same time. --Bret Fetzer
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