The Mothman Prophecies
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Actor: David Eigenberg, Debra Messing, Richard Gere, Ron Emanuel, Shane CallahanBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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DVD Review: THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES - An unusually fine horror film
Summary: 5 Stars
THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES was an outstanding five star horror film starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, and Debra Messing. This film was directed by Mark Pellington, edited by Brian Berdan and filmed under the direction of Fred Murphy. I mention these names because of the wonderful visual effects, great camera work and especially fine film editing which assisted the cast to relate the story. Last, but not least, the musical score is as original as it is strange and beautiful.
This film had outstanding acting, an absolutely great script and a well thought out plot. It was meticulously filmed, staged and edited which did not overwhelm the performance. Although it was not critically acclaimed, it was well received by fans and is one of the most visually expressive films I have ever watched.
While scarcely a documentary it is based on the collapse of the Point Pleasant Bridge. The plot involves a Washington Post reporter (Richard Gere playing John Klein) who is deeply in love with his new bride, her tragic and mystifying death and his exposure to dark forces that result when he is driven to leave town in despair.
One night while in a fit of depression he is drawn to Point Pleasant Virginia where several odd sightings of strange lights in the sky, and an inexplicable butterfly or moth like shape (Mothman) have been reported by a small but steadily growing number of people. More troubling is the fact that these folks are good townspeople, solid citizens and even local police, making it difficult to brush off reports as imagined. When this entity begins to make verbal communication it starts by saying "Be not afraid," and then goes on to make tragic predictions. Its last words are often "I will see you in time".
After being first drawn into this situation, Richards Gere's car gives out in the middle of a country road due to an electrical problem, conjuring up thoughts of X-Files UFO sightings, angelic or possibly demonic visitations. Once settled at a local motel he is bothered by several strange nocturnal phone calls, wrong numbers, un-requested wake up calls and ultimately hears via phone the voice of the mysterious Indrid Cold.
The reporter contacts a writer and expert on the subject who he learns was once a tenured professor of physics from Cornell. Alexander Leek describes his encounters with the Mothman starting with his receiving predicted disasters, trying to communicate warnings with the authorities and people at risk, being investigated, almost arrested, divorced, and estranged from his family. He last pleads with John Klein to back away from the situation. Mr. Leek made one last appeal saying "Do you know what four years in a psychiatric hospital can do to you? The real issue becomes which is more important, having proof or being alive?"
When asked on the phone by John Klein what the creature looks like it replies "It depends on who is looking". After the call the reporter brings a recording of the strange voice to a voice print analyst who determines that it was not produced by a human larynx as it is carried by too narrow a portion of the audio spectrum close to around 2000 Hz. The specialist identifies the voice as "artificial" (i.e., computer generated?).
After Indrid Cold convinces the reporter of his otherworldly nature he goes on to mysteriously predict the collapse of the Point Pleasant Bridge (something John Klein must put together for himself). Just when I was getting ready for the film to disappoint, the destruction of the bridge is convincingly presented in parallel with the telling of the remainder of the very mysterious plot.
The bridge collapse was I believe the result of skillful model and CGI work, and was exceptionally credible looking. Real world slow motion effects which amazed me included: reflected waves traveling along support cables when they were under tension and when relaxed, the flexing, yielding and rupture of ductile bridge structure, the realistic powdering and fragmenting of brittle materials (probably model work), falling massive segments of the bridge and submerged bridge structures and vehicles. In addition to being very realistic it was very artistically done, including the final scenes of vehicles under bridge debris on the river bottom with headlights still on, producing a strange otherworldly visual effect of blue light beams in the water.
In short, after the movie had delivered on every level it went on to provide during the last five minutes some of the most thrilling and realistic special effects I have ever watched. Many of the screen effects provide fleeting glimpses of the mothman, snatches of a strange face in a door mirror, or the fine detail of the morphing shape of a moth reflected in the pupil of a human eye. These hand crafted images hold up during slow scan and were often too subtle to be noticed on the first viewing.
If we can believe the reports, Mothman sightings have been taking place all over the world in areas of great tragedy and loss of life, including Chernobyl. While none of these sightings have been accompanied by verbal communication, the reports alone were sufficient for many of us to suspend disbelief and allow the story to take us along with it. This great movie is a must see for all fans of the paranormal who appreciate a fine film. I place this movie on a par with the production of JACOB'S LADDER and THE (original) HAUNTING.
Description of The Mothman Prophecies
MOTHMAN PROPHECIES - DVD MovieDescribed by director Mark Pellington as "a psychological mystery with naturally surreal overtones," The Mothman Prophecies begins like an ambitious episode of The X-Files. Richard Gere brings adequate torment, portent, and ambiguity to his role as a Washington Post reporter and grieving widower plagued by a mysterious, unseen urban legend known as the Mothman. Pellington develops subtle doom and gloom that's as effective as the paranoid streak he brought to Arlington Road. As the Mothman terrifies a West Virginia town, he remains an enigma, glimpsed almost subliminally. This--along with a magnificently creepy soundtrack--amplifies the movie's surreal overtones while keeping everything else (unsettling phone calls, prophesied disasters, suggestions of the afterlife) completely unexplained. With Laura Linney and Debra Messing in underdeveloped roles, The Mothman Prophecies feels a bit underdeveloped itself (and ends in desperate need of Mulder and Scully). But if you like your weirdness open-ended, this moody thriller's worth a look. --Jeff Shannon
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