ROTTEN TOMATOES: Trailer Bulletin: The Orphanage

Trailer Bulletin: The Orphanage

Kids are scary.

by Jeff Giles | August 06, 2007

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Three days after Christmas, the Guillermo del Toro-produced The Orphanage will make its way to American theaters -- and now Moviefone's got a quick 'n' creepy first look at the trailer for what promises to be a feast for fans of smart, tense horror films.

Our own Tim Ryan raved about the movie during his Cannes coverage, so check out his review for a little background info, then click below to watch the trailer. It's brief enough to keep from giving away any important plot points, but there's room for a shot of this creepy little bugger:

Not cool, del Toro. We'll be sleeping with the lights on tonight.

Source: Moviefone

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Gimy writes:
on Aug 06 2007 07:08 AM

eh...foreign? as long as the talking is minimal(High Tension)...i could do this one. anything small(leprechaun, midgets, chucky, kids from the country) always gives me the creeps anyway. my only issue would be subtitles...that takes away from the action

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Crenshaw writes:
on Aug 06 2007 08:01 AM

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" eh...foreign?"

[Crenshaw hits himself repeatedly with a stick in an attempt to suppress the rage]

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Gimy writes:
on Aug 06 2007 08:19 AM

hey, i can hit you with that stick if you're thinking you're all that...buddy. we'd have our own horror movie! i have a hard time watching foreign stuff because you have to READ the subtitles. if you're reading print...you're not watching the action, the acting...the outcome. its why i'm not a huge fan of foreign stuff...big deal

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jacog writes:
on Aug 06 2007 08:30 AM

What about Brit flicks? ... them be foreign as well (unless you live there). :P

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Aug 06 2007 08:41 AM

It's an unpopular opinion sometimes.... but I'm totally with you Gimy. Certain foreign films are distracting when all you're really wanting is to take in the action or fully appreciate the cinematography. Cinema is a visual medium, if I wanted to read, I'd get a book. Call it ignorance if you will, but I'd rather watch dubbed films over subtitled ones. When it comes to martial arts films especially, dubbings often make the experience all the more entertaining!

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jeremyd4 writes:
on Aug 06 2007 08:51 AM

For instance, I really, really loved "Pan's Labyrinth", but being such a visual film I found the subtitles distracting at times. Unless I learn Spanish, or the dvd includes a english audio track, or a microchip enabling me to understand every language is inserted in my brain.... I don't see anyway around this problem with certain foreign films.

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VICVEGA06 writes:
on Aug 06 2007 09:01 AM

What a dreadful trailer

4 3 2 1, you can open your eyes? What?

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Joe Utichi writes:
on Aug 06 2007 09:47 AM

Subtitles can be distracting, that's true, but they take getting used to; when I see a subtitled film these days in a language that isn't my own I find myself remembering only the visuals, because you get used to just glacing at the subtitle and picking it up. The line adapts around the actors so you don't miss the performance even though you need a translation. I'd urge you to watch more foreign language films, because some will blow you away.

And The Orphanage is a case in point. On the surface it looks like a run-of-the-mill ghost story, but the human drama is more real than most straight-up drama movies and you walk away feeling profoundly affected by it. Don't let the trailer or the fact it isn't in English put you off because I promise if you do you'll be desperately sorry.

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gusterprophet811 writes:
on Aug 06 2007 09:56 AM

I happen to get used to subtitles after a while, but more importantly than that, most horror movies that are coming out of this country lately are falt out horrible. All they are are gore and most show no talent or creativity whatsoever. It'd be a shame if high quality movies aren't seen just because of the fact that they're foreign and have subtitles.

...during action scenes, there isn't much talking anyway, so that's no excuse

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Aug 06 2007 10:01 AM

stupid

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bigbrother writes:
on Aug 06 2007 12:49 PM

What is up with Mexican directors wanting to release their horror movies at Christmas? It's a sure fire way to cut your boxoffice. Get it thru your heads people, at Christmas time we want feel good stories about Who's down in Whoville. Halloween is the time for slasher and horror flicks. It's why they didn't release Elf on Halloween. Seriously I love these movies to death, but it's your own fault if it flops at the box office.

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bigbrother writes:
on Aug 06 2007 12:51 PM

What is up with Mexican directors wanting to release their horror movies at Christmas? It's a sure fire way to cut your boxoffice. Get it thru your heads people, at Christmas time we want feel good stories about Who's down in Whoville. Halloween is the time for slasher and horror flicks. It's why they didn't release Elf on Halloween. Seriously I love these movies to death, but it's your own fault if it flops at the box office. Oh yeah and the only orphans we want to see on Christmas is Tiny Tim. Sad but true. When are we getting out "edit comment" option back? Just asking.

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okuonuora writes:
on Aug 06 2007 01:43 PM

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Jesus, can you watch a movie and chew gum at the same time?

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kfarschman writes:
on Aug 06 2007 04:57 PM

I guess some people are really slow readers? I've never been distracted by subtitles or couldn't watch the movie because I'm taking 5 years to read a sentence.

Is Del Toro Mexican or Spanish? Pan's Labyrinth took place in Spain, and I think some other movies of his has too. Not like you can't make a movie set in a different country from your own or anything, I just never knew.

About the format of comments. It was hard enough when you saw someone was directly replying to a message that you had to look at the 7 digit number that represented it and go up and find that message by that number. But now the comments don't even show the number except on the person's message that is replying to it. RT, quoted replys please.

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Darkness My Old Friend writes:
on Aug 06 2007 06:06 PM

Del Toro is from Jalisco.

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DiegoMF writes:
on Aug 06 2007 11:57 PM

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I don't know what happens with this Mexican directors... but anyway, this is not the case. Juan Antonio Bayona, the director, is Spanish. Del Toro is just one of its 5 producers.

The film is great, by the way. Don't miss it.

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