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The Mothman Prophecies (Special Edition)
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PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) :: Sony Pictures ::
Released:
2003-05-27
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Rank:
#3246
Rating:
2.29/4
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2/4
You'd be better off watch an epsiode of X-Files
Richard Gere plays John Klein, a Washington, D.C.reporter who he and his wife Debra Messing) are involved in a car accident. Shortly after her death, John discovers strange drawings that she had made of a winged creature.
Two years late...
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2/4
Slow But Eerie
This film was supposedly based on a true story but there were many things about it that were so unbelievable, it was borderline science fiction. Still, I managed to focus on the films skill to entertain and effectiveness to thrill rather ...
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2/4
The Mothman Prophecies Quick Review
An interesting film, though more of a mystery than horror. I do like how everything wraps up in the end. It's kind of creepy, but it takes too much time to build up, and it's not that interesting to watch.
The Mothman Prophecies Quick Review
I don't remember a whole lot about this movie other than my friends recommended it to me. I thought it was supposed to be scary. Boy was I wrong. Granted, it's not terrible and it is kind of creepy at times. Still, I can not recommend it.
Rank:
#20679
Rating:
4.0/5 (225 Reviews)
5/5
Creepy, enigmatic and dark
by Carlo Barlo (Florida USA)
I First saw this film in the theater, it is a very well crafted and atmospheric film. It diverges wildly from the book of the same name, but still has its merits. The acting is excellent, the story line is a little hard to follow, but this movie is more about creating mood and it excels in that. The DVD quality is just the best. I personally have been creeped out by mothman since childhood while reading about the phenomenon in a sci fi comic book while on a twilight road trip in West Virginia. The movie elicits the same level of creepiness. Highly recomended. See if you can catch a cloaked ET like entity in one of the hotel scenes reflected in a mirror.
5/5
You Might Want To Carry Lots Of Mothballs In Your Pocket!...
by Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein (under the rubble)
I avoided THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES for years due to my aversion to anything involving Richard Gere. I finally watched it after a trustworthy friend told me how good it was. Well, Gere or no Gere, TMP is excellent. The Mothman is a mysterious entity (Alien? ghost? Angel? Demon??) that haunts the small town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. We are only shown glimpses or blurred images of the creature. This actually helps to keep the mood at a constant level of creepiness and building dread. We're never 100% certain about what we're witnessing, just like the main characters themselves. Gere is believably shaken in his role. He is a man suffering from great loss, driven by the need to know WHY. His journey into paranormal terror, mystery, and madness is cold and unsettling. The answers he seeks lead him into a dark world of shadows and portents. A displaced, alternate reality, superimposed over the mundane. He ultimately realizes that his quest has drawn him into something far beyond his understanding. Something bleak and disturbing. Something like impending doom, caught for a second in his peripheral vision. Watch this one, and you'll swear that you see it too...
4/5
Will Leave You Cold
by Michael J. Tresca (Fairfield, CT USA)
It took me years to see The Mothman Prophecies. I was in the midst of a switch from VCR tapes to DVD player and The Mothman Prophecies was an unfortunate victim of the transition, a tape with no player for it. I promptly forgot about it, but Netflix didn't.
In a somewhat eerie parallel, I recently started prepping the Dark*Matter adventure "The Killing Jar" for my D20 Modern conspiracy game. The Killing Jar has quite a bit of information about the Mothman and provided a helpful backdrop to The Mothman Prophecies.
What's interesting is that this movie actually makes a lot more sense than the book of the same name by John A. Keel. Keel covers a wide range of paranormal phenomena, from UFOs to Men in Black, from ghosts to the bizarre Mothman. The Mothman itself even has a name, Indrid Cold, and isn't afraid to make phone calls late at night.
And that's what's so unsettling about The Mothman Prophecies. The film flagrantly violates movie tropes by having its apparition not only adopt a name but make dire prophecies at length over the phone.
John Klein (Richard Gere) is the perfect foil for an exploration of the beyond, a haunted man who cannot move on after the death of his wife. Klein has an entire conversation with Cold, testing its knowledge of the present and the future. He even tapes the phone call.
But Cold's paranormal abilities extend well beyond phone calls. It can adopt other peoples' voices, both dead and alive. Ghosts show up in the flesh. It can leave messages for you at the front desk. And you can tape it all you want - vocal analysis will show it's an actual voice. Your voice. Only you didn't make the call.
If you know anything about the original Mothman Prophecies, you know how all this ends. But that's beside the point. The Mothman Prophecies is largely about grief and recovery. But it's also about the burden of the future, knowing that there is an inevitable conclusion to all things that we simply cannot control. Death brings that knowledge into terrible perspective.
Unfortunately, the movie drags. And drags. The eerie sounds are a bit overplayed; in some cases, silence would have been more effective than the relentless sound effects. The aural assault may have been more effective in the theater, but on television it's just annoying.
That doesn't detract from Mothman's overall sense of dread. If you have an interest in paranormal procedurals, watch The Mothman Prophecies. It will leave you Cold. And that's a good thing.
4/5
Great Suspense
by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This gets high marks for suspense alone. It is a very tense movie, guaranteed to keep the first-time viewer glued to his/her seat. It might even raise a few hairs on the back of your neck!
Dramatic music also helped with the suspense. In addition, we get some fine acting performances from Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Will Patton.
Don't be fooled, however, with the "based on a true story" tag line. It might be "based" but that could mean only a very, very small part of this film was actual; the rest presented for dramatic purposes. From what I've read, this is the case here.
Nonetheless, it's very interesting, has good visuals and decent sound and some genuine creepy moments. For those looking to curl up on the couch with a good thriller, give this movie a look.
3/5
2.5 stars out of 4
by One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
A mediocre thriller, The Mothman Prophecies suceeds in generating a sense of creepiness but somewhat requires a belief in the supernatural for it to work--it's not bad but it's also not worth seeking out.
The Mothman Prophecies (Special Edition) Summary
From The Director Of Arlington Road Comes A Spine-tingling Super-natural Thriller Based On Actual Events That Will Rattle Your Nerves And Shake Your Beliefs. Distraught By The Sudden Tragic Death Of His Wife (debra Messing) John Klein (richard Gere) A Journalist For The Washington Post Finds Himself Mysteriously Drawn To A Small West Virginia Town When His Car Inexplicably Strands Him. Rescued By The Sympathetic But Skeptical Local Police Sergeant (laura Linney) He Soon Learns That Many Of The Town's Residents Have Been Beset By Bizarre Events Including Sightings Of An Eerie "moth-like" Entity Similar To The One Seen By His Late Wife. Investigating Further And Having His Own Terrifying Encounters With The Creature He Becomes Obsessed With The Idea That This Supernatural Being Can Predict Impending Calamities And Is Trying To Warn The Town Of One. Is This A Psychic Delusion Brought On By His Grief Or Can He Convince The Police Sergeant That There's A Tragedy That Must Be Averted? His Life And Potentially Others' Lives Depend On His Making The Right Choice Before Time Runs Out.system Requirements:running Time: 119 Min.format: Dvd Movie Genre: horror Rating: pg-13 Upc: 043396093263 Manufacturer No: 09326
Described 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
Mothman Prophecies [Special Edition]... DVD Techincal Details
Cast:
Nesbitt Blaisdell
,
Shane Callahan
,
David Eigenberg
,
Ron Emanuel
Director:
Mark Pellington
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Rated:
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time:
119 mins
UPC:
043396093263
Binding:
DVD
Studio:
Sony Pictures
Release Date:
2003-05-27
Region Code:
99
Specs:
Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language & Subtitles
English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 5.1),
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