http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/

ever since Pan's Labyrinth i've been trying to watch horror movies from spain. This one is quite good. It is a bit slow at the beginning (much like Pan Labyrinth) but the story picks up at the middle. some really good scare in the movie too. What i like about the movie is its not your typica crazy bloody ghost story. its more like a psychological horror. i would compare it to Allejandro Amenabar's The Others (hmm another spanish director.. i think i can see a trend here). You hardly see the ghost but still manage to creep you out!!

i would recommend this film to all horror movies afficinados. i dont think it will be shown on cinema so happy hunting.

here are some samples;

its spanish.

well they have subtitles. SRT files are good! but i am learning spanish as my fourth language. i love how melodious the language is.

Hellboy is one of my fav comic and the movie adaptation is better than most. yeah i cant wait for HB 2 as well. i will watch the movie because it's a Guillermo Del Toro movie. consequently El Orfanato was brought to the states by GDT. he is trying to push spanish language film in the USA. good for him.

i accidentally stumbled upon this film while discussing asian horror movies on IMDB. a spanish friend of mine recommended it to me.



This post has been edited by obefiend: Mar 25 2008, 08:02 PM

hey azarimy

how do you like the "1 2 3 Touch the wall" scene. that one creeps me out man. i have to cover my face!! HAHAHA. damns cary lah

the twist ending is kick ass as well. i think all horor movies now must have a twist ending to make it good. and this movie delivered it in spades!

This post has been edited by obefiend: Mar 25 2008, 08:09 PM

devil's backbone.hmm.. the title itself sounds interesting. might try and look for it. huhu

i just donwloaded Devil Backbone ( dont blame me.. where can get the oro DVD on da cheap man! ). i think that movie is not as good as Orfanato. maybe because i like movies with a twist and that film has none. not that creepy too.

hm.. so Back bone and Orphanato is part of a trilogy eh? hmmm. maybe i could wait for a special boxset when all 3 is out in the cinema ( yeah right! you can't even get godfather trilogy in SPEEDY! mimpi la sorang2!)

they love remakes. those thick Yanks don't like reading subtitles...so kena buat a remake in english

same goes to REC another awesome spanish hotrror movie. the reamke it as The Quarantine. sobs! dont they have original idea anymore?