Directed by the Spierig Brothers. Written by the Spierig Brothers and Tom Vaughan. Starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, Angus Sampson, Finn Scicluna-O’Prey and Bruce Spence.
Plot: Sarah Winchester (Mirren) believes she is haunted by the ghosts of those killed with the Winchester rifle.
Sarah lives in a sprawling, convaluted mansion that she keeps building and rebuilding because – according to her – it’s what the ghosts want. She lives a very prestigious life as the head of the Winchester company, but in 1906, the board members of the company hire Dr. Eric Price (Clarke) to evaluate her. They want to know whether she’s of sound mind and stable enough to continue running the company.
When Price arrives at the mansion he meets Sarah, her neice, Marion (Snook), and Marion’s son, Henry (Scicluna-O’Prey). He’s taken aback, of course, by the renovations being done and almost immediately wonders if Sarah is a little off. But then, he sees the ghosts for himself.
I have to admit, first off, that I jumped out of my skin more than once. This movie is scary. However, I liked the first half more than the second, but DJ was the other way around. The movie was really good, but not without it’s problems. For instance, the “killer” doesn’t have a very decent motive for doing what he did and does. It would have gotten more points if he had a valid reason. We still liked it though. Quite a bit. And recommend it wholeheartedly.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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I went to see this with my teenage daughter (my horror movie buddy) and we both jumped out of our skin a couple of times as well. It was creepy, quite scary, but like you I didn’t like the second half of the movie as much as the first half. It makes me wonder how accurately the movie reflects what was really there, or maybe only going through Mrs Winchester’s mind in real life.
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I went to see this with my teenage daughter (my horror movie buddy) and we both jumped out of our skin a couple of times as well. It was creepy, quite scary, but like you I didn’t like the second half of the movie as much as the first half. It makes me wonder how accurately the movie reflects what was really there, or maybe only going through Mrs Winchester’s mind in real life.
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