08/12/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Silent House improves upon the original in every way.. Expert;y edited as one long tracking shot, the suspense is sustained throughout.Elizabeth Olsen delivers another stellar performance after her oscar worthy turn in Martha Marcy May Marlene. This is one remake that is superior to the original in just about every way. I don't understand the hate, as many people have said they prefer the original. I wonder what the reaction would be if this wasn't a remake? Just because it's foreign doesn't mean it always has to be superior to american versions. But who cares, I damn near loved Sustained suspense, gasp inducing moments, and a touch of surrealism. Silent House is one of the best remakes out there, and it doesn't Americanize or tone down the material, it actually makes it far more ...

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03/11/2012 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

Silent House - Horrifically Tedious

It’s never a good sign when a film’s back-story is more interesting that the film itself. ‘Silent House’, a new release from Open Road Films, is actually a remake of a 2010 Uruguayan Spanish-language horror film that was similarly titled as ‘The Silent House’. Both are billed as being inspired by true events (more on that in a bit). Directors Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, the same team that brought us ‘Open Water’, helm this remake. Much like their earlier film, the main characters here are trapped within their environment and menaced by attackers who are rarely glimpsed.

The key feature of both ‘Silent House’ films is that they were shot as one complete scene. They were also both shot using a hand-held camera, and only ever employ just that one viewing angle (think ‘Blair Witch Project’...

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