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I saw the adverts, and thought 'this looks good!' What i didn't know, was that the adverts covered what the actual film was about, and when, while watching the film, you find out what the monsters are, I almost laughed.Tiny little half pint sized sprites struggling to hold up nail clippers on the attack! it is probably the only 'haunted house' film i've seen where i'd think, i'll buy it anyway, and set some mouse traps down in the basement, problem solved.I've not seen the original of this film, and i'm sure this film has ruined the original series, and will try to watch with an open mind. This film tho, very disappointing, considering the trailers looked so promising.

Well. Where to start?This is a film that starts badly, and save two relatively well executed scenes, gets worse. If you have seen the original seventies TV movie you will be sorely disappointed. What made the original frightening was the bareness of the plot, the ordinariness of the location and the bleakness of the ending. All of these elements have been removed. The story is over written, the location of overly ornate, and the ending, although quite nasty, is not as disturbing as it should have been. Add to this the frankly deplorable CGI and iffy direction. Well...The kid is good though (that's where the 4 points comes from)Verdict: Don't be afraid of avoiding don't be afraid of the dark

Guess my expectations were too high. I'm a fan of Guillermo Del Toro and so I'm highly surprised he's attached to this. The gore is on par with something I'd expect from him, but past that I can't see his influence over this film.Granted the setting and the set production are exceptional, but that's really where the pros end. The acting, particularly by Guy Pearce who plays father to the main character, is abysmal. Next to him, Katie Holmes looks good. The pacing is way too slow, the CGI is bad, and the creatures look like something that with minimal tweaking could appear in a children's version of a scary movie. I wasn't impressed.Gave it 45 minutes then just decided to call it quits. I won't be giving it another try. Not my type of horror movie at all.