ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

debbiekirk24 I am very surprised at the enthusiasm of other reviewers. I remember Escape Into Night from the early 70s very well and this film is nothing like it. I have not read Catherine Storr's book Marianne Dreams, but all the preamble at the school and Anna arguing with her mother is a waste of time. The acting is atrocious. I am not surprised to read that Charlotte Burke did not make another film and I can't believe that she got an award for this film. She makes you realise just how talented Dakota Fanning and Lynsey Lohan were as children. Glenne Hedley, so brilliant and captivating in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (made the same year), is dreadful in this film and I know that she can do so much better. Even established actress Gemma Jones gives a wooden performance. This is turgid, pointless and has succeeded in tainting my great memories of Escape Into Night.

TheBlueHairedLawyer London resident Anna is a preteen girl with a very boring life. She goes to a strict school every day, has very few friends and thinks she's a little old for daydreaming... but when she starts fainting in school she dreams of a lonely little boy her age trapped in the very world she doodled on her notebook in class! She gets sick and, bedridden, has all the time she wants to dream. She's happy to have a new best friend, although her and Marc's relationship starts off badly. They quickly become inseparable, and when she's awake she draws new items for him so he won't get bored.One day she overhears her nurse talking about another patient, who has the same name and description as Marc from Anna's dream world. In the real world he's slowly dying, and Anna plots to rescue him by drawing her estranged father to rescue him... the problem is she draws her father the way he used to be, a confused drunk blinded by booze and unable to reason, so now her dream world has a monster within it. When Marc passes away all of a sudden, Anna is heartbroken... can she ever learn to dream again? Paperhouse is a breathtaking, suspenseful and depressing story, with a boring little girl in a boring world who discovers a talent that gives her a greater purpose in life, the power to connect with the souls of dying people and help them. It was based on a book, the young adult novel Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr. Sadly Elliott Spiers, who played Marc's role, died in 1994 thanks to medication side-effects. Paperhouse has amazing soundtrack, memorable acting and surreal yet strangely beautiful scenery.There is one con; the plot itself is highly similar to the Jodie Foster movie Echoes of a Summer (1976), Never Let Me Go (2010), and the two fiction novels No Place for Eco-Sinners and Coraline. Paperhouse can also drag on in some parts, after all, the main character is bedridden much of the time.Still, Paperhouse deserves a much higher rating than what it has now. Unlike Never Let Me Go (2010), where the main characters grow up with a planned death of forced organ donation, Paperhouse isn't so depressing. It offers hope even after Marc's death, that perhaps he's in a better place, still always protecting Anna. I'm honestly very glad it hasn't been remade because I think it's an excellent film just as it is.Check out Paperhouse, once you get into it, it's a thought-provoking and adventurous, imaginative story.

Maziun If you're wondering how „Inception" could look , if it was a horror movie (that was the original idea ) , „Paper house" gives you a little hint . This movie is obviously not as complex as Nolan's blockbuster , but you still should give it a chance . Especially if you're a fan of intelligent horror movie (which is so hard to find). There is some similarity here to "Pan's labyrinth" and "The Shinning".At first it may seem that "PH" is a family friendly entertainment when you look at the summary of the movie . Well , it's not . I'm not saying this is a violent movie , but it's definitely for adults . The mood is very creepy and the whole story surprisingly has a lot of sadness in it. For the first time in my life I saw a horror that actually had a heart . Some might even say "PH" is more of a psychological drama instead of horror . Was it real ? Was it only imagination of Anne ? Maybe it was some kind of telephatic link between her and Mark ? Or maybe she's got mental problems ? Who knows . I know that I cared about both heroes and the ending is beautifully bittersweet.Charlotte Burke gives a great performance and I'm surprised she didn't became a star . She makes Anne a very complex character for a child – innocent , annoying , vulnerable and likable. The rest of the cast is good . "PH" doesn't have a big budget since it wasn't made by one of the big studios. Still , the art-direction is very decent . Hans Zimmer and Stanley Myers provide a terrific atmospheric score that is worthy of an Oscar . The directing is good . "Paper house " can be psychologically very intense at times and touching at other moments.Good movie . It's hard to find it , but it's worth the effort . I give it 7/10.

ccthemovieman-1 This was a disappointing horror film about a snotty young girl and her nightmares. For a horror or "thriller" film and hype, it's way too tame. There are only a few tense moments in here, not anywhere as near as many as should have been for a film of this genre. Even those "tense" scenes weren't much. The music made them more dramatic that they actually were.There is a lot of symbolism in here, so the elitist critics label this "a thinking person's horror film." Well, if they think about it, I'm sure they will come to the same conclusion I did - a waste of money at the video rental store.Summary: a yawner that offers an unlikeable lead character and generally poor acting. Vastly overrated and certainly not what it is advertised.