Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Finfrosk86 This is a straight forward, pretty simple ghost movie. It has some real creepy, pretty scary scenes, and the haunty-stuff that happens to the family is cool, and well done. Pacing is good. The movie is more on the quiet side, but doesn't really get boring. Now, it is Swedish, and it is from 88, so some of the dialogue and acting is a little bit strange. But not in a way that makes it a drag to watch, though. The first part of the movie is a little stronger than the second. And the best scary parts are in the beginning, rather than the end.I find it very interesting that this is Swedish, a ghost horror movie, and made in 1988! If I were Swedish I would be proud of that!Come on Norway, ghost horror movie please! Make me proud.

David Östby The film begin promising. A family moves into a big house at the country side. The first part of the film is more like classic Swedish drama than horror. The characters act realistic, the atmosphere is rather gloomy and sometimes depressed overall, while the family having problems with the economy and the relations between the mother and the father. From here, it goes downhill. Strange things begin to happen in the house, but the father seem to be the only one who take notice about them. All of those things are very sparse and simplistic, which is not a mayor problem even if you begin to feel a lack of surprise moments. The characters (especially the father) begin to act more and more stupid towards the end and you just feel frustration about their actions, rather than sympathy for them or fear of the ghosts in the film. When the ghosts finally make their "real" entrance, it is not scary at all, and they just shows a little bit too much muscles (a lot of explosions that ruins the horror atmosphere and other stuff) which the film suffers from thanks to the bad special effects. Íf there would be at least a somewhat good background story or some solved mysteries about the ghosts or the history of the house, the movie would be worth watching, however there are none of those at all.When I decided to see this film, I prepared for a not too good but somewhat enjoyable horror film. I was waiting for the horror to start but when it did I wished it would have continued as the beginning of the film instead.Why should you consider not seeing this film? - Not very many surprise moments at all - Not very scary or atmospheric house or surroundings - Not a very good plot (there are no background-stories or solved mysteries about the ghosts in the house) - Bad special effects that ruins the film - Sometimes stupid and annoying charactersWhy should you consider seeing this film? - As a drama, it works, at least in the beginning...

niklasharlin I basically think this is a great movie. It's rare for Swedish movies to be good, or even great, but this one is truly great. They've managed to keep the storyline on the track, good acting, OK special effects (not that many though) and good music. I suppose this was a medium budget compared to Swedish standards, but I think this is what you mean when you imply that great art can come out of something simple. It also involves one of the funnies movie moments I've ever seen, you'll recognize it if you see it. I highly recommend it and personally regard it as Swedish top five movies together with Fanny and Alexander, Änglagård and a few other movies. (That list is short though).

sippan The first one is Japan. And they know it. The second is Sweden, but for some reason horror movies are extremely rarely produced in this country. There are only a handful. But almost all of them are great, and this one is no exception. It's only the first movie I've seen that manages to be very amusing, at no expense when it comes to the fear factor. A Swedish viewer would look upon this movie with much doubt, because it is a movie starring Johannes Brost and Kjell Bergqvist, yet calls itself horror. That's sounds like a combination that doesn't work. But strangely enough it does! The movie is awesome.