The Mothman Prophecies

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"Mothman Prophecies" is the only one movie which actually gave me shivers. I cannot get scared on a horror movies and I consider myself a bit handicapped due to it - hey, being scared should be a half of fun! ;) OK, "Mothman Prophecies" also didn't make me feel afraid. It made me feel uneasy. I sat in front of TV, watching beautiful, dark vistas of Point Pleasant almost frame-by-frame; hell, nowadays old factory and sleepy industrial town are better setting for horror then old castle or haunted mansion. Movie is perfect - I mean that! - when it comes to visuals. Camera work is brilliant... and "red eyes" seem to be ubiquitous. Music is quite intimidating and actors' play... Masterpiece. Gere is wonderful, and the same applies to other main characters. Maybe you won't understand why I'm talking only in superlatives here, but I assure you - you will if you watch it. One of the most intriguing modern legends is shown in a way it deserves.

With the exception of one scene near the end, this movie did nothing for me. it could barely hold my attention. it's not necessarily bad, it's just useless. i might like it if i've only watched 6 other movies in my life. the funny thing is, i watched this movie before, probably in the theaters since it came out around the time i was seeing movies every friday. i remembered the opening scene in the car. which made me think, not only was this movie so bland that i didn't remember watching it before, but even worse, i didn't recognize the name as a movie i've ever heard of (2 viewings, 2/14/2021)

In this tale of paranormal events, there are moments of terror that work very well based only on sound and non-corporeal threats (as in the scenes of the journalist alone in his motel room), but when the filmmakers decide to gives us a glimpse of the Mothman, they do it with those creepy oval images (as the tall entity in "Mimic" or the petroglyphs of elongated beings in Horseshoe Canyon) that I love/fear so much! In a script that forces the five-act structure to the point of incoherence, the information is accumulated creating uneasiness and questioning the whole movie, but everything falls into place with the logic of the unexplained... Alan Bates is funny in his role of a scientist trying to explain the unexplainable.

This is one of the most tedious films I have ever had the misfortune to sit through. I started watching it one night and dropped to sleep after 50 minutes. I finished watching the following night and couldn't wait for it to end. Nothing about this film was entertaining and I could'nt recommend it to anyone. Sorry to those who liked it, but it did nothing for me. (Having said that, with the exception of Chicago, nothing starring R. Gere ever has!)

As always laura linney is a great actress and a beautiful woman. Even in ozark in her late 50s shes looks great. Underrated actress.

This was one of those VERY few movies - that give me goose bumps all over - and chills down the spine at the same time. A splendid and creepy movie - without the standard noise of guns and burnt rubber of US action movies. New turns of events keep popping up and kept me in suspense throughout the movie. A surprising and unexpected end topped this off very nicely indeed. The actors show superb acting with a fine 'low key'. I truly recommended this one! I am fond of short statements, so I see no reason to comment more than this, since the first movie comment really tells us what the movie is all about regarding the story. But since for some odd reason I have to write 10 lines I keep writing, without using junk words. ;-)

Although this film is now pushing 20 years old, I believe it still holds up over time. It's an eerie story of strange events that was presented with solid acting, writing, and accompanying score and visual effects. While the movie's basic premise is based on the true story, many of the supporting events and characters are fictitious. I found the spooky occurrences in the film were scarier than one of those slasher creeps hot on a heels of some ditzy topless chick in the forest. If you are looking for a solid film that keeps your interest throughout, this is one to watch!

This definitely has spoilers. For a one-time view, this was suspenseful and worth watching - until the end. Richard Gere finally figures out the prophecy and races to the bridge, that now is loaded bumper-to-bumber with stalled cars because of a problem with traffic control. The bridge begins to buckle under the excessive weight. Cables begin snapping. The bridge begins to sag. Richard is running amok screaming for people to get out of their cars and run for their lives. But everybody just sits there with the engines running, oblivious to what's going on, even though they can see the cables snapping all around them. And then the bridge collapses, with their cars falling to the river - at their great surprise. Huh?

Mothman Prophecies is really creepy. Ive seen it three times and its scared the hell out of me each time. Its one of those movies that gives you all the way down your back. It would be completely perfect if its script was a little better. I am not talking about the dialogue, which is pretty much the primary concern in horror movies. Im talking about the holes in the script. Near the end you can see that there are a few holes in the script. Overall, a really creepy and entertaining movie. Its worth buying but its script could have been revised.