Rose Red (US)
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Every House Has A Story To Tell… This One Will Kill You
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 254 mins
Retail Price: $24.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon (Nancy Travis), an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl, Annie Wheaton, to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion - Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad sprits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there.
Special Features:
Production Commentary
The Making-Of Rose Red
The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer
Storyboard Comparisons
Production Design Artwork
Trailer
Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitle Tracks:
English
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Craig R. Baxley
Written By:
Stephen King
Starring:
Melanie Lynskey
Judith Ivey
David Dukes
Kimberly J. Brown
Matt Keeslar
Nancy Travis
Casting By:
Lynn Kressel
Soundtrack By:
Gary Chang
Director of Photography:
David Connell
Editor:
Sonny Baskin
Costume Designer:
Ronald Leamon
Production Designer:
Craig Stearns
Producer:
Robert F. Phillips
Bruce Dunn
Thomas H. Brodek
Executive Producer:
Stephen King
Mark Carliner
Distributor:
Trimark Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
This 4 hour mini series is all about evil. But is it scary? Well, not really. Is it horrifying then? No. Is it gory? Nope, sorry. Then what is it? Well, that`s a good question. While the first 2 and a half hours are quite reasonable and the plot progresses with some sense, the final hour and a half are plain dumb. As simple as that.
The video transfer is average. Being a TV mini series, it was shot as fullscreen. The color saturation is very good (especially in the final scene), but grain can be spotted throughout the 4 hours.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is rather flat. The surrounds are used occasionally but they do not provide an enveloping sound.
The menus are still and silent.
The extras include a behind the scenes look, a sort of documentary and a picture gallery.
Bottom line - despite being a Stephen King`s (aka - pizza guy) story, the mini series fails to make sense and provide the viewer with no thrills at all.