Jan DeBont (SPEED, TWISTER) remakes Robert Wise's subtle and terrifying 1963 haunted house tale as a computer-effects laden thrill ride. A professor (Neeson) and three subjects (Zeta-Jones and indie heroes Taylor and Wilson) spend an night in an old house with sinister secrets for the sake of a sleep disorder study...but no one gets much sleep. Based on Shirley Jackson's novel.
DVD Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jan De Bont - Director, Eugenio Zanetti - Production Designer
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Featurette
Behind the Scenes Footage
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Director of Photography
Karl Walter Lindenlaub: Director of Photography
Production Designer
Eugenio Zanetti: PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Costume Designer
Ellen Mirojnick: Costume Designer, THE SENTINEL (2006)
Review 1:
"...Extravagant technical prowess....This is a haunted house tale as high-tech as anyone could want..."
Source: Variety
p.34 7/26-8/1/1999
Review 2:
"...[A] bristling, attention-grabbing carnival funhouse of a picture..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.44 11/1999
Review 3:
"...[Zanetti] has done a masterful job of creating interiors that seem to be alive with menace....The special effects are original and effective..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.31 07/23/1999