The Forgotten: Do not watch this film.

[Downhome]

I saw this movie tonight, and here is my very short spoiler-free review.

 

I know it's cliche, I know it's been said by countless critics and reviwers, but this is one of those times when the cliche rings true. The Forgotten truly is...best left forgotten. It wont be too hard to forget this one either, seeing how bland it is from start to finish. Do not go into this one thinking "horror", because it's everything but. This film is more of a thriller if you ask me, a sappy, pathetic, dramatic, thriller.

 

Few movies make me cringe while I watch them and even fewer movies make me want to literally vomit with it's cheap attempts to pull at the heart strings, but this film does both.

 

If you are looking for an alternative to sticking your finger down your throat to make you have round two of your breakfast, then this film is almost sure to do just that.

 

This doesn't even take into account the also cheap "scares", all of which are of the "BOO!!!!!!" sort. That's not horror, that's just a pathetic excuse of trying to create the cover of horror. Or as I like to call it, very lazy filmmaking.

 

It also didn't help that the full trailer spoils two of the most important parts of this film, including the main "revalation". Here are just a few more comments that I'm going to put in spoiler tags, and this will be it for this film.

 

1) I wish they had've went with a "sad" ending, maybe where she said "What Boy?".

 

2) I enjoyed the concept of this film a lot better when I watched it the first time. You know...Dark City.

 

3) Wow, did they even mention that gals husband again really after he "forgot" her? I couldn't believe how they took that and didn't even do anything with it. She didn't even act worried at all about it, and we didn't even see him at the end or anything. Wow, I felt sorry for him more than I did than anyone else, heh.

 

Sincerely,

...Downhome...

[AndrewTS]

Heh--JUST before coming here I checked out Rotten Tomatoes, read the synopsis, and decided not to bother seeing it. Not a review, hatchet job, or whatever, but just the synopsis.

 

Of course, I could have been wrong, and judged too harshly...

 

Guess not.

[Downhome]

You guys know me, I'm "Mr. Positive" when it comes to many movies and wrestling, but when I hate something I let people know. I almost...almost hated this one as much as The Village, but not quite. It is up there though, boy is it up there.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Trailer reminds me of that shitty Nicole Kidman movie with the house, and the kids.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Is it worse than Van Helsing?

 

I was getting sick of just watching the trailer. The trailer seriously irritated me, and did not make me want to see the movie at all. I knew that movie would suck, but I was waiting to see if anyone actually thought it'd be worth a shit. Apparently not.

[Guest Posada20]

Trailer reminds me of that shitty Nicole Kidman movie with the house, and the kids.

Do you mean The Others? It's not shitty but it is overrated with a big internet fan base, kind of like Ginger Snaps.

 

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1109257-others/

[Downhome]

I thought The Others was great, much better than The Sixth Sense if you ask me.

[Guest Smues]

Watching the trailer I thought it looked stupid, but not offensive stupid. Then at the end of the trailer the roofs goes like straight up into the air and I about lost it in laughter. It's been getting panned by critics and everyone who saw it. Take that bad movie.

[Guest T®ITEC]

So this movie wasn't.. God on a rampage? Lame.