THE
UNINVITED
With
Emily
Browning,
Arielle
Kebbel,
Elizabeth
Banks
David
Strathairn,
Maya
Massar,
Jesse
Moss,
Kevin
McNulty
Written
by
Craig
Rosenberg,
Doug
Miro
&
Carlo
Bernard,
based
on
the
motion
picture
"Janghwa,
Hongryeon"
written
&
directed
by
Ji-woon
Kim
Directed
by
Charles
&
Thomas
Guard
(aka
The
Guard
Brothers)
The
prime
focus
of
Dreamworks
is
usually
a
more
family
oriented
mainstream
one,
hence
the
surprise
when
this
creepy
tale
crawled
along
from
the
producers
of
The
Ring
remake
and
Disturbia.
A
teenaged
girl
is
checked
out
of
an
institute
after
recovering
from
a
breakdown.
This
was
due
to
the
death
of
her
ailing
mother
in
a
devastating
fire
at
their
waterside
home
in
Maine.
As
she
adjusts
to
her
old
surroundings,
her
disturbing
dreams
start
to
infiltrate
her
reality.
She
begins
encountering
agonized
spirits
trying
to
convey
a
message
to
her.
This
all
starts
to
point
in
the
direction
of
her
new
stepmother
to
be
(who
was
also
the
ex-nurse
who
cared
for
her
terminally
ill
mother
before
her
flaming
death).
Together
with
her
sister
they
start
to
unravel
the
mystery
to
try
and
expose
the
interloper.
Besides
some
good
frights,
freaky
moments
and
blood,
The
Uninvited
is
not
just
a
ghost-
and
horror
flick,
but
also
weaves
in
elements
of
psychological
drama
and
a
touch
of
murder-mystery.
And
expect
a
nice
twist.
The
beautiful
cliff-side
cove
setting
near
Vancouver
(doubling
for
Maine)
was
a
great
choice.
Following
in
the
recent
tradition
of
Eastern
fright
movie
remakes,
The
Uninvited
slightly
tweaks
the
premise
of
its
acclaimed
2003
predecessor
"Changhwa,
Hongryon",
and
manages
to
retain
its
own
identity.
Extra
features
include
deleted
scenes
(and
a
not
so
exciting)
alternate
ending,
as
well
as
a
look
behind
the
scenes
which
has
the
movie-makers
talk
about
various
aspects
of
the
movie
and
the
context
of
this
remake
in
relation
to
the
original
(something
they
usually
tend
to
avoid
to
make
a
movie
seem
more
original).
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W!N
UIP
releasing
The
Uninvited
in
South
Africa
has
made
some
cool
prizes
available
–
head
down
to
the
Flamedrop
W!N
page
via
this
link
to
check
it
out
and
be
one
of
the
lucky
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