SYNOPSICS
Penny Dreadful (2005) is a English movie. Bryan Norton has directed this movie. Emily Vaughan,Sebastian La Cause,Betsy Palmer,Peter DuPre are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2005. Penny Dreadful (2005) is considered one of the best Horror,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
An upstart couple from New Jersey inherit a beautiful $7 million townhouse in NYC's West Village District. Forced to sell the place because of taxes, they move in for a few months to make some renovations. But Jessica begins experiencing strange occurrences in the house: noises from downstairs, a blonde child in a red sweater looking at her from the front window, strange telephone calls in the middle of the night. Instead of being scared off, she embraces it. It's exciting living in a haunted house. Jessica figures out that what she's experienced is an event from the past. Is the house trying to tell her something? Does it hold a terrible secret? She enlists the aid of an eccentric psychic in hopes of solving the mystery. But the psychic insists the house is not haunted. Is Jessica losing her mind? All is revealed on Halloween night, when Jessica, alone in the house, wakes up in a pool of blood that is not her own....
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Penny Dreadful (2005) Reviews
DVD review
The much hyped short "Penny Dreadful" comes to DVD finally after endless reports and tidbits posted on every horror website and magazine since 2005. But is it worth the wait? Well, the answer is YES....and no. The movie itself is a neat little thriller, so sweet and nice at first, ugly and mean spirited in it's final moments. Tech specs are top notch and the cast of genre vets, including the underrated Betsy Palmer, fill their roles with aplomb. The "no" comes in because I wanted more. A few short extras on the DVD to a 30 minute program do not a DVD make. The Betsy Palmer featurette is nice, but there are no subtitles, close captioning options or other languages to choose from. Final score: Movie :10 Final score: DVD : 7
Superior supernatural horror short
Jessica Clausen (an excellent performance by the lovely Emily Vacchiano) and her husband David (a fine portrayal by Sebastian LaCause) inherit a beautiful New York City townhouse that turns out to be haunted. Writer/director Bryan Norton relates the absorbing story at a brisk pace, grounds the fantastic premise in a believable everyday reality, does an ace job of creating and sustaining a spooky atmosphere, delivers a decent smattering of gore, and pulls out all the pulse-pounding stops at the harrowing conclusion. Moreover, the big twist at the very end is quite clever and surprising in the way it ingeniously subverts the standard conventions of the haunted house premise. In addition, this nifty short gains considerable strength and impact from the masterful subtlety of the storytelling. The cast of familiar genre faces and affectionate nods to various horror films helps a whole lot: Tina Krause brings a winning blend of humor and spunk as Jessica's sassy gal pal Marla, Betsy Palmer excels as friendly and helpful medium Trudie Tredwell, Warrington Gilette (Jason in the second "Friday the 13th" flick) cuts an imposing figure as the murderous Donald Acquin, Peter Dupre sleazes it up well as unscrupulous real estate agent Gary Stender, and Leo Geter even pops up in a cool bit as the voice of abrasive shock jock Barry Simms. Kudos are also in order for Arthur F. Schmidt's sharp cinematography and Daniel Belardinelli's classy score. A really neat little item.
no way
That ending! I never saw it coming, but it makes total sense. Better and more acceptable logically than "the Sixth Sense"... I heard this had a "twist" ending and tried to figure it out...but my guesses we always wrong. I assumed the husband was in on the whole thing, hoping to drive Jessica insane, but the real revelation about whats happening in that house is much more clever, and i'm surprised I've never seen it done in another motion picture. Good DVD package for 10 bucks. The outtakes are hilarious and the "Making of" featurette was interesting enough to make me want to watch the movie again right after. The film certainly doesn't look like the disaster the director talks about while making it. Highly recommended if you like your movies scary, short and sweet.
Elegant horror film
Synopis: Jessica and David Clausen (Emily Vaughan and Sebastian Lacause) are a young married couple that inherit a beautiful brownstone townhouse in the West Village from Jessica's long lost Aunt. The couple is shown the empty house by an estate attorney (Peter Dupre) who delivers some bad about inheritance tax on the property. Jessica and David, in short, can't keep the house. The couple do, however, move in temporarily, as the agent promises to line up a few buyers. Slowly, Jessica experiences strange occurrences in the house. Noises from downstairs, a blonde child in a red sweater (John Thompson) looking at her from the front window. Instead of being scared off, Jessica embraces it. David, too busy with medical school to care, humors her. Jessica's friend Marla (Tina Krause) dismisses her claims that the house is haunted thinking instead it's some sort of repressed guilt. But is the house trying to tell her something? She enlists the aid of Trudie (Betsy Palmer), a dotty local psychic to figure out what's happening. Review: Right at this moment, the best way for me to describe my feelings on "Penny Dreadful" is that it is cutely, immensely sad. The inclusion of "cutely" there may appear... strange. While this movie was chilling in certain parts, the ultimate feeling it conveys (to me) is some sense of a heavenly, sad and beautiful evil. And also that feeling of how separated from the rest of the world the core story is, it's like an own universe where everything is about someone passing through time in darkness. The story is complex and moving,the acting is very good (Emily Vaughan is very understated and very good in the lead role),the direction is elegant, the sets and locations perfectly fit the mood of the film. I must add that the ending is one of the most stunning and PERFECT ever,in every ways (direction,cinematography,acting,music)! To sum up: this film is sad, chilling, haunting and yes, in some ways, moving. I have read a review that criticized the film's slow pace: I, for one, especially appreciate the Director's willingness to take time to build suspense and terror. I believe that silence is an important part of a horror movie (perhaps almost every kind of movie) and it's obvious that the Director shares my appreciation for what's NOT said. What a treat this turned out to be. If you judge a movie based on blood and guts, or CGI effects, you won't care for this. This film is a much more cerebral movie, which requires multiple viewings to take it in fully
Superb
I saw Penny Dreadful at its Screamfest Premiere. The film was simply a cut above. It is rare to see a worthy story told so ably. And even more rare to see a horror film that delivers so thoroughly on its promise of scaring us moviegoers. At the screening, there was a palpable sense of glee as "Penny" picked up steam ... This is a REAL horror movie. The full roller coaster ride that made this viewer, for one, remember why he loves the genre. (Unfortunatley there are so many movies out there that conspire to make us forget...) So, in short: bravo! Long live the intelligent, witty, compelling horror film! I can't wait to see Mr. Norton's first feature.