Orphan (DVD) Reviews

Orphan tells the story of a married couple who tragically lose their unborn child in tragic circumstances. In a bid to regain a sense of normality within the family they decide to adopt another child from the local orphanage. Following this distressing and unexplainable events begin to occur which lead Kate to believe that there is something ...  Read the complete review

My Thoughts On The Film. Anyone who has read my Drag Me To Hell review, will be more than aware that i am a total chicken when it comes to scary films. In the review that i did for Drag Me To Hell. I said that i didn't overly like them or at least, "i didn't" until i seen Drag Me To Hell because it was probably the best horror ...  Read the complete review

American horror films have really endured a surfeit of cleverness and originality for the last decade or so; the actually good US horrors can be counted on one hand, and although Orphan isn't perfect, it's one of the more effective horrors that rises above the slew of Japanese remakes and old franchise "reimaginings". There are some ...  Read the complete review

We may no longer believe in fairy tales of the Grimm variety, but cautionary tales are still passed around; whispered from newspaper to blog to chat room in an updated version of folklore. Urban legends are illustrated through horror films warning us of the danger and doom we could so easily walk into. Don't drive without first checking your back ...  Read the complete review

I watched this film today, and I can say that overall it is a pretty good horror. It isn't terrifying, but it definitely makes you jump a lot. The story is good, and the twist is awesome you will not see it coming. The story in centered around an 'orphan child' called Ester, who came from Russia. The family who adopt her have lost a ...  Read the complete review

When I saw the poster for this I knew it was going to be really bad or rather good. It took a while to convince my hubby to give it a go but he finally backed down when I gave him the 'puppies', I mean puppy dog eyes!!! The film starts out following a couple who have recently suffered a miscarriage. They already have two children but ...  Read the complete review

After the tragedy of losing a child, Kate and John Coleman decide to adopt. At the local orphanage, the very sweet and mature Esther seems to bond with the couple immediately and is welcomed into their home with open arms. But soon enough strange and alarming things begin to happen around the little girl. As Kate delves into Esther's past, ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those films that really shouldn't be very good. From the look of the poster, to the tagline 'There's Something Wrong With Esther', you just think 'hmmm, this is going to be crap'. However, my lovely wife thought otherwise, and so we decided to watch it. I think it helps when you go into a film with low expectations, and I ...  Read the complete review

I went and saw this yesterday at the cinema, thinking it would be just another bog-standard horror film with a creepy orphan taking revenge after being bullied. Little did I know I was about to watch an excellent horror/thriller with a really clever story and some first rate acting. Orphan is the story about the Coleman family, Kate ...  Read the complete review

Not all kids of course. I'm sure many of you out there are sat by the computer near your own little darlings playing happily around you. They might be little horrors half the time, but they don't creep you out in the same way the child actors in horror films do, surely? It's a skill well taught, and exploited ever since Linda Blair ...  Read the complete review

Creepy kid films can be very effective or a complete waste of time. Memorable C.K movies? The Omen, The Exorcist.. and now we have 'Orphan'.... feeling chills yet? An affulent but troubled couple seek to complete their family with another child. Is the child a replacement for a previously lost baby? An attempt to bind together a ...  Read the complete review

The director, Jaume Collet-Serra also directed the 2005 film House of Wax, a gruesome horror, chock-full of clichés, but The Orphan is horror on a much more sophisticated level. The acting is better, the plot is less predictable and there's a twist that you probably won't see coming. Husband and wife Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John ...  Read the complete review