Product Description In this gripping psychological thriller, an an ordinary family man is plagued with newfound clairvoyant visions of murder. As these visions start to come true, he comes into contact with several disturbed spirits. In order to let them rest in peace, he must bring their killers to justice, without compromising his own sanity. Starring Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Liza Weil, Kevin Dunn, Conor O'Farrell (1999) 90 minutes. .com The only real problem with Stir of Echoes has nothing to do with the movie itself, but with unlucky coincidence. Adapted from a Richard Matheson novel, this film arrived around the same time as The Sixth Sense, and surface similarities made it suffer by cursory comparison and the competing film's phenomenal success. It's a pity, because this one features one of Kevin Bacon's best performances, in a psychological thriller that makes a lot more right moves than wrong ones. Bacon plays a blue-collar guy who laments his ordinary life, only to learn, when his sister-in-law (Ileanna Douglas) hypnotizes him, that he is a "receiver" capable of seeing spirits and split-second glimpses of past and future events. It's a torturous gift to have--especially since his friendly Chicago neighborhood possesses a dark secret--and Bacon plays the role with an appropriate mixture of obsession and internalized torment. Similarity to The Sixth Sense applies only to the basic premise and the character of Bacon's young son. Otherwise, this is more of a hard-edged journey of self-discovery, marital crisis, and recovery, with Bacon's wife (played by the highly underrated Kathryn Erbe) involved in an underdeveloped subplot about a group of people who share Bacon's gift as paranormal "receivers." Furthering his career as a writer-director of intelligent thrillers, David Koepp makes a few missteps in pacing and thematic overkill, but overall Stir of Echoes is a sharp, sensitive thriller that unfolds to reveal a dramatically satisfying solution to its mystery. --Jeff Shannon
A**K
ITS JUST THE STREET LIGHT SHINING DOWN ON ME
Hey it's Sunnydale Girl here....I had to make a review of this cause I was watching The Shining last night which got me thinking of this movie.....I know a lot of people thought this was just The Darker version of The 6th sense...but it was actually a book 1st made in the 70's I believe (I didn't read it, I stand firm on my if I love the movie.....then that DOESN'T mean that the book will make it better rule) and I didn't really care why others didn't like it. I loved it and so do my guy and my friends....so let's start from the top. I lit a candle and I need you to picture one of those great old movie theatre's; and its an empty theatre, the walls are black......the rest of the theatre is completely drenched in black...theirs long black letters on the screen, they're blurry at 1st and as you get closer you start to notice a few things......The Theatre is no longer empty as you see a boy the age of 8 and an older girl sitting next to him wearing an old Orange jacket and thick glasses. It's strange but you know that the girls a ghost and the boy has the special ability to talk to ghost to help them...after that you have to know more.....Now I saw this movie after the 6th sense and at 1st I liked this one more cause of the story line....but later I linked the 6th sense and this one all up with The Shining.....(even with Simpson's version of The Shining....where Groundskeeper Willy says you've got the shinning......Bart says...Oh you mean Shining.....and he says......shhh! You wanna get sued, which is funny cause I've seen 50000 spoofs of this, my 2nd favorite being the South Park episode at the old Blockbuster Stan's dad bought. Which brings me to the cemetery scene in Stir of Echoes. The boy walks past a tall black man who says The Boys got the second sight.....x-Ray....the father 2. And I thought this was one of Kevin Bacon's best roles.....the other and this is gonna date me......was Tremors. The mom I thought was a tad annoying cause she took a long while 2 understand what was going on, and wasn't exactly being supportive....until a while in the movie. As for the little boy, as far as I'm concerned....I like him....Haley Joel Osment and Danny. I thought the clues were Really cool, my favorite was the movie theatre intro I did.....and how he kept humming Paint It Black.....A song which the mom knew but wasn't sure why the kid was singing it...and in turn he wasn't sure either...I liked how the day the murder happened started coming to life in bits and pieces of clues that Kevin Bacon had to figure out, and I liked how when the girl got her retribution.....she was released and got to leave this plane ( in fact that's the song I used for my Headline.) And leaving what ended up being a pretty bad neighborhood knowing that the husband and the son were different, but they could still be a family.
M**K
Great movie
I love this movie. I'm partial, I've always loved it
S**8
Suspenseful movie
Kevin Bacon is a great actor and this movie was no exception. It will keep you guessing until the end.
D**E
rare gem of a movie
"Stir of Echoes" is a reminder that sometimes, your ex might have had a point—at least when it came to movie nights. It's the kind of film that makes you want to explore your own untapped potentials, although, hopefully, with less haunting results. So, in a way, watching this movie is like going through a box of old relationship mementos: surprising, a bit spooky, and a testament to the fact that good things can come out of not-so-great matches.
F**Y
Creepiest a** movie ever
OMG - forget just Kevin Bacon - creepy as he** movie. Gilmore Girl Paris in it - does phenomenal job. the violet parts hit you as really realistic and the kid is great. Just great overall cast.
H**N
GREAT GHOST STORY
Do you like ghost stories?Did you saw Sixth Sense and liked it?This is your man.This movie was released with Sixth Sense and was a poor man at that time. But it was a well made movie.There is this simillar movie in Korea but it is ok watching this film since it is not all redundant.It has scary moments and some but also great ending, peaceful one that make us also feel like oh, now I can go back to sleep kind of feeling.The story is not that original but it is more of a Art work and Atmosphere that are great.The house is a great charactor itself too.Also Kevin Bacon and his wife charactor played by Kathryn Erbe were so great that I wanted to just watch this film again and again because of themAlso the kid was so adorable to just look at. He was not just a kid. He was a great actor himself.The story is simple.Before this family moved in, there is this incident happend in this house during repairation.Two of the nabour boys happens to stop this girl who just got out of her house and rapes her and kills her, burries her inside the wall.Now not knowing all that, Kevin's family moved in.Kevin and his son see ghost from time to time. She wants something from them which is revenge and her proper burrier.Now rest of the story is pretty predictable.But you have no idea how it flow.You will enjoy how it is for every penny of it.Scary sad but not that gloomy, and joyous at the end when the girl is released in a happy face.Great movie that shouldn't be burried.Also the bluray transfer was so great comparing the fact that it was made in 1999.It was picture sound perfect.
C**F
All fine with product
Great film.Good overall quality.All packaged well.
M**E
Angst mit Echo
Ich liebe solche Filme, mit Hypnose, und Vergangenheit, und Keller und sonstige Geheimnisse. Ist gut gemacht, kann man sich gerne nochmal anschauen
P**1
La recomiendo ampliamente!
El producto llegó en perfecto estado!Viene en idioma inglés y subtitulado en español lo cual es genial. Ya que a veces solo vienen en inglés pero con subtitulos en francés
T**3
購入して良かったです☆
レンタル落ちの新品を購入しました。最初は少し意味が分からずレンタル商品が綺麗？だと思ってましたが商品は新品でした。ありがとう御座いました。
D**O
echi mortali
bellissimo!!!sulla linea del sesto senso ma non scontato e pieno di tensionetiene ben incollati alla tv dall'inizio alla fine
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