The Orphanage

True to depicting how bad some orphanages are even today.

The movie the The Orphange is a very bad movie. The script could have been better and the acting was terrible.. Save your money do not purchase this movie.

Seems to me all the bad reviews are coming from people who text while the movie's on. There was nothing the matter with the acting. The actor playing the lead character was outstanding. You could not ask for more from a young actor playing this kind of part. It wasn't the greatest movie ever made, but the movie held its own. It will keep your interest if you are actually watching the movie and paying attention.

Misleading pic on DVD case makes you think it's going to be one of those haunted orphanage stories. NOPE. It's more of a drama about the adults taking any kids they deem to be bad and, well, just think of what happens to MacMurphy at the end of Cuckoo's nest. The acting from the young boy playing the lead character is the only good thing here.

I gave it 5 stars for the boy that played Nathan he was exceptional! The rest of the film not so much!

This is not a horror movie. More like an open-ended drama. This movie is full of hints and suggestions - Never does it say in script or in picture what really happens. Also, there are slightly disturbing scenes, but absolutely nothing, and i mean NOTHING scary as far as a horror movie is concerned. This movie is set up to be appreciated only by the few who enjoy this particular type of movie.

"The Orphanage" and "The Institute" are the same film. It is titled "Milwood" [sic] at IMDB as a 2013 film. The repackaging and renaming of the product failed to improve it for some reason, but did increase sales and rentals.Nathan (Christian Goodwin) arrives at the Milwood Institute after his parents die and he didn't get his puppy. He is cared for by child counselor Judy (Michelle Romano) the closets thing to eye-candy and the not so caring dean (Jimmy Scanlon). He is bullied by Tommy (Adam J. Freeman) until they both wind up in the bad boy ward, rumored to be haunted.Nothing to see here, mini plot spoiler, it is not haunted. In fact this should not be sold as a horror film, but is more akin to a "Lifetime" drama (which I find to be a horror for a different reason).Guide: Redbox $1.60 US rental. 1 F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

*Spoilers ahead--but I'm saving you an hour and a half that you'll never get back*With it being Halloween last night, my sister and I hit up our local video store with the intention of renting Guillermo del Toro's 2007 horror film The Orphanage, which had largely positive reviews on IMBD, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. Instead, the video store employee gave us this pile of steaming garbage. About 5 minutes in we realized we were given the wrong film, but we decided to tough it out, despite the dissent of my teenage niece and nephew who both said "OMG, this looks like a horrible movie." Well...they couldn't have been more correct.As am optimist, I try to see the positive in everything, so I feel obligated to say at least one good thing about this film. The movie jacket is pretty interesting, and that's about it. Also, the young male actor who plays Nathan in the movie gave what was practically an Oscar winning performance, compared to the band of adult actors--who must have been rejected from every community theater production in the country.Bad acting, a laughable screenplay, and there is virtually no plot--other than the much repeated vague notion from an overly helpful child therapist that "there is something very wrong at this place." This movie consists of the young lead being yelled at by the creepy orphanage director for basically existing and him awaking startled on multiple nights to a shadowy figure in the hallway. It was spoken aloud that the orphanage was haunted, but that plot point never really went beyond the appearance of the shadow figure. Then it was hinted that there might be some kind of pedophile ring involving the institution's director and doctor, which came from a couple of very uncomfortable scenes of unnecessarily close contact with the young lead that made me want to call Chris Hansen to tell these gentlemen to "Have a seat right over there." Finally, within the last 20 minutes of this disaster, it was revealed that the doctor was lobotomizing the kids who even showed the slightest sign of acting out, and this was apparently the plan for Nathan all along. We then learn from a rushed soliloquy from the male lead had been working all along with the child therapist and who I'm guessing was the property's gardener (his position was never really revealed--he was just kind of there) to bust the place for its cruel practices. This results in the police rushing in as Nathan is on the operating table and blowing the brains (or what looks like to be confetti, red dye, and corn syrup) out of the director in the dramatic conclusion.I just...no. There is so much confusion. It's as if a D film student at a community college decided to hit the bong, write a horror screenplay, and shoot a film over the course of a few days with random people on the street. Please don't waste your time.

Mit dem 1.Teil hat dieser nichts zu tun.Der 1.Teil ist Grandios-spannend,Blutig,einfach Grossartig.Dieser ist Spannend-aber man hätte mehr aus der Story machen können.Ziwmlich Langatmig,und Zäh

Leider muss ich einen Stern vergeben, aber verdient hat der Film keinen. Finger weg davon. Dieser Film hat rein gar nichts mit dem Film "Das Waisenhaus" zu tun (der wirklich gut war)Als erstes fällt die absolut schlechte Billig-Synchronisation auf. Hier ist definitiv an jeder Ecke gespart worden. Die Sprecher sind mega schlecht, völlig unglaubwürdig - wahrscheinlich ohne Erfahrung. Der Sprecher des Jungen (Hauptdarsteller) ist definitiv viel älter als der Schauspieler, andere Jungen werden einfach von Frauen gesprochen, Kinder im Hintergrund bleiben englisch. Geräusche werden gleich völlig weg gelassen, so klopft niemand an der Tür, aber man sieht das der Schauspieler auf ein offensichtliches Klopfgeräusch reagiert. Der Name des Hauptdarstellers - Nathan - wird abwechselnd englisch und deutsch ausgesprochen. Außerdem klingen alle Sprecher, als ob sie in einer Blechbüchse stehen. Hat es hier überhaupt eine Mischung gegeben? So wie es klingt wahrscheinlich nicht. Einfach unerträglich.Wir sind deshalb auf die englisch Sprache umgestiegen, so dass wir uns nicht mehr ständig über den Ton aufregen mussten. Jetzt aber kommt die schlechte Kameraführung in den Fokus und die völlig unglaubwürdige Inszenierung. Hier passt alles vorn und hinten nicht zusammen. Es kommt überhaupt keine gruselige Atmosphäre auf, eigentlich gar keine Atmosphäre. Über die Handlung selbst kann ich nicht so viel sagen, da wir den Film ab der Hälfte abgebrochen haben - selten einen so schlechten Film gesehen.Hier überzeugt weder die Handlung, noch die Kameraführung und schon gar nicht die Synchronisation.Bitte Bitte FINGER WEG!!!

Ich habe diesen Film in der Hoffnung gekauft dass es der Nachfolgefilm von Teil 1 ist und auf die Aufmachung des Covers und der Beschreibung verlassen. Leider war ich verlassen denn die blue ray und der ganze Film ist ein einziger Betrug. Keine Handlung miserabler Ton (blue ray!!!) und eine noch misere Synchronisation. Klingt als würde jemand seinen Aufsatz in der Schule vorlesen. Das Cover ist der größte Betrug.Es stimmt einfach gar nichts an diesem Film und der Aufmachung. Ich warne vor dem Kauf. Ist nicht mal einen Euro wert. Verschenke meine blue ray gerne gegen Versandkosten. Kein Stern. Der 1 Stern ist nur weil es verlangt wird

Naja dann sag ich mal was dazu selten so nen Müll gesehen.Die synchronisation ist eine absolute Frechheit.Die Stimmen passen überhaupt nicht so wie jemand anderes schon geschrieben hat: als würden sie einen Aufsatz vorlesen. Nur das Cover gesehen dachte : oh cool von the orphan gibt's nen 2. Teil allerdings ein absoluter Reinfall. Finger weg die blue Ray ist keinen € wert -.-