NEVER one to pass up a bargain [$17.49], I watched director Jan De Bont's [Twister/Speed]
THE HAUNTING [1999] based on the original novel "The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson via SCREAM Factory's
spectacular Native UHD4K transfer [HDR10/Dolby Vision/DTS~HD MA 5.1]. Via Scream's BD~100 disc encoded at a very high bit rate [in the 90's], I was in absolute awe of Academy Award set designer Eugenio Zanetti's
incredulous interior set design!
The cast which consisted of Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta~Jones, Lili Taylor and Owen Wilson with cameos by Bruce Dern and Marian Seldes as the caretakers had one hell of a good time negotiating all the terrifying rigamarole De Bont put them through. While Robert Wise's original THE HAUNTING was an excellent psychological study in horror, this version was physical and unlike Paramount's original BD~V in 1080p, Scream Factory's 4K upgrade allowed one to see all the amazing machinations involved in this $91M production.
With music scoring by Jerry Goldsmith, the 5.1 sound design was immersiven enough to allow every nuance of the creeking house to seep through and the bass at times was overwhelming.
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