The Child's Eye (2010/Lionsgate 2D DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: C Extras: D Feature: B-
Raine and
her friends were just on a vacation in Thailand, that is until civil war
broke out, shutting down all airports and leaving them stranded in the country.
The only place they can stay is in an
old, run-down motel and to wait it out, but little do they know the motel
is haunted, and a vengeful spirit doesn't like them there. One by one they disappear; as they try to find
their friends they realize the longer they stay there, more they are to
become permanent residents. Raine is also
trying to find the chance to tell her boyfriend she is pregnant, then things go
from bad to worse when a war breaks out and leaving them with no place to go
but a run-down motel in The Child’s Eye.
At first
things seem strange, three children and their dog looks at them if there is
something horrible standing beside them, but they realize their fears, when
their friends suddenly disappears they learn from the children about a
tragic story behind the motel involving the motel's owner and former wife. Now, Raine must find out exactly what happen
to this husband and wife to break the curse and find and free her
friends... before the evil spirit consumes them all.
If your friends were missing would you try find them or runaway? If you like ghost stories then look no
further, a tragic tale of love, lost and then madness. A vengeful ghost who envies the living haunts
a motel, things moving in the night, people disappear and only through eyes of
a children and a dog can they be seen. That sometimes the scariest thing is something
that is right there, you can't see it, but you know it's there... waiting for
you.
This was
originally produced in 3D and was an all-digital shoot, but the 1.85 X 1 image
resolves itself well enough here, though a 3D version might play better, but
why was this not issued in 3D anywhere? Maybe
we’ll see it that way later, but the Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is on the weak side,
though maybe a lossless track would help.
Extras include behind the scenes with interviews with cast and crew and
trailer.
- Ricky Chiang
