David Roggenkamp Silent House is another one of 'those' films. It combines several clichés that I've come to know with more recent horror movies and it executes them quite well. Does it start out with the stars of the movie? Absolutely – and they're talking about Facebook of all things; I really am starting to wonder if Facebook even belongs in talking about - anything- in horror movies. I'm sure it's meant to help perpetuate interpersonal relations and show status between characters; but there is something 'bland' when it comes to using Facebook as a plot device.Anyway, these two characters are joined by a third – they're inspecting a house that has mold issues. Naturally this is foreshadowing towards a bigger plot induced simply by inhaling right? Not at all – scenes shown are exactly what they are meant to be – this is an exploitation flick. Not only does the movie play in several different directions – it has the main female lead constantly fidgeting, getting spooked out of her mind, or simply screaming; she also whimpers. The movie does have the classic violin music in the background; it is played to effect and it also has those familiar plucks for pitch. The music is largely what gives this movie atmosphere – scenes which would otherwise look no different than fishing for a tool during a blackout – suddenly come to life. However, without the violin music, this movie is also downright creepy; what would look like a hallucination due to spores is just that, other scenes of a predator are also present. The movie shifts around so many times though, that it is hard to tell just what is going on, and this is largely one of the downsides. In the end, it is indeed revealed as an exploitation flick, and memories of a girl's past come back to haunt her. The mold in the house probably is played to effect, but the hallucinations lose their effect as the movie plays out. If this movie would have had the woman challenging her own conflicts and predators in this movie, it could have very well been a better story. I do recommend it for the standard scenes which are associated so closely with horror – they clearly knew what to use when making itOriginally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/?p=5121).

bowmanblue Silent House - a film about a woman who wanders round one room inside a house after the next. Sometimes she makes a phone call. Sometimes she leaves a message on someone's answer phone. Once she even spoke to someone via a webcam. Then, every now and again, something 'spooky' happens. It could be that something falls over, something invisible pokes her or something equally as 'seen-it-all-before.' Silent House is pretty dull. Its one plus point is that it's short. People turn up, act a bit creepy, don't really give much away and leave. There's something like a 'reveal' at the end, but, by the time it actually happens, I doubt there will be enough people still interested in the film to care.Seriously, don't bother. There are a million better and scarier horror films out there.

gavin6942 A girl (Elizabeth Olsen) is trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences.Somehow avoiding the child actress path of her sisters, this was the first film released with Elizabeth Olsen, and she appears in every shot of the film. As she has gone on to become a rather big deal within a few years, this film could be something that fans will want to look at. Clearly she has talent.The plot is minimal, the acting is adequate and the film as a whole is more or less average -- not something that is going to make you want to tell all your friends about. But the key to its success is the editing; although we know this is not one continuous shot, the cuts effectively make it seem so. This is similar to Hitchcock's "Rope" (one of his best films) in that respect. And even today it remains a good feat.

ICanNeverThinkOfAGoodUsername The film is okay. It takes a while to get into but after that I wouldn't say it was too bad. It's jumpy at times and it makes sense. Towards the end of the film I didn't think it would all come together. Films never usually come together towards the end especially scary films. Surprisingly, this film came together and things made sense. However, I really do think the ending could have been worked on a lot more.I've read some other reviews on here and what somebody else said makes complete sense... Apart from the last 10 - 15 minutes of the film you're watching something whereby a girl is running around a house and you think someone else in the house. The last 10 - 15 minutes really do turn this film around, it is for that reason that I give this film the rating I do.However, the actual point of the film which is only explained in the last part of the film - it feels like 3 minutes of the film. Before you know it the film's over and you think now what? It doesn't really make sense... You watch the whole film and see one thing which gives no real indication of what the point of the film is, then you get this unexpected twist which isn't really explained.On one hand I wouldn't recommend this film because the ending does let the film down. However, I would recommend it because the ending is a complete shock and a real twist and for that reason I recommend the film. Although you want to know more maybe people who like open endings would like this film... It wasn't the worst film by any means however it's not the best film either.