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By: sooz
Date: 5/27/00 1:28:01 PM
# Replies: 5
My husband and son went outta town, so I did the rational thing and rented a Kevin Bacon movie with which to entertain myself.
Everything about this movie was fabulous, except for the timing of its release. If it hadn't come out nearly simultaneously with Sixth Sense, I think Kevin Bacon would have gotten the recognition that Bruce Willis got.
It was scarier, more exciting, had a cuter spooky-type-kid and a hunkier lead guy than Sixth Sense. But there were just too many similarities between the two, except for Sixth's surprise ending.
* A cute little kid that talks to dead people
* A lead actor who has no clue that he's part of the dead people scam
* A spunky, earthy, grass-roots type brunette as the mom of the spooky child.
* Mom doesn't understand what child is going through, but loves him just the same, and tries to protect him.
* Misty-looking, ashen-faced dead people.
* Wafting cold air whenever a dead person comes around.
* The dead person(s) is talking to the live person(s) because they need closure on something-or-other; probably the resolution to their untimely demise.
* The ghosts show up in locales near their point of death.
I don't know which one came out first, but even taking into account that I'd lick the toe jam from Bacon's feet, I still think the acting was better in Echoes.
That Sixth surprise ending, though... who can beat that?
Response #1
By: sooz
Date: 5/27/00 9:24:30 PM
Hmm. I need to edit that post to say "If it hadn't come out nearly simultaneously with Sixth Sense..."
but I don't see an option for editing. Wassup with that?
Response #2
By: Ralf
Date: 5/28/00 6:52:24 AM
Hmmm... looks fine to me.
:-)
Response #3
By: Da Sissop
Date: 5/29/00 5:56:31 PM
Well I must say that "Stir of Echoes" was the most dreadful movie I have seen since, geez, I guess I'd have to go all the way back to "Endless Love"...
No, okay, I'm kidding. It was actually pretty good. Although if I ever found a dead body in my basement, I absolutely would *not* go down the street to tell the father of the murderer before calling the police.
Response #4
By: sooz
Date: 5/29/00 9:22:11 PM
Kevin Bacon, shirtless, digging up the back yard and renting a jackhammer is sexier than a chimp flashback any day. I mean, depending on the chimp and all. Tee hee.
Love ya, Fang. We just can't go to the movies together. Hee hee.
Response #5
By: Ralf
Date: 5/31/00 8:06:45 AM
"Hee hee"? What, are you checking in the nitrous shipment?
:-)
I really dug that movie, but agree with Fang about the plausibility of Kevin contacting the suspected murderer without backup.
What's bothersome is that it's not necessary for the plot to work. He COULDA dialed 911, then sat back to wait... meanwhile the murderer drops in on Kevin to "visit".
Remember all those Aliens/Predator crossover film rumors of a few years ago? I'd *LOVE* to see a 6th Sense/Stir-o-Echos crossover sequel wherein Bruce Willis torments Kevin Bacon to solve his wife's murder... or something. That'd be cool.