Does The Haunting Stand The Test Of Time?

Remakes are always a tricky proposition. Some of the greats, both in the horror genre and elsewhere, are actually remakes, whether they are loose ones or not. 1999 happens to be one of the most packed years for movies ever, but how does The Haunting, one of the biggest releases of that year, hold up? Does it carry the torch or justified remakes, or does it fail to stand the Test of Time?
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Written By: Andrew Hatfield
Narrated By: Niki Minter
Edited By: Mike Conway
Produced by: Lance Vlcek and John Fallon
Executive Produced by: Berge Garabedian
SERIES SYNOPSIS: Test Of Time is a series that takes a look back at some of the classics of our beloved genre and finds out whether or not they, you guessed it, stand the Test Of Time!
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[@dylanschoon9371]

I can recognize its flaws but still thoroughly enjoy the atmosphere and setting. The sets of the house are so BEAUTIFUL! How each of the rooms are extravagantly decorated. The wooden carvings of the children. The door to the gate of purgatory. The spinning ballroom. The fireplace. I would absolutely LOVE for there to be an actual building designed to the T of the sets and marketed as a bed and breakfast. What an absolutely stunning place for a wedding or reservation party of sorts.

[@wstine79]

The ghost effects never really age past the opening day, but the set looks creepy and gorgeous. It's still the third best Scooby-Doo live action movie.

[@Nick-zn1vj]

😂

[@adampryor4662]

How did you leave out the Conjuring when discussing Lili Taylor's filmography?

[@matthewking4259]

Who was she in the Nun? Flashbacks? I think they switched the Nun with The Conjuring. Lily Taylor is great in the Conjuring. She knows what horror fans want!

[@jakedizzle]

Just goes to show this episode should be disregarded.

[@joshuapeterson8575]

Oh come on. It didn’t stand up when it came out. Why the heck would it stand the test of time? Bad is bad.

[@bb21again.67]

Exactly what I was thinking,well said.

[@AntoinettexKitten]

The coolest part from this movie was the fireplace. That thing was awesome

[@edanguiano6096]

Thank god we’re not doing the whole “it’s been 20-25 years, this is an underrated gem!” thing

[@iyona14granturismogt6gtspo7]

I absolutely adore this movie. We don't deserve movies with such gorgeous scenery and set production, it is a feast for the senses,who cares about the the few CGI scenes, that's all people can harp on.

[@trinaq]

This movie isn't as iconic as the 60's original, but it's still enjoyable, thanks to decent performances, especially from Catherine Zeta Jones.

[@ECKohns]

How can it stand the test of time when it was bad even in its time?

[@Zed-fq3lj]

good question 😀

[@nogaro_nitwit]

My memories of this movie are kind of blurry. I hit the bar with buddies beforehand. I kept getting distracted by Owen Wilson's nose. I fell asleep at one point but woke up to hearing the audience booing the ending.

[@TheUndeadOfNight]

The teaser trailer for The Haunting is scarier , more atmospheric and entertaining than the movie . " There once was a house..." Leaving Owen Wilson out of the movie would have improved it also .

[@architeuthis3476]

Shout out to Lily Taylor who rocked in _The Addiction_ - one of the best vampire movies ever made which, for some reason, almost no one has seen

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

The main character actress doesnt sell this movie for me. She has the face for drama, not horror, she just doesnt look convincingly scared at all, not back when it came out and not in recent reviewing. I'll use Drew Barrymore in the opener for Scream, she sells it, her character Casey looks genuinely scared, terrified, and the tension builds and builds. Compare it to this movie, it just misses the mark, if I cant buy into the characters being scared, then I'm not going to be scared. The House on Haunted Hill remake did scare me, the cast pulled it off in selling their fears.

[@waywardwatchdog1]

The best part of the Flanagan’s version was the hidden ghosts. People just repeat what other critics have said. This version was decent, but terrible CG. And the 60’s Robert Wise one is strong. It could withstand one more reimagining.

[@nikitaaverin]

"Regrattably boring" Aced my feels my cinema experience Only time I saw it was when I was a teenager. Nothing frightened me. The set design is out of this world, though.

[@edcano2293]

Straight up late 90s movie. Love it.

[@FranciscoSilva-bv9qq]

This is my favorite guilty pleasure

[@NeatHorrorboy]

When mentioning Lily Taylor's horror background, how come you didn't mention The Conjuring or X-Files?

[@TheTonyahawk]

The original was excellent and this one was passable for the time. While not a great film I still enjoy it a guilty pleasure so to speak. Practical effects are almost always superior to CG.

[@ikd3240]

It was bad when it was released. Time hasn't been any kinder.

[@backyardzombieproductions943]

The Haunting came out in 1999…

[@Mr_Flerb]

If they’d just been honest about it being a mashup of The Haunting and Legend of Hell House it might have been less disappointing. Much like House of Wax/Tourist Trap.

[@xBINARYGODx]

no, that would, for me, have made it even worse

[@Mr_Flerb]

@@xBINARYGODx What, just knowing ahead of time?

[@chaossmith3864]

Eh it's fun and pretty and sometimes that's good enough imo

[@xBINARYGODx]

short answer: no long answer: it was aged bad upon release longer answer: the original film and Shirly Jackson novel it is based on are relatively speaking infinitely better.

[@emileekFolkDivinre6105]

I was raised on the Haunting films , I was even more amazed when I realized the Netflix show was the same story! The thing is I have never read the book!

[@AntoinettexKitten]

The tv show was far away from the book source

[@Mr_Flerb]

Woah… you should read the book. Read Hell House, Richard Matheson’s version, too. A lot of this movie was cribbed from it. Just don’t expect The Haunting of Hill House to much resemble this movie or the Netflix thing!

[@geeshep4836]

I Have The Robert Wise Version Of The Haunting On DVD And I Kinda Enjoy It.

[@GenaMichelleB]

Love this Niki!

[@RiVer-Parish]

Scary movie 2 portrayed this movie way better.

[@benripley2457]

I have always said that there are only three good things about this movie: Lili Taylor, the set design, and Catherine Zeta-Jones’ boots.

[@plicketyplunk]

The original still does. The remake was a travesty.

[@tzgaming207]

I enjoyed this movie when it came out, but haven't bothered with it since. I probably wasn't bothered by the weak CG then because it was about as good (or bad) as anything else out at the time. I would give it 3/5 stars-- passably entertaining watch, but little-to-no rewatch value, unlikely to recommend to anyone. I also watched the '63 version, & was very unmoved by it. My father had tried to make the same case for it, scary for the time, despite no real effects to speak of. To me, it's movie where a lot of non-things happen. Doors & doorknobs rattled, walls banged on, & not much else. If I was 6 years old, then yeah, I'd probably be scared 😑

[@veryrancid3128]

Tbf,the cgi looked bad even then. I remember watching this back in the day and i was really let down. It wasnt scary, it was cringy.

[@Axolotl_Mischief]

I didn't enjoy it when it came out, so I'm going with 'no'.

[@Minibase834]

I’ve hated Lili Taylor ever since this movie, her acting alone made this miserable

[@ryanwest8898]

I was 13 when this came out and we saw it in theaters. I remember not liking it then

[@Zombiesnyder13]

WTF happened to Jan De Bont?

[@ShadowSonic2]

Was he EVER good?

[@AntoinettexKitten]

If it wasn't for the annoying mama's boy in Rose Red that movie would have been great

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

I rewatched that last year. The fact that that character survives the house but Julian Sands character doesnt always bugged me 😒

[@joedavis376]

It’s ok. The sets are awesome. The cast is watchable. But it falls apart at the end with too many crappy CGI effects. It isn’t a patch on the original.

[@K505KID]

No it doesn't. Neither did house on haunted hill either

[@michaeldiamond2755]

How do you not mention The Conjuring when talking about Lilly Taylor in horror…

[@iansharp7422]

Great looking house and Owen Wilson's death scene were the only things I liked. Compared to the Robert Wise movie it was pretty awful.

[@joeyjeffrey5892]

oof no

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Not a great movie when compared to the original classic, neither is the NotLD remake but the Psycho remake is great.

[@MekintoshLarja]

0:54 1989? must be a mistake ...

[@thomascrowley9122]

Thought it was a decent flick

[@sirot5561]

This is one of those movies I wanted to like so bad, but it just wasn't and isn't good and somehow seems worse now than it did when it came out 🤣

[@jerryschramm4399]

This movie sucks. Big time, It is terrible. Awful. The original was a masterpiece of suspense, where you never really saw anything, but things were always bubbling just beneath the surface. If you can find it, watch the original. It is in black and white, and apparently, that is enough reason for some people to reject it out of hand. This is their loss.

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

Lily or Kate Beckinsale that’s the question for better lead ? 7:38 Movie fell apart in 3rd act almost unwatchable just almost

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

Kate. I'll take Kate over Lily. Kate can pull off acting scared. Lily has a face for drama, not horror. I see comments mentioning Lily has done other horror, I dont care, her face is too plastic doll like.

[@cloudcity4194]

Stand the test of time? Let's be real, it was garbage when it came out and isn't some misunderstood masterpiece, so still garbage. I've tried, repeatedly, for years to like it, but it's just comically bad.

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Not as good as 1963 movie but they tried.

[@undrentide1972]

It fell far short, a classic case of style over substance.

[@ThatGuyLondon]

I've revisited this just for the set pieces and the score...everything else is just..meh.

[@justaguy7230]

It sucked back then and it still sucks.

[@whoknew2273]

Its crap prefer the original

[@forceghostburtreynolds7597]

I hate when I click on here and it's.... "the girl"

[@forceghostburtreynolds7597]

lol

[@loudmusickillsthepain648]

No but I didn't like it on day one. Sorry wasn't a fan.

[@wiseguy100]

It took everything great about the 60s film, flushed it all down the toilet to make a gaudy theme park ride. Terrible movie.

[@cyborgparrot1996]

One of the worst movie remakes ever made.

[@simonwoodthrillerwriter]

Sadly it was a terrible film then and it remains so.

[@malcolmj4479]

How is Darkman not considered horror by you? Sam Raimi directed it. Failure.

[@ShadowSonic2]

He does more than Horror...

[@malcolmj4479]

@@ShadowSonic2 You got me. Darkman isn't horror at all. Good comment.

[@chriscornelius2518]

There was a string of garbage over those years. These were all movies that could have been good.

[@cheeseburgerwalrus7619]

No. It does not. This movie sucked when it came out, and will continue sucking vicariously as long as it is mentioned. Discuss something else.

[@bb21again.67]

The house was ridiculously overly Gothic.Crap movie,

[@Destroyer.no.XV.after-Rome]

Another Woke remake...I've seen enough.

[@cloudcity4194]

How utterly brain numb are you!? This movie was made LONG BEFORE you people stole the word "woke" and perverted it into a weapon to be used against women and black people. Get over yourself.

[@ShadowSonic2]

Define "Woke"

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

only the 80s could do good remakes remakes after that era just fall flat and fail

[@thomaskphillips2582]

The Haunting 1999 nice film to end 20th century with & 1990s