La casa de la muerte roja

The idea of a group of people spending some time in a haunted house has been done a million times. If anyone is looking for something 'new', this is not it. So, I can understand some viewer's negative opinions. Nevertheless, for me, the proof of the pudding is...'Did this mini series intrigue me?'

Yes, it did. I think the casting was excellent. The different people in the house really added to the plot, ESPECIALLY Emmery. Emmery was so weird, but you know, everyone has seen someone like Emmery. Those kind of people are out there. really weird, but just normal enough to successfully exist in our society.

The first night was pretty boring, but I really got hooked the second night.

Hey! this is TV, I don't expect 'Gone With the Wind', I just want some good entertainment. I enjoyed it.

Rose Red is a great TV series based on the fictional events that took place inside the house, where a group of psychics plan to awake the spirits.

For practically three hours its entertaining which most TV series and films fail to do, but its missing a plot which is the only problem. There's a really built up story and background to the house but what actually happens in the film go's nowhere... Personally there's too much about the house and too little about the characters, it basically fits into one sub-genre. Horror.

Definitely not movie material, but a good watch for those who enjoy other Stephen King films.

Stephen King has really out done himself this time. Rose Red kept me on the edge of my seat. It was a very exciting movie with lots of special effects. At times it was rather spooky. It's a movie that should be shown without interruptions. I wished I had recorded it to watch again later. I hope it comes out on DVD. I would love to own a copy.

There are so many of King's books that didn't go over well as movies. And this one, which was never even a book, did really well. If you have a Friday night and a lot of popcorn to kill, this is a decent one to settle down with. A lot of the actors are unknown, but pull this off well. I like how it's not just a group of people going to spend the night in a haunted house and win money and fame shtick. (i.e. the new House on Haunted Hill) I also liked how all the people who went had a unique specialty in the paranormal/supernatural. Also, it has the regular blend of characters you love to hate, ones who are suspicious, and the adorable ones that you hope don't make the mistake of investigating unknown noises in the middle of the night alone.

For the rest of you, though, this mammoth 250 minutes horror miniseries, is well worth the time. Stephen King has probably created one of his best screenplay-to-screen only works (not based on a novel) in "Rose Red", a chore usually not too successful ("Sleepwalkers", anyone?). This haunted house tale, about a creepy enormous mansion in Seatle, and the intrepid psychics that go there for a "field trip", boasts amazing production design and sets, fine acting, especially by Nancy Travis as the determined Joyce Reardon and Matt Ross as Emery ("Go and warn someone who isn't broke!), and decent special effects (especially considering this is made for TV). Although not everything is always clear, and although the middle part tends to sag a little, this is a high quality mini-series which amazingly manages to sustain interest through four hours of haunted house shenanigans, one of the most overused themes in horror. It's length also allows it to dedicate the first hour to character development and story buildup, so that when the characters walk for the first time into "Rose Red", we are almost as anxious as they are. this wouldn't have worked in a two hour film.