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THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES

With Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton, Debra Messing, Lucinda Jenney, Alan Bates
Directed by Mark Pellington

This very intriguing and chilling tale is meant to be based on true events. How much of it is fictionalized I am certainly interested to know, because if the bulk of these events actually happened, it's so much more creepy than just a mere movie. A journalist experiences a mind-blowing, life-changing (and -threatening) phenomenon after his wife dies. This film is much better appreciated if going into it with as little knowledge as possible, so it would be better to stop reading here if you really want to enjoy it to its full extent. I will however try not to let too much out of the bag. It all starts when he finds himself miles off course on the road, his car and phone inexplicably incapacitated. On knocking at a door for help, the homeowner answers at gunpoint claiming he's been coming to his door for several nights. Things get weird, freaky and downright scary when this same man hears voices and phone calls that starts predicting disasters. People also see tall figures at night. The journalist gets sucked deeper into these strange occurrences and becomes its focal point. A pleasant surprise and a genuinely creepy experience.

5 / B
- PB


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5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temperature
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multi-Viewing Potential

B: Could Enjoy A 2nd Look

C: Once Should Suffice



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