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Sharon Stone is one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses.A city-dwelling family move to a rural house. The previous occupier helps renovations but is a dangerous criminal.What a good movie. Very well made and directed. Familiar tale (reminds me of those early 70s horror movies) but extremely watchable. Figgis is a surprising choice as director but does a fantastic job. Well cast especially Stone, Lewis and Quaid. One's family in danger is far more terrifying than bimbo-teenagers getting killed. That snake scene was unwatchable."Cold Creek Manor" is one movie this year that you must see.

very suspenseful,psychological thriller

this movie is about a family that moves into what they believe will be their dream home.it is old and falling apart,but they believe that once they fix it up,it will be the home they've always wanted.sounds alright so far.however,they notice something strange.when they move in the house is filled with possessions of the previous owners.then weird thongs begin to happen.they discover the house holds a dark secret.and someone else decides the house belongs to them.Sharon Stone and Dennis Quaid play Cooper and Leah Tilson,the proud new owners.Stephen Dorrf is also in the film as is Juliette Lewis.The film is directed by Mike Figgis.it is a psychological suspense thriller,with out a lot of gore and graphic violence.a rare treat in these days of slice'em dice'em,hack and slash movies.this movie has a very eerie atmosphere throughout and works well as a ghost story.if you want some genuine chills,i recommend "Cold Creek Manor" 8/10

Give it a chance, Don't listen to hearsay

Cold Creek Manor I thought was a fairly decent movie. Don't read some of these other people's reviews and make a decision based on their opinions. Truth is maybe it was a little slow paced but there was a good story behind it. I think you should watch this movie and see what you think. Afterall no one's opinion matters except yours. As long as you like it who cares what others think.

Cold Creek Manure

Is there such a thing as a "straight to radio" movie? This isn't even good enough for "straight to video"!

A predictable dud with as many twists and turns as a ruler. A couple moves into a creepy mansion, the previous owner is an obvious psycho, and they hire him to fix the place up. You do the math.

The real mystery here is how Sharon Stone, Dennis Quaid and Captain Von Trapp were duped into filming this slow-moving, half-dead snooze-fest.

No f***ing twist!

**** Some possible spoilers ****I knew from the start that this movie would suck. For one thing, a lot of horror/suspense movies are corny lately, and Cold Creek is no exception.I expected some twist in the latter part of the film, like the bad guy isn't Dale after all or something. But there was no twist at all, which added to the already disappointing plot.Lastly, they're not fooling anyone with the Jeep they burned. It's actually an older model of the one really used throughout the movie.Cold Creek Manor is simply a waste of an excellent cast. Very bad comeback for Quaid and Stone.

By the Numbers, I agree

I was so looking forward to Stone and Quaid, both of whom are generally exceptional. Unfortunately, I too was disappointed with this film's predictability. It's one of those: "Shucks, they could have done so much more with the plot development; it has poTENtial", type things. Because it DOES -- while the story starts out fairly predictable and you are ready to throw in the towel, the appearance of the protagonist, and the mystery surrounding his father, give you hope that some very juicy plot twists are about to be presented.They aren't. And in the end, it becomes a rather paltry waste of Stone and Quaid's talents. I am particularly disappointed that Sharon Stone was given short shrift in her character. Being rather cynical about good-looking blonde actresses, I generally don't watch movies with them, but Ms. Stone is, to me, a refreshing exception. She is a substantial talent and, unfortunately, we do not see enough of her on the big screen (3 years since `Beautiful Joe'). Understandably, then, her name on the marquee of this flick was a big draw to me ... but her rather meagre character in `CCM' made me shake my head. Oh well, better luck next time. I do hope this is a sign that Sharon Stone is about to come back in a major blockbuster a-la `Basic Instinct' (ahh, we can only dream…).

The Manor

I like the fact Sharon Stone was in this. I like the cinametography of the film. I even like the title! I just hate the fact that TouchstonePictures tried to make everyone think this was a "horror" film.To be honest, this movie was reminesant of "Cape Fear." Aside from the glamour of Stone, there is some nice eye candy by the name of STEPHEN DORFF... this guy is right on the verge of becoming the "it guy for the minute" but its just a matter of time. Then we're blessed with a ASTOUNDING ACTRESS-Juliette Lewis who has done classics like "The Basketball Diaries" & "The Other Sister." Anyway, about the movie... the film is about a family that is fed up with living in New York & decides to move to the country (How that is possible, I will NEVER know, nor do I want to know hehe) But I digress... So they move away & buy Cold Creek Manor... then a "difter" shows up (Dorff) who previously lived there before them & forcefully tries to reclaim his home. The movie ran dry when it bacame obvious who was behind everything...major problem though, it became obvious early on in the film. 1/10 (6)

Really ought to have been made in Britain with an unknown cast

With a more low-key theatrical release and no big-names stars Cold Creek Manor might have had some more credibility. Director Mike Figgis has no real experience, or business, in Hollywood movies and the mere fact that this got such a big release may be part of the films downfall.With such marketing, word-of-mouth and hype that a Hollywood film gets one always expects something crowd-pleasing. It's clear when watching Cold Creek Manor that Mike Figgis is more at home making small British movies that are not exposed to such harsh criticism and are generally accepted as being good even though they are nothing special.There nothing much thrilling about Cold Creek Manor. But Stephen Dorff does manage to create some amount of tension with the crazed psycho character he plays. The rest of the film seems like an awkward mix of Pacific Heights and The Ring, despite some moments of genuine atmosphere that reminded me a lot of the Myst video games.In a diluted, no-brainer, who-gives-a-damn way Cold Creek Manor makes for an above-average nights entertainment. But just don't expect anything mind-blowing.And can someone tell me where the Cold Creek is? The DVD is in very good looking 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen with a great Dolby 5.1 soundtrack that's ten times more dynamic than anything in the film.

Where do I begin? Shudder...and not in a good way

Cold Creek Mountain is easily one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Yes, we all know that horror movies are typically laden with logic errors and cliches, but the ones found in this film aren't enjoyable in any context. Obviously the actors in this film merely needed a paycheck, because no one in their right mind can take such an awful script seriously. I'm not even going to begin to list the logic errors that will make you verbally express disgust...the act of finding them yourself is the only stimulation you'll find with this film. Juliette Lewis is a highlight, however, only because of her unintentionally hilarious performance as the town slut/drunk. The saddest thing about this film is undeniably the score; music usually holds even the worst horror films together, but in this case it's like director/composer Mike Figgis banged on a piano with a baseball bat. Grade: D-

it was OK

it was OK over all there was nudity not needed and we all already new the twist before it hit so i give an overall OK and it really was to slow to take off for me so the entire movie was a bore up until certain parts. i don't know about other people but it took a long time to get me interested which made me start to gradually hate the movie which is not a good sign the overall thrills....not happening the moments that were supposed to be scary...weren't...and honestly dennis quaid did an OK job it was just the script they made it so not good. but i don't know about the kids acting they weren't to bad but the old man was the best out of all of them Backus of if his stunning performance on being an a** !

Worst movie I have seen in a LONG time

I was on vacation when we decided to rent this movie. I cannot believe that Dennis Quaid would make a movie this bad! I kept expecting an exciting twist or even for the movie to suddenly get interesting, but no such luck. A stranger walks into your house uninvited, even if he did used to live there, and you invite him to stay for dinner. He tells you he just got out of jail, he smokes a joint at your dinner table, and you don't only not kick him out of your house, you offer him a job! There is no believable angle to this movie. People cannot be that stupid. Even if they are, we don't want to watch it for the entire length of a movie! A warning to anyone considering wasting time or money on this movie. Please, avoid it.

How did this film get made?

How did that film get made? I'm sure that we have all seen some colossally bad films. Every one of us who comes here have been to the movies one too many times and we rent and buy at will.SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERSWell, yesterday, I saw Cold Creek Manor and Out of Time. Now, Out Of Time was a very well done film and it had me riveted much of the time. But this post is not about Denzel's latest film. No, sadly, this is about that charlatan of a film called Cold Creek Manor.CCM in the trailer will have you believe that it is a film that is a super natural thriller. Well, not only is it not a supernatural thriller, it is about a guy who wants his house back. No kidding folks, this is the extent of the film. Stephen Dorff plays a guy who just got out of prison and he has lost his guargantuan house because the bank foreclosed on it. The Tilson's do everything legal and buy the house from the bank and move in. Then Dorff comes back from prison and basically wants the house back. He pretends to make friends with the Tilsons but is really just there to terrorize them by doing things like putting poisonous snakes in their house, killing the pet horse, threatening Cooper in public, causing fights and hitting the sheriff's sister in public. He has done enough to go back to prison for years but of course the "townsfolk" are scared of him because he is so tough and psychotic and no one wants to mess with him. And of course when he gets in a bar fight, he kicks the s*** out of everyone. Clearly, this guy is Arnold Schwarzenegger and can kick the hell out of everyone. And even when he does all of this, the sheriff just tells him to back off and leave. This is all done to convenience the screenplay because if he would have been tossed in jail, the movie would have ended.What else happens? Let's see, we have the classic "wife doesn't believe her husband when a criminal comes into her house " scenario. You have the classic run up the stairs onto the roof in the middle of a rainstorm when a killer is stalking you scenario (instead of running out the front door). And of course you have the talking killer scenario where instead of just killing the victim he tells them what he is going to do to them and gives them enough time to devise a plan to thwart him.Then there was the time when Dorff could have just gotten rid of both of the Tilson's by throwing them in the well. No, I am not kidding, there is a well in this film where Dorff threw his family after he killed them. I expected to see a TV later on and some creepy music and watch Samara come out of it and kill the Tillson's. Luckily that didn't happen.Then of course you have the white trailer trash slut bag that bangs the con whenever he feels like it and then gets beat up by him. Lots of thought must have went into writing this complex character. I mean, this film is so thin in the script that it makes Gigli look like American Beauty.Now, the bulk of this rant comes down to this. This is one of the worst scripts that I have ever seen put into film in my life. Nothing makes sense and nothing in it is shocking or plausible. These characters are carbon copies of all the worst scenarios you could imagine in film....and worse.And finally it brings me to this question. If a script like this is getting made, can you imagine the ones that aren't? I mean it folks, this is one of the worst films you can imagine and it got a good director to direct and a decent cast to star in it. It had Touchstone Pictures (Disney) and Beuna Vista backing it. I mean this is a major production and this film and script suck ass. How can this get made? How and why is my question. If a film like this is allowed to get printed and distributed, it gives us all hope. How hard can it be to write a screenplay like this? It isn't. There are so many ideas that so many of us have, all you have to do is find a way to get your script looked at and if it sucks, it'll still probably get made.Cold Creek Manor is a microcosm of what is wrong with Hollywood. They lie to us and expect us to support tripe like this and I am frankly sick of it. This has been the worst year for films that I can ever remember. And Cold creek Manor is the exclamation point in a year of disasters.How did this film get made? I have no idea, but because it did, we can all get a half a million dollar paycheck and write do-do like this. Hate your job? Take two weeks off, write a script, get an agent and watch your awful script get made.

Ouch!!

About midway through this brutal movie, I had that sick feeling that the movie wasn't suddenly going to get better, that this movie does indeed suck, that I did in fact completely waste my time and money. Not only was it predictable, a cast from the mold of a zillion other bad Hollywood so-called horrors, it had a number of inconsistencies that made this unscary movie laughable. If you absolutely insist on seeing this movie because of a deep love for Juliette Lewis or an unnatural devotion for Dennis Quaid, please bring a pen or paper and try to keep track of the countless contradictory events. I won't ruin the movie for you by listing any examples, the director has already done that for us. Why do I keep getting sucked in by clever trailers???? Why?????

SLOW BUT SEDUCTIVE

COLD CREEK MANOR is not an awful movie...just seems like it could have been better. Dennis Quaid does a little bit of overacting, and at times, underacting. Some of his facial expressions are way overboard, and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of synergy in his performance. Sharon Stone looks well, but her character seems to react more than act. Stephen Dorff is excellent as the demented Dale Massie, smooth, but with a smoldering evil boiling underneath. Juliette Lewis does well as Dale's love, and an unrecognizable Christopher Plummer hams it up as the senile Massie's father. There are some tense and chilling moments, but it's pacing is so slow in the beginning, you wonder where Figgis is taking the film. I like Quaid very much, but was disappointed in his performance in this movie. The extras are interesting, including one called "Rules of the Genre" in which director Figgis tries to explain those rules for a thriller; unfortunately, I don't think he followed them. Also the deleted scenes are rightfully deleted, especially the long pool game, in which Quaid's mimicry of Dorff's father is extremely distasteful.
All in all, not a bad rental. Buy if you're a Quaid collector.

Don't waste the two hours of your life like I did!!!!

I thought, hmm Sharon Stone, hadn't seen her in a while. Obviously, she needed the work, and the paycheck. In fact the whole cast in here looks to be collecting a check from the suckers who rent, or god-forbid, bought, this horribly cliche-ridden trash. This film was not scary, not suspenseful, full of
more holes than a block of Swiss cheese, and a waste of most of the 'talent' gathered for it. Basically, a tragic event drives an affluent New York family to seek shelter in the quieter countryside, where they just happen to discover an abandoned mansion that they choose to purchase. It's not long before it's former tenant(Stephen Dorff) shows up on their doorstep unannounced, and does his best redneck creep impression. The cliches in here are laughable, the characters are weak and extremely stupid for such urban sophisticates. Basically, this film is a cheap version of a much, much better film, 'Cape Fear,'
by Martin Scorsese, although a re-make of an earlier work, excellent none the less, with Nick Nolte and Robert DeNiro.

oh. my. god.

Has there ever been a more boring movie...ever. The best (and only good) thing about the film is this comment from the review on filmrot.com:"The film also stars the girl who played Jodie Foster's son in Panic Room."Hahahahahahhahahahaha.Crap, cliche and pinpoint predictable. Ugh.

Eric Stoltz with a brain hammer.

I'm sorry, but Eric Stoltz could easily be dispatched with a singlekick to the gonads. I find it hard to believe that he could hold twofully grown adults at bay, regardless of the brain hammer.This movie showed some promise but I expected it to have moreback story. There was only a hint of the creepyness that DaleMassie had in his past. And hello??!, coordinated snake attackindeed. Not to mention the stoopid showdown scene at the end.As thrillers go, this one missed the mark. It would have beenserved better by having the antagonist talk less about what he wasgoing to do, and be seen less.

What A Groaner

I was excited to see this movie with my husband in the theater. The poster and trailer looked pleasantly chilling. I hoped I was in for a good scare. And the title - you gotta admit "Cold Creek Manor" is one that promises at least a few chills and thrills in a dark theater. Best of all, it had two well-known actors in the lead. "Sharon Stone, huh. Haven't seen her in anything for a while. Looking forward to it. Dennis Quaid is decent, too."


No such luck. It took a long time to get over the shame and teasing I suffered from choosing this bomb. It is incredulously bad. How? Who paid for this bomb? CCM is one of the worst movies of all time. The story is about a couple and their children who move to the country to escape city life. Almost instantly they meet up with a local yokel Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), who insinuates his way into their house and their lives, burping rudely all the way. The house once belonged to his family, but they lost it because of hard times. Dale is unwilling to let Cold Creek Manor go, and hires himself on as a handyman. It is mystifying that this couple we assume to be reasonably intelligent would let their compassionate guilt completely override their survival instict. Hello, you have two KIDS!!!! Dale becomes increasingly creepy, while the couple becomes increasingly timid. A very good character and performance is turned in by Christopher Plummer as Mr. Massie, Dale's incapacitated but powerful father.

The movie gets pretty funny as it tries to get scary. The scariest scene involving lots of varieties of snakes popping out of the walls as the family runs screaming around the house had everyone in the theater rolling on the floor with laughter. The climatic scene at the end is stupid. Someone in the theater made a witty comment that made everyone laugh, including myself. I wish I could remember what the gentleman said. But , like the movie, it has been forgotten.

"Pacific Heights" meets "Cape Fear" ; but not in a good way

COLD CREEK MANOR (2003) ** Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Wilson, Dana Eskelson, Christopher Plummer. Dopey suspenser about a New York family who decide to move to a safer community by purchasing a run-down farmhouse in the sticks that has more problems than its surface value namely the deranged former owner hell-bent on making their lives miserable. Despite a good performance by Quaid as the paterfamilias trying to maintain the peace by any measure the film drifts from one incredibly idiotic moment to another - no thanks to the threadbare script by Richard Jefferris - and Dorff – the poor man's Kiefer Sutherland – overacts with unusual élan (he all but foams at the mouth) as the homicidal hick. Stone barely acquits herself as the mother who also doesn't wise up nor does filmmaker Mike Figgis who is clearly slumming in this half-baked thriller.

Bad music, very bad script, other than that, it's okay

Mike Figgis (moreso, cinematographer Declan Quinn) did a great job with the pace of this film, and made it look quite beautiful. The lead actors all performed well, and Stephen Dorff puts in the best performance I've seen from him.HOWEVER, this film left out a lot, and was not scary. It built tension pretty well, but as a shocker or horror movie, no. It dropped major clues, characters, and incidents, without doing anything with them at all. It also had it's characters make decisions and reactions that made no sense.Both me and the person I saw it with came away with the feeling that this must have been based on a really good book, but as a movie, it failed.