Review of The Abandoned (2006) by Jon F — 08 Apr 2012

Troubling brain teaser gohst movie. Not very scary.

This review of The Abandoned (2006) was written by Jon F on 08 Apr 2012.

The Abandoned has generally received mixed reviews.

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By John M (4,356) on 28 Jun 2011

The Abandoned is a movie with an original premise and well made from a technical point of view along with a couple of atmospheric moments that…

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By Michael C (2,821) on 26 Oct 2015

The movie feels dead. This movie has a lot of SILENT scenes with awful background music that's not even creepy…

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By Jennifer L (740) on 10 Mar 2011

I've watched The Abandoned many times (I own the DVD) & it never fails to leave me jumping at shadows…

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By Felicia M (78) on 21 Jun 2011

Sometimes it's best to leave the past alone…

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By Cynthia S (730) on 28 Dec 2013

This is just a bad horror movie. There is no storytelling, really, just a string of quasi-spooky, cheap, gotcha scare moments…

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By Hate B (1) on 08 Jun 2017

Another garbage horror movie that goes for dingy sadistic atmosphere with a big dollop of gratuitous nudity and gore…

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By Alexander S (283) on 01 Feb 2012

I went into this not knowing anything about this. I enjoyed it alot. This is how horror movies should be done…

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By Jho R (146) on 29 Oct 2012

Had some great, creepy moments. Story's a bit wonky…

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By Robyn M (1,282) on 25 Feb 2013

Make no mistake that unlike the previous film The Abandoned is polished, features stunning cinematography and a haunting score…

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By Robert C (1,701) on 20 Mar 2011

A nice idea, but not properly turned into a story. Seemed aimless and thus unfulfilling…

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