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Hideaway (1995)
Definitely the worst movie adaptation of a novel I've endured.
Let me begin with saying, that the movie really isn't that bad. Just make sure you haven't read the book before. If you have, don't watch the movie. Key elements from the plot of the book is either left out completely, or altered so drastically that it has significant negative effect on both the story and for certain characters, the character development throughout the plot. Actually, this is the 3rd Koontz adaptation I've seen in recent history, and I actually thought it couldn't get any worse than "Watchers", but this one is. So far, the least worst movie adaptation I've seen, is "Mr. Murder". So my recommendation, if your going to rent a Koontz movie, is to avoid this one. Read the book instead. It will take more time but will definitely be worth it.
The Village (2004)
Boring, long and with no real climax.
After having seen The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable by the same director this movie was very disappointing. Especially because the trailer suggested that the film was a good horror story, which was not the case! Au contrare! The story is not that good and the characters are really not that great. Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver performs good though, but that's not enough to hold the movie up! As stated in the summary, there's no real climax, and the only really scary thing about the film is the loud background music. The twist in the end is figured out after half an hour, 15 mins. if you've seen Dark City... Rent another movie!