Product Details

• Actors: Hector Bidonde, Pablo Cedron, Leonora Balcarce, Luciano Caceres, Javier Pereira
• Directors: Paco Cabezas
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: January 12, 2010
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002T4GY3C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,918 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Appeared" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

In the tradition of THE DEVIL S BACKBONE comes the internationally acclaimed Argentine/Spanish horror saga from writer/director Paco Cabezas. During a road trip to visit their dying father, an estranged brother and sister discover a hidden diary that reveals a family legacy of fear and torture. But when past and present begin to collide, the siblings must confront the truth behind the trail of 'the disappeared': 30 000 people kidnapped and murdered under Argentina's military dictatorship...some of whom may have now returned to our world. Ruth Díaz and Javier Pereira star in this startling combination of supernatural chiller and shocking political thriller that Eye For Film hails as a modern ghost story made with commitment, passion and effective terror.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VERY SCARY & HAUNTING WITH MINOR FLAWS, February 24, 2010

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Explorator (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Appeared (DVD)

This movie was quite a pleasant and horrifying surprise! It was well directed with a pervasive sense of dread, nail-biting suspense, and delivers several jolting shocks of terror. The only problem I had with it were a few instances where characters suddenly do stupid things that go against all rational judgement under the circumstances. Aside from a few of these flaws (sure to be exploited by the haters) the movie overall is very tight and some scenes of suspense are VERY INTENSE. There are some stunning revelations as well, which makes it more interesting than your average horror movie. The political aspect of the story isn't overpowering and is only briefly discussed, providing a suitable backdrop for the horror. There are really no boring scenes and there is an abundance of stark terror that will surely satisfy those looking for real scares. Yes, this is a Spanish language movie with subtitles but those who won't watch movies just because they have subtitles will be missing a great movie.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Creative but not well implemented., July 6, 2010

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G. Teslovich - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Appeared (DVD)

Positives:

Beautiful location.

Creative and somewhat interesting storyline where the capacity to influence the future when given an opportunity to change the past is more difficult than you would imagine. For a different take on this subject viewers should see "Uncertainty".

Neutral: Effective but timeworn use of ghosts that only our protagonists can see; wires or blue/green screen technique to suspend people; bloody stab-effect appliances.

Negatives:

Acting a bit shallow.

Story seemed disjointed (no flow) and incomplete particularly in showing the connectivity between scenes or offering enough explanation so that the viewer is not going "huh!".

Really dumb scenes like being chased by a truck while driving and not noticing it coming up behind you on a endlessly flat Patagonia road. Not asking for help at a busy diner when removing a kidnapped young girl from the trunk of the kidnapper's truck while leaving the mom there. Not calling police at first and later the police not being responsive.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Modern Ghost Story, January 7, 2011

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William Amazzini - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Appeared (DVD)

The Spanish Cinema has come into its own in the Horror genre with ground breaking directors like Guglielmo Del Toro making their notch on the scene and also superior fare such as 'THE ORPHANAGE' , "SHIVER' and the two 'REC' films but nobody has hit the traditional ghost story like Director Paco Cabeza's 'THE APPEARED'. With tributes to 'THE SHINING' and Aussie road movies, Cabeza gives us a truly terrifying tale of hauntings and spatial time disruptions entering into the every day lives of brother and sister Pablo and Malena acted brilliantly by Ruth Diaz and Javier Pereira. With a haunting music score by Oscar Araujo and chilling photography by Andrew Rebes, this is the best ghost story to arrive on the scene in many a year and I pray that Hollywood doesn't get its hands on it for an unnecessary remake. Highly recommended.