The Ninth Gate: Review By The CryptKeeper

Jul 3rd, 2008 by The CryptKeeper
Not a waste of time, but the time could have been spent better
  • OVERALL
    3.0
    WORTHY
  • Story
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Visuals
I rented 2 completly different movies at the same time. Running Scared with Paul Walker, and The Ninth Gate.

Johnny Depp as always gives a fine preformance. He is such a good actor. He has never done a horrid movie to my knowlege.

I have only seen 2 Roman Polanski films. Rosemary's Baby, and The Ninth Gate. Both are very similar. Both have to deal with demons and the devil, and they are both slow paced, but not a complete bore. Another relation is the endings both dissapoint.

This movie may have a solid story, but yet it seems motionless, like I mentioned earlier. The Ninth Gate really takes it's time to develop. Please note I did not say it is boring. It just isn't what I call an edge of your seat thriller. I do not recommend that you watch this when you are tired. It won't keep you awake.

Overall, it was an ok view that wasn't a waste of time or a rental fee, but it didn't have to be so long, and coulda been better.

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Comments (17)

  1. The CryptKeeper

    I forgot, Sweeney Todd, that's a great one as well, but I think I like A Nighmare/elm st better. But I know a lot of people like Sweeney Todd more than me, but that don't mean I don't like it!!!

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  2. Vamp

    HA, not exactly. Well, I guess you have an opinion, but his best role and movie for me was as Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  3. The CryptKeeper

    And in my opinion best role and his best movie!!

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  4. Vamp

    Nightmare on Elm Street was Johnny Depp's very first role.

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  5. The CryptKeeper

    I have see Once Upon A Time In Mexico. I forgot that was him!! And I also forgot that was him in the first Nighmare on elm st!

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  6. BlizZzario, Bizniches

    I feel the opposite I think movie should be longer, but only if they are intresting

    The BlizZzard

    4 years agoby @blizzzardFlag

  7. BlizZzario, Bizniches

    To many movies I've seen they get jumbled sometimes, I meant Secret Window, the only Stephen King movie I like, but Rear Window is good and I have to see Distrubia, to compare because its a remake, also check out Donnie Brasco, JD and Al Pacino, Blow, another great is Once Upon a Time in Mexico, the prequel to Desperado and El Marichi, and if you go back, but I sure you already knows this, but Johnny Depp was the first Nightmare on Elm Street.

    The BlizZzard

    4 years agoby @blizzzardFlag

  8. The CryptKeeper

    glad some one agrees. I thought I'd get a bunch of angry people bashing me and saying I'm dumb.

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  9. slysnide

    I agree with this review. The movie was WAY too slow paced, lacking of intrigue, and had a bad ending. And I haven't even seen the film for several years, yet I do remember those things about it specifically, even if I can't recall many images from the film.

    4 years agoby @slysnideFlag

  10. The CryptKeeper

    by the way, I love Rear Window

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  11. The CryptKeeper

    I ahve not seen many of Depp's earlier stuff such as Cry Baby an so forth, but I ahve seen Sleepy Hollow, and well I can't remember except for Pirats/Carribein, which were ok. I do know I ahve seen others.

    Rear Window is an Alfred Hitchc*ck film that has Jimmy Stewert, not Johnny DEpp.

    I thought that Eyes Wide Shut was a sort of porno film.

    I wanna see Enr of Days.

    and yes, this is geard tward adults. When they were making it, they probably never thought that a 13 year old would be watching it, much less be interested in it. But like I said, it wasn't a total bore, but over 2 hours and I think the movie could have been summed up in 1 hour 35 minuets. My mom felt the exact way I feel about the movie.

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  12. BlizZzario, Bizniches

    Never seen it

    The BlizZzard

    4 years agoby @blizzzardFlag

  13. Vamp

    Johnny Depp movie that is, read that whole thing wrong.

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  14. Vamp

    Another good one Bliz, if you'll allow the nickname, is Benny & Joon, it's quite the funny movie.

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag

  15. BlizZzario, Bizniches

    A lot of his movies aren't that well know to have been watched, both of these movies are great movies, and yes Johnny Depp hasn't made any bad movies, but some are borderline, tell me Cryptkeeper what other movies of JD's have you seen, any earlier career movies. Rear Window was a really good one, a movie that kind of like this, except for the Occult part, if your into that, Tom Cruise, and his then wife Nicole Kidman check Eyes Wide Shut, and another, which is one of my favorite Arnold movies is End of Days, which I should have a review for soon. Check them out and compare the difference, and don't forget about the Omens too. All good Occult movies, not really Eyes Wide Shut, but the rest. Plus not to cut you down or anything, I think you felt the movie was slow because it's geared more towards adults, not to say that it is a fast paced movie, or that you couldnt follow it, but this movie was made back in the 90's back when the majority of movies were "R" rated, instead of todays top rating "PG-13".

    The BlizZzard

    4 years agoby @blizzzardFlag

  16. The CryptKeeper

    ya it was sort of interesting, but just not into demonic stuff that much. Just don;t understand all of it.

    4 years agoby @catwomanFlag

  17. Vamp

    Oh......well then. Lol Good review, I liked it, it was kind of interesting and I mean, I did buy it. LOL, like I said, good review.

    4 years agoby @vampire2000Flag