Ruma Sen

A little disappointing, considering the big names involved in the production. To me, it was a mish mash of Hollywood and Stephen King. Although there were attempts at "Indianizing" the stories, the borrowed elements (cold lighting, zombie concept, surreal stuff, abandoned towns, creepy kids) all went into making this collection a pot-pourri, with little originality. The ghostly elements expected in a typical ghost story were not there at all. Instead it was horror, with Americanized concepts of a parallel world. Watch it, nonetheless, to satisfy your curiosity.

An eye opener to a world far removed from ours. It's a heady mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. Looking at the Ma Sheela of present times...well, it seems almost unreal that this kindly looking old lady was once a tyrant-supremo-sannyasin, who had unleashed terror on the small city of Antelope. I think she was lucky to have served a small term in US and got away with everything she was accused of. Bhagwan Rajneesh comes across as a holy man who had no inkling of the real world goings-on. His devotees clung on to him for his philosophy, but was the ashram life really beneficial in the long run? The series shows it was not.

Contrary to most reviews, I found this movie to be a riveting psycho-thriller. The movie keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The actors are well chosen and the two kids who have a role central to the story put up a brilliant performance. M.Night Shyamalan does not disappoint. A must-watch for lovers of suspense.