The Enfield Haunting (2015)

hyped garbage

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

THE ENFIELD HAUNTING is a three-part miniseries dramatisation of the famous real-life poltergeist case from 1977, in which psychic investigators Maurice Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair researched the plight of two sisters who were being haunted by a ghost in their own bedroom.It was a hugely influential storyline and one which still sends shivers up my spine; to date, the BBC mockumentary GHOSTWATCH has been the best adaptation of the material despite making up its own storyline. Sadly, this version of events is heavily fictionalised, and too obsessed with having the main characters emotionally involved with the storyline.It seems you can't just have characters investigating a ghost anymore. There have to be back stories, emotionally wrought moments, and family scenes for the investigators (Juliet Stevenson is a good actress but her character is entirely redundant here). I don't think any of it actually happened in the real case, but if that's what viewers want, right? Well, not this one. Although Playfair himself was involved in the script, I blame Joshua St. Johnston, whose track record is hardly appropriate for horror-themed fare.Although the 1970s setting is an effective one, too much of this show feels like an EXORCIST clone at times. The possession scenes are often repetitive, and the visions of the old man are cheesy rather than scary. Sadly the filmmakers today feel that more is better when it comes to ghost stuff, so you get ridiculous films like INSIDIOUS filling cinemas and inspiring others to approach material in the same way. A subtle approach instead would have worked wonders. What you're left with is a pair of excellent performances from the completely reliable Timothy Spall and Matthew Macfadyen, and not a whole lot else.

Between 1977 and 1979, a council house in Enfield, England, was supposedly the home to a poltergeist, a ghost that can move objects, and even cause bodily harm to the living. The focus of the activity was towards Janet Hodgson, giving some credit to the belief that poltergeists hone in on pre-pubescent teenagers......Based on the book 'This House Is Haunted', The Enfield Haunting is a TV miniseries that first aired on Sky Living back in May 2015. And obviously because it's a Sky production, like Jurassic Park, they have spared no expense on the production values and garnered a wonderfully impressive cast with Spall, Stevenson, and Macfayden.With mini series, they follow the same pattern with narrative, and here there is no change. The first episode focuses on character build up and leaving you with an immense cliffhanger, so you have to go back for more.The second gets right into the 'action' as we learn more about the history of the story, and we find out others problems who are not directly involved with the protagonist, who in this case is young Janet, even though the majority of the narrative is focused on Spall and his characters loss.The third episode usually tries to wrap everything up, but not before throwing in a swing all for good measure, and this is the problem with the third episode, at the beginning, she is supposedly exorcised, but things just become so absurd with character revelations, you can't help but balk at the episodes progression of the adaptation, and then you begin to realise that Spalls lost puppy look that hasn't changed throughout the whole series, is really starting to grate.But the attention to detail is wonderful, from posters on the wall, to simple decor like coffee cups, this has a typical late seventies household down to a tee.Up to a certain point, the programme is spooky, very sinister, and characters visions are very visceral and leftfield, and then we hear the poltergeist speak, and it's unintentionally hilarious to hear a ghost moan about losing ten pound on a football match.But the cast are great, and despite the final episodes shortcomings, it's quite the gripping watch.

based on the fake account of supernatural goings on at green st Enfield. This is just as good as the Amityville horror. (really awful) Both demonstrably hoaxes. Mr Spall must have been given a big payout. The levitation in Enfield, was just Janet, leaping from her bed. It is sad that people buy into this nonsense. There are drugs that a doctor can give you to help. Mr Spall gives a good performance, as he is a talented actor. But one wonders why he does crap like this. If you believe pixies live in the armpits of kangaroos, then maybe this is for you. Because there is as much evidence of pixies living in the armpits of kangaroos as there is for this tripe. OH DEAR. OH DEAR.........

The Enfield Haunting is a scary but interesting ghost story based on real events. I feel like the show has given me the belief in ghosts, the events happened in 1977 and I feel amazing after watching the first episode. Although it has cheesy scenes and parts where you feel like sleeping till death, you'll get intrigued after the first 5 minutes. Don't Worry. Unlike other movies/shows that contain ghosts this topped it all, The Conjuring is a sequel to The Enfield Haunting and The Conjuring can't even get to the wonderful standards of this show. The part where the girls notice that the poltergeist is in the room brings heart- pounding moments and moments were you eyes are glued for the entire episode.