H says:
Fri, 19th Feb 20107:33 am 

From the previews, that movie looks great.

kekirkpatz says:
Fri, 19th Feb 20107:47 am 

I'm not saying it's going to be the best scary movie EVER, but if you've read the book, you know it's not all about first impressions. If they stick to the plot of the book and make it a bit more mysterious, it may be a semi-good movie to go to at a dollar theatre or rent on DVD. The reviews haven't been great, but I think everyone may be too quick to judge this one.

Kelly - Simmons Coll says:
Fri, 19th Feb 20108:19 am 

I thought it looked great in the previews, but I saw it last night at an early screening and…. well, it was just bad. Really bad.

hannah says:
Fri, 19th Feb 20108:37 am 

while i haven't seen shutter island i did recently see my first horror film i actually enjoyed! tucker and dale vs evil won tons of awards at sundance 2010 and i totally see why (i know the name of the movie sucks, but that is literally the only negative). this film actually had a gripping love story and was wonderfully made with tons of humor to offset some of the horror. if you ever give a horror film a chance, you should definitely use it on this film.

hannah says:
Fri, 19th Feb 20108:38 am 

by the way, leo is way hott

Rachel says:
Fri, 19th Feb 20108:39 am 

You cant say EVERY scary movie is shlock…what about the sixth sense?

katherine says:
Fri, 19th Feb 201011:51 am 

I wouldn't consider the book a "horror" book..It's more of a mystery/suspense kind of book. Obviously it's all based on people's opinions as to whether the movie is good or not, but I think it will be pretty good.

katherine says:
Fri, 19th Feb 201011:51 am 

Although, I do have to say, I'm a little biased, because I did love the book.

Lindsay says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20106:59 am 

I saw this last night. I wouldn't necessarily call it horror, but it had some creepy parts. And it's actually a wicked good movie.

Penny says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20108:27 am 

Never seen The Sixth Sense, The Silence of the Lambs, Alien, The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, or The Exorcist?

Horror isn't all schlock and low budgets and Z-list actors.

The people who want to see this will see it regardless, and I'm sure that anyone who didn't want to won't be any more convinced by your uninformed diatribe on the "faults" of horror as a genre. But thanks sharing for your opinion.

Casey says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20108:38 am 

I'm pretty sure it's not meant to be horror but instead a Mystery/ Drama/ Thriller. The previews look kinda horror-y but obviously you did absolutely no research on the movie before writing this pointless article.

How can you write a review on a movie you haven't seen, haven't read the corresponding book (and probably didn't even know there was one), and haven't even looked up a plot summary for? and then base your opinion of it off of every other movie of a genre that this one doesn't even fit in?

Go to the site IMDb.com, this movie already has 8.5 out of 10 stars, and you can read a summary of the film and maybe form an educated opinion of it.

Mel says:
Sat, 20th Feb 201010:33 am 

I think the author and I saw different trailers. There's a difference between Horror movies and a Scary movie. This however, given what clips I've seen/research, is neither of those– it's a thriller and a mystery. And who better to do it than Scorsese? The man has style, as does Leo. Leo doesn't just do every project that's thrown at him–he's too smart for that. He picks carefully, just as Scorsese's muse before Leo– the great Robert DeNiro– picked carefully.

So College Candy, please stop posting about movies that you've never seen and if you do, make sure the author has a better understanding of the world of film.

cait says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20102:10 pm 

as a film major, this article pissed me off. you obviously have no understanding of genre…shutter island is obviously a PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. there is a HUGE difference between that and a "horror" movie, and to compare MARTIN FREAKIN' SCORCESE and leonardo dicaprio to the shitfest that was house of wax is incredibly offensive. i saw a screening of it a couple of weeks ago (which is probably what you SHOULD have done before you wrote an article that bashed it) and it was fantastic.

GET A WRITER WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING. this article is offensive and poorly written. seriously, this is why i got out of delaware…i was OBVIOUSLY too smart for that place.

Len says:
Sat, 20th Feb 20103:34 pm 

I agree with Cait, this article is a pretty bad piece of journalism. I would take this more seriously if any research had been done beforehand, instead of just watching a single trailer and making assumptions. Like Cait said, it isn't horror, it is a psychological thriller. Please try harder next time.

Wow says:
Sat, 20th Feb 201010:00 pm 

If u have nothing intelligent or relevant I say, just don't write anything. Please research! This was a very lazy article

Karsun says:
Tue, 23rd Feb 20108:25 am 

I can't stand it when people review movies and haven't even seen them. It reminds me of the hacks on Netflix that give something a bad rating because "the trailer looks stupid" in their opinion. Read a real review http://www.karsunsworld.com/2010/02/shutter-islan… from someone who has actually seen this excellent movie. PS To say that all horror movies have bad acting, etc is just stupid and misinformed.

Angie says:
Mon, 22nd Mar 20106:16 am 

Well I went and seen this movie and I thought it was going to be scary and I was not scared at all…. I thought it was more of an intense movie …. like on the edge of your seat kinda thing and wondering how it will end… but we all have our opinions…RIGHT?