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| This is some scary shit! |
The scariest movie since the exorcist I heard. Well I'll be the judge of that is what I was thinking. I anticipated watching this film since I heard good reviews about it. Everyone was telling me how scary and spooky this film is. The movie was directed by a Japanese artist who specializes in this kind of stuff so I figured maybe there's some truth to it. Those Jap directors are notorious when it comes to horror. So I packed my courage together and went to see the film. The theater was dark with only two other people in there so the mood was set. Then the film appeared... I instantly retreated into acting like a scared 16 year old girl who never saw a horror film before. This movie was scary as all hell!
STORY
Josh and Renai, played by Patrick Wilson and Rosa Byrne, moves into a new house with their three children in far away land. Instantly bad things start to happen. She finds things thrown on the floor and boxes begin finding themselves rearranged. Their son Dalton went house exploring when he fell and hit his head. The boy seemed ok but the next morning he wouldn't wake up.
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| Help me |
The doctors didn't know what to do about it. They claim it's a coma but all signs point to him having brain activity. For months they were looking for answers but none was coming. That's until the ghost and ghouls started to arrive.
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| O no! |
Over her babies walkie talkie she could hear someone talking to him. "I want it... I want it... I want it... NOW!" Sent chills down her spine. She rushed to her baby's aid only to find nothing. Then the next night the ghosts and ghouls were in full force opening and closing doors, appearing and reappearing out of nowhere, and playing games with Josh. After all of this they still remained in the house until one of the ghosts got to physical with Rosa. They decide to leave the house and move into another one. Still the hauntings were happening.
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| The boy is mine |
They finally call in a medium to help them but she tells them that their son is being haunted, not the house. They devise a plan to confront the ghosts but proves not to be properly prepared. She tells Josh that he is the only one that can save his son before they get to him. Josh enters his son's world and encounters horror after horror. Finally he frees his son and does battle with one nasty demon. Eventually he is able to free his son and bring him back to our world but he paid a dear price to save his first born.
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| I want him! |
ACTING
I have to say the acting here wasn't too bad. I felt chemistry with the entire family which I didn't expect. I still say that Patrick Wilson is to flat and laid back for a film like this. I never once thought he could do anything to save his family because his character is kind of weak. The medium, played by Lin Shaye, and her crew did a fine job as well. Wish they had more screen time because they brought a bit of realism and humor to the film.
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| There's something |
SPECIAL EFFECTS
The special effects were average for a low budget film. The demon looked hideous enough to be believable and some of the ghosts were terrifying. It was the look on their faces and their calm attitude which made the film so scary. Wish more horror films were made like this. Maybe Paranormal Activity can learn a thing or two from them.
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WRITING AND DIRECTING
The movie was written by Leigh Whannell and James Wan. Leigh is a great writer with a hard on for horror movies. I haven't watched a film that he wrote that I didn't leave satisfied. I hope he keeps up the good work. James did a fine job with this film. He is well on his way of being the knew Wes Craven. I hope he can keep up his steady work because it would be a shame if his name falls through the cracks.
THE END
A must see for horror fans. It's rated PG 13 but it's still scary as all hell. Watch it in the dark with very few people in the theater. It makes the experience even more frightening. I haven't been this scared in years!
STORY 6 out of 10
ACTING 7 out of 10
SPECIAL EFFECTS 6 out of 10
WRITING 7 out of 10
DIRECTING 8 out of 10
OVERALL 7 (MUST SEE)
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