Should have been titled "Look There's Something in the Background *LOUD NOISE!!*"

Rating: 3/10 (10 December 2013)

Insidious should have been titled "Hey, Look At That Thing in the Background" or "Loud Music When You Least Expect It". I don't understand how these kinds of movies keep getting advertised as terrifying, or how audiences find this and similar films (The Conjuring, Paranormal Activity, etc) frightening.
Another ghost/demon/spirit/entity/monster/shadow/man in a mask haunting another family in another house with creaking doors, strange noises, people in places they shouldn't be, opened windows, lights going out, specialists being called in, specialists being scared out of their minds, a history of something malevolent in the main character's past, a handful of jump scares as things pass by the screen, and ultimately another less-than-satisfying "scary" movie. How do actors keep a straight face when making a movie so silly? Chances are you'll jump a few times, but that's because the filmmakers lure you in with the quiet and then throw a loud noise at you with a scary face attached. Don't waste your time with this one.