from a horror buff, i was taken on a roller-coaster horror thrill where i even covered my eyes!

Rating: 9/10 (6 April 2011)

WOOOH!
can i say it was good? it was crazy good.
So when the film opened i noticed that it was definitely a James Wan and Leigh Whannell collaboration. The camera movements, the dark sensibility of the scenes and fear factor. The opening remind me of hitcock and a little bit of f.w. murnau (nosferatu) with the music and the gritty INSIDIOUS in red.
I tried to brave throughout 87% of the film, but i ended up failing freaking out for the last 30 minutes....but that later.
Renai, Josh and their 3 children move into a new house. Life seems good but right away strange things start to happen. She wakes up, and her son eerily tells her he doesn't like his bed room.
As the film progressed, i realized that it was not just another haunted house film. I loved the twists and turns in the story, like moving from a large three story house, to a considerably small ranch styled home. Even though they had moved, the things Renai were seeing didn't go away. Finding out that the child was being haunted instead put me on edge "It's not the house that's haunted" wooh, that is scary. I loved the camera movements and the quick shot tricks and shadow/lighting contrasts helped the film become more scary during first person view.
After they find out the real reason things are wrong, the movie quickly sped up and before i knew it i was covering my eyes hoping for the best with these lovable and relatable characters. The film ended in a twist that reminded me of Dead Silence, mainly because of the woman in 19th century clothing. The twist was expected a bit, but i was shocked when at the only physical death and i was also left wondering what happened at the end when she turned around.
It was fun and scary. I really suggest you watch it, not just on my own review but the reviews before and after me, it was good.