Scariest movie I've seen

Rating: 9/10 (12 June 2018)

I love the horror genre. I love being scared. Unfortunately most of today's horror movies dont have that effect on me anymore. This genre is being beat to death by cheap jump scares, really bad acting, and recycled plot lines. I still search for the few good ones amongst the bunch and often come out empty handed. It seems one good horror movie will come out every few years with a bunch of really bad ones to fill the gap between them. How's the saying go? You gotta kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince. It's like that, but with movies
Well, Insidious was one of the good ones. No, scratch that. It was one of THE BEST horror movies I've ever seen to date. Right from the beginning with that unnerving low volume tone playing during the intro, I was already feeling anxious. I went and saw this in the theatre and I can honestly say it was the first time I've ever actually been scared at a movie. My palms were cold and clammy the entire time. It wasn't just a heart racing kind of scare during the scary scenes, but a kind of scary that makes you uncomfortable, even between scenes.
Unfortunately they continue to cheapen this film by releasing terrible, awful, laughable sequels just to make a quick buck so I don't recommend even seeing them. Just watch this one. James Wan (director) used to be better. He's mainstreamed, however. How many spin-offs of the conjuring must we endure?