Disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (2 April 2012)

I will first admit that I heard wonderful things about this film, and I had high hopes when I sat down to watch it. The disappointment that I experienced while watching this film may have been as intense due to my high expectations. That being said, it didn't bother me that the story has been done over and over again. I wasn't even all that disappointed that it wasn't as scary as I had hoped (they usually never are anyway). It did have one or two moments during which I was startled enough to jump a bit. What upset me, was how unbelievably stupid it was. I actually laughed out loud when they referred to the other realm as "the further". I get that it was, in part, an homage to Poltergeist (one of my all time favorite movies). But really? The Further? I think some level of respect for the audience would have been nice. I felt like a child being coddled through a scary story the entire movie. The ending was one of the more disappointing aspects of the movie. I won't give it away, but I definitely sat there for a moment as the credits rolled up the screen feeling truly let down. What we have here is a film that begins strong, but after about 15 minutes dwindles to nothing more than a complicated story that never fully makes sense, a few less than terrifying monsters, and a truly disappointing ending. I know I'm in a bit of the minority, the people I saw this film with actually loved it. And they love horror as much as I do (you don't know me, but I LOVE me some horror movies). So to each his own I guess, but I certainly wont be adding it to my collection any time soon.