Please someone explain the poor comments.

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2009)

My opinion is that this is, so far, the best film to come out this year. It was an original horror film that used traditional methods in a whole new way.
I saw the movie and as always wanted to see what the public thought of it so I came here. After a couple of minutes of browsing I was seeing an increasing amount of 1-4 star reviews. How?! I am trying to think of what could be going through the minds of those who leave these comments and have come to blame it on bad television and movies.
People these days are so accustomed to modern horror movies, so that when something brilliant like this comes along all they can say is "What the hell is this?".
I also think that this movie was too late. Had it come out before all of the sub-par point of view movies (e.i. Blair Witch, Cloverfield) I think it could have been a movie to change all movies. Un-luckily though its predecessors set a bar so horribly low that people now ignore anything that manages to go over it. For the people who think this is the worst movie ever you watch either too much T.V. or are unable to actually get into a movie.
I also get the feeling that most people go into this movie, sit down, and before the movie even gets going, start making snide remarks. Why do you do that to yourself? I can walk into any movie and make fun of it if I have the right mindset, trust me I do it with all Nic Cage movies.
If you go to see this movie, I beg that you go in with the least opinions possible.
This movie reverted to the thought that the build up is far more important than the actually scare. The fear slowly mounts on you throughout the movie, and by the end my heart was pounding. I had to sleepover at a friends house after because we were freaking out whenever we were alone And to those of you who didn't like it, feel free to contact me and voice your opinion, because, frankly, i don't understand you.