Why I thought it was brilliant.

Rating: 9/10 (24 October 2009)

I saw this in Austin Texas during a private screening when it was "in demand" right when the hype started. After it was over I found myself unsure of what to think. I am huge horror buff and have seen it all it seems and am always looking for something different. There were 2 characters really unless you count the demon. There was one setting. There wasn't much blood, no gore, and limited special effects yet it effectively gave a ton of people the creeps.So when it was over on the long drive home I wondered why?! During the movie I jumped a little and said "what the f*%$" a couple of times, but I wasn't scared and didn't feel like I would have trouble sleeping. So on my way home I thought about it and suddenly was actually scared of going home. All I could think about is how the scariest parts of the movie occurred while they slept in the comfort and safety of their own home. We are the most vulnerable when we sleep and who really knows what is going on around us during that time. When I got into bed I couldn't help but imagine something crawling in under the covers with me or pulling my leg out from under the covers dragging me down the hall. See with most horror movies I love them because I can't relate to them. They take me out of my reality. For example...The Hills Have Eyes, I can't relate to being stuck in the dessert being hunted by deformed creatures. However we have all had strange things happen to us in our life that we can't really explain and we can all relate to sleeping in a bed. So I could actually put myself in that situation and my imagination went wild...hence I was scared and I got it. At the end I was a little let down because I didn't want it to end. I wanted more! However the only outcomes really were exorcism, death, or disappearance. An exorcism has been done and we got the other two so there you go. I am a fan but I can understand the skepticism. I highly recommend seeing it and forming your own opinion.