Surprisingly good for a ghost movie

Rating: 9/10 (24 November 2012)

I gotta say this is a very disturbing movie.
Passionate writer and his family move in a house which crime scene took place, suddenly find a box of films in the attic and things go creepy. This may seem like a boring plot but thanks to the 8mm films, that really help a lot in creating the creepy feeling. Some criticize that Bughuul(the evil)should have noticed that there is something called digital camera may be? well, what's the point then? It's the 8mm film that makes it so horrible and creepy. Of course you can always make it digital but that would not be so shocking visually. And I love the scrambled images when playing the 8mm films, that's why it's so creepy.
I thought it was a killer movie but when Mr Boogie moves his head in the screen, I was like: really? supernatural? ghost? creepy masked man? come on!! I used to think that all the ghost type of movies are bad. They are either too fake or totally meaningless. But Sinister is surprisingly good in such genre.
What I mean good is not referring to the scary look of the boogie man or the way how people are killed. It's actually about investigation of the crimes. The boogie man isn't even the main character in the story, but once you see his face like you can never forget it until the movie is finished. And by the time the writer learns more about the crimes, the closer he puts his family and himself to the dead end.
One thing I don't like about this film is that the time for the writer walking in corridors is too long. Too many unnecessary scenes for him to get up at midnight checking out who opens the film player. But I do love the ghost creeping around in his house, that terrifies me.
After all it is a very surprisingly good movie about supernatural, I would definitely recommend to those who love horror movies, trust me, it's worth-watching.