Great Movie, Scariest of the decade

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2012)

At first I went into this movie with low hopes, I mean seriously, it was produced by the same guy who produced Paranormal Activity (OK but not scary) and Insidious (one of the worst movies I can ever unsee which I finally decided must be a comedy). At the start of the movie it shows the previous family being hung from a tree behind their house, as seen in one of the many trailers. The story then switches to, and begins with, true crime author Ellison Oswalt (Hawke) and his family of course moving into said house to write his new book. Later he finds a box containing "home videos" in the attic and begins watching them which then unlocks Bughuul into the story, which uses photographs and videos as a gate way into our realm and creating some of the creepiest scenes I've seen in awhile. Bughuul is one of the best scary movie characters of all time and just can't get his face out of my head, especially when a photograph of Bughuul's face on Ellison's laptop turns to look at him and turns back to normal. The ending was also kind of messed up....OK, really messed up from what you can tell in a drawing near the end.
Now I love scary movies and horror films, not because they're scary or anything, but because i find them entertaining. It's been awhile since a movie has truly made me jump in my seat (recalling "Mirrors' bathtub scene) more than once (about 4 to times to be exact) which places it on my top scary movie list.
If you're a person who loves scary movies with a few good, random laughs (despite the predictability) or just want to take your girlfriend (or boyfriend?) that scares easily, i would highly recommend this film. Also you must see this film in theaters. Can't beat seeing and hearing people scream during this film.
Overall 8/10