I Don't Usually Get Scared

Rating: 9/10 (3 February 2013)

By horror...
But this is a different movie. Just finished watching it and this movie did really get into my head.
Many titles shoot themselves in the foot by being to hokey, not staying true to their plot line, or just becoming totally unbelievable. While this film came pretty close to being unbelievable, it still got my heart pounding because it's a very real setting.
I remember some of the shots from older titles like Stir of Echoes or What Lies Beneath (bathroom mirror scene scared the bejeezus out of me). This film really had me reminiscing about what I think good horror should look like. Fake enough to be interesting, but real enough to be deeply frightening.
I still get chilled when I think about him looking out his window, removing the image and seeing behind it what was in the video. Ring-esque concept.
One thing though... I had pretty much called the concept of the movie 1 hour in, and was telling my old lady that all these families had probably moved, and he shouldn't. But I'll be damned if I didn't think his son would be the one who got corrupted. Guess I missed that one.
Some people don't like it... that will happen with every movie. At least give it a try... it's worth that.