Not nearly as scary as you all made it out to be

Rating: 7/10 (22 October 2012)

So I read a lot of the reviews on here before going out to see Sinister on the second weekend after it was released and these reviews got me all fired up to see it with all the "scariest horror movie in a decade" reviews. But alas, if these people find this movie one of the scariest movies ever, would they even be able to survive The Exorcist, the first two Halloweens (the originals), the first Friday the 13th, or most episodes of Paranormal Witness on SyFy? While I thoroughly enjoyed this film, with its inventive take on the too tired found footage genre, only once or twice did I actually jump in my seat and those instances were not followed up by much to make me scared. I have to admit, I was sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for something to happen, as this film is creepy and does a good job of making you uneasy, but by the time it was over I realized, "I never really got scared". If you are interested in a decent mystery with a "sinister" plot, thus the title I guess, and can take some somewhat gory images, then this movie is recommended. But if you are a true horror fan, don't go see this expecting to be scream out loud frightened or cover your eyes horrified. No real gore, no true frights, just an interesting story that in the end is a bit predictable but worth a look.