Horror is misunderstood these days

Rating: 5/10 (23 October 2012)

True horror is defined in my opinion as to a combination of violence (if needed - it is not *required*), character development, drama, ambiance and overall disturbing factor. It provokes an emotional, psychological or physical response within the individual that causes viewers to react in fear, essentially. If any of these elements don't work - it's like any weak link to a chain. Sadly, over 95% of "horror" movies don't get these all right.
Of course, every one reacts differently to each movie - to different types of directing. The disturbing factor in viewers also depends of the way they were raised, what they went through in life which may of caused trauma to various extents, values and religion (if any).
This movie felt promising, but it wasn't. The violence was cut to a pg-13 level, the R rating was a fraud. The demon character was very interesting and intriguing, however it lost it's meaning throughout the movie - ending up being almost non-existent. The "other side" where the children were brought to was never explained or explored contrarily to Insidious. The jump scares were predictable and laughable. The demon had a promising history of cult religion - which again, was not explored enough.