Meh........

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2013)

Take bits and pieces from The Exorcist, Amityville Horror, and Poltergeist, throw them together and you have The Conjuring. Lets see, the clock stopping in the middle of the night, the dog knowing something is up before the people, the house near the water, copy copy copy, right on down to an Asian kid as part of the paranormal crew. It's "based" on a true story, but much of the story hails from The Warrens who are also the same paranormal investigators that spun the supposed true story of Amityville Horror. Sure, you could say some of it may be based on true events, but as a film it's totally recycled. It's all been done before. I suppose for a younger generation, this might seem new and exciting, but if you're 35 or older and have grown up with any of the above mentioned classic horror flicks in your memory bank, then you probably can skip this one. It had a couple of good jumps and scares, but other than that, it was totally dry and unoriginal. I'm so sick of movie studios churning out crap.