The Conjuring Is Good Entertainment

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2013)

The Conjuring is just good entertainment. I wouldn't take it as a true story any more than I would the Lone Ranger or Star Trek. I didn't go to the theater for a history lesson or a soul-enlightening sermon (even though it was Sunday). I didn't go to catch up on the latest fashion news or celebrity gossip. I went to the theater to be entertained, to escape from reality for an hour or two.
This evening I planned on being scared. I'm not easily scared, but I marveled at my wife and dozens of other people around me as they covered their eyes and screamed or gasped at the horrors presented on the screen. What were they expecting? THEY GOT WHAT I EXPECTED.
The Conjuring has a fair amount of humor and not too much slashing or cussing. It is a good escape from reality.