Horrific references

Rating: 4/10 (8 October 2013)

The Conjuring Half of the Brady Bunch moves into the house from Amityville Horror, where, trapped in the color pallet from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Entity does a poor emulation of The Exorcist, after receiving piano lessons from Insidious. The TV from Poltergeist was there and, oh yea, apparently it was real too.
It should have been PG/10 - I almost jumped... once.
Look, I appreciate that Wan cares about his horror films, bothers to develop reasonably relatable characters and can generally time jump scares. When you have seen more than a few horror movies (including Wan's), certain elements can begin to feel tried and tested.
Unfortunately, this film is rife with the tried and tested. There is nothing wrong with it - people who haven't seen any of the horror films I mentioned will probably get a fresh kick out of it. For seasoned horror watches it is just OK - another one in a long line.