A Conjuring Comment for The Conjuring

Rating: 6/10 (25 August 2013)

First off, I would like to praise the producers for having a great setting for the movie. It really added to the terrifying atmosphere that a horror movie can bring out. The cinematography and special effects were good... indeed, excellent. I love it especially that I'm really a fan of movies with good camera rollings. The screen portrayals were good, but I guess they have to work a little bit on some facial expressions to add more terror on the part of the audience. The stunts were amazing and I guess was very fit for the movie.
Nevertheless, I only gave this movie a 6 because I can't find satisfaction with the horror scenes. I haven't even felt my heartbeat go faster than normal. Yes, I consider the fact that they may not want to sugarcoat the scenes because it is based from the true case files of Warren, but I guess, that's what horror films has to be -- over acted. If you don't over act a horror movie, then it'll be plainly a reenactment.
Besides, the opening was not that good for me. I believe, for some cinematic effect, they added several non-significant scenes... but come on, the introduction plays a significant role for the entire movie and you have to place something in there that is significant for the plot.
Lastly, the musical scoring wasn't that stunning for me. I mean, there could have been more background sounds to frighten the audience since the sound effects weren't that much effective.
Not bad at all. Six for this movie.