Entertaining summer flick for the summer

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2013)

In this case, this is one of those movies that uses some horror clichés and few formulaic ideas that has been done before. But integrates them so well, it becomes a horror movie that actually stands out and worth seeing in theater. Sure a lot of the ideas in this movie has been done before but sometimes what matters is how it's all integrated into the movie. Which is done great for this one. It's takes the perspective of the family that is being haunted with a couple that is a clairvoyant and demonologist that goes around investigating paranormal activities. There is quite a bit of tension in this movie and the audiences seemed to be scared while enjoying the experience. Now this movie is based on true event but like all movies of this sort, it does go in a over exaggerated and far-fetched direction. But didn't come off overly cheesy and lame. Despite few different style of horror movies and creepy elements that gets mixed into this movie, it just didn't seem forced or a convoluted mess. In fact it all fits into the story. But yeah some of the cliché's can get tiresome or numb to. Like dog and child only ones being able to see ghosts, moving pictures, no matter how scary or creepy it gets they always decide to get their magnifying glass and go to the dark messed up areas to investigate and etc. The scares builds very slowly but it worth it for the most part. I saw few guys kinda tensing up and even squirming in there chairs while watching this movie. And when a girl behind me accidentally kicked her popcorn bucket during a tense scene. Just about all the audiences freaked out. This is actually a entertaining horror flick of this summer.
7.5/10