Good Scares

Rating: 7/10 (19 July 2013)

I saw "The Conjuring", starring Vera Farmiga-Bates Motel-t.v., The Departed; Patrick Wilson-The A-Team-2010, Lakeview Terrace; Lili Taylor-Public Enemies, High Fidelity and Ron Livingston-Dinner for Schmucks, Office Space.
This is a horror film that reminded me of the older classic horror films, such as 'The Amityville Horror', 'The Exorcist' and 'Poltergeist'. Maybe it's because there are not a lot of CGI special effects used. Instead, it is mostly actors in make up as the demon spirits. This movie is also based on a true story and takes place in the early 1970's. Vera and Patrick are a married couple that are paranormal investigators or demonologists-she has psychic abilities that drain her every time she uses them. They investigate paranormal activities and either debunk a situation as having a normal explanation or they help get rid of the problem-they have to call the Vatican if an exorcism is needed. Patrick even has a room in his house where he keeps occult mementos from his past cases, as souvenirs. Anyone visiting the room can look at, but not touch, an object, in case they were to release some evil. Lili and Ron are a married couple with 5 little girls that buy a haunted house and call upon the services of Patrick and Vera after strange happenings start disrupting their lives. I thought it was suspenseful and had some pretty good scares. It is rated "R" for violence and terror and has a running time of 1 hour & 52 minutes. I would buy this on DVD.