There's Absolutely Nothing to Save This Movie From "Not Being Scary One Bit"

Rating: 4/10 (17 October 2013)

So after reading the reviews on IMDb I couldn't wait to see a horror movie that could actually scare me like the movies made in 2008 and 2009. I had very high expectations and I was desperately staring at the screen begging for something to send chills down my spine. Hell, I even watched it "in an atmospheric environment" because I felt this was the kind of movie that deserved to be watched in a special manner so as to increase its "effectiveness": I got the Full HD version, closed the doors, darkened the room, , and sat really close to the widescreen TV. I can't even begin to explain how disappointed I was when the movie finally finished. I even refused to look at the clock just so I couldn't figure when the movie was going to end. After everything was done, I stared at the screen waiting to see "at least" some kind of surprise ending, but alas, even "that" was lacking, and then the credits started to roll.
I don't understand what made all these reviewers call this movie" the scariest movie in decades". Perhaps these reviews come from people who are new to the horror genre? Yeah, that's probably the case. I'm sorry, but even the jump scares in this movie had not been executed properly. For a jump scare to work you've got to have the right camera angle and more importantly execute it at the time when viewers would least expect it. I almost began to regain hope when I heard some really loud crash in the house, but that's about all I got in the entire movie, and no, it's not going to save this movie from "not being scary one bit". The acting was surprisingly good, but when I watch a horror movie I'm not after Oscar-worthy performances. I'm after getting scared, petrified and to have the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
To the director: You want to make good horror movies? Watch "Drag Me to Hell" and learn how to make one.