Insta-Classic, Just Add Water

Rating: 8/10 (28 November 2013)

I've been wanting to see The Conjuring for a while now, and I finally got to watch it last night. As usual, James Wan was the master of foreboding. I never knew what was coming, but he delivered the package with this movie. When the Perrons move into the farmhouse of their dreams, Wan does a fantastic job letting you know something bad is going to happen. This movie has what I like to call the Paranormal Activity property. This means that the movie is still really scary, but builds up to something terrifying in the last, say, 30-40 minutes. Remember that. However, the movie is not very original, like Insidious or the Exorcist. Well, technically the Exorcist was only original in the early 70's. But, whatever. The demons in the movie are nothing new, but can still scare the crap out of you if you aren't ready for them. Just expect the average looking demons. However, the interesting style of directing, great acting, great dialogue, and great special effects are the reasons I'm calling this a classic. Not because it is original. There average cliché things like doors shutting or opening, creaking, and stuff moving by itself. This is one of those movies that you know could be turned into a Scary Movie VI or something like that, but you hope doesn't, like me with Scary Movie 4 and War of the Worlds. There are 5 kids in the movie, but their names aren't really said much, so you forget what their names are, really. The truth is, the movie might have been better if there had been less kids. Maybe 3-4. Have you noticed that a lot of times, the people making the movie think adding a really weird name to one of the characters makes the movie more scary? Like Bathsheba in this movie, and Abyzou in the Possession. How do they come up with those? Have you also noticed that when there are footsteps in the house somewhere, they are always super close to each other? Even if they are 6' tall, they walk like penguin steps. Just saying. Even in Paranormal Activity, with the three toed thing walking and showing the steps. There were some decent jump scares, though, and they got me a couple of times. Considering the fact that I am probably one of the youngest movie fans, and I was only scared a couple of times, the shows that the movie isn't very scary. But trust me, it is good. I thought Patrick Wilson was the best acting choice for this movie, though, because he is such a fantastic actor in this genre of film. He is good no matter what role he has in any movie though. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes scary movies, and has taste.