James Wan should be ashamed of himself

Rating: 3/10 (4 August 2013)

For releasing this derivative nonsense on the heels of a really good horror movie like Insidious. I had strong reservations about this one after watching the trailer and seeing the full movie only confirmed my worst fears. The movie is a tired mix of the 1982 cheapo horror classic Superstition (a witch returns to take vengeance on the descendants of her persecutors) and The Amityville Horror.
Wan should have steered clear of such obvious nutcases as the Warrens and relied on original material by real writers. The film isn't even internally consistent. At one moment the Warrens are learnedly lecturing classes on the three stages of demonic visitation, the last stage being possession. Then they get this case of a witch who killed her child and possesses other mothers to kill their kids. And what do they do? Do they, knowing the third stage to be imminent, keep careful watch on the mother? Of course they don't.
Terrible movie. I really hope Wan hasn't lost his touch, I was looking forward to Insidious 2.