Enjoyed the Movie, But Not Scary

Rating: 7/10 (20 July 2013)

I really enjoyed the movie, but I was not frightened one bit. I enjoyed some of the tense moments and the unexpected "entities" that popped in and out, but the movie itself was not scary. It appears that Hollywood can no longer produce a truly horrifying movie since the Exorcist. But compared to the swill that is being passed off as horror, the Conjuring is pretty darn good. I just want to point out something that really pisses me off when it comes to horror movies. First, why does every demon possession movie have to get the Catholic Church's permission in order to address a demon?? What about a Methodist church or a Jehovah Witness temple?? Do demons only respond to a Catholic priest or to a crucifix?? And why does everyone assume that all demons can understand or speak Latin?? What about demons that may be affiliated with a Buddhist temple or a Hindu shrine?? What language would be spoken to them?? Second, why do people believe that witches worship Satan?? Witches practice a religion that worship nature, not Satan. It appears that whenever a movie mentions "witch", they pull out Satanism, evil spells, hexes, and possession. Witches adhere to the "Do No Harm" mantra. The movie itself was enjoyable, but it would be refreshing to have a horror movie that does not base its premise on a fallacious religion that not everyone follows. More and more people are turning away from Christianity and maybe Hollywood should too.