A truly great scary horror classic in years to come.

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2013)

Okay, this movie was one of the best new horror films of its time to date in my opinion. It has all the tension and build up of the old school "scary" horror films, the atmosphere throughout has you perched on the edge of your seat, and you know something is going to happen but when it does it still takes you by surprise. James Wan out did himself here, his other films (DEAD SILENCE, SAW, INSIDIOUS), although great horror films as well, are trumped by this masterpiece of tension and fright. I heard news that he may be heading away from horror films, if so it would be a huge loss to the genre. This film reminded of the good old 70's horror films, slow tension build up, setting the movie up for the main story, then hitting you hard with a sensory overload of pure visual fright and delight in the final stanza. I've seen thousands of movies in my lifetime, and I've had some good scares while watching them (some of the for-mentioned films to name a few), but this movie had me jumping for the first time in years! I left the theater with my girlfriend, and we both said that we couldn't remember another possession film that scared us like that since THE EXORCIST. We were in our seats at the back of the theater and when the scary scenes happened the people in front of us jumped so hard the seats moved. People were turning away and screaming, I haven't seen that happen in years at a horror movie. This is one movie that I'd be happy to see again and again. I think it will go down as one of those films that people will talk about for years (just my opinion though). So I give this the 9.5 out of 10 it deserves.