Insidious

Caution: This Might Contain spoilers!


Was Insidious-insidious? Well, the film took an interesting turn in the world of supernatural hauntings. A normal family moves into a house, and the spirit of the house torments the family. In this film, however, a family moves into a new house and odd things happen. But when their young son falls in the attic they think nothing of it-until he does not wake the next morning. Several spirits begin haunting the family, and during the passing of nights the hauntings become worse. The family soon finds out that the house is not haunted-instead it's their comatose son who is haunted.

This film has several moments where you jump. The chosen camera angels make it truly terrifying, and highly creepy. However, I would've preferred a better look for the demon. The nickname 'the man with fire on his face' was kind of lame. I was worried when I heard the lame tag line Insidious is insidious, but I was surprised. The story is generally creepy, and the acting really supports the build up of tension. The director James Wan is famous for his films Saw I and Saw III. This film takes a different route in horror-no gore! This is all thrill based horror. However, I am not surprised that the producer Oren Peli was involved with this film-coming off of Paranormal Activity. The opening music was really creepy, but the song choice that was played with the demon was... silly. One moment made me laugh was when the song was played and a figure was seen dancing to the song. It shouldn't have been humorous, but it took me aback for a second. The special effects were good and subtle. The gas mask worn by Elise Rainier was just odd. There really didn't seem to be a reason for the mask. If there was a reason it wasn't explained in the story. The ending probably would've been better had the ghosts not begin to cross over-that just became a bit too much. However, the final ending scene was a great choice because of the thrilling plot twist. I don't think this film will become a cult classic in horror, but it does offer some thrilling chills.

I give this film a 7 out of 10 stars. The camera angle's chosen gave the film a sinister look. The opening music was creepy, but the other music choices were odd and kind of silly. The demon could've had a better appearance, but the other ghosts were genuinely creepy. The plot was good, but got a bit cheesy at some moments.

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Que: Besides Saw I and Saw III, what other horror film has James Wan directed?

The Boogyman
The Grudge
Dead Silence
The Eye