Hey all, PCR here
Now, it’s been said (hell, I’ve said it myself) that, I’m not a “horror guy”. I don’t get into horror the way others do, I don’t seem to understand the hype some horror movies get.. they just aren’t really my bag.
That’s not to say I don’t try to watch them.
Over the past week, I checked out a few, and here are my thoughts on them…
Insidious
This was “eh” to me, the ‘non-horror-movie-guy’. It felt kind of stilted, and.. compared to other movies on this list involving children, it felt the tamest in regards to the scares involving kids. Sure, the creature had some good jump scare moments, and Specs and Tucker were great for their interaction, the whole movie just felt… lacking and like they made it up as they went.
Sinister
Ok, when it comes to using kids in horror movies, it can either feel terrifying, or like a Happy Meal movie. Sinister was very much the former. The scary in it was how disturbing the content was. Very little back story, a nice cameo from Vincent D’Onofrio… my biggest gripe really was there was zero explanation for anything. Maybe they came in later films, but that was my biggest complaint regarding this one. Probably tied for ‘best one I saw this week”
The Conjuring and The Conjuring : The Devil Made Me Do It
The second installment wasn’t available on my streaming service, so I skipped 2 and went to “Devil…”. In my opinion, the first one was MUCH better. Better effects, better scares… I think the horror I can lean in to is the horror that doesn’t feel so fantastical… no traveling to different realms, no giant portals with winged beasties flooding through.. shit that feels like it’s much more practical. There were some legit scenes in the first one that had me pausing and siting up going “what the fuck…”, Devil Made me Do It.. not so much. The Conjuring tied with Sinister for ‘best watched this week’
The Nun
I know this is a spin off of The Conjuring ‘universe’, I also know this one was bad. The story felt forced, and full of “Why the fuck would you do that?” moments that I HATE in horror movies. Nothing seemed surprising and most of the movie felt telegraphed to me. Easily the bottom of my list.
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– PCR
