Ah... "The Conjuring"... this movie has actually gotten me excited about a couple of weeks ago based on the trailer (the true story side of things) + RT score + IMDB rating + James Wan + I have not seen a good supernatural flick in cinema for ages.

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James Wan, the "Sarawakian-born movie director" I loved "Insidious", and we have a sequel for that as well. Patrick Wilson seem to be his choice of actor for his movies. James Wan really wants to bring back the 'old-school' style scares and "Insidious" did that brilliantly.

Currently "The Conjuring" holds a terrific 85% on RT and a brilliant 8.1/10 from IMDB which is always difficult. For a "supernatural / horror" type flick to get this kind of reception is more than welcomed.

Looking forward to seeing it, releasing locally August 1.

I checked GSC website, there is only 1 show at midnight for July 25 and 26. I think this must be one of those early screenings or something... full release with more showtimes should start for August 1st.

It's a good watch. Not a must watch, but a good watch. I didn't really find it "horryfying" or genuinely scary but heck, I'd lie if I said my heart was at a normal rate all the time. Perhaps I was expecting something I hadn't seen before. Most of what is in the movie has already been done on another flick. But here is the thing - - the movie is really well made, got to give props to that. First of all, the acting. Brilliant acting performances from every cast, especially Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson. Lily Taylor, have to give special mention to her, she really delivered a genuinely 'troubled' person going through a very traumatic time with her family.

Secondly, the scares are there though not entirely new. I did like it though. They weren't cheesy/cheap scares, I really believe James Wan brought back old school scare methods, including yes, a sudden pop-in your face + horror music cue. Brilliant directed, I noticed great camera work too. The movie is able to keep you glued to the screen from start to finish, and not one scene felt out of place or unnecessary, it all gelled together nicely.

Very well done, but it's been done before.

I would recommend this movie to any paranormal/horror/ghost movie fans out there. You will have a good time. Just don't expect sleepless nights or I-would-never-speak-of-this-movie-ever-again type thing.

8/10

Can't wait for "Insidious 2" coming this October. Speaking of this film, I did find the first film wildly entertaining what with Darth Maul and all. There were some really ingenious scare methods used (e.g. the man standing by the baby crib as the camera pans around leisurely... small things like that, really old school scare methods too). I do hope the sequel will be able to give us 'new' scare methods.

Maybe you're into something like "Evil Dead (2013)" ? Is this your type of horror? I loved the 2013 flick... I have yet to comment about it here though. It didn't make it to our shores, too gruesome. Perhaps you're not into old skool scare methods.

"Evil Dead (2013)" was a gore fest. It has been a long time since I saw a flick with that much blood and gore. It made me squirm in discomfort. It has the typical horror flick ingredients - the blonde, the geek, the hero, the possessed.. thrown into a cabin and there's no way out. It was meant to be that way. And it was directed by a complete unknown hand picked by Sam Raimi himself. I was surprised. It was very well made.

Going back to "The Conjuring", a sequel is already in place. I wonder if we will see the other Warren cases. There is no need to go back to the Perron family.