Finally, a scary movie that is just that, scary! I had my hat covering my face through several scenes in the movie, while the two girls in front of us rarely looked up from their heads in their hands.
I can’t believe that this has not gotten more word of mouth, but it just did not have much money behind it. It is made by the same people who created Paranormal Activity and Saw. If you liked Paranormal, it is more in that realm than Saw. I’m not saying that it is a great movie or anything, so don’t go see it thinking it is an Oscar worthy movie. It is just a good ‘ol scary movie! I think they were hoping for the same response as the original Saw and Paranormal Activity, which were low budget and made a lot of money by word of mouth.
The movie begins with a family moving into a new house that creaks with every step, which is a must in these type of scary movies. Things begin to happen that are abnormal that makes the family assume that the house is haunted. You can see from the trailer that it is, actually, something other than a haunted house.
Insidious keeps from using gore, blood, and guts to scare you. There is hardly any blood in the entire movie. The director draws the audience into expecting things to happen at certain times, but then something pops out when you least expect it! It uses great sound and camera angles to provide the scariest movie I've seen in a long time.
I give it 4 M&Ms out of 5, which means it is a movie to see! I don't think that Insidious can turn into another franchise for the Paranormal and Saw folks, but it really doesn't need to be. It is what it needed to be, and they need to leave it at that. If you like scary movies, please go see this and let me know what you think!
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