Insidious (2010)
66% on Rotten Tomatoes (out of 164 reviews)
Runtime:
103 minutes
Directed
by: James Wan
Starring:
Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
From:
FilmDistrict
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
38% on Rotten Tomatoes (out of 77 reviews)
Runtime:
105 minutes
Directed
by: James Wan
Starring:
Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter
From:
FilmDistrict
I
figured that on the night of a Friday the 13th, it'd be
appropriate to talk about horror films, and last night I saw a double
bill of the original Insidious (which I have seen on DVD before but I
never gave an official review to) and its brand new sequel. I wish
the crowd at the screenings would have been more ideal and not such
rude A-holes but I don't want to get into that.
You
likely know the plot of the first movie already: the normal Lambert
family move into a new house when strange things start happening;
they presume the house is haunted (the oldest son also falls into a
mysterious coma) so they move... but the strange things continue.
They seek help from an odd woman (Shaye) and her Ghostbusting pals;
such odd things as astral projection and a place known as The Further
is brought up.
I
say that it's uneven but still a fine watch. I enjoyed it more than
the first time around. Sure, the budget limitations do hurt in the
presentation of The Further, but I am able to laugh at the wackiness
that happens, as there are wacky things that happen. It is still a
movie that has effective thrills and chills so it's an entertaining
enough time.
The
sequel... of course I don't want to spoil much but I do have to say
that this is different from the first movie. There are still thrills
and chills to be had, and there are also allusions to movies of the
past; I won't mention which one as you may figure out what I'm
referring to. Those allusions are mostly organic and don't seem like
blatant cheap things done to fill up the plot. There's still
wackiness present, by the way. It's already gotten mixed reviews so your mileage may vary. I thought it was a little better than the first overall.
It's no The Conjuring, but it's still
nice if you enjoy the horror genre. I am glad that this year there
have been some quality horror films out.
I'll
be back tomorrow night with the movie I saw yesterday afternoon on the big screen before the double bill.
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