The Conjuring (2013)

The Conjuring is an exceptional film brought to us by talented director James Wan, (Saw, Insidious). Like Amitiville Horror, and The Haunting in Connecticut, this movie is based on the exploits of real life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Whether or not you believe in their stories or the paranormal, this film is wonderfully terrifying. The film follows the Perron family as they move into a, wait for it, haunted house. But this film relies heavily on the strength of the atmosphere created by Wan, and the strength of its actors. Especially the children. A lot of the terror flows from the build ups that are employed wonderfully. The Conjuring does not fall into the trap that a lot of paranormal films fall into, using jump scares as the primary force throughout the movie. A jump scare is weak, because no matter who the person watching is, a jump elicits a knee jerk reaction, whether or not the person is actually scared. This movie uses jumps sparingly and effectively. Overall this is a great film that scares well.
Overall:8/10
Scares:9/10

Purpose of this Blog

Hello everybody, I'm Smitt.This is a blog where I will review horror movies. I define a horror movie as any movie that intends to scare you. This is a tad more encompassing than the normal definition of a horror movie. I will give two ratings for each movie. One that assesses the overall quality of the film, and one that assesses the scares, independent of the quality of the film. So let's jump right in.