Review of Grave Encounters (2011) by Kenny N — 25 Sep 2015
From our neighbors to the North comes a found footage horror movie that breathes some desperately needed fresh air back into a decaying, near-lifeless genre. Lance Preston is the host of "Grave Encounters," a ghost hunting show.
He's a phony. So are his so called "occult" expert Sasha and his psychic Houston. Imagine the shock and surprise of everyone when, in the process of "investigating" a purportedly haunted insane asylum, they actually have an encounter with the paranormal.
Several, actually. Each more horrifying than the last. And the worst part is, there's no escape! They're locked in! But even when they manage to break the locks...something even more horrifying is waiting for them behind the door.
It is such a great surprise that I dare not spoil it by revealing it here. I'd give this a full 5 stars were it not for the simple fact that there's no one to really root for. We start out with a bunch of fame-hungry douches and a supremely bitchy young lady.
As they plunge further into the terrors of the psychiatric hospital, they become worse. (But to be fair, I don't think I'd be in the best mood if I were trapped in a haunted insane asylum either so I can't say that I blame them.
) But that's just me nitpicking. Go and watch this movie. You'll be pleasantly surprised.
This review of Grave Encounters (2011) was written by Kenny N on 25 Sep 2015.
Grave Encounters has generally received mixed reviews.
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