Review of Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) by Robby K — 24 Oct 2016

Terrible horror movies often get sequels, but it's not often that they are actually good. Mike Flanagan is fresh off the same year release of "Hush", and while this movie isn't as good as that was, it is still a very well made movie from a technical standpoint.

When I originally heard the buzz this movie was getting I couldn't believe it since the first film was so bad and the trailer didn't sell me either. The filmmaking is very good incorporating old school things like the burn marks you would see during reel changes for older movies.

The camerawork is very different from your generic horror movie using a more "deep focus" technique instead of blurring out the background or foreground depending on what's happening, and while all that is fine and dandy for me there was still something missing in the film.

I never felt truly terrified, or surprised in any sense at all. I will probably never watch this movie again, and in a year filled with a surprising amount of good horror films, I'll probably forget this one even exists.