Review of The Conjuring (2013) by Brandon W — 07 Dec 2014

The ironic thing about this, is that I didn't had as much high expectations for it then Insidious Chapter 2. But what got me more excited and surprised, is that The Conjuring have such high positive reviews, higher than the average good horror movie.

So when watching it, I can really see why. The Conjuring is one of the scariest films I have ever seen since Insidious. The movie gets started with the opening credits that gets a jolt out of me. Then it gets to the family, the family is interesting, while having a great balance with the Warren family.

The acting is really great, especially the kid actors. It is a haunted house movie, but it's done masterfully well. I was worried that Carey and Chad Hayes were writing this as they wrote other horror films that critics didn't like, but this was well written too, and it's got smart moments in it.

The scares are really effective, and it's got an amazing and exciting climax. It has a skeptic character in it which I always hate, but they don't focus on it that much, it makes sense for that character to be skeptic, and when something happens, the character really believes it.

It's got some great makeup, funny moments, and great practical effects that they were definitely trying not to make it CG. I got really interested in the movie, and when the Warren family talks about demon stuff.

The Conjuring is James Wan's best film, and it makes sense why it made James Wan well known.