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Post by The Walking Dude on Mar 27, 2011 16:09:06 GMT -5
Really looking forward to this one,written and directed by the creators of Saw,and from the producers of Paranormal Activity. From IMDB A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further. Some of the early reviews have been fantastic - likening it to a modern day Poltergeist(just without the Speilberg factor). Here's the trailer, if you haven't seen it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1YbOMDI59kCan't wait.
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Post by The Walking Dude on May 13, 2011 5:34:55 GMT -5
So it's finally been released in Oz this week.Hopefully gonna get to the cinema in the next few days.Some(younger) horror fans I speak to say it's the scariest film they've ever seen.
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Post by Jen on May 16, 2011 12:04:49 GMT -5
Hearing good things, so looking forward to this as one well. They didn't show it at our local theater though (of course) so have to wait for DVD.
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Post by Jen on Jul 26, 2011 11:55:53 GMT -5
I have to say, I really enjoyed this. Owes a lot to Poltergeist I think, but not as scary. To me it was a very entertaining mix of creepy and campy. I think the ending is obvious and weak, but doesn't really hurt the film much at all. I'd give it a solid 4 out of 5.
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Post by The Walking Dude on Jul 31, 2011 0:05:10 GMT -5
I still haven't seen this.Unfortunately I never made it to the cinema.Just ordered the Blu- Ray from DVD pacific though.
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Post by HiderInTheHouse on Aug 1, 2011 18:54:42 GMT -5
Just watched this with my chick the other night. More entertaining than I thought it was going to be. I didn't like it that much, but it was an alright way to pass some time. Definitely reminded me of The Poltergeist.
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Post by The Walking Dude on Sept 16, 2011 19:44:12 GMT -5
A very high 4 from me as well. It was, for once, a film that not only lived up to my expectations but exceeded them. For the first time in decades I actually screamed out loud at certain points,and had me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
I'd rather this over Poltergeist anyday.
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Post by HNT on Sept 19, 2011 10:26:23 GMT -5
Wow, lots of high praise here fore this one. I am gonna move this one up to the top of my backlog and check it out ASAP. If its even in the same league as Poltergeist I'll be thrilled.
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Post by HiderInTheHouse on Sept 27, 2011 13:45:44 GMT -5
Poltergeist is much better.
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Post by HNT on Jul 30, 2012 11:32:50 GMT -5
Well, I give it a 4. I see the similarities to Poltergeist, but I agree that Poltergeist is a better film. I was also more than a little disappointed in the final 20 minutes of the film that just didn't live up to the crackerjack opening set up that actually had enough jumps and scares to give me some air time. Overall, I say it was very enjoyable and really shows off the ability of James Wan to use strnge camera angles to very unsettling effect. He is fast becoming a favorite director of mine, and that is strange considering he is mostly known for Saw and I don't like that film all that much at all.
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Post by stinger on Jul 30, 2012 12:06:11 GMT -5
I love this movie and give it a five. I know some people didn't care for the ending but I actually liked it. Cool music too.
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Post by The Walking Dude on Jul 31, 2012 3:54:53 GMT -5
I still haven't watched it a 2nd time as of it yet.Most probably because it left such an impression on me I don't want to possibly lessen the impact.On the other hand I am itching to watch it again because it made such an impression.
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Post by GL on Dec 19, 2014 12:13:46 GMT -5
This was quite an exciting and enjoyable effort that has a lot going for it. One of it's better features is the fact that there's a lot more going on in the story than just the usual haunted house tropes that are found in such efforts, as here we not only get those fun and enjoyable supernatural tones throughout the first half when they're constantly under attack in the old home that results in some great scenes as the attack in the bedroom and the blaring alarm constantly going off, this is then based quite nicely off the second half where it turns into a demonic attack effort with all the paranormal investigations throughout the house before finally unveiling the final half which is the cleverest aspect of all these different efforts. Each one tends to lead into the others quite well as the early stuff is based on the threat of something there but not quite seen to determine how to go about dealing with the claims which are used to great effect in actually getting them out of the house where they knowingly experienced something creepy and dangerous going on. The paranormal investigations are likewise a lot of fun by getting all the usual jump-scares out and really using the large, sprawling house to great effect in generating some fine scares throughout here. Even more to the point, this concerns the film's highlight sequence in the seance into the different dimension that contains some truly freaky ideas before fully unleashing the action into hyper-drive with a stellar, exciting and action-packed sequence that really sells this quite well. The atmosphere in the final half does have some great uses here especially the different demons interacting throughout here as well as the sequences with the mannequins which are unnerving and truly chilling works that altogether give this a highly impressive series of events. It really only falters in a few areas, namely the finale which is obvious the second the trick is mentioned twenty minutes earlier about the freed-hosts' body and never really has a chance to surprise because of the obvious nature of what happened. Likewise, the fact that this one is so dependent on reusing storyline ideas from other films and even filming whole sequences wholesale from those efforts does cause this a little bit of distress as there's just enough here to make this feel as though we've seen it all before yet is still original enough to matter here. These do hold it down slightly, but not enough to still make this a highly entertaining and chilling effort. I'll go a very high 4 on this one.
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