I look back, and it has been a long time since I have been scared watching a movie. I don't even remember the last movie I watched that I found frightening. Well it's time to update that. Sinister scared the crap out of me...at times (not to sound like a complete pussy). There was hype generating around this film at how scary it was. People walking out because they couldn't handle it, critics also getting the shit scared out of them as well. So I'm not the only one. The actors that starred in Sinister were Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, and James Ransone. The director was Scott Derrickson, he was also known for The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Hellraiser : Inferno. So he has some experience in horror; I liked Emily Rose. I'm normally not one to be sucked in by hype; so I wasn't completely convinced that this movie was a scary as I had heard. Well I was in for a little surprise, and not just me, but the audience was screaming during certain key scenes. The guy behind me was freaking out. What I loved about this film is that it doesn't suffer from an excessive amount of jump scenes. Jump scenes are moments in the film where the villain pops out and loud music plays briefly. And its not the bad guy that makes you jump, it's the music. Sinister does not need this cheap tactic, this film was genuinely creepy. The music that did play during the viewing of the super 8 films was probably the creepiest part. I can still hear it, and it gives me goosebumps. What this film does suffer from is predictability, I had it figured out before I even saw the demon. And it wasn't giving itself away or anything, it was just obvious. The other thing I greatly, greatly, disliked about this film was the end. If they had just shaved off two minutes off the ending, it would have ended perfectly. All in all, I liked this film for what it was. The acting was performed well. The plot was intriguing, and well put together. This, to me, was a good scary movie. I give Sinister a 3 1/2 out of 4. If you are squeamish, and scare very easily, I wouldn't recommend this to you. But if you are squeamish and scare very easily, gather your balls and go see it.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Sinister - Don't worry, I'll make you famous
I look back, and it has been a long time since I have been scared watching a movie. I don't even remember the last movie I watched that I found frightening. Well it's time to update that. Sinister scared the crap out of me...at times (not to sound like a complete pussy). There was hype generating around this film at how scary it was. People walking out because they couldn't handle it, critics also getting the shit scared out of them as well. So I'm not the only one. The actors that starred in Sinister were Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, and James Ransone. The director was Scott Derrickson, he was also known for The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and Hellraiser : Inferno. So he has some experience in horror; I liked Emily Rose. I'm normally not one to be sucked in by hype; so I wasn't completely convinced that this movie was a scary as I had heard. Well I was in for a little surprise, and not just me, but the audience was screaming during certain key scenes. The guy behind me was freaking out. What I loved about this film is that it doesn't suffer from an excessive amount of jump scenes. Jump scenes are moments in the film where the villain pops out and loud music plays briefly. And its not the bad guy that makes you jump, it's the music. Sinister does not need this cheap tactic, this film was genuinely creepy. The music that did play during the viewing of the super 8 films was probably the creepiest part. I can still hear it, and it gives me goosebumps. What this film does suffer from is predictability, I had it figured out before I even saw the demon. And it wasn't giving itself away or anything, it was just obvious. The other thing I greatly, greatly, disliked about this film was the end. If they had just shaved off two minutes off the ending, it would have ended perfectly. All in all, I liked this film for what it was. The acting was performed well. The plot was intriguing, and well put together. This, to me, was a good scary movie. I give Sinister a 3 1/2 out of 4. If you are squeamish, and scare very easily, I wouldn't recommend this to you. But if you are squeamish and scare very easily, gather your balls and go see it.
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