Monday, April 04, 2011

Brief View on Insidious

I saw Insidious this weekend. I will not spoil anything story wise.

The Bullet Point Version
If you are looking for a creepy movie, then go see Insidious, but leave once you see the gas mask.

If you are looking for a good and well made ghost story, then go see Insidious, but leave once you see the gas mask.

If you are not concerned with story or consistency or payoff, then stay until the end.

The Sort of Longer Version
The first half was one of the scariest movies I have seen in quite sometime. The problem with the movie is that the "myth" it uses is designed for a series of films and they kind of lose focus half way through with the story and go instead to define the rules of this new myth for future movies.

Overall, a good solid creepy ghost story that overstays its welcome and tries to be a small fish in a big pond instead of being the quality big fish in the small pond it started as.

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