I have been hearing all the positive buzz surrounding this film for quiet a while now. Some people are tagging it as the best horror film to come out in the last 10 years. Then there are talks about the film getting a R rating just based on its horror factor. All these aroused the excitement of the horror fan in me. I was , at last, able to get my hands on it yesterday, and I waited till midnight to watch it. After I finished it, I was horrified and satisfied in equal parts. It is indeed good.
In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron (Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor) move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) , to examine the house. What happens next and what the Warrens eventually discover forms the crux of the story and it is sure to make you cringe with tension as the horrific set pieces start to revel themselves. This is said to be based on a true case and I can only imagine what the Perron family went through if any of these events actually happened.
The Conjuring takes all the familiar elements of exorcism based horror movies and puts a deadly new spin on them, resulting in a film that is not only genuinely terrifying but also a well-made one. It takes nearly one fourth of the film to build the tension and make us go through the anxiety and tension each of the Perron family members face ever since moving in. And then it explodes and starts hitting you hard.The run time of only 112 minutes is another positive aspect of the film as it never gives the audience a chance to divert from the gruesome happenings.The tension is quite unbearable and the fact that you’re not familiar with the scare tactics makes it an even more unsettling watch.There isn't a single dull moment, you are on the edge of your seat rooting and praying the family triumphs over their satanic adversary.
With new sub genres emerging within Horror films like Torture Porn and Mockumentaries, to name a few , the acting has taken a backseat for quiet a while now. It depends more on the CGI and the technology. But when backed by solid acting, a Horror film really achieves greatness- Think of The Shining. All the actors in The Conjuring gives solid performances. Right from the main protagonists to the child actors, each are brilliantly cast in their roles. The exorcism is not exactly like in The Exorcist, but is brilliantly done. Director James Wan has delivered some modern day horror classics like Saw and Insidious and again scores big with The Conjuring.
On the whole, this film is certainly one of the best films to come out in 2013 and a great horror movie. My only complaint to the film makers would be that they maybe showed too much in the trailer itself, but still its a horrific ride.Its a horror story told in the classical way and that is the best way. Watch it and get terrified.
WORTHY MENTIONS
In the end of the movie when Lorraine gets off the phone and talks to her husband, she says that the priest wants to discuss a case in Long Island. That case is the Amityville case.
Watch out for the Annabelle doll in the movie which is one of the most famous cases of the Warrens . But,the real Annabelle doll was a rag doll not a broken porcelain doll as the movie depicts.
MY VERDICT
**** - Be Prepared to Be Terrified
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