Insidious

[acealive1]

anyone seen it? its one of those honest scary movies that doesnt run on CGI and special effects. scary as hell. check it out.

[clanglee]

I found it to be awful, predicticle, and cheezy as all hell. The first half was decent. . .the rest can suck my sweaty ballsack.

[rongravy]

Awwww, the ghosts were pretty cool, and when it finally got to the demon... It kinda reminded me of something out of Nightbreed. I saw where they said it was the scariest thing since Paranormal Activity. What a crock, this actually had something more than doors closing by themselves. Cheesy, yes. Entertaining? Heck yeah.

[clanglee]

That demon cracked me up. . . .My sister leaned over to me and said "oh no, they are being haunted by a cast member from Cirque Du' Solei!!" I thought the ghosts were pretty silly. The whole thing reminded me of that horrible 13 Ghosts remake. Like MTV made a ghost movie.

[acealive1]

it beats the pants of paranormal activity though. at least you see something

[clanglee]

I actually prefer Paranormal Activity for just that reason. As soon as you see the Ghost/mosnter/boogyman it ceases to be as scary because you no longer use your imagination to fill in the blanks.

[acealive1]

when people pass off a movie as "real" it pisses me off. blair witch was terrible. but then the sequel that was actually a movie kicked all kinds of ass.

[rongravy]

That demon cracked me up. . . .My sister leaned over to me and said "oh no, they are being haunted by a cast member from Cirque Du' Solei!!" I thought the ghosts were pretty silly. The whole thing reminded me of that horrible 13 Ghosts remake. Like MTV made a ghost movie. Aww, come on, man. You got the King as your avvy. This had some old school feel to it same as Bubba Ho-Tep. I felt it. I really only really dug the last ghost and the demon, they were cooler. The others were just filler. I actually prefer Paranormal Activity for just that reason. As soon as you see the Ghost/mosnter/boogyman it ceases to be as scary because you no longer use your imagination to fill in the blanks. Ha, yeah. Some people call that not having much of a budget(Cheap). I have an imagination, but that's why I'm paying all that dough at the theater. So they can fill in at least SOME of those blanks, I want my nightmares to have some sort of shape/face. PA 1&2 were as lame as Blair Witch. when people pass off a movie as "real" it pisses me off. blair witch was terrible. but then the sequel that was actually a movie kicked all kinds of ass. I remember seeing the sequel on video cassette wayyyyy back. That wasn't even masturbation worthy... Ok, maybe a little, but only for the T&A. Other than that, if the first was just a turd nugget, this was just one dipped in glitter and deep fried. Still a turd. I still say thumbs up to Insidious. Was kind of a fun ride.

[JDFP]

when people pass off a movie as "real" it pisses me off. blair witch was terrible. but then the sequel that was actually a movie kicked all kinds of ass. Oh wow, different strokes eh? I thought "BWP" was one of the greatest horror films of the 90's. The sequel (with exception to the yummy Kim Director whom I'd hit five ways to Sunday) was pure drivel. I haven't seen "Insidious" yet but it's in my Netflix queue along with around 400 other films (300 of which haven't come out yet, I blame Sundance and Cannes!). I agree with H.P. Lovecraft's belief that you should give a tiny peek, but if you show too much (and these days 'too much' is a CGI snore of stupid shit) then you've ruined the fear. A tiny peak is good, but an individual's mind always constructs fear far more than anything in actuality -- except maybe listening to Sarah Silverman speak. j.p.

[MoonSylver]

It's always scarier when you can see the ghost.

[clanglee]

Eww no. . this movie was nothing like Ho-Tep . Bubba Ho-Tep was one of the most original movies I have ever seen. Insidious. . . .. . . was not. Ho-Tep was a tongue-in-cheek fun movie. Insidious took itself very seriously and while I agree that it was very cheesy. . it wasn't trying to be. I dunno. . .like JD said, different strokes. I've often found that there are 2 types of people in this world. . . .Those that liked Blair Witch project, and those whose tastes in movies in general that I mistrust. And honestly, no offense is meant at all by that. I just mean that if you couldn't get behind the Blair Witch Project, then your approach to cinema is just very different from my own.

[rongravy]

Eww no. . this movie was nothing like Ho-Tep . Bubba Ho-Tep was one of the most original movies I have ever seen. Insidious. . . .. . . was not. Ho-Tep was a tongue-in-cheek fun movie. Insidious took itself very seriously and while I agree that it was very cheesy. . it wasn't trying to be. I dunno. . .like JD said, different strokes. I've often found that there are 2 types of people in this world. . . .Those that liked Blair Witch project, and those whose tastes in movies in general that I mistrust. And honestly, no offense is meant at all by that. I just mean that if you couldn't get behind the Blair Witch Project, then your approach to cinema is just very different from my own. Now wait, I said it had that old school feel to it. In no way did I say it was as good. Not nearly, but it was fun nonetheless. As far as BWP? Listening to some chick bitch at some guy for losing a map for most of the movie, then no payoff at the end? Already behind that: it's called marriage. Lol, I'm kinda on the fence over you. Bubba was the bomb diggity, but dayumn... BWP? Scariest thing since The Exorcist, they said. They lied. Guess other than Bubba, we're gonna hafta base our relationship on mistrust. ;P

[clanglee]

Guess other than Bubba, we're gonna hafta base our relationship on mistrust. ;P let's just agree to disagree on BWP

[Purge]

Saw it a few weeks ago. I've seen worse, but I've seen much better, too. By the way, clanglee , that animated signature is funny as hell.

[Darksider18]

Im sorry, but i like insidious! Its creepy as fuck though but i liked it. The scariest scene was The Smiling Family. I dont ever wanna meet them in a dark alley!