Childish’s Movie Review: Insidious 0

by Chad Blue • Movies, Reviews

I’m back from the darkness with a little movie review, because we also love movies here at BLUEGAMER. Last night I finally had the pleasure to watch Insidious. This movie was never released in the theaters out here in South Korea, so I had to wait for it to finally release on DVD. This is the latest movie by James Wan (the writer and director of the original Saw, plus he wrote most of the Saw movies and even the video game). I put this guy on my watch list a while back after he later put out movies like Dead Silence and Death sentence. But now I might grant this guy access to my personal Masters of Horror Vault. I would still say he is an apprentice though, but he has his foot in the door for sure.

As for the basic plot without giving too much up, it is about a married couple with 3 small children who move into a new house to change up their old life. We early find out something creepy might be going on upstairs in the addict, and after their young boy goes to sleep one night and doesn’t wake up we get the feel of something sinister at play. Doctors can’t diagnose the problem. He looks to be in a coma but there isn’t anything medical saying he is in a coma. After several months at home in this ‘coma state’ strange things start happening in the house. Noises are heard at night, people are seen appearing in places they shouldn’t be. The husband is even too afraid to go home at night and makes excuses to stay at work late. After all of these occurrences reach a boiling point they decide to move, but only to find out what was haunting them at the old house is now haunting them at the new house.

The movie get’s a lot stranger and more complex as it goes on, but I will leave that for you to explore. This is probably one of the most scariest films I’ve seen in a while. My girlfriend was completely terrified. It even had me looking in dark corners of my room before I drifted into my own dreamland. The way James Wan sets the stage here is perfect. The mood, setting, and pacing of the movie are brilliant. There are a lot of little uneasy scenes that if you don’t watch closely you might miss. Also a good reason to re-watch the flick. This isn’t a gory film like some of Wan’s past work, but it is far more sinister. I think the story he told even deserves to be revisited again in the future.

In short, you should watch this movie. If you want to see something scary with a girl so she can squeeze on you, or if you enjoy good smart horror then definitely watch this movie. If you are a collector like me and a fan, go ahead and purchase this. Amazing work!

Insidious: 9.5/10

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