Insidious

James Wan and Leigh Whannell not only had a hit with Saw. They changed horror in this newer state of generations. Their other film Dead Silence while I did like. Others will strongly disagree. Did not have a spark of the same status. Though this time he is back with a vengeance. Taking on the much tiresome haunted house element. We have seen Paranormal Activity and many other films tackle this in the past years. Could Insidious strike or just fall flat? Read on to find out.

Josh Lambert and his wife Renai want a new fresh start with their family. Moving into a house seems to be the right idea. Until their son unexpectedly falls into a deep sided coma. Doctors are left baffled as their test results keep coming back negative. With having no answer of whats to come. Strange and I mean strange things start to happen around the house. The family fights to make sense of things while trying to being back their son.

The acting was alright in some key scenes. Showing the depth of sorrow over their sons condition. Also when the strange things happen. The reactions felt natural. Others moments were kind of bland. Seems that their is a deeper back story between the husband and wife. Though its left missing in mystery. We do gather hints here and there. The helpers as I call them. Played by Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson with their leader Lin Shaye. Were a nice added touch. As they provided some sense of comedy and realism to the tense scary scenes. Performing test as I've seen on ghost shows of today. Would be cool to have a side film staring this team.

The regular bumps and booms are there. Though their is a very creepy over tone. Much like how the Paranormal series did but this time around it is way better. Instead of waiting for something to simply pop out. There's a feeling of being scared as your unsure what will happen at any time. The scares are different and that helped a lot. Ranging from loud sounds to full apparitions that were quite creepy. There was more than a few good scares that caused me to shift in my seat. Also if you are a Saw fan. Keep an eye out for a symbol you should be familiar with.  Without giving to much of the story away. The later scenes in which the hauntings are push to the maxim. It is truly a sight to be seen. Also the "Red" character. Awesome designed and terrifying at the same time.


If your into the whole Paranormal series. Then you could easily spend the full price and walk out happy. If your thinking of Saw and it might be blood filed. Then your thinking plan wrong. It is rated PG-13. Though I never would have notice otherwise. With a few dull moments the tense other ones make up for it.