What do you make of the Conjuring movies?

[mai72]

The first 2 are creepy movies. They remind me of the Exorcist.

I know that its Hollywood and the events that took place, if they actually happened, are exaggerated for entertainment. But, do you think they actually happened or were Ed and Lorraine Warren con people? Liars. People who were profiting off the fears of families who had lost a loved one?

[Chaosolous]

How are we supposed to make this about politics? I don't understand this thread.

Also of course they were cons.

[tmwfte]

The devil made me watch them.

[Riruru]

I really like the first movie, it had a lot of stuff that made me pretty scared and the atmosphere was perfect.

[Mina]

It’s ultimately exaggerated and written for entertainment, the first one was okay.

[AerSilver ♞]

Opprinnelig skrevet av padmé:

It’s ultimately exaggerated and written for entertainment, the first one was okay.

This,pretty much. the second one made me grit my teeth for sure

[crunchyfrog]

Nothing frankly.

Sub par modern type "scary" movies. I haven't watched a movie in many, many years that was truly a proper scary movie.

I think the last of any note was The Descent in 5.1 (you MUST watch it that way - it makes a difference).

I admit I may be a snob in this regard. I grew up during the time when home video took off in the 1970s, and a friend of our family had a video store. I'd get films galore - he'd often get me to try out his new scary films to see if they were any good.

Of course, even back then there was a lot of schlock too. But nowadays it's just a bit sad. A lot of films utterly miss the point of what makes a good film and what makes it scary.

People should go back and watch some Alfred Hitchcock films and then read up on some of his interviews. As he rightly said it's not what you see that makes you scared but what you DON'T see. Your brain fills in the bits.

It's why films like Alien work so well.