{"id":592,"date":"2011-03-31T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T16:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dvdpinson.com\/?p=592"},"modified":"2011-03-31T09:20:32","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T16:20:32","slug":"insidious-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=592","title":{"rendered":"Insidious Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Insidious<\/h2>\n

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\nIn certain circles, having James Wan (director of the first \u201cSaw\u201d) join creative forces with Oren Peli (director of the first \u201cParanormal Activity\u201d) is as exciting as Steven Spielberg matching up with J.J. Abrams for the upcoming \u201cSuper 8\u201d project. For some faithful Horror Fans, Peli and Wan are considered titans of the genre with distinctly different styles that effectively frighten. The end product of their partnership is \u201cInsidious,\u201d a wicked little movie that culls the best from both filmmakers and delivers plenty discomforting chills.<\/p>\n


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\nThe synopsis might seem a little familiar: Josh and Renai Lambert (Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) have just moved into a new home that has plenty of your standard \u201cscary movie\u201d issues for them to deal with. There are the unexplained noises, a creepy attic and, for some reason, their little baby won\u2019t quit crying. Along with the screaming enfant, the Lamberts have two young boys, neither of which seem to like the creaky old house either. While exploring the aforementioned creepy attic, the oldest boy, Dalton (Ty Simpkins), falls from a ladder and sees something that he is unable to explain in words. The next morning, Dalton is discovered to be in a coma. Three months later, the child is still in the deep slumber and no doctor can tell why.<\/p>\n

Worst yet, there seems to be unwanted visitors that come to the house at all hours of the night. Renai has heard footsteps and Josh investigates a knock at the door to find no one waiting at the doorstep. It all seems to be related to the ailing boy and when someone is found lurking in Dalton\u2019s room, Josh and Renai must face the fact that someone, or something, wants Dalton for their own.
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\n\u201cInsidious\u201d starts out very simply and even paced. The opening credits are straight out of a horror film you\u2019d see produced in the seventies and that affect is carried on. It\u2019s in the first half of the movie that Peli\u2019s influence is most apparent. The initial scenario and some of the images of the house are very similar to his \u201cParanormal Activity\u201d and the unease felt is comparable as well. Wan has made his name with the \u201cSaw\u201d series that is known for being full throttle throughout, never really shifting gears and changing pace. Here he lets things develop and takes time introducing his characters. There are little moments, like Josh applying eye cream to his crow\u2019s feet and plucking grays in the bathroom mirror, that are nice touches. As the film progresses, Wan introduces more and more of his signature style and the final act of the film is filled with quick cuts and flashes of gruesome images.<\/p>\n

To say that \u201cInsidious\u201d is very original, however, would be misleading. Ideas are pulled from all over the place and there are many moments that will remind you of other films. Parts of \u201cPoltergeist,\u201d \u201cGhostbusters\u201d and \u201cAmityville Horror,\u201d to merely name a few, surface as the movie goes on. It can be distracting and the film works best if these similarities are viewed as homage and ignored. The film delivers plenty of genuine scares and doesn\u2019t always go the predictable route. The fact that this is rated PG-13 doesn\u2019t, for one minute, make the story feel compromised. It is simply good, scary fun.
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Insidious In certain circles, having James Wan (director of the first \u201cSaw\u201d) join creative forces with Oren Peli (director of the first \u201cParanormal Activity\u201d) is as exciting as Steven Spielberg matching up with J.J. Abrams for the upcoming \u201cSuper 8\u201d project. For some faithful Horror Fans, Peli and Wan are considered titans of the genre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9844,9845,10260,15713,15804,17370,17727],"class_list":["post-592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-insidious-movie","tag-insidious-review","tag-james-wan","tag-paranormal-activity","tag-patrick-wilson","tag-rose-byrne","tag-saw-movie"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}