Movie Title: The Conjuring (A)
Director: James Wan
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy.
About the Story: Carolyn
and Roger Perron move into their new house, an old farmhouse spread over a vast
area of 200 acres, along with their five daughters and their pet dog. Trouble
starts the next day when they find their dog dead near their house. Soon, the
women of the house experience strange activities like all the clocks in their
house stop at 3:07 AM, Carolyn finds mysterious bruises on her body and one of
the girls, Christine, feels an eerie presence in her bedroom that tries to pull
her down from her bed.
When the events
in the house get violent in nature, Carolyn, seeks help of the famous paranormal
researchers, Ed and Lorraine Warren. Ed and Lorraine, who had already performed
numerous exorcisms and investigated paranormal activities, explain to the
Perron family that their house is haunted by many spirits at least one of which
is an evil soul, hell bent on harming the family.
When
Lorraine digs into the history of the farmhouse, she finds out that an evil
witch by the name of Bathsheba, lived in the house during the 19th
century. Bathsheba practiced sorcery and sacrificed her own children for her
rituals after which she killed herself. Bathsheba curses the house and vows to
never allow anyone to occupy her land.
The
Warrens decide to perform exorcism in the house but, for that they say, they
require the church permission. They set up cameras in all corners to obtain
proof of the paranormal activities occurring in the house.
That night
they discover a secret passage that leads to the cellar of the house and
Lorraine who accidently falls into the cellar, sees the ghosts of people who
have died in the house. After gathering enough evidence, the Warrens decide to
approach the Church to gain permission to perform exorcism but something
happens that blows the Warrens away and even many decades later they remember this
case to be the most disturbing experience of their career .
My Review: I don’t usually watch horror movies
as I absolutely hate myself for watching the movie when I have to spend nights
alone in my house. But there was so much hype about this movie that I decided
bravely to watch it in theater with my husband.
And WHAT a
movie. Even with my half covered eyes and fully closed ears, I found the movie to
be scary and distressing. And the fact that this is a true story and there are
people who have actually experienced the horror shown in the movie only
increases the fear factor among the audience.
The cast
has performed superbly in the movie but a special mention goes to Vera Farmiga as Lorraine
Warren and Joey King as Christine Perron.
The sound
effects add to the nerve-racking moments especially during the hide-clap-seek
scenes. I was practically hurting my husband by holding onto his arms in a
steely grip.
The
director has thankfully kept the gore and bloodshed to minimum but this movie
still remains the best in horror movies after “The Exorcist”.
My only
grouse is that, at the end it was not quite clear if the house was rid of the
evil spirits and the movie could have been lengthier(running time-112 mins)
Best Scenes: The scene where one of the daughters
Christine (Joey King) feels a presence under her bed and sees “someone” hiding
behind the doors.
When the
mother, Carolyn (Lili Taylor), hears someone clapping and is pushed into the
cellar.
The scene
where Cindy (Mackenzie Foy) sleepwalks into her sister’s
room and the spirit of an old woman jumps on her from the top of the cupboard.
Verdict: One hell of a horror movie, definitely
must-watch, you wouldn’t want to watch it if you are spending the night alone
at your house.
Rating: 4.5/5
To watch the trailer of The Conjuring click on the below link. It also has the real members of the Perron family talking about their experiences:
Nice Review.
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