Sinister

[Mitchellmania]

I got this from Red Box last night not expecting much. It was creepy and disturbing more than I expected. The 8 mm footage added to the creep factor. I liked the fact that they implied most of the gore factor, but like the Blair Witch Project, it stayed with me. Anyone else see it?

[themadghoul]

Saw it..loved it bought it...bout time we get a new horror movie villain..in Buughuul (Mr. Boogie)...but please..no sequels. Very moody and atmospheric..loved how every scene was darkened. Added to the threat-factor. Not quite Insidious but I loved it equally..

[Mitchellmania]

I just saw VHS ( much more gore) and it had a similar theme.

[Anton Phibes]

I liked  it. I also noticed that Christopher Young very neatly did an homage to a bit of Bernard Herman's Psycho score in the film. When (I think) the first 8mm film is watched, there is a slowed down sampling from Psycho.

Either that or I am just crazy.

[Dr Spankenstein]

I watched this last night and really liked it!  Very creepy, and very effective.  When the film was over I doubled checked to make sure my locks were secured!

As far as new found footage type films go, I thought this was better than VHS. 

[Bonomo]

Guess I'm the black sheep on this one. I thought it was a cookie cutter typical ghost movie with very little difference from any other that's come out in the last five years.

[Python]

I really enjoyed this as well. Ethan Hawke delivered the goods without overplaying it. The creative team was smart in keeping the sensationalism and gore to a minimum - until the overdone final scene(s). I would liked to have seen a bit more attention and screen time given to Mr. Boogey. He was definitely creepy.  I have to confess that I turned a light back on about 3/4 of the way through it! That's saying something.

This should never, ever be compared to garbage like V/H/S, though.  The two don't resemble one another in any way and I'd hate to waste someone's time by having them rent V/H/S. Unless they need a coaster for the coffee table.