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The Franchise Files - The Conjuring.
Released in July of 2013 and based on one of the supposed real cases of the Warrens. The Conjuring was directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren the super famous Paranormal Investigators/demonologists who come to the aid of Roger and Carolyn Perron Played by Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor and their 5…
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The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
My rating: 7/10
Turns out, whoever said the moon's haunted was wrong. It's actually possessed.
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#Mira-Marathon | The Conjuring
Film Name: The Conjuring (2013); Production Studios: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Evergreen Media Group; Director by: James Wan; Screenwriter: Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes; Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Shanley Caswell; Genres: Horror, Detective, Mysticism; Running Time: 1 hour 52 minutes;
The Conjuring is a great film for horror fans that combines classic gothic horror elements with modern techniques.
Features of the film:
- Atmosphere: A tense and densely fear-filled atmosphere that does not let go of the viewer.
- History: Based on real events, the story of the Perron family keeps you in suspense.
- Characters: Strong and courageous demolition workers Ed and Lorraine Warren.
- Scary Moments: Psychological and scary scenes that effectively build tension.
Cons: Some moments may seem predictable or dated, but the overall impression of the film is very positive.
Conclusion: The Conjuring is a classic horror film that manages to scare and intrigue, especially thanks to the true events behind it.
My rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Space Horror Festival : Day 5 The Dark Side Of The Moon (1990)
Discussing the 1990 The Dark Side Of The Moon
Starring : Robert Sampson, Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel, Camilla More, John Diehl, Wendy MacDonald, Alan Blumenfeld, Ken Lesco
Director : D.J. Webster Writer : Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes My Score 9.5/10
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House Of Wax (2005) English Full Movie BluRay | 1080p | 720p | 480p | ESubs Movie Maza
House Of Wax (2005) English Full Movie BluRay | 1080p | 720p | 480p | ESubs Title: House Of Wax (2005)IMDB Ratings: 5.5/10Released Date: April 30, 2005Genres: Horror, ThrillerLanguages: English ORGDirector: Jaume Collet-SerraWriter: Charles Belden, Chad Hayes, Carey W. HayesStars: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared PadaleckiQuality: 1080p | 720p | 480p |…
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The Conjuring Of Wicked WoMen
“The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.” Whether you follow the christian faith or not, there is no denying that there's an evil that torments humanity everyday in one way or another and it draws us all in like moths to a flame. There is always something innately wrong with the world and yet we choose to be so blind to it until it's too late.
The Conjuring (2013), is an extremely popular reality based horror film that is not for the faint heart. Directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes as well as Carey W. Hayes, The Conjuring delves into the case files of real life paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson. While many argue the film to be incomplete or untrue to the experience of the Perron family, the film is without a doubt a classic horror film that has left many viewers somewhat shaken up. As we follow Ed and Lorraine Warren through the plot of the film, we come to learn dark secrets are hiding past cellar doors and what has haunted the Perron family so many years ago. With the Perron family having just moved into a new home, they discover that they don’t live alone and they seek aid from the Warren’s to expel whatever demonic possession has taken over their estate. The film is truly something to be recognized, for its many victories and faults but there is something so obviously thrown out in the open for the audience to recognize and yet many of us brush past it, and so this deeper understanding of what the film is actually saying is hard to see, but not when we see it in our day to day lives.
In the modern world there is no doubt that our streets are filled with ignorant people and problems that not many are subject to take action on. Yet as society develops, we start to become more aware of what's going on around us and we start to call it out in subtle ways as a means to get something done without getting arrested, hurt or harassed about it. The Conjuring carries this effect of right-wing christianity throughout the story, the film does not shy from mentioning the devil and the lord because that's what builds its plot, but the innuendos made in the film towards the christian faith, as well as misogynistic behavior, is what leads us to believe that the only thing meant to protect us from evil and malevolent beings is The Lord.
Throughout the film, it is clear that the Perron family is being haunted by a witch from the Witch hunting era in Salem, Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) even explains so after their first investigation of the estate, and this fact becomes such an insignificant detail to the average viewer that we don’t realize it plays this extensive role in the misogynistic undertones of the film. There have been many other films where the role of women were used to portray some evil and so it isn’t uncommon to see it here, with many of the evil spirits being women or mothers who have harmed their own children, it's a subtle cliche and extends back to the Salem references and that the Puritan persecutions were justified in some way. The film makes numerous attempts to show how a mother had turned to harm her own children, even showing a child with slit wrists as an obvious indicator to it. They show this again with the spine chilling woman who lurks on top of the wardrobe just before attacking Andrea Perron (Shanley Caswell), another child who ends up in harm's way. This depiction of this dramatized evil in the alleged witches is why the film's right-wing undertones are so harmful to see, even if you don't see it right away. The gendered stereotypes of women being inherently evil in a way really leaves an understanding that societal views of women and how women are being represented in horror films are just based off of ignorant and old fashioned ethics. While many may just be watching the film for the thrill, it's no doubt that the film displays harmful stereotypes, and while not completely obvious, it reinforces how women are portrayed in the world and that the only way to save “a witch” is by the hands of some male authoritative figure.
Many believe in their own respective authoritative figure, of some holy being of light. The Lord. Yet The Conjuring reinforces Christian faith so negatively. Just as the film closes up its first pinch point in the plot, it is revealed that the Perron family is not baptized and they are “not really a churchgoing family.” and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) follows this up by saying, “Well, you may want to rethink that.” and of course this is a rational statement as the cliche follows in supernatural films, that the only way to expel demonic presences is with some “archaic procedure”, and yet this “Negative Christian promotion” is dropped numerously through the film. The big hitter for this is the ending quote displayed at the end of the film, where Ed Warren presumably states, “Diabolical forces are formidable. These forces are eternal, and they exist today. The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.” A statement that exposes that the only way to escape evil is to choose the right side, or else one is to succumb to evil. This being a traditional ideal that, while now not as commonly believed in, is still an extremely negative connotation for a film to enforce. The Conjuring is not one of those films that makes this obvious if all you want to do is simply feel a thrill but it makes no excuse for the depictions on society and how long stereotypes have been carried on.
Everybody in some way is opinionated on harmful stereotypes and humanity as a whole, no matter how many good people there are, is royally screwed because there is always this lingering “evil” from insane and unreasonable people that seem to worm its way into everything. Ideas become beliefs and opinions become facts. There will always be this battle of good and bad, right and wrong, old and new, and The Conjuring’s depiction of what is bad with the world truly shows just how damaged our society is. That leaves us with a question of, who's gonna fix it first?
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The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2 is not as good as its predecessor but those itching to see this sequel will nonetheless be pleased. With an emphasis on the relationships between the characters, you care for the people plunged into this nightmare while eagerly awaiting to see what the film's array of monsters will do to them.
Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) are taking a break from the paranormal after a particularly disturbing trip to the famous Amityville house. They are pulled back into the fray when a single mother, Peggy Hodgson (Frances O’Connor) comes begging for help.
Following this film’s success, one of the primary monsters, a demonic-looking nun, has gotten its own film but the picture dedicated to it doesn’t hold a candle to how frightening it is here. Bonnie Aarons, who played the nightmare-inducing homeless woman in Mulholland Drive has this quality that makes you feel like she's boring into your chest and pouring icy cold water directly into your veins. You're shown enough to get scared, but not too much that you become used to the creature’s appearance. The scene where she is introduced (via a creepy painting inspired by a dream Ed) fills me with chills just thinking about it.
Directed once more by James Wan, this film, much like the first, uses familiar ghost story elements to their full potential. The buildup to the scares is terrific. Each member of the Hodgson family experiences one or two weird little things that let you know what kind of danger they’re in, but isn’t enough for them to pack their bags and leave the house. Splitting the occurences like this sounds like a no-brainer but we've seen it done wrong time and time again. For the most part, the picture does little things to get under your skin and build dread. It’s an out-of-focus shape that slowly changes to reveal something much more terrifying, or a sound that was previously shown to be completely harmless now given a new, sinister purpose.
The most significant aspect of the film isn’t the monster (there are again, more than one and they’re both pretty good, though I like the “Crooked Man” less than the "Nun"), or the way it uses real-world people and events to make it seem convincing. It’s not even the neat twists on the formula brought in right before the climax. It’s the people. With this picture even more than the first, you realize how refreshing it is to have two protagonists in a horror movie. Not a main and a sidekick; a loving couple who care about each other and bring their own strengths to the fight. The scenes of Ed and Lorraine reminiscing about how they met and saying what they mean to each other, combined with the scenes of the Hodgson family banding together provides the climbs that make the sharp plunges generated by the scares that much more effective.
No moment in The Conjuring 2 matches the “hide and clap” scare in the first (just writing those words literally gave me a chill). The writing isn't as sharp either. There's a revelation during the conclusion that feels forced and overall, the film is too long. I still think those looking for scares will be happy. This confident picture delivers what you want to see, expands on the characters and keeps building up its menagerie of creatures. You'll look forward to seeing them again in their own spinoffs.
You have to be truly awful for your horror film not to make gangbusters at the box office but very few franchises manage to make a second trip down the scary lane worth it. By maintaining consistent chills, The Conjuring franchise is proving itself one of the best in the realm of horror. (September 8, 2018)
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Triangular Space EVIL is the Sign of the Beast! "The Dark Side of the Moon" reviewed!
Triangular Space EVIL is the Sign of the Beast! “The Dark Side of the Moon” reviewed!
In the year 2022, orbital satellites carry nuclear missiles and maintain flight patterns around the moon. When a satellite repair ship, known as a “refab” ship called Spaecore 1, attempts to intercept a satellite for maintenance, the system wide computer goes into an unexplained power failure that jeopardizes communications, life support, and navigation. Drifting helpless toward sector Centrus…
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The Conjuring 2 confirms that The Conjuring series is the best horror film series...
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The Franchise Files - The Conjuring 2.
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The Conjuring: 3-Film Collection will be released on Blu-ray on August 24 via Warner Bros. It collects 2013's The Conjuring, 2016's The Conjuring 2, and 2021's The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
The Conjuring is directed by James Wan (Saw, Aquaman) and written by Chad & Carey W. Hayes (House of Wax). Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, and Lili Taylor star.
The Conjuring 2 is directed by James Wan and written by Wan, Chad & Carey W. Hayes, and David Leslie Johnson (Aquaman, Orphan). Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O'Connor, Madison Wolfe, Simon McBurney, and Franka Potente star.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is directed by Michael Chaves (The Curse of La Llorona) and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Julian Hilliard star.
Special features from their respective individual releases will be included. If you already own the first two films, the third installment hits 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD on the same day.
Based on a true story, The Conjuring tells the horrifying tale of how world-renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
The Conjuring 2 brings to the screen another real case from the files of renowned demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren. Reprising their roles, Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson star as Lorraine and Ed Warren, who, in one of their most terrifying paranormal investigations, travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It reveals a chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.
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The Turning (2020)
I have a confession to make: I nearly allowed the trailer for a film to keep me from seeing said film in theaters! I know, I know, “Fool me once...” and all that, but the trailer for Floria Sigismondi’s The Turning does a serious disservice to the film! Here I went in expecting something like The Nun or The Curse of La Llorona and instead I got a beautifully shot and (for the most part) well crafted ghost story.
The Turning is based off of the Henry James novel The Turn of the Screw, and follows Kate, a live in tudor, as she grows close to young orphan Flora and struggles to keep her older brother Miles in line. In this modern retelling of the story, set just days after Kurt Cobain’s tragic suicide in 1994 (... for some reason we’re given that as a point of historical reference), our main cast is made up of Mackenzie Davis as Kate, Finn Wolfhard as Miles and Brooklynn Prince as Flora. Supporting actors are rounded out by Barbara Marten as Mrs. Grose, Denna Thomson as Mrs. Jessel and finally Niall Grieg Fulton as Peter Quint.
The standout for me has to be Brooklynn Prince, bringing honesty and childish wonder to her performance as Flora. It really felt as though she memorized her lines and the film makers just set her loose in Bly Manor. Finn Wolfhard does a great job as Miles, interacting very well with Prince to make their sibling connection convincing. He does have a few lines throughout the movie that just feel overly dramatic, but he does the most he can with what he’s given. I can not ignore Davis’ performance in the movie either. Her scenes with Flora are some of the best in the film, and she makes it clear that she wants to help Flora and Miles, while also showing us just how much stress she is put under after a number of sleepless nights and constant torment from Miles. We feel for her and also want to see her make it out of this situation in one piece.
Cinematographer David Ungaro creates a beautifully gothic look, with washed out colors through out and the setting of Bly Manor is so wonderfully gothic that one can’t help but think of movies like The Others and The Lady in Black. Nathan Barr provides a haunting soundtrack and great atmosphere throughout, though I do wish we would have gotten more out of the score during the more tense and frightening scenes. Carey W. Hayes and Chad Hayes do a good job of adapting James’ novel and worked in enough hints to the film’s surprise ending that it’s baffling why they decided to end the movie in the manor they did.
Though this is better than most January offerings, The Turning leaves you wanting so much more out of its’ scares. There are sequences where we go in for a scare and suddenly pull out of them too quickly to feel any real fear. On the other hand, there are sequences that don’t ramp up the scares enough, leaving us watching Davis’ reacting to specters and spooks and feeling unconvinced and unaffected. This is, of course, no grounds to call a movie bad, but it is sort of disappointing. Though we do get a fare share of jump scares, it’s clear the film decided to focus more on the psychological horror that’s woven through the source material.
Herein lies the problem with the films ending. “Show, don’t tell.” is one of those hard and fast rules in film making, except when a film maker wants to show you you’ve been bamboozled for the entire runtime. We’ve seen it done time and time to great effect (The Usual Suspects is the KING of this device), but when it’s poorly executed it just ends up feeling like unnecessary exposition. The film makes the odd decision to go back in time to create doubt in Kate, but it’s in the execution where it fails, and fails hard. It’s clear that the director wants us to question EVERYTHING we’ve seen, to paint Kate as an unreliable narrator, but rather than solicit an “Oh my God! Can you believe that? I need to see that again.” type of reaction, the film feels unfinished. They were so focused on giving us an ambiguous ending that they forgot to actually end the story.
Though not a perfect affair, The Turning did surprise me with how much I enjoyed it. For the most part I was entertained and invested, genuinely wanting for Kate to discover the secrets of just what was plaguing Flora and Miles. We get some beautiful shots, a sweeping score, standout performances from our younger cast members and an emotional and sympathetic performance from our lead. It’s ending be damned, I have a feeling that The Turning will enjoy a cult following in the years to come. Though they missed the mark with their twist ending, Sigismondi and company have crafted a film I’m actually looking forward to seeing again and re-examining through a different lens. That in and of itself makes The Turning an effort they should be proud of.
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The Turning (2020)
There will be two camps of people who see The Turning; those completely bewildered by its ending and those who understand it but don’t care. Leaning more towards the psychological thriller genre than a proper horror, everything about the plot is too obvious… when it isn’t directly misleading you by cheating.
In the ‘90s (specifically, shortly after the death of Kurt Cobain) Kate Mandell (Mackenzie Davis) is hired as the governess of the wealthy, orphaned Flora (Brooklyn Prince) and Miles Fairchild (Finn Wolfhard). Something about the Estate doesn't feel right to Kate. Is the home haunted or is Kate merely subject to the same kind of delusions as her mother?
General audiences are going to hate this movie but it gets certain things right. The cast is quite good. Particularly enjoyable is Barbara Marten as Mrs. Grose, the elderly caretaker. She’s creepy without even trying. Mackenzie Davis convincingly plays a vulnerable woman who feels like her sanity is slipping through her fingers - you don’t recognize her at all as the cybernetically-enhanced solder from Terminator: Dark Fate. The atmosphere is gloomy and the house naturally lends itself to feelings of unease. The pieces are there to make a good movie.
How many bad days would it take for you to quit your job? Probably several if you’ve been at it for long, you need the money and you don’t want a bad reference. But what if every day and night you were petrified with fear? A passage of time is implied in The Turning but we never see Kate have a good day. Why does she stay at the Fairchild Estate when the children displaying psychotic behavior torment, she finds a disturbing diary from the previous governess, she's hated by Mrs. Grose, and begins seeing apparitions?
Eventually, what you want out of the movie changes. You give up on Kate. She’s weak and ineffective. Now, you want her to fail. Ideally, the picture will end with Kate going all Jack Torrance on the household. Chop ‘em all up I say.
I won’t criticize the film for its jump scares. Theoretically, we’d be kept wondering whether Kate is sane or not. Seeing a ghost/hallucination would cause an immediate reaction in anyone and I buy that a supernatural figure would be fleeting. Several of the jumps also come from the children deliberately attempting to frighten Kate. These would also be earned if not for the conclusion. Without giving anything away, certain things we see throughout the picture do not make sense once we know the real cause of Kate’s malaise. This sort of thing’s worked before. It doesn’t here.
Unlike most of the lousy horror movies we get in the early months of the year, The Turning at least feels like it’s trying to be good. That doesn’t mean much, unfortunately. This adaptation of Henry James’ classic novel tries to have it both ways and winds up satisfying no one. (Theatrical version on the big screen, January 27, 2020)
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