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The Conjuring (2013) R
A family moves to an old farmhouse and soon they become convinced that an evil presence occupies their home. They get help from famous paranormal investigators.
The Conjuring is a great example of how to make a good horror film. It tells a familiar story and it's comfortable with that. Instead of trying to invent some wild and obscure twists to stand out it relies on well-written characters that feel real and are easy to root for. I'm not saying that new and unique stories are bad but in majority of cases the characters are more important - there's nothing wrong with well-made same old.
The story isn't the only retro thing in The Conjuring. For the most part it also looks like a film from the 70s (it's mostly the colors, I suppose, that have this vintage feel to them - I can't really describe it). It doesn't go for fast edits (I might have preferred even less edits) and it uses the darkness effectively. There are some jump scares but due to their rarity and quality they actually work to film's advantage.
As a whole The Conjuring manages to combine the suspense and character development much better than modern horrors usually do. It's easily one of the best horror films of this decade.
A family moves to an old farmhouse and soon they become convinced that an evil presence occupies their home. They get help from famous paranormal investigators.
The Conjuring is a great example of how to make a good horror film. It tells a familiar story and it's comfortable with that. Instead of trying to invent some wild and obscure twists to stand out it relies on well-written characters that feel real and are easy to root for. I'm not saying that new and unique stories are bad but in majority of cases the characters are more important - there's nothing wrong with well-made same old.
The story isn't the only retro thing in The Conjuring. For the most part it also looks like a film from the 70s (it's mostly the colors, I suppose, that have this vintage feel to them - I can't really describe it). It doesn't go for fast edits (I might have preferred even less edits) and it uses the darkness effectively. There are some jump scares but due to their rarity and quality they actually work to film's advantage.
As a whole The Conjuring manages to combine the suspense and character development much better than modern horrors usually do. It's easily one of the best horror films of this decade.