Two words: The Conjuring
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kitmerlot_1213It was beyond awesome—wonderfully scary and it just reconfirmed my belief in the paranormal.
I’ve always had a lot of respect for Ed and Lorraine Warren and I think Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson’s portrayals of them did them proud. I always liked that Ed and Lorraine investigated the paranormal and in turn helped people who experienced hauntings and/or demonic possessions with a deep belief in God and in truly wanting to help those afflicted.
At one point in the film, Lorraine tells Ed that God brought them together for a reason and that reason is to help people who are clearly in trouble. They were careful to show that the Warrens worked hand in hand with the Catholic Church and that their goal was to document the possessions so that the Church would give permission to perform an exorcism.
I also liked that we were shown Ed and Lorraine’s home life with their daughter and I think that’s one of the things that kept them going back to such scary situations—they would never want a family to suffer such horrible events.
The film also showed exactly how the Warrens supported themselves—they wrote books and they went to colleges to lecture about their experiences because I’m willing to bet that their isn’t much money in demon hunting/paranormal investigating. It was during the one scene at a college lecture that the camera did a pan across the classroom and we caught a brief glimpse of the real Lorraine Warren, sitting in the audience—a nice touch.
The actors playing the Perron family were very sympathetic and they were also believable in showing just how tight knit they were when the horror starting happening. Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston were particularly riveting and the little actresses playing their daughters were quite cute—all in all, they definitely held the center of the story together and I know I will never think about the game hide and clap quite the same. I was also very impressed with the costuming and set design of the house—the movie took place in 1971 and I swear my parents had the exact same coffee cups in our kitchen—freaky!
Lastly, I like that when everything was said and done, when the Warrens were back in their own house, Ed very casually mentions that they have a case in Long Island that they need to look into—the Amityville Horror ladies and gentlemen!
As you can see, I enjoyed the crap out of this film and I especially liked that as the credits rolled, we saw the real photos of the Perron family, what the house looked like and the Warren family. It really brought it home that this was a real family going through a terrifying time and that if it weren’t for Ed and Lorraine, it would have ended tragically.
I’ve always had a lot of respect for Ed and Lorraine Warren and I think Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson’s portrayals of them did them proud. I always liked that Ed and Lorraine investigated the paranormal and in turn helped people who experienced hauntings and/or demonic possessions with a deep belief in God and in truly wanting to help those afflicted.
At one point in the film, Lorraine tells Ed that God brought them together for a reason and that reason is to help people who are clearly in trouble. They were careful to show that the Warrens worked hand in hand with the Catholic Church and that their goal was to document the possessions so that the Church would give permission to perform an exorcism.
I also liked that we were shown Ed and Lorraine’s home life with their daughter and I think that’s one of the things that kept them going back to such scary situations—they would never want a family to suffer such horrible events.
The film also showed exactly how the Warrens supported themselves—they wrote books and they went to colleges to lecture about their experiences because I’m willing to bet that their isn’t much money in demon hunting/paranormal investigating. It was during the one scene at a college lecture that the camera did a pan across the classroom and we caught a brief glimpse of the real Lorraine Warren, sitting in the audience—a nice touch.
The actors playing the Perron family were very sympathetic and they were also believable in showing just how tight knit they were when the horror starting happening. Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston were particularly riveting and the little actresses playing their daughters were quite cute—all in all, they definitely held the center of the story together and I know I will never think about the game hide and clap quite the same. I was also very impressed with the costuming and set design of the house—the movie took place in 1971 and I swear my parents had the exact same coffee cups in our kitchen—freaky!
Lastly, I like that when everything was said and done, when the Warrens were back in their own house, Ed very casually mentions that they have a case in Long Island that they need to look into—the Amityville Horror ladies and gentlemen!
As you can see, I enjoyed the crap out of this film and I especially liked that as the credits rolled, we saw the real photos of the Perron family, what the house looked like and the Warren family. It really brought it home that this was a real family going through a terrifying time and that if it weren’t for Ed and Lorraine, it would have ended tragically.
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