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Undescribable Perfection

the audience applauded

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

The acting in this movie is really good.

Worst insidious I've seen. And s/o for unfollowing me on Twitter

When a friend sneaks up behind you and pops a balloon in your ear, is that horror? Of course not. It will likely leave you irritated, and that's exactly what this movie does. There are no decent horror elements to this movie, just constant cheap jumpscares that rely primarily on audio. Imagine watching shrek and at random points the audio jumps to 200%. Startling but not scary, and it's the same with this movie. Do it enough, and is it surprising people would leave during the movie? It doesn't mean the movie is scary. By the midpoint I stopped caring about the plot, the characters, and struggled through to avoid that restlessness that comes from leaving a movie unfinished.

I suppose Leigh Whannell earned the right by now to further exploit and benefit from the commercially successful horror franchises that he co-created himself. After all, Whannell co-wrote the original "Saw" as well as the previous two "Insidious" installments, but James Wan took most of the credit for those being also the director. With Wan moving on towards mainstream stuff, like "Fast and the Furious", Whannell was entirely solo to take credit as writer, director and supportive actor for this third episode. Good for him because, let's be totally honest, in case this particular story was released as a stand-alone horror film - rather than as a sequel (or prequel, whatever) in the "Insidious" series - it wouldn't have stand a change at success. "Insidious: Chapter 3" is watchable, but completely mundane and unremarkable. It's a tale of ghosts and spiritual possession like there are thirteen in a dozen; relying mostly on a handful of foreseeable "boo"-moments and a more elaborated role for actress Lin Shaye. A teenage girl, Quinn Brenner, seeks the help of retired spiritual medium Elise Rainier to get in contact with her deceased mother. Elise warns her that calling out to one specific dead soul can be overheard by all deceased souls, including the malignant ones. Later, near the apartment building where she lives, Quinn is lured into a vicious accident by an unidentified evil spirit and she breaks both her legs. While tied to her bed, the same spirit attempts to take possession of Quinn's body as it turns out to be the ghost of a former resident of the building who committed many vile acts when he was alive. There isn't a lot more to write about this film, honestly. I wasn't particularly bored when watching "Insidious: Chapter 3", but it's never at one point atmospheric or genuinely unsettling. The jumpy moments are too obvious and the make-up effects are tame and very PG-13. Part three is a prequel, taking place a year or 2-3 prior to the events in the original "Insidious", and already features brief appearances of ghost and demons that would play far more prominent roles in the other two films. Interesting trivia for the die-hard fans of the franchise, but I must admit they slipped my attention at first. While I'm writing this user-comment, another new installment - "Insidious: The Lasts Key" in the series is about to be released in theaters. Remember the ancient horror rule: sequels are truly becoming awful when they stop numbering them!

Another PG13 horror movie. That rating is like shouting "Don't worry, we aren't going to scare you!!!! Bring your family, bring the kids, we are as bland as tofu." And it is.Like all the others they are going for one or two fast jumps and...that's it.Pointless without the Horror/Comedy label, but Hollywood is afraid to attach humor to anything frightening under the belief the Millennials won't "get it." So you have, well, you have a film that is going out of its way to not be scary to keep the rating family friendly...And for some reason I watched it.