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Feb. 24th, 2011 05:10 pmSo I just came across the trailer for Insidious on IWatchStuff.com and I thought I'd give my thoughts on it. Possible spoilers ahead.
But first, here's that trailer:
The article on it informs us that it's from the producers of Paranormal Activity (YAY!) and the writing-directing team of Saw (BOO!) But that said it seems that, as with a lot of film projects, the producers have a great deal of creative control with this one. From just watching the trailer we can spot a fair few similarities between this and the Paranormal Activity series. For instance they're going with a similar plot line to the "It's not the house that's haunted, it's you" seen in Paranormal Activity (The actual quote is "I don't think bad wiring is the problem here...It's not the house that's haunted, it's your son"). This, I like-it's a conflict the protagonists cannot simply run from which is what I liked about the maker's earlier work. The producer's creative influence can also be seen in the way the scenes we're shown (for which there is no guarantee that they'll all show up in the final product) are shot, especially in the opening of this trailer. Allow me to elaborate. Whilst it seems that this is a definite move away from the 'THIS TTLY HAPPENED YOU GUISE' Blair Witch Project direction of Paranormal Activity the first few close up shots of this trailer seem somewhat reminiscent of the documentary-style of film-making for the makers' prior projects (In B4 the obligatory cries of "Well someone does Film Studies!" As a matter of fact, we are studying documentaries at the moment). The trailer seems to stick pretty faithfully to the typical horror movie trailer formula though. That said, it did pique my interest enough to wiki the film and wiktionary the film's title (Insidious is an excellent title, as it happens XD).
Having enjoyed the cinema-going experience of Paranormal Activity 2 I would be lying if I didn't say that I'm tempted to go and see this one too. However, even from the trailer it looks wholly predictable; it's likely I would only be going to see what kind of scares they end up pulling off. Furthermore, what the IWatchStuff.com article described as 'Stoner Darth Maul' could become something of a laughable element (That said, it was the screen cap of that same 'guy going to Burning Man' that piqued my interest enough to click through to the trailer). It seems like I'll be waiting for the reviews on this one.
Join us next time when I rant about a favourite animé, manga and Asian film publication of mine. ^^
But first, here's that trailer:
The article on it informs us that it's from the producers of Paranormal Activity (YAY!) and the writing-directing team of Saw (BOO!) But that said it seems that, as with a lot of film projects, the producers have a great deal of creative control with this one. From just watching the trailer we can spot a fair few similarities between this and the Paranormal Activity series. For instance they're going with a similar plot line to the "It's not the house that's haunted, it's you" seen in Paranormal Activity (The actual quote is "I don't think bad wiring is the problem here...It's not the house that's haunted, it's your son"). This, I like-it's a conflict the protagonists cannot simply run from which is what I liked about the maker's earlier work. The producer's creative influence can also be seen in the way the scenes we're shown (for which there is no guarantee that they'll all show up in the final product) are shot, especially in the opening of this trailer. Allow me to elaborate. Whilst it seems that this is a definite move away from the 'THIS TTLY HAPPENED YOU GUISE' Blair Witch Project direction of Paranormal Activity the first few close up shots of this trailer seem somewhat reminiscent of the documentary-style of film-making for the makers' prior projects (In B4 the obligatory cries of "Well someone does Film Studies!" As a matter of fact, we are studying documentaries at the moment). The trailer seems to stick pretty faithfully to the typical horror movie trailer formula though. That said, it did pique my interest enough to wiki the film and wiktionary the film's title (Insidious is an excellent title, as it happens XD).
Having enjoyed the cinema-going experience of Paranormal Activity 2 I would be lying if I didn't say that I'm tempted to go and see this one too. However, even from the trailer it looks wholly predictable; it's likely I would only be going to see what kind of scares they end up pulling off. Furthermore, what the IWatchStuff.com article described as 'Stoner Darth Maul' could become something of a laughable element (That said, it was the screen cap of that same 'guy going to Burning Man' that piqued my interest enough to click through to the trailer). It seems like I'll be waiting for the reviews on this one.
Join us next time when I rant about a favourite animé, manga and Asian film publication of mine. ^^
