SinisterMovie Reviews

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    Written October 13, 2012

    A refreshing look at the Boogie Man

    by adamschleman

    While I'm not a a fanatic of horror films, I did enjoy this one. The film makers do a great job of using wide angles and camera movement to keep you on your toes and to cloak the predictability of the scares. You will find yourself equally disappointed by the scare value in some scenes as you are rewarded in others. They manipulate the timing and sound very well to supplement the great camera and edit work. Good scare value in this film.

    The story is a rehashing of the Boogie Man folklore but it takes awhile for that story to materialize. I would say overall: It's above average for a scare flick. Mixes in a little bit of the disturb-factor and you get a decent Halloween movie.

    One note to be made: Mr. Ransone (the deputy) does a great job stealing scenes from Hawke. His chops as a comical actor were superb. Timing was great.

    • 9 out of 14 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 14, 2012

    CREEPY!

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    I thought the movie was great. A lot of the major jump moments were given away in the previews which sucked but its what got us to want to see it in the first place. The whole movie had an eerie feeling & the whole audience jumped at least 5 times. I loved it. I dont scare easily and I was thoroughly creeped out! It had a lot of times where the person in the movie does exactly what they arent supposed to like checking out a scary noise or something & the main character never turns on the damn light when checking things out but that adds to the scare. Go see it, but not alone!

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 16, 2012

    Perfect Halloween movie

    by kmoney51

    Unlike many of the "found footage" horror movies that have made the rounds over the years, this one is on to something. By combining the home videos found in an attic with the supernatural, the fear factor is doubled in that you don't really know if it's a serial killer or something else. Ethan Hawke does a great job playing a dude that ends up going a little crazy after looking into these cold cases after moving into one of the victim's homes. His cop buddy provides some much needed humor to a story that is beyond dark. Each of the home movies found seem to one up the previous one on the sick & twisted meter. Without giving anything away, you see how one guy's chance to write a story turns into something pretty bad. And why does everything bad happen in Connecticut? I read some people had it figured out early on but I was kept guessing until the last few minutes of the movie. Worth the trip to a late showing if your looking for a good scare at the movies.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 4, 2012

    pleasantly surprised

    by shah11417

    i went in with very low expectations, i thought i was going to see just another horror movie but this one was very good, the story was good.. i enjoyed it alot and it made us jump several times ..but i must admit some scenes were very disturbing..the guy next to me kept covering his eyes and he was in his 30's...go see this movie!!!

    • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 4, 2012

    Definitely worth a ticket

    by MikeRevolver

    I went into this movie hearing some pretty good things about it, and I wasn't disappointed. I'll admit a lot of its scares were jump scares, but the movie does a good job of setting up the proper atmosphere to make you feel suspense and dread. I'd especially recommend this to people who like horror films, but haven't seen the trailers for this one; a lot is, sadly, given away in the trailers, and yet I still managed to get creeped out by it. So if you haven't seen them, you'll get scared by it all the more.

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 21, 2012

    The Suspenseful Expectation. Met

    by Godroses

    Very exhilarating film indeed, and what was more applaudable is that the film took little to no time in getting right into the creepy, frightful and suspenseful moment(s) that was bone chilling from the beginning to the ending.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 18, 2012

    Tense and Chilling

    by FLASH1465

    I give it a solid B+. Look this movie isn't totally without fault ( like how come no one wakes up during the racket of the dad fumbling/falling around the house EVERY nite?). And the ending was ok. However it will keep you tense the entire time ...no so much for blood and guts BUT PLENTY of suspense. I like horror films and was more than satisfied with the chills it gave me. As were the 2 women sitting in front of me judging by the way they were scrunched up in their seats for most of the movie.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 15, 2012

    eery little flick

    by slthomas1

    This movie has gotten a lot of so-so ratings from viewers. I can't understand why. I'm a horror movie buff, and this little flick was quite enjoyable. However, I don't watch horror movies in an attempt to find the oscar nods it may contain. If you do, you can pick this movie apart, and you should be a fan of another genre anyway.

    This gem was more eery than scary to me, but it was still one of the better horror flicks I've seen in quite some time. I think it's worth the time if you watch it as a fan, not a wanna-be critic.

    • 29 out of 54 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 25, 2012

    SCARY

    by alex9usa

    This movie is a MUST GO for sure. I had nightmares for over a week! Keep it playing in theaters for another 2 weeks at least because I need another good scare. BEST SCARY MOVIE OF ALLLLLLL TIME HANDS DOWN. GET IT BACK IN THE CINEMA OR HURRY UP WITH THE DVD'S!!!!!!!!!!! 6 STARS!!

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 22, 2012

    Sinister

    by 67chinacat

    Liked the jump scares! Took my macho 13 year old to see it too... He liked it. He kept grabbing my arm... Even my mother liked it. Could have had a little more story development. I like a closed ending rather than an open one. They left it wide open!

    • 9 out of 14 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written October 15, 2012

    Leave Before The Silly Finale

    by Screenphiles

    It's a pity that the finish of "Sinister" virtually undoes all the good that came before because the movie is genuinely well-acted, and has its moments of creepiness.

    Note to upcoming directors: Not every ending needs to have a shock or twist. If "Sinister" were less concerned with implausible scares?when your movie is about a demon that dines on the souls of children, that's saying something?then it would have been a much stronger film.

    • 8 out of 12 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 15, 2012

    Scariest movie I've ever seen!!!

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    Went with my girlfriend to see Sinister last night...I'm not a fan of horror movies. So usually anything scares me. She however, loves them and doesn't scare easily, but this was pretty scary for her! Needless to say, I will be sleeping with the lights on for a while! If you want a good scare, go see it!

    • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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  • So-so
    Written October 15, 2012

    Suspense & Expectations

    by darkjeepers

    Went to watch the opening and I was very excited from the previews. The movie overall was good. It took a bit long to actually get to the good parts. However, it was very suspenseful nonetheless. It didn't really meet what I was expecting from the previews but definitely would recommend people go see it.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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    Written November 3, 2012

    WTF!!

    by dstransam1

    This movie sucks sooooooo bad it made me want to be a victim of the killer.
    save your money and go watch care bears or something, its probably way better.

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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    Written October 22, 2012

    Sinister ...........ZZZZZZZ boring

    by elliott-ness

    I when to the show with my girlfriend and her sister. it was boring there was a story there was a build up.....but its was boring boring boring dont waste your money the best part of going to the movies was eating the popcorn and spening time with my girlfriend

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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