Thurs Early #s:DM2 5m,Turbo 4.2,GU2 3.8,PR 3.1(Rth)/Conjuring 3.3M prev.

[baumer]

Thats actually not so bad for RIPD.

Burn me at the stake for saying this, but while I found the Conjuring very good, I'm hesitant to call it "great" or "incredibly scary," to be honest, and I get scared shitless of most things. It was very much just a well done exorcism/demon movie, not really a great haunted house. My audience seemed to feel the same way- liked it, not loved it. Should have good legs for a horror movie, but not for a movie in general by any means. Much closer in quality to something like the Grudge than the Ring or the first Paranormal Activity.

Couldnt agree more.

[MovieMan89]

Sinister is one of the scariest demon movies I've seen in some time. Stuck with me for a few weeks after.

[Derpity]

I'm not. It sold more tickets than The Conjuring at my theater last night!!

 

Is your theater located in Ryan Reynolds' house?

[baumer]

I love this about horror. Its maybe the most subjective genre out thete. I didn't like sinister at all. I thought it was paint by numbers kind of horror film and I knew every scare before it happened. I understand why people would like it that much. that is one of the reasons why I love horror. it appeals to so many different people in so many different ways.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

My favorite movie Ice Age 3 went up 52% on its first Friday, although that was on July third....so Turbo should be less, right?

[kitik]

Sinister wasn't perfect, but it was one of the scarier films I've seen over the past few years.

 

The whole deal with watching old grainy home movies in a dark room was especially creepy.

[75Live]

I love this about horror. Its maybe the most subjective genre out thete. I didn't like sinister at all. I thought it was paint by numbers kind of horror film and I knew every scare before it happened. I understand why people would like it that much. that is one of the reasons why I love horror. it appeals to so many different people in so many different ways.

 

Definitely with you on this one.  Yeah I know, big shock   But even we sometimes don't always agree on horror flicks.  Like you said, it's why the genre can be so good and bad at the same time.

[Deep Wang]

how'd Red 2 do?

It actually tied with The Conjuring 71 each. But, Conjuring only had 1 show as opposed to 2.

[filmnerdjamie]

The Conjuring worked. In part because it was simple (in a good way) with good direction and a good cast.

[Poseidon]

Burn me at the stake for saying this, but while I found the Conjuring very good, I'm hesitant to call it "great" or "incredibly scary," to be honest, and I get scared shitless of most things. It was very much just a well done exorcism/demon movie, not really a great haunted house. My audience seemed to feel the same way- liked it, not loved it. Should have good legs for a horror movie, but not for a movie in general by any means. Much closer in quality to something like the Grudge than the Ring or the first Paranormal Activity. 

 

So what does PA offer? 3 scares and bad actors. I actually was disappointed after I saw it on DVD, but that's probably my fault, works much better on screen.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

So what does PA offer? 3 scares and bad actors. I actually was disappointed after I saw it on DVD, but that's probably my fault, works much better on screen.

Yeah I saw it and was bored. Was probably better on the big screen, where I saw PA 3 and 4.

[Cmasterclay]

So what does PA offer? 3 scares and bad actors. I actually was disappointed after I saw it on DVD, but that's probably my fault, works much better on screen.

In my opinion, PA felt incredibly visceral and real, and the isolation the characters felt translated very well on screen. The lack of special effects and the slow burn got me more than anything in the last half of this movie, which, spoilers aside, is filled with creepy makeup and very visible effects that took me out of it. 

[Hiccup]

Sinister wasn't perfect, but it was one of the scarier films I've seen over the past few years.

 

The whole deal with watching old grainy home movies in a dark room was especially creepy.

 

Agreed! It should definitely have made more. It was a good refresher to the haunted house genre. 

[Gopher]

PA bored me senseless. Conjuring scared me shitless.

[Hiccup]

PA bored me senseless. Conjuring scared me shitless.

 

PA is overrated like hell. 

[DAR]

Never seen any PA film. Horror's not my cup of tea in general, but the Conjuring looks interesting

[MovieMan89]

I hate all the PA movies except 3. That's the only one that didn't bore me to tears and had some good scares.

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I hate all the PA movies except 3. That's the only one that didn't bore me to tears and had some good scares.

Yeah, third was the only good one IMO.

[Jack Nevada]

Gawd, I'm So Excited is fucking horrendous. Thats the third bad movie from a prestigious director this year (Only God Forgives and Bling Ring being the other two)

[aliadiere29]

PA is overrated like hell. 

 

PA 1, 2 and 3 was okay for me. I'm glad they're taking their time after PA4, because PA4 was such a terrible mess.