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Am I the only person who didn't like this film?

posted 12 years ago by CRobertson501
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Personally I don't know why everyone thinks this is the best installment to the series. I wasn't that big of a fan of it. The continuity wasn't very good. Nothing that they set up in the first two movies happened in this one, nothing from the trailer even made it into the movie. There were no ghosts by the bedside, the house didn't burn down, none of that. There was a clip in the trailer where a burning house was shown, maybe it's a deleted scene, but it would have been nice to have that in the theatrical cut.

I didn't really find the end that scary either. I don't know maybe its because I'm over the scary old lady motif. I wasn't too impressed with it. The last ten minutes didn't "ruin my life" like everyone said it would, it was entertaining, but not all that scary to me. The only thing I could think of when he opened the door to see a bunch of grandmas was a sowing circle of some sort.

I liked the characters and the acting, that wasn't the problem. And the film delivered some alright scares, but it just didn't go with the set up from previous films and I didn't like that. Honestly this film was my least favorite of the series.

[–] jacrainbow87 12 years ago

No. My boyfriend made me watch it, and I laughed at a lot of scenes. Horror movies rarely frighten me.

[–] CRobertson501 12 years ago

The movies usually frighten me, the second one did alot. But I just wasn't feeling this one and the lack of continuity really turned me off from it.

[–] SoniaT-1 12 years ago

Yawn....completely un-scary film. Bored me to pieces.

[–] drew_atreides 12 years ago

See, i agree. This one, for me, was the worst of the series. I like
the storyline and such of it, but the scares just weren't there. There was
a nice build-up in the finale as the boyfriend wandered the creepy house, but
then the old witches coven deal was pulled out, and that to me was pretty
lame.

"You have offended my family, and you have offended the Shaolin Temple..."

[–] fiatlux-1 12 years ago

I thought this film was great. Each film is different, they're not all going to be filmed the same. The series jumps around A LOT, their style I guess but also its a way to keep viewers coming back for the next installment.

I will say I was a little annoyed at the trailer scenes not being in the films, but that seems to be the 'in thing' to do for many films now.

I liked the ending, it was genuinely creepy with the claustrophobic no-escape-today feeling it gave... it was a bit rushed but all the "PA" endings seem to be.

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"Didn't he discover America?"
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[–] jbaker1-2 12 years ago

I haven't been scared by a movie since I was old enough to understand that what I was seeing on screen wasn't real - but I can't see how *anyone* could be scared by this tripe.

[–] Zombi_Cupcake 12 years ago

This is the first of the PA movies that I've watched and it creeped me out. So if other people hate it so much maybe the other installments will be even better.

[–] fiatlux-1 12 years ago

The first you've seen?! Then you definitely should watch the others!
Its really best (not necessary, but basically best) to watch them in chronological order as each film adds more detail.
The second film is quite bad, actually. In fact, it sticks out like a sore spot in an otherwise excellent series!

But I wouldn't skip it, as it does add info to the series.

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] Youmoron 11 years ago

Hardly anyone liked it hence the terrible score on here and the poor, poor reviews it received.

Bottom of the barrel film making at its best. Don't get me started on the terrible acting etc..

It was a bout as scary as my Little pony, just like the others.