Insidious

A family moves into a new home, and spooky things start happening. Eventually they realize the truth -- they are being haunted by a malevolent supernatural force. It's a plot so common that it has become a cliche, but there is still some creative juice to be squeezed from it -- and in "Insidious," it scares the pants off you. James Wan (the guy who gave us the original "Saw" and "Dead Silence") crafts a slow, eerie drift through a ghostly nightmare, which is only flawed because sometimes it feels like he's throwing every single scary thing imaginable into it. Renai and Josh Lambert (Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson) have just moved into a lovely new house with their three children, and everything seems fine.... until their son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) falls into a coma, and the doctors don't know why. Then weird things start happening -- Dalton's brother reveals that Dalton sleepwalks through the house every night, faces appear in the windows, and a mysterious specter attacks Renai. So they do the sensible thing: move to a new house. But then Josh's mother Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) spots a horrifying figure lurking near Dalton's body, and they realize that whatever was haunting them before has followed them. So Lorraine calls in an old psychic friend, Elise (Lin Shaye); Josh believes that she's just a fraud, but she soon shows that she can detect the Darth Maul-looking creature that is haunting Dalton. It turns out that Dalton's soul is lost in a spiritual in-between zone that Elise calls The Further -- and if they don't save him soon, something terrible will steal his body. In a lot of ways, "Insidious" reminds me of "Poltergeist" -- a family, a new home, a terrifying ghostly presence that is stalking a gifted child, and a parent who is forced to go into an "in between" death dimension. And like "Poltergeist," this movie takes well-worn ghost story cliches and makes them scary once more... just by doing them really well. Even before the spooky stuff begins, director James Wan gives the movie an eerie atmosphere. Every scene is full of pale grey light, with lots of empty shadowy rooms and sudden bursts of loud wild sound (including "Tiptoe Through the Tulips," which is terrifying enough). And he gives you the feeling that something is lurking in the corner just out of sight -- something cold and hungry, something utterly merciless. Even worse, it's not alone. Gradually, Wan builds up a sense of building horror, throwing in glimpses of dead-faced men, gas masks, and finally a venture into the Further itself. This is basically everything that James Wan finds terrifying -- a hellish, eerie dimension filled with the grinning puppet-like dead, victrolas piping eerie music, and a demon who looks like a Darth Maul minotaur. It doesn't sound scary, but it will have you clawing the arms of your chair. The only problem with the Further is... well, it feels like Wan flung every single scary thing he could come up with into the Further, without much of a plan. It's wildly effective on a visceral level, but it leaves you wondering how some parts of it (the laughing kid, for instance) gel together with Darth Maul Demon. Sympathetic characters in horror movies are about as common as frogs who can do algebra, so it's refreshing that... well, pretty much everybody in this movie is likable. While Josh seems insensitive at times, it's gradually revealed that there's a reason why he shies away from all things supernatural, and Patrick Wilson really gives a powerful, intense performance as a guy desperate to save his son, yet resistant to what could save him. Byrne is at the other end of the spectrum -- Renai is crumbling slowly under the constant onslaught of specters and scares, and Byrne captures her raw terror for her family. Shaye and Hershey give solid performances as well... and my only complaint is that the baby is ALWAYS crying. With excellent direction and a very talented cast, "Insidious" is a haunting ghost story that builds up to visceral, nightmarish terror -- and while the horror seems random sometimes, it's still very effective.

A film like "Insidious" makes it look easier than it is for most filmmakers. It's, at its core, an old-school ghost story done with such modern flair . . .from everything to writing, acting, casting, score, cinematography, sound, and special effects, that it leaves me to wonder why more filmmakers can't make horror films this superbly. I am a jaded horror fan. Horror fans are like drug addicts...we keep chasing the cherry high. "Insidious" by description sounds like a story we have seen a thousand times. Young couple buys first house, nice kids, lots of high hopes for the future, all of which is wrecked by a pesky haunting. "Insidious" takes these tired ingredients and gives them more than a facelift...it has set a new bar for this sub-genre. Patrick Wilson (Little Children, Hard Candy) and the lovely Rose Byrne (TV's "Damages", "Get Him to the Greek", "Knowing") star as the young, idealistic couple, Josh and Raneigh, who find themselves plunged into a nightmare when they come to believe their house is haunted and means them harm as their 7 year old son ends up in an unexplained coma after a ghost encounter. Josh's mother (played by the aging ever gracefully Barbara Hershey) brings in a psychic to investigate (another cliche), but what again, sets this apart is the panache brought to the character by Lin Shaye, a terrific character and stage actress. She believes Dalton (the little boy) is a gifted astral-projector who has ventured too far away from his body. I won't explain more so as not to spoil the twists, but the ensuing action is as terrifying as movies get. Director James Wan, who cut his teeth on the original "Saw", infuses the films with energy, tension and unbearable suspense. My heart was pounding through most of the film. Did I mention there is a rather terrifying demon lurking about the house? "Insidious" was made on a shoestring budget of only $1 million. You would never know it in looking at the value per dollar on the screen. First-rate actors, superb art direction and special effects, it looks like a $40 million film. This gave Wan tremendous freedom to make the movie he wanted to make and the results are truly unnerving. The movie has an uncommon intelligence...this is a couple that actually talks to each other and believes each other, where lesser movies hang the plot on this communication not happening. I especially liked the fact that after a few incidents at their first home, they move. This usually harkens the end of the film. Instead, to the sickening realization of our characters and we the audience, the ghosts follow them, as it is not the house which is haunted, but the boy. The characters make logical decisions making them easy to indetify with and enormously likable. It helps to have actors of Wilson and Byrne's caliber. I was riveted to this film, and if you're a fan of ghost stories, especially those which rely on atmosphere, story and suspense over blood and guts, you will be richly rewarded and long haunted even after the credits roll. This is superior film, well worth purchasing. I recommend the Bluray version strongly to see the nuanced details in the art direction and the perfect replication of the original photography. Extras are light, which is disappointing, but the film more than makes up for it. *Also available on Netflix streaming.

Insidious delivers plenty of suspense with an eerie atmosphere that keeps you on edge throughout the movie. The story is engaging, the scares are well timed, and the performances help build the tension without relying only on jump scares. It's a great choice for horror fans looking for a memorable supernatural thriller.

This is a pretty decent horror film. Unlike other Horror films where your cast feels limited to teenagers or people who can only afford shoty cameras for found footage films.This has a broader appeal. There's a family at stake versus maybe one teenager you don't hate, or any other poorly crafted stock characters we're used to seeing in horror films. I like that aspect of it. I enjoy how high the film makes stakes feel, and how concerned I am for this family, not just during the more horrific elements, but just the everday life of living with a child with serious medical problems. There are some excellent scares, a thought out story, and the actors really put you into believing that this is happening to them. The characters themselves are likable people too. Perfect, no, but average and likable enough. Overall you hope they win, rather than sit back and take bets on who dies first. There are of course some problems with the film. It suffers from a bizarre pacing, and just as strange editing. While I've seen worse, during shots of the house, the transitions feel a little too rushed or disjointed for my mind to properly adjust. Maybe that's intentional? Done with a little more subtly ( or less even) it could be off putting, but as is it's just more irritating than mood setting. I also feel the need to point out that the sequence before the opening credits while neat in hindsight, offer nothing to a new audience other than a false start and added confusion as to what's taking place in the film.The opening credits feel a bit cheesy as well. While shots or still in black in white of things moving, or ghost faces in clocks and other places, it feels like a very boring art project, which again takes away from the atmosphere the film is trying to create.There's also some moments where the CGI effects come off as a bit cheap or lazy, but I have to applaud where they skated around having to use much of it to begin with. Most of the effects seem to be done practically, with some stop motion type feel at points. The demon in the film can be taken as either a bit silly, or very scary depending on who you are. I think it's being kept mostly obscure was a strong point, and it's design does have some very nice touches that give it just enough to keep it frightening. Some after seeing it however will instantly dissect the CGI areas and the facial paint and tend to laugh rather than be afraid. Either way, it's a villain that would probably scare you in the family's shoes. Ultimately, if you're looking for a decent horror flick, this is a good one. as a series, its trying something a bit different from most horror films, and mostly succeeds. And if we're going for a moral here, I think two are prevalent: Don't delve too far into the unknown, and don't take pictures to confirm your suspicions when you're a psychic person who probably doesn't need a photo for proof of what she's seeing unless it's to show to someone else, in which case there are far more subtle ways of getting that proof. But hey, we gotta keep the suspense going, right?

As a horror fan, I always look for something that is genuinely scary (not something that turns out to be ridiculous). As many others have pointed out, Insidious is one such authentic horror movie that has all the elements of classic horror and no nonsense. Here is a summary what it has- Texture-Perfect texture and tone for a horror. Dark, at times foggy atmosphere, quiet house, spooky attic, you name it, and the movie has it all. Acting- Realistic characters, not extremists (believer female v/s non-believer male). Everyone has played their role well. Music- One of the best for horrors. perfect timing, well-balanced highs and lows, and cool jolts. Story- Very conceivable story. Everything has been explained in the movie, so you don't end up in saying WT* at the end. Of all the horror movies I have seen so far, this is the first time I have seen this concept and I liked it(its not just a haunted house or a possessed body). The script supports the story well. The director has kept everything so cohesively,that the movie neither loses its grip, nor gets boring anywhere. Wonderful flow from beginning to end! There is only one drawback I felt. The fact that the evil creatures show up in the second half of the movie slightly dilutes the overall creeepy effect. I am sure it would have been a lot more spooky if they would have adapted the Paranormal activity style (where the fear originates mainly through your imagination, not because of a scary face). I think in today's era, with so much awareness about filmmaking and advanced technology in general, its obvious for everyone to imagine that the 'ghosts' are none but artists with appropriate makeup. Hence, shadows can scare you more than the actual guy standing right in front of you. That's the only point where the movie drops a little. However, considering the fact that the crew has managed to create an authentic horror flick using all the classical elements (minus all the nonsense that is generally seen in today's movies), Insidious deserves a big applaud. It's not easy to scare people living in 2011 with the old school elements of 70's, but this movie does it, and does it in an excellent way, without compromising on any of the vital elements of a horror flick. Although I like innovations like paranormal activity, I still like to see the classical (and genuine horror). Of all the movies I have seen recently, Insidious is definitely an instant classic of the genre. If you are a horror fan, this has to be in your collection.

Great horror movie!

Years ago, young Josh (Patrick Wilson) suffered from night terrors; intense dreams that left the young boy terrified and screaming. Now, years have passed and Josh has his own family. Josh, along with his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) and their three children have moved into a new home. Everything is fine for a while until the oldest son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) suffers a fall in the attic. After the fall, Dalton slips into a coma. The trouble is that the doctors cannot explain why he is in the coma. After Dalton's fall, Renai begins seeing strange apparitions and hearing noises. Josh, while somewhat skeptical, believes his wife and, thinking that somehow the house is haunted, the family moves a new home. Although settled in their new home, the mysterious apparitions and noises didn't disappear with the move. Soon, Josh, Renai, and the children are running out of options. With seemingly nowhere else to turn, Renai enlists the help of a trained psychic (Lin Shaye) to determine the problem. Upon her investigation, she determines that Dalton has the ability of astral projection, and his spirit has been corrupted by evil and he's now imprisoned in a dimension known as "The Further". Only Josh, himself also able to astral project, can save his son from the demons who wish to possess him. Will he succeed before its too late? This is an excellent movie. There's no blood and gore here, only truly terrifying psychological terror. The story line is well-conceived, and the acting is very good. I watched the movie twice, and I jumped each time I saw it. Be sure to watch very closely, because there are some hidden clues throughout the course of the film. The ending is totally unexpected, too. You'll definitely be scared watching "Insidious". Highly recommended.

Story: Josh (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) have just moved into a beautiful home, giving their family what they hope will be a dream house to thrive in. But soon after they arrive, their young son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) ventures into the attic to explore and after climbing a tall ladder, he falls off and lands in a coma. But the doctors are a little baffled by the case, since Dalton doesn’t show any head trauma and as such, they’re unsure why he is comatose. The incident puts Renai on edge and she begins to suspect dark forces are at work, when strange things begin to happen around the house and while Josh tries to console her, Renai is convinced the house has some evil presence. In order to appease and wife and protect his family, Josh moves everyone once again, but will a new house be the end of these mysterious events? Entertainment Value: Insidious was a box office hit and spawned several sequels, but I found the movie to be solid, as opposed to exceptional. The narrative is fine and while the story doesn’t innovate much, the core premise works and has good potential. I do wish that potential was explored more or at least had the filmmakers take that basic concept and polish it to a high shine. Insidious winds up as watchable, but rather run of the mill and for me, it lacked a lot of what I hoped to find here. The film moves slowly and that’s not a bad thing per se, but when the atmosphere isn’t being built and tension is minimal, the slow burn pace becomes tiresome. I had hoped perhaps the pace would ramp up and provide an excellent final act, instead the movie is content to lean on jump scares or loud noises. The end result for me isn’t terrible, but there are no scares here beyond the cheap ones, which was a disappointment. I can’t give Insidious much of a recommendation, but it isn’t bad, so perhaps I just expected too much in this case. While I wasn’t bowled over by the movie itself, the cast of Insidious is rock solid and has some more than solid performances. Patrick Wilson is fun to watch as the loving, but often exasperated husband, while Rose Byrne is good as the overwhelmed, panicked wife. The two have good chemistry on screen and that helps the material, but of course, the two can only do so much. Wilson is serious in his delivery, but it feels a little campy at times, which I appreciated and wish was dialed up. But I find such elements entertaining, so perhaps it wouldn’t be a good choice, just one that would have held my attention more. Byrne is dead serious and her performance is believable, though she isn’t given a lot to do here. The cast also includes Lin Shaye, Ty Simpkins, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, and Angus Simpson.

ホラーはキライが、買いました。 最後まで観ていない。 怖いからしょうがない。

Arrived with out 4k disc had x2 normal 1080p discs both the same

Snel binnen, staat in de kast op me te wachten 🙂

James Wan, dessen thematisch ähnlich gelagerter Film „The Conjuring – Die Heimsuchung“ gerade im Kino läuft, hat sich 2010 mit „Insidious“ fast schon ein Denkmal gesetzt und gleichzeitig gezeigt, dass er nicht nur das Körperhorror-Genre („Saw“) beherrscht. „Insidious“ bekam vornehmlich positive Kritiken, und das zu Recht. Während kaum eines anderen Geisterfilms habe ich mich bereits in den ersten dreißig bis vierzig Minuten so oft gegruselt und erschreckt wie bei „Insidious“. Dabei bedient sich Wan einer Rezeptur, die nicht gerade neu ist: Eine durchgebrannte Glühbirne, Stimmen aus dem Babyphone, Klopfen an der Tür und unheimliches Kindergekicher sind nur Vorboten der folgenden unheimlichen Ereignisse in dem Haus und rund um die Familie Lamberts. Schockeffekte wechseln sich in der souveränen Inszenierung ab mit unheimlich atmosphärischen Sequenzen, in denen die Kamera zum Beispiel nachts durchs Haus wandert, in dem alle schlafen, quasi auf der Suche nach dem Unheimlichen. Nach und nach dringt das Unheimliche immer tiefer ein in den intimsten Bereich der Familie, die eigenen vier Wände. Die Situation wird zunehmend bedrohlicher. Wenn Daltons kleiner Bruder seinen Eltern sagt, dass er Angst vor Dalton habe, weil dieser nachts umherschleiche, dann geht diese gruselige Beobachtung nicht nur den Eltern unter die Haut, sondern auch dem Zuschauer. In ihrer Ausweglosigkeit wendet sich die Familie an ein Medium und eine Art „Ghostbuster“. Ab dem Zeitpunkt kommt es im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes zu einem Richtungs- und damit auch Stilwechsel. Der Film bietet in der ersten Hälfte mal subtilen Schauer, mal erschreckenden Horror und erzählt auf wunderbar gruselige Weise den Versuch des Eindringens böser, dämonischer Geister ins Diesseits, wobei noch stark mit Andeutungen und der Erwartungshaltung des Zuschauers gespielt wird. Durch Informationen zweier Frauen, des Mediums und der Oma des Jungen, klärt sich die Geschichte zunehmend auf. Von Astralreisen ist nun die Rede und es offenbart sich eine Familiengeschichte, eine Geschichte besonderer Fähigkeiten, die Vater und Sohn gemein haben. Und ganz nebenbei klärt sich, warum der Vater eine starke Abneigung dagegen hat, sich fotografieren zu lassen. Er ist nun aufgerufen, ins Jenseits, das Ewigreich zu „reisen“, um seinen Sohn zu retten. „Insidious“ wird in der zweiten Phase des Films zu einer visuellen Geisterbahnfahrt, die Geister und Dämonen werden in längeren Einstellungen präsentiert, die Kamera zeigt das Geisterreich. Die Schwerpunkte der Inszenierung verlagern sich und es findet eine Entgrenzung des Handlungsortes statt. Die Handlung findet nun auch „draußen“ statt, jenseits der Mauern des Hauses. Einige Kritiker werfen dem Film diese Wendung vor, sprechen von Stilbruch, was zwar stimmt, aber sich in keinster Weise nachteilig auswirkt. Im Gegenteil: Der Film bleibt bis zum überraschenden Ende spannend und gewinnt durch den Perspektiv- und Stilwechsel nur noch an Reiz. Die Kohärenz der Geschichte leidet darunter in keinster Weise. Wer den Film noch nicht gesehen hat, sollte ihn sich unbedingt anschauen. Eine spannende Story, glaubwürdige Schauspieler und eine gekonnte Inszenierung machen „Insidious“ zu einem Horrorfilmerlebnis der besonderen Art. Für mich ist „Insidious“ von den vielen guten Geisterfilmen der letzten Jahre einer der besten. Was vielen schwächeren Vertretern des Genres nicht gelingt, zelebriert „Insidious“ bis zur Perfektion: Er ist wirklich gruselig!

Llegó en muy buen estado y sin daños. Todo bien protegido. La calidad de la imagen es muy buena y es una mejora desde el blu-ray convencional. Gana enteros en brillo, saturación del color y profundidad de los negros. El audio en inglés Dolby Atmos es excelente y potente, sin pérdidas de señal. También trae audio en español Dolby Digital 5.1 en el disco 4K, más no en el blu-ray. Tare subtítulos en inglés y español latino. El código digital es válido solo para USA.