The Conjuring — Nice … !

The
Conjuring

21st June, 2016

You know, I knew there was something I forgot to do.

No, really!

The past few months have seen me doing all sorts of things.

Mostly?

Worrying about my health and working.

And writing for both here, and for the Brentwood Gazette.

So … ?

I’ve not had as much time to devote to things I like — occasionally — to do.

Catch up with people.

Read a good book.

Watch some TV: although I’ve done a bit of that, recently.

Oh … and caught a film or two.

I’ve not caught a film or two in a long time.

I’ll be frank?   While I didn’t have much credit in my iTunes account?

I did have enough films in my collection I’d not seen to make it worth my while to go browsing through me, to see what I had.

You’re right.

I did pick The Conjuring … 

And, yes, I think ‘nice’ is a good word.

~≈Â≈~

Set in 1971, The Conjuring tells us the story of two families.  The Perron family — father, Roger, mother, Carolyn, and their five daughters — have moved into a dilapidated farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island.

As they move in?   As they move in, the family dog, Sadie, decides to sit outside and growl.

And Nancy and Christine — two of the younger daughters — find an old bricked up cellar the estate agent didn’t exactly mention on the initial viewing.

It‘s only a day or two after moving in, that the family find Sadie in the garden …

And start wondering what’s going on.

Their feelings get worse.

• When youngest daughter, April, finds an old music box, and its accompanying ‘invisible friend’
• When another daughter, Nancy, assumes older sister, Christine, is teasing her by pulling a leg … 
• And when the two oldest girls, Andrea and Cindy, see something on top of the wardrobe.

Which is when Carolyn decide to contact paranormal researchers, Ed and Lorraine Warren: in the belief they can help.

You can tell there’s Ed and Lorraine are going to find something nasty in the cellar, can’t you?

~≈Â≈~

Now … 

Nice?

Yes, I think that’s a good description of The Conjuring.

You see, I’ve seen Insidious and Saw, two other films directed by The Conjuring director, James Wan.

Both of which are competently made films that — looking back — are worth the ratings I gave them.

The Conjuring, though?

I think The Conjuring is a far better effort, worth every penny you spend on it: the fact it’s ‘based on a true story’ gives it an edge I think Saw and Insidious lacked.

Frankly, I don’t know if The Conjuring 2 will be quite this good.

But certainly hope so.   I think James Wan and company have made something that demands quality sequels.

Ones I’d like to spend money on.

The Conjuring
★★★☆