THE CONJURING(2013)
I've never been a big fan of horror movies. Most horror movies have no heart or empathy in it's cinematic storytelling. When watching a movie, I want to feel or understand what the characters are experiencing or going through. I find it near impossible to have any empathy with horror movie characters in most horror movies period. That being said, I found director James Wan's THE CONJURING to be engaging and horrifying all at once. It's based on a true story about Ed and Lorraine Warren and a family that was terrorized by a demonic presence in their house. I do have to say that I've seen this plot at least a dozen times before, presented in a cheesy, horribly acted and written fashion. THE CONJURING is not one of those films. It presents believable characters in unbelievable and horrific circumstances. James Wan delivers the story in a straight forward, no unnecessary gimmicks style. The performances by the cast including Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson,Ron Liv