Plot
"A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity".
My Thoughts
The Original "Insidious" (read review here is on my list for best horror films I have seen in the last 10 years (along with "The Cabin In The Woods" "Sinister" "The Conjuring" and "Mama") Insidious Chapter 2 was a solid film (read review here Insidious Chapter 2) and really got me excited for the inevitable Chapter 3, I was surprised to see that Chapter 3 would be a prequel, the reason being is I waned to see what got Elise (played by Lin Shaye) so scared at the end of the second film ( I have my theories on that). But after thinking about I became really intrigued to see a prequel, I saw it as a chance to give us more background information on Elise's character, after seeing the film I can say that this was a very good addition to the Insidious franchise, While its not a classic like the first film, and overall not better then the second film, this movie was still very good and I enjoyed it. with prequels I really like it when they link to events that happen in the films that are set after it, and this film did that very well, there are many references in this film that we know how they play out in the other two film, but it was pretty cool to see the references done right. The acting in this film was pretty good I will say that Lin Shaye did a very good job in her portrayal as Elise the psychic from the first two films who helped the Lambert family, she was very mysterious in this film compared to her character in the first two films, it really added to the overall experience of how the film was presented and if there is a fourth film I really hope her character continues on as I see her as a staple in these films now and couldn't imagine seeing an "Insidious" film without her. the rest of the cast did solid jobs,I will say that the character of Quinn 9played by Stefanie Scott) for me was a little annoying at times for me, she was a teenager and as we all know teenagers can be very annoying at times, if you look at it hat way she did a masterful job, I didn't look at it that way and how her character handled certain situations made me scratch my head, but overall she was okay and not the worst performance I have seen. Everyone else in the film was solid and it was nice to see how Elise (Lin Shaye),Specks (Leigh Whannel) and Tucker (Angus Sampson) met each other and joined forces for partnership that has been in all three films. The setting of this film felt very similar to the first two films, which for me was a good thing there was a very good sense of familiarity which can be lost when switching directors for the first time, One aspect of the insidious series that I really liked is that this film did not rely on Jump Scares as a lot of other horror films, I feel it takes more effort to scare someone with buildup and not random flashes of something scary, This series does have its jump scare moments but it does not solely rely on them and Chapter 3 kept that going, "The Further" kept its eerie creepiness going,I love the way tho other side is portrayed in these film series. I had no major gripes overall with the film but i did feel that there are some aspects of Elise past that I still want to know that were not answered yet and I hope in the next film that these can be answered. Another gripe I had with the film was it just wasn't as scary as the other films in the series, maybe it had more to do with the person being haunted in this film was a teenager and not a child as with the Lambert family, the film had its moments but overall I would put the first two films above it in that respect. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 61% saying "Insidious: Chapter 3 isn't as terrifying as the original, although it boasts surprising thematic depth and is enlivened by another fine performance from Lin Shaye". I agree with it not being as scary as the first two films, and that Lin Shaye was great in her role, but I feel the score was pretty low. This was a very good entry into the Insidious and has me ready for a part Four.
Rating
Very good prequel, Very good entry into the "Insidious" Series, I recommend if you are a fan of the "Insidious" Series or a fan of horror films in general. 7.5/10!!!!
The Next film to review is "Jurassic World" Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Vincent D'Onofrio.
Plot
"Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly".
My Thoughts
The original Jurassic Park for me was a classic, I like many others put that film in an iconic place in our memories, The Lost World and Jurassic Park III for me where not as good as the original and left much to be desired. When news of Jurassic Worlds development first broke a few years ago, I was somewhat skeptical at first, this was mainly due to the previous two films that came out after the original, But when I heard that this film would ignore the previous two films my outlook greatly changed on it. After viewing the film would I say its better than the original I would say "No" but is it the second best film in the series I would say "Yes". The film captured the Bigger than Life feel that dinosaurs movies should have, the film is set 22 years after the events of the first film and by this time the theme park fro the original has grown massively and people are no longer in such awe of dinosaurs as in the previous films, the basic plot setup of this movie is that the park wants to create a totally new dinosaur that will scare and shock the new park goers as no new dinosaur before, that is all I will say of the plot it takes off from there. Overall the plot as it plays out is decent and works well with the pacing of the film, I will say though that some of the attempts by certain characters to be funny or make light of certain situations didn't really work for me. The acting in this film was okay nothing spectacular and I want to single out the two main actors of this film, first Bryce Dallas Howard's portrayal as Claire her character runs the everyday operations of the park, I have to say her performance for me was underwhelming overall especially when it came to the emotional scenes in the film, she just didn't show enough emotion and it looked to me like she had a hard time showing emotion, I am not sure if that was how her character was meant to be played as someone who does not like to display emotion, If that is what was intended then a marvelous job was done, if that wasn't the intention her performance was sub par in that regard other than that Bryce Dallas Howard did a good job in the other aspects of her performance. The other performance I wanted to mention was Chris Pratt, I know he has gotten a Ton of Buzz since "Guardians Of The Galaxy" and he was solid in that film, but his performance here Just didn't do it for me, starting with his attempts to be funny with one liners and sarcasm, some of the jokes worked but more often than not for me it just didn't come off right and made him seem like a Douche to me. The special effects in this movie to me overall fell short of my expectations, One aspect of the original Film that I really liked was the use of Animatronics when it came tot he dinosaurs it really made them look much more lifelike, that is where "Jurassic World" I felt got it wrong they went the CG route and it caused the dinosaurs to me to look really glossy and you could tell that they where not real or lifelike looking, there was only one scene in the Entire film that Animatronics was used and I felt this should have been used more to give the dinosaurs a much more lifelike view. Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 70% saying "Jurassic World can't match the original for sheer inventiveness and impact, but it works in its own right as an entertaining -- and visually dazzling -- popcorn thriller". I agree overall with this, the film is not better than the original as I mentioned earlier but it is the second best film in the series and it is entertaining overall and works as a summer blockbuster. this film I recommend to see if your a fan of the Jurassic park series and want to see a film that is a direct continuation of the original "Jurassic Park" or if you are in the mood to see a Summer Blockbuster that will entertain you for two hours.
Rating
Second Best film in the series, entertaining Summer Fun. 8.1/10!!!!!
