The Possession
The Possession
PG-13 | 31 August 2012 (USA)
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A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.

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stwmby

I'm not going to dress this review up in fine prose. I've already lost two hours watching this piece of amateur and insulting crap - I'm not going to waste any more time than I have to.Poor poor appalling poor actingHopelessly amateur continuity (check out the father walking to the cupboard under the stairs to collect his belongings, then having a row with his estranged wife, then picking up his belongings. Next scene? The husband walking to the cupboard under the stairs to collect his possessions.)Yup, it's that bad..Characterisation is one dimensional, hackneyed, and boring.Story is one dimensional, hackneyed and boring If this film were a building the owners would burn it down for the insurance money. It is slow boring, predictable, unimaginative, horror by numbers, rubbishAnd one more thing, the actor playing the lead is so wet he'd make a halibut look charismaticHow the holy hell has this film got a rating of 5.9?! The makers must've been up all night upscorng this piece of tripeAVOID!!

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littlejojo25

Do you like scary movies? It maybe isn't ground breaking but its a good, solid, scary, supernatural thriller. Does what is says on the tin!

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Lucabrasisleeps

There is one thing that this movie clearly lacks. Originality. Not that I care much about that, but there are scenes which are clearly lifted from movies such as the Exorcist. And that is just disheartening to see the lead character acting out a scene which was done better by Ellen Burstyn in the Exorcist. Another problem is the main lead looks like Javier Bardem. I was watching the whole movie feeling sorry for the depths that Javier Bardem had sunk to. Thankfully the lead is not Bardem, instead it is some guy called Jeffrey Dean Morgan.Every horror movie cliché has been thrown together and I was cringing at the supposed domestic drama plot that was going on. The dialogues were so clichéd in these scenes. I did like the little girl's performance. She is effective even if the same character has been seen in countless movies.So what happened to Brett? This is not a soap opera where a character can be removed just like that and just be ignored for the rest of the running time. That was one of the lamest scenes I have seen in a horror movie. At least give me a cool death scene or something. And if she is capable of this, how come others are safe? Is it because they are not expendable as Brett? How convenient.Another problem relates to the entity being seen in the MRI. That is the first time I have seen something like that in a movie. It is absolutely ridiculous. Wouldn't doctors investigate that? Wouldn't it create an absolute storm in the medical community? And what about that over the top ending and exorcism scene? If they had to take so much precaution to take her to another room, how come nobody hears all the noise and asks questions? It surely wasn't a quiet affair.Having said all this, there are some creepy scenes. The hospital scene (in the dark room) is a highlight. All this works because of the performance of the little girl. She is creepy as hell. I also liked the scene where the book is thrown out of Clyde's hand. The movie does have a lot of potential because of such scenes but it is spoilt by the tired clichés and the over the top execution in certain scenes.Overall I am not so satisfied with it but it is watchable because of some creepy scenes.5/10

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SnoopyStyle

An old lady tries to destroy a box with Hebrew craving but she is attacked by an invisible force. Basketball coach Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is recently divorced from his wife Stephanie (Kyra Sedgwick). While their daughters Hannah (Madison Davenport) and Emily (Natasha Calis) are staying at his new house, they stop at a yard sale. Emily connects with the box and buys it. She finds a hidden release and opens the box. In it, she finds several containers. She puts on a ring found in one of the containers. Emily starts to change.There is much new in the execution. There is a new kind of box but that's about it. There is a pretty cool scene of fingers coming out of the girl's throat but most of the best effects are left to the last act. That's probably its biggest problem. The movie is too boring for too long. The first half has limited tension and limited atmosphere. By the time the big climax happens, it's way too late.

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