The Haunting in Connecticut

Going into this movie, I knew that it was going to be a big hype-fest. Lots of quick cuts, scary music, cliche character setup, and the fact that it's 'based on true events' makes is that much more enticing because it connects with you in a way that most horror flicks don't. That said...I thought this was a little (I stress 'a little') better than I walked into the theater thinking it was going to be.

The story itself didn't very interesting other than just random things jumping out and scaring you, and it sort of setting up the end half of the movie. The character development was actually quite fun. Mostly because (and I watched this thinking about it being a 'real' story) the first half of the movie the scary s**t only happens to the one kid, and you just pass it all off as hallucinatory side effects of the drugs he's taking (he has cancer...no spoiler there). But then once they've got you connected to this family, and you just think this kid is crazy...that's when it gets off the hook.

Overall. Good setup, good character development, the music was okay, and the editing seemed a little slow for certain parts, or tried to be too quick for certain scenes where there's nothing jumping out at you, but I thought it was an intriguing story, and even before the end credits roll, they inform you of the current state of the haunted house, which is neat.

now here's a movie poster from the movie, and it turns out that stuff spewing from his mouth is actually ectoplasmic vomit.