Insidious feels a lot like an old-fashioned horror film. Instead of blood and gore, it relies on suspense and the unknown to create a sense of fear. It takes a while to get going, and the final act will disappoint some (it's a bit bizarre), but it if you're in the mood to be scared, this movie will do the trick.

Upon my first viewing I was mildly surprised. If you're expecting blood,gore or hard violence don't see this movie because it doesn't include of that, however what it does is mess with your head. The more the movie progresses forward the more conspicuously darker it becomes and the loud,eerie music tone makes it even more suspenseful. Something that caught my eye in particular are the jump scares. They're real. Not once in this movie does everything go silent while the suspense builds up and then it turns out it was just a cat or a broom... Every single jump scare is a proper jump scare. The subtle camera movement (besides the musical score) makes Insidious's creepiness increase tenfold. That is what makes this movie operative without using any violence. Insidious isn't perfect and that's because of its heavy reliance on sound effects and the musical score. Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson don't exactly give the most straightforward performances and Wan's sense of direction and Whannell writing makes them look like an inferior early 2000s M. Night Shyamalan. Insidious is not a perfect film but not a lazy one either like a big majority of today's horror.

I just watched Insidious for the first time, and I've got to say that it's really entertaining; a horror film that's packed with frights and fun and a horror film that does not feel like a PG13 flick. Incredibly amazing performance from horror legend and icon, Lin Shaye as Elise Rainier, and frighteningly eerie performance from Joseph Bishara as the Lipstick Face Demon. Can't wait to see the other chapters!

This is by far the scariest movie of a decade! And honestly I dare to say it's my favorite horror movie of all time! I like psychological horror movies and this one goes into every core of your mind. There are just few horror movies that I truly admire. The exorcist and The Ring are these 2. I thought there won't be anything that could possibly beat these two but I was wrong. Insidious is terrifying in every way possible. It just creeps you out. The sound, the story , the characters. Everything connected so well and so intelligently . If you're having second doubts about watching this movie, DON'T doubt anymore. This is the horror movie that will make you go to bed with your lights on! ;) Oh and don't even try to compare Anabelle or The Conjuring with this one. Insidious holds these two in a pocket.