The Conjuring (2013)

"Based on the true case files of the Warrens"

Directed by James Wan
Produced by Tony DeRosa-Grund, Peter Safran, Rob Cowan
Written by Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor
Music by Joseph Bishara
Cinematography: John R. Leonetti
Edited by Kirk M. Morri
Production company: New Line Cinema, The Safran Company, Evergreen Media Group
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 18 July 2013 (Australia)

Running time: 112 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $20.000.000
Box office: $318.000.141

"The Conjuring" is a horror film directed by James Wan. It tells the story of Ed and Lorraine Warren, who are American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. One of them leads the Warrens to the Perron family, who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971.

Cast

• Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
• Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
• Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron
• Ron Livingston as Roger Perron
• Shanley Caswell as Andrea Perron
• Hayley McFarland as Nancy Perron
• Joey King as Christine Perron
• Mackenzie Foy as Cindy Perron
• Kyla Deaver as April Perron
• Shannon Kook as Drew
• John Brotherton as Brad
• Sterling Jerins as Judy Warren
• Marion Gayot as Georgiana Moran
• Steve Coulter as Father Gordon
• Joseph Bishara as Bathsheba
• Morgana Bridgers as Debbie
• Amy Tipton as Camilla
• Christof Veillon as Maurice

The film director is James Wan, one of my favourite ones. Therefore I couldn't miss "The Conjuring". And yes, it justified my hopes. To my mind, James Wan is a master of high-quality horror films so it isn't surprising that the film is full of sudden moments, frightening music and unexpected twists. Frankly speaking, the right atmosphere of suspense keeps up until the ending.

I love Patrick Wilson in the role of Ed Warren. A perfect husband, an affectionate father, and an expert in demonology. The actor showed each part of the character perfectly well, I think. Lorraine Warren was performed by Vera Farmiga. As the actress was consulted by real Lorraine Warren, it's plausible to assume that Vera coped with her role very well. 

The story of Annabelle Doll is told more closely in "Annabelle".

Advantages

• Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren
• Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren
• The story
• Quite scary

Disadvantages

• Reminds "Insidious"

"Strangenesses"

• Too weird for real events

Clue Moments

• The doll
• The casket

Edward "Ed" Warren Miney (September 7, 1926 – August 23, 2006) and Lorraine Rita Warren (born January 31, 1927) were American paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. 

In 1952, the Warrens founded the New England Society for Psychic Research, the oldest ghost hunting group in New England. They are the authors of numerous books about the paranormal and about their private investigations into various reports of paranormal activity. They claimed to have investigated over 10,000 cases during their career. The most famous of them are the Amityville Horror, Demon Murder Trial, a werewolf demon, the Smurl family, the Perrons, Stephney Cemetry, the Haunting in Connecticut.

The Warrens were responsible for training several self-proclaimed demonologists including Dave Considine, Lou Gentile, and their nephew John Zaffis. In addition to investigations, Lorraine runs a private Occult Museum in the back of her house in Monroe, Connecticut with the help of her son-in-law, Tony Spera.

Soundtracks

1. Joseph Bishara - The Conjuring
2. Joseph Bishara - Dead Birds
3. Joseph Bishara - Clap Game
4. Joseph Bishara - Witch Perch
5. Joseph Bishara - Maurice 
6. Joseph Bishara - Touring Haunted Planes
7. Joseph Bishara - Taped Occurrences
8. Joseph Bishara - Black Bile
9. Joseph Bishara - She Saw Something
10. Joseph Bishara - Look What She Made Me Do
11. Joseph Bishara - Sleepwalker
12. Joseph Bishara - Wall Searching
13. Joseph Bishara - Hanging Drop
14. Joseph Bishara - Water Corpse Vision
15. Joseph Bishara - You Look Very Pretty
16. Joseph Bishara - Souls Pulled In
17. Joseph Bishara - Witch Comes Through
18. Joseph Bishara - Birds Pulled In
19. Joseph Bishara - Murderous Offering
20. Joseph Bishara - The Soaring Entities 
21. Joseph Bishara - Ritual Casting
22. Joseph Bishara - Cellar Tone
23. Joseph Bishara - Annabelle
24. Joseph Bishara - Doll Box
25. Mark Isham - Family Theme

Quotations

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April: When the music stops, you'll see him in the mirror standing behind you.

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Lorraine Warren: Do you remember the thing you said on our wedding night?
Ed Warren: Can we do it again?
Lorraine Warren: No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason.

* * *

Ed Warren: Diabolical forces are formidable. These forces are eternal, and they exist today. The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.

* * *

Camilla: What's an inhuman spirit?
Ed Warren: It's something that's never walked the Earth in human form. It's something demonic.

* * *

Ed Warren: Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle.

* * *

Ed Warren: We've been called ghost hunters. Paranormal researchers. Wackos.

* * *

Lorraine Warren: But we prefer to be known simply as Ed and Lorraine Warren.

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You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 7/10

Entertainment: 9/10

Acting: 7/10

Originality: 8/10

Music and Sound: 9/10

8/10


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