Andrew Bowen in Conjurer
Okay peeps! Time for movie #2 of my Memorial Day weekend screenings. This time I watched Conjurer starring Andrew Bowen. You might remember Andrew from MadTV's golden era, you know, when it was actually still watchable. Andrew seemed to disappear after he left the show, but he's officially made his comeback in this spooky little ghost flick. First off, I should say that I don't scare easy when it comes to movies, but there were times in this movie that literally made me jump out of my skin!
Maxine Bahns gives a heartbreaking performance
Maxine Bahns gives a heartbreaking performance
After the loss of their unborn child, Shawn(Andrew Bowen) and his wife, Helen(Maxine Bahns) move to the country to get away from the hectic city. Helen's brother Frank(John Schneider) buys them a lovely house and they begin to settle down. After a while, we soon learn that the property comes with a dark past, a past which begins to haunt Shawn. Soon the couple's blissful life is turned upside down when Shawn finds himself fighting for his wife's life.
Don't you hate awkward car rides?
The movie has Sunday SciFi Channel feature written all over it! The title Conjurer has two meanings to it, and it's up to you to figure out which one is the right one. The movie is such a typical ghost tale that has been told many times over. However, this film actually relies on geniune fear and tactical scares than most other Horror films. This movie doesn't have blood and guts spewing out of everyone like most horror films do these days which is truly refreshing. The acting is actually good! When I saw Andrew Bowen's name on the credits I thought it would be horrid, but he proves he can act outside of the genre of comedy.
Maxine Bahns plays Andrew's wife in this and she's very good. I've never heard of her until now. She brought a lot to the movie as a grief stricken woman trying to move on with her life. She was also very HAWT! She provided some eye candy for the guys. Now, John Schneider plays Maxine's over protective brother, and of course he's great as the country boy. The other cast does a great job too, though none of them stood out to me as anything too special.
The happy couple
The movie's atmosphere had definate creep factor. The entire movie revolves around this spooky looking shack in the backyard of the house. And of course the shack is at the edge of the woods where a creepy looking kid is running around. The scariest part of the film is toward the ending when this scary looking woman is chasing Andrew around the house! OMG! It's just so wrong! Everytime the poor guy tries to turn a light on the bulb lights up, just for a tiny second so we can get a slight glimpse of the ghost lady's face before the bulb explodes. It freaked me out majorly! They did an awesome job! My favorite quote of the film? "I don't want to pull witch hair out of my bath tub drain!"
Unfortunately, the screenwriters and director took the easy way out with the ending. The movie was awesome up until then. I thought the movie was stupid good until I saw the way it ended, it was such a major let down... but not for long. Just when you think it's over it's not. It's almost as if the screenwriters wrote a new ending after they saw the original and then went back and filmed the very last scene to try and recover. They do salvage the ending a little, but it leaves you with a big question mark.
John Schneider takes a detour out on the way back to Hazaard County
So all in all I'd say the movie was well worth the rent. It scared the crud out of me during certain parts! It you're looking for a good, creepy feeling movie, go out and rent this. It'll definately put a chill or two in ya. Just remember not to piss off any ghosts.
Dead witches need to stop chasing people!
Don't you hate awkward car rides?
The movie has Sunday SciFi Channel feature written all over it! The title Conjurer has two meanings to it, and it's up to you to figure out which one is the right one. The movie is such a typical ghost tale that has been told many times over. However, this film actually relies on geniune fear and tactical scares than most other Horror films. This movie doesn't have blood and guts spewing out of everyone like most horror films do these days which is truly refreshing. The acting is actually good! When I saw Andrew Bowen's name on the credits I thought it would be horrid, but he proves he can act outside of the genre of comedy.
Maxine Bahns plays Andrew's wife in this and she's very good. I've never heard of her until now. She brought a lot to the movie as a grief stricken woman trying to move on with her life. She was also very HAWT! She provided some eye candy for the guys. Now, John Schneider plays Maxine's over protective brother, and of course he's great as the country boy. The other cast does a great job too, though none of them stood out to me as anything too special.
The happy couple
The movie's atmosphere had definate creep factor. The entire movie revolves around this spooky looking shack in the backyard of the house. And of course the shack is at the edge of the woods where a creepy looking kid is running around. The scariest part of the film is toward the ending when this scary looking woman is chasing Andrew around the house! OMG! It's just so wrong! Everytime the poor guy tries to turn a light on the bulb lights up, just for a tiny second so we can get a slight glimpse of the ghost lady's face before the bulb explodes. It freaked me out majorly! They did an awesome job! My favorite quote of the film? "I don't want to pull witch hair out of my bath tub drain!"
Unfortunately, the screenwriters and director took the easy way out with the ending. The movie was awesome up until then. I thought the movie was stupid good until I saw the way it ended, it was such a major let down... but not for long. Just when you think it's over it's not. It's almost as if the screenwriters wrote a new ending after they saw the original and then went back and filmed the very last scene to try and recover. They do salvage the ending a little, but it leaves you with a big question mark.
John Schneider takes a detour out on the way back to Hazaard County
So all in all I'd say the movie was well worth the rent. It scared the crud out of me during certain parts! It you're looking for a good, creepy feeling movie, go out and rent this. It'll definately put a chill or two in ya. Just remember not to piss off any ghosts.
Dead witches need to stop chasing people!
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