Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

Lack of good storyline.

A lot of fun.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

It's one of my favourites .It makes you jump all the time .

Was hopeful of viewing the sequel with nice openings but this this did not do well. The ghost is unwelcome and ending goes uninteresting. Elise' role missed the great work in the earlier parts. Nevertheless the horror scenes were good and terrifying. Disappointed to watch it.

I suppose Leigh Whannell earned the right by now to further exploit and benefit from the commercially successful horror franchises that he co-created himself. After all, Whannell co-wrote the original "Saw" as well as the previous two "Insidious" installments, but James Wan took most of the credit for those being also the director. With Wan moving on towards mainstream stuff, like "Fast and the Furious", Whannell was entirely solo to take credit as writer, director and supportive actor for this third episode. Good for him because, let's be totally honest, in case this particular story was released as a stand-alone horror film - rather than as a sequel (or prequel, whatever) in the "Insidious" series - it wouldn't have stand a change at success. "Insidious: Chapter 3" is watchable, but completely mundane and unremarkable. It's a tale of ghosts and spiritual possession like there are thirteen in a dozen; relying mostly on a handful of foreseeable "boo"-moments and a more elaborated role for actress Lin Shaye. A teenage girl, Quinn Brenner, seeks the help of retired spiritual medium Elise Rainier to get in contact with her deceased mother. Elise warns her that calling out to one specific dead soul can be overheard by all deceased souls, including the malignant ones. Later, near the apartment building where she lives, Quinn is lured into a vicious accident by an unidentified evil spirit and she breaks both her legs. While tied to her bed, the same spirit attempts to take possession of Quinn's body as it turns out to be the ghost of a former resident of the building who committed many vile acts when he was alive. There isn't a lot more to write about this film, honestly. I wasn't particularly bored when watching "Insidious: Chapter 3", but it's never at one point atmospheric or genuinely unsettling. The jumpy moments are too obvious and the make-up effects are tame and very PG-13. Part three is a prequel, taking place a year or 2-3 prior to the events in the original "Insidious", and already features brief appearances of ghost and demons that would play far more prominent roles in the other two films. Interesting trivia for the die-hard fans of the franchise, but I must admit they slipped my attention at first. While I'm writing this user-comment, another new installment - "Insidious: The Lasts Key" in the series is about to be released in theaters. Remember the ancient horror rule: sequels are truly becoming awful when they stop numbering them!

This 2015 horror film stars Lin Shaye, Stefanie Scott and Dermot Mulroney. This is a prequel to "Insidious" that takes place a few years prior where psychic, Elise Rainier (Shaye) helps young girl, Quinn (Scott) who is haunted by a demonic spirit. Mulroney (The Grey) plays Quinn's father, Sean and Angus Sampson and Leigh Whannell also appear as Tucker and Specks, paranormal investigators who will eventually work with Elise. This is a good horror/supernatural flick and Shaye is great in it. Horror buffs should give this one a view.