Sunday, October 26, 2014

Ouija (a horror film dumber than a second coat of paint): 13 Nerdy Nights of Horror - Day 9


 You guys remember “Jumanji?” That quirky 90's Robin Williams film about the board game that came to life? I do. It was a fun and exciting film, with some neat special effects for its time, good characters, and was one of the landmarks for director Joe Johnston. Needless to say, it's a classic film to watch, and you should go watch it if you haven't yet.

All those things “Jumanji” has, are all the things that “Ouija” doesn't, because “Ouija” is A TERRIBLE FUCKING MOVIE! Not beating around the bush here people! This new film from Platinum Dunes and Hasbro was shit! I couldn't believe how nonsensical and stupid this film was, even after knowing this was a dumb idea to begin with!...Yeah, I didn't like this movie.

The film tells of this girl, whose friend hung herself, so she and the rest of her friends try to talk to her through a Ouija board in her home. However it turns out that the house was built on a graveyard, and so they've summoned up a ghost that is the same one that killed the friend in the beginning. Bullshit happens, twist happens, they win, then another twist happens.

Out of all the films to come from either Platinum Dunes or Hasbro, it is the worst on both sides. “Battleship” and the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” were smarter than this film. I actually feel bad for talking bad about “Annabelle,” because that film is “The Exorcist” compared to this film. Nothing makes sense, the acting is lousy, the script is ludicrous, and...you know what? With how much stupidity is in this film, I need to list some of the things wrong with this film from the ending. Spoiler alert, so be warned...actually, don't be warned, because this movie is so stupid it wouldn't matter.

When they first play the Ouija board, they contact the same ghost that the hung girl conjured. Soon enough, each of the friends start dying off one by one. They find out that the conjured ghost was an insane mother who sacrificed her daughter for some reason, and the surviving child has been in a mental ward, which happens to be in the same town (convenient). She tells them to cut the sewn parts of the ghost daughter's corpse off to free them of the mother, which they do. However, shock of all shocks, the daughter was the one killing people the whole time and now she's free. So they defeat her by burning the body AND the board at the same time, but the board reappears and the main girl is possessed.

Okay, a few questions here: If the ghost mother was trying to warn them, who was killing the kids beforehand? How could the daughter kill if she could only be freed by cutting open her sewn mouth? Why didn't the mother just say, “get out now! My ghost daughter is evil and shit!” instead of jump-scaring them? Why did the ghost daughter have to go over to someone using the Ouija board, instead of just killing someone in their chance immediately? And for that matter, what was the point of the fucking Ouija board?! Seriously, what purpose did it have aside from summoning the ghosts?! Or how about a better question: WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THIS MOVIE?!?!?

*sigh*...I can't take this anymore. Screw this movie, screw Platinum Dunes, and fuck 2014. November, please help redeem this year with “Big Hero 6,” “Interstellar,” and “Mocking Jay Part 1.” Or at the very least, LET “BIRDMAN” BE RELEASED WIDER BY THEN! Seriously, I really want to see “Birdman!


Rating: 1/10

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