The Apparition

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The problem with this movie, I think, is lack of energy or urgency. I never truly felt that the characters were in any sort of danger. The director seemed like he wanted to make some sort of splash within the genre, but due to the writing and poor acting it just sunk. The writing is where the movie really failed. I had absolutely zero idea what was going on. I don't want to write any spoiler, but it seemed that the writers conversations went like this: Writer 1: Hey, I have a great idea for a jump scare. How about ________________________________? Writer 2: That's a great idea! But how does it relate to the central theme or story line? Writer 1: Um... Adding to that, there was really no "bad guy" in the movie. Yes, there are ghosts, but there is no 1 central main bad character that the audience can truly root against. I really don't need to go into any detail about the acting, specifically Stan, but I will say that it is without a doubt in my Top 10 worst performances of all time. I could definitely tell that the directors heart was in it and he certainly had a creative idea that he was going for, but unfortunately, "The Apparition" will remain a could of/should of/would of. GRADE: D

It's a decent angle at a haunting, but the writing is just not good. It has a good cast. It has good looking shots and special FX. The trailer drew me in. They did good with that. There are some really clever things in the movie, like how the furniture was rearranged in the room, literally. That was cool. But the story is just poorly written. It isn't the worst movie out there, as some others have said. That's silly. I have seen much worse! But I give it a generous 5 stars for production value. The movie is not worth watching other than for educational purposes, in my humble opinion. Sorry guys. But a different script with the same production team could have much better results.

The moment I realized this was a bad choice was when the 2 leads have a long conversation about going to Costco to buy a damn cactus. And this is in the first 10 minutes... It was the strangest, most cringe worthy product placement I've ever seen. The rest of the movie is nothing but attractive 20 somethings acting dumb and completely unnatural. Plus it is only PG-13, so don't expect much for gore or nudity. Pretty much a fail on all fronts, avoid at all costs.

In 1973, six paranormal psychologists tried to contact a recently deceased colleague named Charles Reamer and the event was known as The Charles Experiment. Decades later, the college student Patrick (Tom Felton) and his friends Lydia (Julianna Guill) and another one repeat the experiment while a fourth student films them. In the present days, Kelly (Ashley Greene), who works at a pet shop and her boyfriend Ben (Sebastian Stan), who works as an electronic technician, move together to the house of her mother that is empty. Soon they find that the house haunted by an evil force. When Ben checks his e-mails, he finds several messages from Patrick, including a video of a second experiment. Ben learns that Patrick has opened a gate and brought a gate and brought an evil spirit to our world. Now Kelly and Ben are in danger and their only chance it to meet Patrick and send the fiend back to his world. "The Apparition" is a terrible rip-off of "Paranormal Activity", with a senseless and lame short story associated to poor direction and acting. The result is a movie that is a horror, instead of a horror movie. Fortunately this flick was only released in Brazil straight on DVD, and I feel sorry for those viewers that went to the movie-theaters to see this crap. My vote is three. Title (Brazil): "A Aparição" ("The Apparition")

why all the hate with this movie??I thought it was okay,very watchable...yeah i have seen better but i have seen way worse than this one..at the beginning it was very interesting...as the movie went on there were some flaws but nobody is perfect.One thing i did not like was how quickly the movie ended and nobody really understood who was haunting them.The leading actors did their jobs good the setting was decent,the dialogue satisfactory and the plot was interesting..well for me anyway..If you are a horror fan and you liked the Ring and the Grudge then do watch this,if you are not a fan then don't bother...This is Maryfeather and i write..

The Apparition (2012) starts off with a good premise, a couple working on a college experiment experience an unexpected consequence. This movie moves at a fast pace and will make you leery of what to expect next. A good old fashion scary movie that fizzles out. A bit silly but another spooky film. The suspense comes and goes but overall makes for a fun thriller that playing with matches you might get burnt. I now know what not to experiment with. I enjoyed the movie and will be a good addition to this genre of the movie world. The couple plays a good portrayal being on the run and the typical scary noises and fast pace film sequences keep it suspenseful.

I first heard about this movie by listening to Coast to Coast AM where the Writer/Director was on talking about this film and how he was inspired by actual events. So I was really anticipating watching this film. At first it started out pretty interesting but then it took a turn for the worse. I started to not care about what was going on, the characters were a bit annoying and I didn't really care about them one way or another. The film is not scary, it has its thrilling moments but all in all it's just a typical horror film for the new generation which really means its pathetic. I think the film would have been awesome if it had followed the group doing the experiment on getting a ghost to appear, in fact that's what I was thinking I was getting into but instead got a cheap shot at a horror film that left me feeling like I had completely wasted my time. It had some good moments but all in all it's not really worth watching.

I don't understand all the bad reviews so I decided to write one which i rarely do but this film deserves one. I think if you are looking for just a fun ghost story with creepy CG, good sound and some jumpy points, turn down the lights and rent this one. My wife and I loved it and we love paranormal, psych-thriller and the horror genre. If you are going to be picky and look for product placement and if it rips off other movies, then you are an idiot and shouldn't watch anything. This movie isn't for everyone but I almost didn't watch it because of all these review so i'm glad i ignored them all and gave it a shot.

The Apparition is an abomination of the horror genre. It tried so hard, but fell smack flat with lacklustre delivery, with a non existent plot and absolutely zero scares. Worst, the studios seem to know of the problems with the film, and put just about every fine moment that the film has onto its trailer, committing the cardinal sin of telling the entire story, and showing the exact ending. All these just to ramp up interest in its premise, before the sham got exposed a few minutes into its short runtime of 82 minutes. Written and directed by first timer Todd Lincoln, it felt as if the filmmaker was totally clueless in knowing how to tell a story, rooting from a single great idea of a premise for the genre, but having undoubtedly little inspiration and creativity in the development of a story from the idea. It teased with the introductory inter-title about an experiment from the 70s, before proceeding to show a film purportedly capturing some glimpses of the said experiment. Fast forward to today, some college students get involved in trying to replicate that 70s experiment, involving the invocation of a spirit, and all goes awry. Before you know it, that narrative thread is left hanging in the hopes that it will create suspense and mystery, and the film went on for the most parts to tell the story of lovebirds Ben (Sebastian Stan) and Kelly (Ashley Greene), in showing just how awesome their lives are, and having to co-habitate in the holiday home of Kelly's parents, in a designer neighbourhood with all but one neighbour. Perfect set up for things that go bump in the night, and before long, we follow the duo trying to make sense of shadows, open doors, moving furniture and the likes, before finally freaking out and looking for answers in the form of Ben's friend Patrick (Tom Felton), who was his buddy in that same college experiment seen earlier in the film. As mentioned, there is absolutely nothing here that will raise your adrenaline level, or make you cower from behind semi-closed eyes. A toddler will probably laugh at the meek attempts to create an atmosphere to scare, and perhaps find Ashley Greene prancing around in her underwear a lot more appealing for those peek-a-boo moments. Pacing is totally off, not helped by Todd Lincoln having no story to tell. Everyone seemed to be sleepwalking in their roles, making it horrendous to sit through with scenes being fairly stand-alone with little links to one another, and the premise right at the beginning, well, was just that, not being exploited fully to keep everything under one coherent narrative. You can sense that Lincoln had probably wanted to tell of a more cerebral story than the usual run of the mill horror flicks, but surely this is way out of his league, and I'm sure many in the audience will appreciate a more direct approach in dishing out the scares. He's got to realize that he's no Kiyoshi Kurosawa as the story tries so hard to become a spiritual peer to the Japanese director's acclaimed film Kairo (which was remade by Hollywood into Pulse), and that one shouldn't bite off more than one can chew. The Apparition makes watching paint dry seem like a roller coaster ride. Avoid it at all costs, unless you want to learn how not to make a film. You have been warned as this stinker sinks right to the bottom of the pile of worst films of the year.