Annalise Basso

Elizabeth Reaser

Lulu Wilson

Henry Thomas

Parker Mack

Halle Charlton

Alexis G. Zall

Doug Jones

Kate Siegel

Sam Anderson

Chelsea Gonzalez

Lincoln Melcher

Nicholas Keenan

Michael Weaver

Ele Keats

Eve Gordon

Nina Mansker

John Prosky

Lin Shaye

Emily Brobst

Jamison Scott Goei

Jenda Cipperley

Matt Leonard

Jennifer Greenberg

Corrina Roshea Bobb

Mike Flanagan

Jeff Howard

Brian Goldner

Jason Blum

Stephen Davis

Lynn Falconer

Michael Bay

Andrew Form

Brad Fuller

Patricio M. Farrell

Taylor Stewart

Andrew Grush

Michael Fimognari

Beatriz Sequeira

Todd Tucker

Phil DeSanti

Trevor Macy

Jeanette Volturno

Terri Taylor

Couper Samuelson

Victor Ho

Brett Pierce

Benjamin Gieschen

John C. Hartigan

Justin M. Lubin

Julie Sessing

Sandra J. Santacreu

Brenda Meyers-Ballard

Jan McWilliams

David Shipps

Trevor Gates

Oleg Kulchytskyi

Joshua Adeniji

Yiotis Panayiotou

Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna

Jake Humbert

James Moran

Zach Carnes

Mark Rayner

Cooper Donaldson

Carolina Sapina

Staci Witt

Alice Rietveld

Kate Boyer

Juliana Potter

Brian Jeremiah Smith

John Yarbrough

Xander Lott

Hana Rausalova

Eric D. Anderson

Zack Duhame

Thom Valko

Scott Edelson

Christopher Bonis

Patrina O'Connor

Jonathan Wales

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Ouija: Origin of Evil

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Gimly

_YesYes: UnOriginal of Evil_ is a **much**, much better film than its predecessor, Ouija.

But, seeing as the first _Ouija_ was far and away the worst film of 2014, that's not much of an achievement.

_Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

Reno

**So this is where it all began!**

It is a decent horror film, but surely better than the first. The previous part was an usual teen themed horror where everything started as a playful. But this one was a prequel and it focused on the origins. A single mother with two daughters is making money helping the people who want to contact their beloved dead ones. The things changes when her little daughter started to communicate the spirits of her own. The chaos unleashes, the house becomes haunted and the family begins to fall apart.

Keeping it simple is what worked out well for the film, despite thematically borrowed from others, scenes were kind of familiar and characters intentionally developed. Particularly the priest role was the most overused in any horror film. Followed by the twist. That turning point was good, but not a new. Nice performances and well shot film. Ouija is a fine concept for a horror theme and with this film's somewhat success, I hope the next one would only get better. So it is worth a watch, if you're not anticipating a something special.

_6/10_

I really enjoyed the beginning of the film. The film though lasts 90 minutes and till 60 minutes seems like we are still in the beginning. The movie ends too fast, all the action takes part in the last 15 minutes so they wrap it up very poorly and not enjoyable. The horror scenes look more funny rather than scary and that makes it even worse. Really disappointed with the end, cause it had very great potentials.

Wheeeeeja!

A sequel that's a prequel that's actually better than what preceded it! Ouija: Origin of Evil is an above average chiller that's a fine scary ride for those not expecting boundary pushing.

Standard rules apply here, widowed mum and two daughters who dabble in the con of seance profiteering get more than they bargained for when they introduce a Ouija board to proceedings.

Director Mike Flanagan knows how to construct a good honest scare piece (see Oculus and Hush), and so it proves here. The atmosphere is constantly set at impending dread, the tension slow built until pic goes into overdrive. Unfortunately so many horror films of the decade are reliant on the demon formula to fill out their respective tales, so much so it has become jaded and utterly unsurprising.

This hurts this picture and it runs away with itself, rendering the big final quarter - complete with emotional baggage - as something of a let down; though the final shot has goosebump value for sure. Hadrcore horror buffs will find irritants and emptiness, but for those who dip in and out of the genre should find a quick chill to fill a fright gap. 6/10

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Ouija: Origin of Evil( 2016)

When you talk to the other side, you never know who will be listening.

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A review by Gimly

Written by Gimly on Wed May 31 2017

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