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Oct. 28, 2016
“Ouija: Origin of Evil” should definitely not be PG stem from the death of Alice’s husband, who recently died in a car accident. So when Lina suggests that her mom Technically, “Ouija: Origin of Evil” is a buy a Ouija board and start using it in prequel to the original “Ouija” released her seánces to attract more customers, in 2014, but by the end of the film it feels it seems like a smart choice. Soon after, more like you’ve watched some sort of however, nine-year-old Doris develops “Exorcist” reboot than a cheaply made a strange affinity for the board that 2016 horror movie. “Ouija: Origin of Evil” morphs into freakish supernatural ocnot only steals many elements from the currences, and Lina starts to realize that infamous 1973 movie, but it pulls them something is wrong with her younger sisoff with a bang. For those of you heading ter. Since her mom won’t face the truth into the theater expecting a movie scary and realize what’s happening, it’s up to only in how awful it is, think again. Lina to find help and fix the situation. The movie takes place in 1967 Los AnI’ll admit it: I was one of the suckers geles, where we meet widowed mother who went to see the first “Ouija” film, Alice Zander (Elizand I really liked it. abeth Reaser) and JUST KIDDING. The her two daughters, movie was horrible, Paulina (Annalise and to be frank, when Basso) and Doris I heard that they were (Lulu Wilson). Alice making a second one, runs a fraudulent I was astonished. But seánce parlor, I’m also a sucker for sewhere she works quels, and I decided to as a spirit mego see it, thinking that dium, aided by her even if it was horrible, daughters to create maybe I could get a few special effects, such laughs out of it. Photos by Eileen Tyrrell as slamming doors and To put it simply: I was NOT spectral figures. laughing. In fact, as I write this, We learn right away that the Zander I’m sitting with my back to the wall so family has been through a lot; they are that nothing can sneak up on me, and I very poor and come home one day to have my phone right next to me with the find a notice of foreclosure on their front keypad open so that I can dial 911 right door. Older daughter Paulina (or “Lina) away in case I hear any weird noises. disobeys her mom and sneaks out of the Maybe I’m being paranoid, but hey, it’s house to drink with her friends, and it’s better to be paranoid than killed by your clear that almost all of these problems demonically-possessed sister, right? (And By Eileen Tyrrell, Online Entertainment Editor
no, I’m not completely. spoiling The biganything.) gest thing I I might did not like have been about “Ouiexaggerating ja: Origin just then, of Evil” was but I’m not the ending. when I say I won’t give that “Ouija: anything Origin of away, but Evil” will there’s a keep you reason why scared long it’s called After the seeing first movie, senior Eileen Tyrrell was satified Origin of past the credits start with what the second “Ouija” movie had to offer. Evil and not rolling. The Terminablend of jump scares, nail-biting sustion of Evil. Instead of wrapping up all pense and get-under-your-skin horror the pieces and giving the audience some works to keep you screaming during resolution, the movie just sets up all the the movie and freaked out even when problems and unhappy endings that you’re safely outside the theater. Normove the plot of “Ouija.” It makes sense mally I think PG-13 movies are fine for chronologically, but leaving the theater, really anyone to watch, but in this case I I felt disturbed, and really just wanted strongly recommend considering whethto curl up on my couch with a pile of feeler it’s really worth it to walk around your good Disney movies. house on edge for the next three weeks. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by No movie is perfect, including this one. how scary the movie was, even if I sort A lot of details included in the movie of wanted to throw up after watching were unnecessary and distracted from it. The best analogy I can make is that the plot, and to me, none of the characif horror movies had a March Madness, ters were very realistic or moving. Ad“Ouija: Origin of Evil” would be Middle ditionally, the film was not very impresTennessee. If you like scary movies, don’t sive when it came to the script, and was be worried about wasting your money on pretty predictable throughout the movie. this one: it might not be good, but it sure However, it is a horror movie, and it’s is scary. job isn’t to have an Oscar-worthy plot or Catch “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” in thescreenplay; it’s job is to scare the audiaters now. ence. On this count, the movie delivers
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