The Possession of Michael King (2014)
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the supernatural, making himself the center of the experiment – allowing demonologists, necromancers, and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest and darkest spells and rituals they can find on him – in the hopes that when they fail, he’ll once and for all have proof that religion, spiritualism, and the paranormal are nothing more than myth. But something does happen. An evil and horrifying force has taken over Michael King. And it will not let him go.
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Best movie of this year hands down!
A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
The jumpscares are pretty scary amd the actor really did a great job love how he makes fun of it in the beginning but then regrets it immediately. Dont let the low rating fools you its a really well done movie
When a psychic fails to predict his wife's untimely death Michael King embarks on a project to disprove the paranormal, subjecting himself to demonic and necromantic rituals. Needless to say his life soon takes a turn for the worse, with the life of his daughter and his own sanity in grave danger. The 83 minutes move at a pretty fast pace, with plenty of jump scares, demonic possession plus some decent gore. Possibly too much, these things do start to lose their impact after a while. Overall a decent enough effort, though not one that I'd care to watch again.
After being duped with the fake reviews of "Whispers" needless to say I was skeptical with this movie, however it's definitely worth a watch. I won't go as high as some people and compare it The Excorist because there's no comparison, but if you're looking for a little horror in your life, well..... Enjoy.
So the thing about this film, and the reason I gave it 7 stars, is that I quite liked it despite my misgivings. There are a few good frights in it which manage to create a bit of tension and, to some degree, a bit of suspense. However, there really are no surprises. It's all fairly predictable. From early on in the film you realise where it's going and how it will look when it gets there in the end. It's a good performance from the main character and there are a few nice creepy touches but at the end of the day it is what it is, and I can't help wondering whether the world really need another 'found footage' movie? At the time 'Blair Witch' was a new and fresh take on the horror genre, the first couple of 'Paranormal Activity' films carried it forward nicely, but it's been done to death now. But having said all that it was entertaining enough to keep my attention. Some will love it - I just quite liked it.