As a horror movie fan, I watched every movie and I watched it over over and over till I got bored but not this one – this film ( Babadook ) really scared the shit out of me! I watched this movie just once, one time because I really can’t sleep after I watched the movie, even I watched The Conjuring for 3 times.
I’m gonna review this scary psychology horror film.
Edensite : 7
Director : Jennifer Kent ( Directorial Debut )
Cast : Essie Davis – Noah Wiseman – Daniel Henshall – Barbara West – Ben Winspear
Released : 17 January 2014
Budget : 2 Million
Box Office : 7,5 Million
This film released by IFC Midnight production, if you search everything about IFC film they all got low budget films but all the films really really great, just like this one
Badadook based on short film called Monster by Jennifer Kent too but and then Jennifer make her short film into full movie, more detail more character and more scary ( really scary )
The story about – Amilia is a troubled and exhausted widow who has a son Samuel and after her husband died in a car accident – one day her son ask her to read a book that her son found but it’s a story book or any other book, it’s about monster that really really creepy and disturbing for kid or adult ( PS : I’ve got chill when I write this review )
After that, Amilia felt something strange about herself, in her house that it’s like the monster come alive and haunt her, you know it’s like the monster get in her mind when she read the book for her son – Amilia suddenly become cruel toward anyone even to her son, she can’t control her mind fully, really difficult to explained how Amilia got in her mind
So – if you watch the movie, the one who got really scared by the monster actually it’s Amilia herself that her exhausted mind easily got corrupted by simple things that drives her crazy – this movie really work to the scared the shit out of you even it’s a low budget movie, it’s really sad this movie only got limited theater released if the movie got a real push from the marketing this movie can be a break – how people gonna get scared by a little things – it’s like it got inside your mind
The Babadook received critical acclaim, chiefly for its acting (particularly that of Davis and Wiseman), Kent’s screenplay and direction, atmosphere, intensity, and story. It holds a “Certified Fresh” score of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 169 reviews with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10. The critical consensus states: “The Babadook relies on real horror rather than cheap jump scares—and boasts a heartfelt, genuinely moving story to boot.” The film also has a score of 86 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 34 critics, indicating “universal acclaim” On Rotten Tomatoes’ aggregation, it was ranked as the third most-praised film of the year.
Dan Schindel from Movie Mezzanine said that “The Babadook is the best genre creature creation since the big black wolf-dog aliens from Attack the Block.” After seeing the film at the 2014 Stanley Film Festival, Flay Otters wrote on the HorrorMovies.ca fan site: “This is a film that mixes strong-minded storytelling with a clear dedication to craft … It is mature and patient and it is, without a doubt, one of the best horror films this year.”
On 30 November 2014, William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist (1973) stated on his Twitter profile, “Psycho, Alien, Diabolique, and now THE BABADOOK.” Friedkin also added, “I’ve never seen a more terrifying film. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me.” Prominent British film critic Mark Kermode named The Babadook his favourite film of 2014.
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