#insidious the red door (2023)

[slothula]

31 Days of Halloween 2023

Day Six: Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

[cary-elwes]

[cvasquez]

My favorite horror movies of 2023: 1. Thanksgiving 2. Saw X 3. Evil Dead Rise 4. Insidious: The Red Door 5. Scream VI 6. V/H/S 85 7. M3gan 8. When Evil Lurks 9. The Jester 10. Hell House: Origins 11. Skinamarink 12. Never Hike Alone 2 13. It's a Wonderful Knife 14. Resident Evil: Death Island 15. Tape Head: The Return of Jacob Cobb 16. Five Nights At Freddy's 17. No One Will Save You 18. Chloe

[slashericons]

Josh Lambert — Insidious: The Red Door

[tawneybel]

2023 Movie Ranking

Note: Completely forgot this was in my drafts lol.

Again, highly subjective. Part of me wants to go back to posting in depth movie reviews lol. With, like, proper criticism and everything. Completely forgot this was in my drafts lol.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Has the most effort put into it out of the other movies I’ve seen this year. I’m not a fan of every single Spider-Person, but I love, love all the animation styles. Also, back in 2020, I totally called the fact that Miguel is a stud. Totally called it.

Saw X: John and Amanda as villain protagonists? Yess. This franchise’s industrial horror vibe is unparalleled, as usual. 

Barbie: Great litmus test.

Scream VI: To no one’s surprise. *currently wearing a Ghostface tee* 

Totally Killer

The Last Voyage of the Demeter: Seriously underrated. It contains some of the most heart-staking death scenes in any Dracula media I’ve seen.  

Thanksgiving: It’s about time! The trailer came out in 2007. XD 

A Haunting in Venice

The Conference: I’ve been meaning to get back into Nordic noir, but this is the first Nordic slasher I’ve seen. 

The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Pretty much the only time I played video games growing up was at the dentist office. So I always felt much less knowledgeable than, well, everyone on Mario. We can all agree Jack Black as Bowser was exquisite though, right? 

Consecration: While I think religious horror should try something besides Catholicism, it’s worth a watch.

Five Nights at Freddy’s

Renfield: Fun horror comedy. Hopefully got at least some people to realize they’re in codependent relationships and seek help. 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: So I’m not generally big on the MCU. GOTG however has the kind of ragtag bunch of misfits I like watching. Maybe not over and over again, however. The third installment was okay. 

Evil Dead Rise: I liked Evil Dead 2013 better than the original because of its rancid vibes. Rise also pretty much feels grungy, if you’re into that. 

The Boogeyman: Night Shift may have been one of the first King collections I read. (Just After Sunset was the second book I read by him.) The short story was great. The title monster’s reveal at the end? Not in the film. :(

Insidious: The Red Door: So I watched this without knowing they’d made a fourth Insidious. So I couldn’t compare it to The Last Key. Anyway, it had some odd scenes revolving around Nick. To the point where I wondered if someone in production just wanted to see frat boys in diapers. 

Knock at the Cabin: First horror movie of 2023 I watched. Figured it would not be the best and it wasn’t. I’m not sure if reading the book would have made a difference. I just didn’t care for the plot.

[horrortitlecredits]

King Kong (1976)

The Amazing Transplant (1970)

Nine Guests For A Crime (1977)

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

Rodan (1956)

[james-stark-the-writer]

some notes and thoughts on Patrick Wilson's Insidious: The Red Door.

[cinelestial]

INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR released in theaters a year ago today.

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

[adamwatchesmovies]

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)

If you’ve lost count, Insidious: The Red Door is the fifth entry in the Insidious series. It's a direct sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, with both Insidious: Chapter 3 and Insidious: The Last Key serving as prequels to 2010’s Insidious. Confused yet? I don’t blame you. The franchise’s tight continuity involves its own mythology on top of some head-warping time-travel elements. It’s been ten years since we last saw the Lamberts. Thankfully, writer Scott Teems reminds you of all the important details but nothing in this entry is groundbreaking, which can easily make it feel like “just another one”.

In 2010, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) and his son Dalton’s memories of The Further are repressed via hypnosis after Josh becomes possessed (see the events of “Insidious: Chapter 2”). Nine years later, Josh is divorced from his wife Renai (Rose Byrne), his mother has passed away and his relationship with Dalton (Ty Simpkins) has become strained. When Dalton rediscovers his astral projection abilities, he risks unleashing a forgotten evil. Meanwhile, his father begins seeing a ghost as well.

I’ve seen all of the Insidious films but have to confess that I don’t remember them all very clearly. I remember some of the monsters we saw along the way, how The Further works and the characters but I get what happened in which film mixed up - probably a symptom of their criss-crossy stories. It’s a good thing the film finds ways to explain it all to you. As Dalton begins college, he makes friends with Chris (Sinclair Daniel, very charming). As his abilities re-emerge, both have to rediscover the rules associated with this series. This may be frustrating for superfans who just want to get right into the terror. They may also be find this new chapter’s lack of innovation disappointing. It’s nice that we find out what happened after the end credits of Chapter 2 but did we REALLY need to? Wasn’t it scarier not knowing? The two movies that followed were more interested in going back rather than going forward - probably because the series killed off Lin Shaye’s Elise Rainier - and with the previous movie being called “The Last Key”, you’d think that meant the whole thing was done, but it isn’t. We get another one and if the post-credit shot (I won’t even call it a stinger) means anything, we’ll probably get a sixth one. It sort of makes you wonder how long it will take before the franchise goes into space.

Those sentiments aside, this is an effective ghost story. The monsters we encounter in “The Further” are frightening and you care about the characters. You’ve known them for so long. You feel bad for Josh. It’s good that he overcame the demonic possession from 2010, but that’s not a happy ending. You want something more, something better. Similarly, you want Dalton to reforge the bond between him and his dad and you’re worried that this ability he’s rediscovered will land him in an even more dangerous situation than before. He’s grown up… but alone. Some great, effective scenes build up the tension as spooky figures slowly get closer and closer to our protagonists. Other threats approach in a less literal way, as Dalton keeps exploring The Further without knowing what that place is actually about. There’s a recurring motif of a painting he’s working on and of a sinister red door. His teacher pushes him to explore the recesses of his soul to create - not knowing this is exactly what the wraiths are hoping for. His memories are slowly returning and as they do, he’s putting the finishing touches on the painting. When you see the whole thing finished, it’s a great reveal and that idea of remembering important details through paint and a brush comes together splendidly at the end in a scene that I found unexpectedly emotional.

As a directorial debut, Patrick Wilson could've done much worse than Insidious: The Red Door, particularly considering his character plays a major role in the film. The movie has some good scares, creepy monsters and the characters - both new and recurring - are likable. I won't call this chapter essential, even for those who've followed this universe since the beginning but if you're interested, I'd say check it out. (September 22, 2023)

[splatteronmywalls]

[rye-views]

Insidious: The Red Door (2023) dir. Patrick Wilson. 7.3/10

I would not recommend this movie to my friends. I would not rewatch this movie.

Poor Chris.

I feel like we should've ended this series with the last movie. Idk what we were trying to accomplish with this one. Why did we bring grandpa into the picture? The line between the further and reality in this movie is too blurred and not making sense. Why is the darth maul demon guy so burnt and black in this movie? This franchise is nothing without Elise. What was that situation where it seemed like Josh killed his real self so he could just stay in the further? How can one even do that?

I hate the tiled walls in this dorm. It's like a shower floor. Seems grimy. I hate the vomitting guy.

If my roommate put that door pic on his wall, nope.

[kristenswig]

#241. Insidious: The Red Door - Patrick Wilson

1/5

[cvasquez]

My favorite movies of 2023: 1. Godzilla: Minus One 2. Thanksgiving 3. Saw X 4. Evil Dead Rise 5. John Wick: Chapter 4 6. Guardians of The Galaxy: Vol. 3 7. The Flash 8. Insidious: The Red Door 9. Scream 6 10. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

[roseunspindle]

What I Watched in October 2023

Started off with an insidious re-watch so me and my mom could watch the latest movie in the series

This one is one of the best in the series

My personal favorite in the series

Not enough proper lore to support this one, so while key demon thing is scary, I'm not sure really what it was trying to do...

Okay, and one of the few movies where characters being divorced made sense, but again, I feel like I need more world building

a break from scary, but still delightfully spooky

Result of my dive back into the Naruto fandom ^_^ Granted this movie didn't quite make sense...

Never seen this one before, but actually quite liked it, I thought it did a good job overall. Well, the stabbing was...you know...not the most realistic thing I've ever seen, but the calmness with which he cleans up the murder was eerie

I will never not adore this miniseries

Cute, though the music got stuck in my head

Enjoyable, didn't make all that much sense but it didn't really need to. ^_^

Finally got my mom to watch this masterpiece, she cried! I love it. ^_^

A must watch for the Halloween season