What makes it different from others?

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Megan Charpentier and Isabelle Nélisse stole the show. It's just amazing what a great job these two child actors did. The show is worth watching just to see them. But then the charm of Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau in Universal's widely successful Guillermo del Toro horror film made the film even better. I didn't give it a 10 because I would've made the ending a lot scarier, but the film had an honest ending, and the audience deserved that. I think that everything right up to the ending was wonderful. I like a horror film that makes me nervous, not knowing what the ending will do. And the scene where Lily was pulling on the blanket was brilliant. Everyone should enjoy certain aspects of this drama, so the 6.2 star rating was cruel, and further proves that many IMDb users are harsh. This film took $20 million to make and earned $71 million. If the show was a loser, it would've never made it to the $71 million mark. And now I see it plays on TV regularly, so the viewership ratings and advertising revenue income says something about a film's followed. Cable stations don't make money from loser films.

Based on the success of the short, Guillermo del Toro presents this feature length version of Andy Muschietti's vision. First off, the 15 certificate filled me with foreboding. When are we going to start seeing horror 18's again! But saying that this film does have it's fair share of jumps, throw in to the mix a spirit who's 'Grudge' like noises definitely creeped me out and will make me check my closet before going to sleep his evening. the film follows two young girls who are abandoned in a cabin in the woods by their estranged father for 6 years before their uncles efforts to find them succeed. They are rescued and taken in by their uncle and his reluctant girlfriend but who has been looking after them all this time? I was fairly impressed with the overall aesthetics of this movie and it confirms my suspicions that Europeans are indeed the masters of horror. Yes this is technically a remake, but a remake of the directors own short film made 6 years previous and not a pointless scareless rehash that seems popular in the states of late. Muschietti's ability to take us on a journey through the eyes of not just Annabel but also of the two young girls was expertly driven, normally kids in movies make me reach for the remote to change channel but these two were fantastic. Jessica Chastain's portrayal of Annabel was very believable as a woman not ready for the burden of motherhood but she carries the role exceedingly well and the film is as much her journey as that of the kids and of the 'what' that has been looking after them.Watch it if you were disappointed with Drag me to Hell or Don't be Afraid of the Dark as this is far better

I am a huge fan of movies like Pan's Labyrinth and had medium-high hopes for Mama so that I bought it without having seen it in the theater first. Totally. Worth It. I loved the classic ghost story twist with a storyline involving a woman who wasn't your typical girlfriend and more interested in rocking out than being a step-mom to 2 feral children. I loved the set design, and felt shivers from my screen.... I LOVED the special effects and that one scene where the little girl is playing "tug a pillow" wow... That really got me. The ending I know has some people annoyed but for me it was satisfying and the only real way that everything that followed could be wrapped up. There could never be a happy ending here, but there could be some kind of closure. My only issue? The wig that Jessica Chastain had to wear. They could have done better by her.

I didn't really care for this movie too much overall. It drew me in right from the beginning and it stays entertaining enough, but the CGI is not great and it quickly turned into a cheesy ghost story without anything original to offer.It reminds me a lot of other ghost story movies. It has a similar plot to "The Ring" in a way, but is less suspenseful and doesn't work as well. It shows the "ghost" a lot, probably too much, instead of leaving more for the imagination, which left me pretty bored in the second half. After it is shown that the ghost can appear whenever and do actual physical harm, it becomes kind of silly to keep dragging the movie on with close calls. The ending was terrible in my opinion, and I couldn't even finish the last few minutes of the film. I don't want to spoil it, but I will say that its overly dramatic and emotional.The sound design is great and the film has nice production value other than the CGI. I think this director shows a lot of promise and would do better with a better script.