Tuesday 15 September 2009

Haunting in Connecticut Trailer

This is the trailer for the fairly recent horror movie, "The Haunting in Connecticut". What I really love about this trailer is how it opens with a quote, "Why do bad things happen to good people." The quote immediately says this is a horror movie. It is like most other horror movies based on a family moving into a new home or living in a haunted house like "The Others" or "The Amityville Horror" but unlike some other horror movies, right after the quote, it has the on-screen text saying "based on a true story. Now this is what immediately got me into the trailer, how the film is actually based on something that has happened in real life, I can only recall 1 horror movie that stated that it was based on a true story, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." (You can tell that I like my horror movies) Like quite a few trailers if not only horror, it gives away a little sneaky peak as to the plot. When the woman is looking in the house and asks about a catch, a male voice says, "well, it has a bit of a history." Now, this is the kind of thing I love, it gives away just a little bit of the plot and it makes you desperately want to know what the history is, but then came the downfall. My biggest disappointment with this trailer was it gave it away, stupidly. About half way through the trailer it gives away the reason why the house is haunted, there is a newspaper article about a funeral home. So, that made me a little disappointed but all the same, it has almost every aspect that I love about a horror movie, particularly ghost movies. Creepy shadows, rotting food, unusual marks cut into flesh and flashing clips of ghosts. A little bit of blood and guts wouldn't go amiss though. The only thing cheesy about this film i didn't like is when the woman nearly gets killed by the shower curtain. I've seen several horror movies with at least one death like that. Overall, I think this was an extremely successful trailer. The music of the trailer has a slightly creepy off-key piano and high pitched violins which ascend in pace and volume for tension and suspense. There is a V/O throughout the trailer of some of the characters like a medium and the mother to vaguely explain the story or their current situation. There is also some on-screen texts which give location and some other minor details about the film. The use of jumpy shots and escalating music is a clear connotation of horror and not something to get easily confused about. It does also give the name of the film. Anyway, have a watch and grab hold of your seats!

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