Insidious: Make it Make Sense

<p>Today, the Brides are one hundred percent going to make sense of James Wan's 2010 film, <em>Insidious</em>. We swear. By the end of the episode, we will understand why this haunted house story turns in the last 40 minutes into a story about astral projection??? With a ton of ghost mythos that never fully gets explained???? And Lin Shaye wearing a gas mask to channel ghosts during a seance?????? We don't even know, guys - this movie is straight up the most frustrating we've ever covered, and we did <em>Children of the Corn </em>this season! But all that said, what this movie does right, it does in stunningly spooky fashion, and it's a solid warmup for James Wan and writer Leigh Whannel's spectacular follow-up, <em>The Conjuring </em>(which we raved about last season!). We also discuss the perfection that is Patrick Wilson - even though his character is kind of a douche - and the fact that the demon with a red face looks way too much like Darth Maul to be truly effective. Also, this movie contains the biggest plot hole we've ever covered on the show. We're still mad.</p> <p>Side note: take a shot every time Alysa compares something <em>Insidious </em>does, to something <em>The Conjuring </em>does better. You won't survive the episode.</p> <p><em>Insidious</em>. 2010. Directed by James Wan. Written by Leigh Whannel. Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, and Ty Simpkins.</p>