So many better horror movies have lower ratings. I didn't expect this movie to be one cheap gimmick from the reviews, but that's all it was. So cliche.
This coming from someone who's a sucker for psychological horror, especially if it involves creepy abandoned psych hospitals. It could have been so much more
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What do you consider better, with a lower rating? (6.6 ain't all that.)
What was the one cheap gimmick? The problem is left so ambiguous that people are still debating it on here.
I personally liked the way it tied mental illness and demonic possession together, in such a way that people aren't certain what the real problem was at the end. And I had no idea who the real killer was until then either.
Personally, I believe another film in the general "The Shining" ballpark is far superior to "Session 9," despite a significantly lower rating: Ti West's "The Innkeepers" (2011). The latter film is similar to "Session 9" insofar as it features a building as a predominant element and is open to a "material or supernatural" debate. Yet "The Innkeepers" is far better acted; makes you actually care about its principal characters which causes viewer investment; and has stylish, masterful cinematography.
"Session 9," despite its much higher rating, fails to make you care about many of its characters (except Mike, for me); has stolid acting by the Jeff character and David Caruso; and has the cinematography quality of a made-for-TV movie.
I liked "Session 9" (rating 6.6) -- I did -- but only just liked it. I loved "The Innkeepers" (rating 5.5). So there's one example for you -- only my humble opinion.
On your suggestion, I just watched "Innkeepers" and (in my humble opinion) I feel completely the other way round; I liked "Innkeepers" but I loved "Session 9". I also have to disagree that the cinematography was 'masterful'
shareI agree that it wasn't nearly as good as people make it out to be. Just average. I think The Machinist is infinitely better in the psychological horror department.
shareI think 6.6 is too low. Maybe by a full point. Again, a thought-provoking movie with excellent voice acting on the session tapes.
sharea thought-provoking movie with excellent voice acting on the session tapes.It's unfortunate that the most interesting thing about the film is found in a red herring subplot that, at the end, has nothing to do with the actual story.
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So many better horror movies have lower ratings.
Examples?
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I couldn't agree more! such a stupid ending ( actually predictable) not scary AT AALLLL!!!
shareHow can someone have the nerve to call an ending which is all but stupid - stupid.
Have you ever considered that it maybe isn't dumbed down to your level of cheap scare you, for some reason that can be explained by expert, crave so much.
The point of this movie, you genious you, wasn't in figuring out who the killer is, but what is the horror and danger of severe mental disorder.
IN my opinion Session 9 is not a Horror movie at all!!! it might me a thriller that's all. plus There are much better mental disorder movies out there like " The black Swan" (although is not a horror movie).
Well I still don't understand how come some people are rude and immature enough to take it personal and offend others just because some people don't agree with their point.
I agree, Denise. The movie never delved deeply enough into the characters for us to care about them. As a result, I finished the movie thinking, "Meh". When the characters were in danger or killed, it didn't leave me at the edge of my seat. I was actually slumped down. A lot of things are questionable: why was that one guy so obsessed with the tapes? Why was Hank walking around in a daze?
We never delved deeply into Gordon enough to learn/care about his mental illness. What a waste.