![]() ![]() This means when they do happen, they are a fun surprise that unleashes a burst of adrenaline. Instead, it teases them so well that you spend the first twenty to thirty minutes in a constant state of tension, knowing they're coming but having no idea when. Since the short film ends with the mother of all jump scares, the full-length version does not even try to shy away from them. The first act of the movie is the scariest and most well made. The problem is that Sophie's delusion might not be a delusion, it could be something that is a real danger to them all. Now her younger half-brother Martin (Gabriel Bateman) is struggling with the same fate, and Rebecca has to make the choice whether to run again or stay and help her family. ![]() Lights Out tells the story of Rebecca (Theresa Palmer), a young woman who clearly has some issues with commitment since she left home, an unhappy place where she was forced to deal with her mentally ill mother Sophie (Maria Bello) all alone since her father walked out. Maybe not the most unique or creative of stories, but with enough solid acting and scares to see it through. While lately the best horror films have been either independently made, like Resolution (2012) or not made in Hollywood, like The Babadook (2014), Lights Out is as solid as some of the better mainstream horror we have seen lately, on par with the likes of The Conjuring (2013). And while it's not as good as the short, it's certainly worth taking a look at. Not really a surprise, this movie had some big shoes to fill. So, did the feature-length film live up to its mini predecessor? No wonder this little film is now a feature-length summer blockbuster with A-list stars and a 5 million dollar budget. Speaking of YouTube, there are two channels which have had the original short film on them for two years. In fact, check out the reaction videos on YouTube, they're priceless. With no dialogue, just two performers, and only three chords of music spaced out over two minutes and forty seconds, I've seen that short scare the pants off of everyone who watches it. Okay, if you are a horror fan like me, odds are that more than one person has shown you Lights Out, a short film from 2013 that is about as close to perfect as horror gets. ![]()
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