Another positive would be the fact that the film has a simplified compared to Chapter 2, which did some really convoluted things that detracted from the film. The film definitely benefits from a shift of focus from the Lambert family to someone completely unrelated to them. Plus, it also means that we get to see a lot more of Lin Shaye being great and that's always a positive in my book. So it's refreshing to see a film that actually makes proper use of its total running time. I think the time between the scares themselves is better utilized in adding some sort 'depth' to the actual characters that inhabit this film, where as in the previous two films, and many other horror flicks, the time between the scares is mostly filler. It doesn't compare in the horror department, but I think it does a better job at making you care about the characters than any of the two previous films did. As a complete with film, one with narrative and compelling characters, Chapter 3 would definitely be the best. Don't get me wrong I think the first Insidious would be better if we're looking just at the horror elements.
The problem with the first Insidious is that the third act felt rushed and didn't really fit in with the rest of the film. Dare I even say that this film is, as a whole, better than the first Insidious. I'm really happy to say that this film is a vast improvement over Chapter 2.
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