Invocação do Mal 4: O Último Ritual

I watched this in IMAX, so of course my expectations were pretty high for The Conjuring: The Last Rites. Maybe I set the bar a little too high, but honestly it didn't disappoint me.

What I liked:

• Solid emotional build-up.

• A satisfying ending.

• A few scenes actually made me flinch.

What didn't work for me:

• Way too predictable (though, to be fair, the Conjuring formula is easy to guess).

• A slow burn at the beginning.

• The music didn't feel scary enough.

• The ending felt a bit rushed.

I just caught 'Conjuring: Last Rites' in theaters & for now I'm giving it a 9/10 though I need to rewatch it, because my phone was blowing up with work during the film & the stress definitely pulled me out of full immersion.

Like every Conjuring-verse film before it, I really enjoyed this one. It does stand apart, though, by leaning more heavily into story & character development than pure horror. I know many viewers will actually appreciate that approach, but for me, it came with a trade-off: because so much time was dedicated to the narrative, the multiple entities involved in the haunting didn't get as much screen time or presence as they could have. A tighter balance (slightly less story, more entity-driven horror) would've made it even stronger.

That said, what's here is still excellent. The storytelling, while heavier, is well done & the film delivers some truly unique scare moments from the demons. It's a different flavour from earlier Conjuring entries, but it still holds that trademark mix of tension, atmosphere & supernatural dread.

Overall, it's another very good addition to the franchise. For now I'm landing at a 9/10, though with a rewatch under less distraction, I could see this score shifting.

This latest and final main franchise entry is more personal to the Warrens. Numerous callbacks to the first and second Conjuring, and the emotional weight that brings Ed and Lorraine to come out from retirement, concluding their final rites on unfinished demon business. Loved the return to haunted house.

Recently I just watched the movie in the IMAX cinema and it was a scary film, yes I can say that there are some flaws in the movie but there is no such movie that bad things come to mind, I will not talk much about this movie bcz of spoilers. Go and watch the movie. U will enjoy the movie... i just want to say that dont go to critics falst statement. It worth to wath movie...

Sometimes in life, in order to move forward, we have to go back to the beginning, I guess. Well that's very much the case with Ed and Lorraine Warren in this latest addition to The Conjuring franchise.

What I initially assumed would be a fresh investigation sadly turns out to be more of the same formula we've seen over the past 10 years. There's little here that feels original; most of it either borrows heavily from previous entries or is clearly influenced by familiar tropes. A door left slightly open for the audience to notice... SLAM. A recording or photo reveals a ghostly figure. A quick camera cut - and boom, you're face-to-face with a demon.

My biggest issue with the film is that it simply cannot stand on its own. It leans too heavily on paranormal figures the Warrens have battled before. Yes, there are creepy moments, the buildup often leads to little more than cheap jump scares.

For a film with a runtime of 2 hours and 15 minutes - and a cast of 13 people and one dog - it plays things very safe. Sure there is suspense but, where is the danger? Who is the actual target? These are questions I found myself asking throughout the film. It's an enjoyable however, there's nothing here to challenge the franchise or push it in a new direction.