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DVD Review and Contest: The Innkeepers

Dan Koelsch, April 23, 2012April 23, 2012

The indie horror film The Innkeepers had a limited theatrical run this past February after debuting in last year’s SXSW Film Festival. The film is available tomorrow on DVD and Blu-ray, and we have our review after the break. Also find out how you can receive our specially packaged copy of the DVD.

The Yankee Pedlar Inn has a torrid history. Over 100 years ago, a soon-to-be bride hung herself in her room after her groom stood her up. The owners tried to cover up the suicide, and the bride’s ghost has been haunting the hotel ever since. Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) are working the final weekend before the Yankee Pedlar closes for good, and when the two go looking for the ghost, they get more than they bargained for.

The Innkeepers is your typical disappointing horror film that builds up tension with little pay-off (i.e. Paranormal Activity). The pace is crawling at best until a frenetic ending that doesn’t make much sense. In fact, not much is explained in the film, though many questions are presented. The actress-turned-psychic (Top Gun‘s Kelly McGillis) that is staying in the hotel is barely used despite her gift, and the fate of a nostalgic old man is used as a random plot device. Ti West wrote, directed, and edited the film, and you can tell that not many other people had any input, otherwise the story would have made a lot more sense.

The chemistry between Paxton and Healy is the only thing that made the long, boring, and uneventful parts of the movie bearable. There are some good tense moments, but they are wasted on fake-outs and uninspired reveals.

Final Rating: 2/5
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Were you a fan of The Innkeepers? You can win a copy of the film on DVD in special packaging that gives it the look and size of a Vinyl album. There’s even a poster inside (see images below)! Just leave a comment below telling us your favorite horror film by Wednesday April 25th at 11:59PM Pacific Time. Be sure to include your email as well! US residents only.

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  1. Granite_grizz says:
    April 23, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    The Ring actually caused me to lose sleep due to Adult Swim’s prank the night that I watched it. 🙁

  2. Sky88 says:
    April 23, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    The Shining!

  3. Phuc Ngo says:
    April 23, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    I’m going with End of Days (1999) because how does one not enjoy watching Ahnuld fight Satan? I’m still waiting for Schwarzenegger to do a commentary track for the film.

  4. Bdorman01 says:
    April 23, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Halloween is the first horror movie that had a major I pact with me and has stuck through the years. One of the finest crafted horror movies. Period.
    Bdorman01@yahoo.com

  5. ViralFan says:
    April 23, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    Freddy vs Jason for the simple fact that seeing two horror icons battling it out was pure awesomeness 

  6. Samuel Lopez says:
    April 23, 2012 at 6:12 pm

    My favorite horror movie is SCREAM(1996). It is my favorite horror film because of the self-awareness it contains when the characters reference horror movies when they are living one at the same time. And also simply because it kept me on the edge of my seat and it was an extremely good thriller with an unexpected killer(s). sam_cool_5_lop@hotmail.com

  7. sippy jim says:
    April 24, 2012 at 12:09 am

    SXSW Film Festival. The film is available tomorrow on DVD and Blu-ray, and 

    http://pennystockfinders.com/

  8. Callie Begay says:
    April 24, 2012 at 12:25 am

    The pace is crawling at best until a frenetic ending that doesn’t make much sense. In fact, not much is explained in the film,

    http://www.ticotitanium.com/

  9. Harbinger Stonebridg says:
    April 24, 2012 at 6:12 am

    As for the scariest, its a tie between Exorcist and Shining, but for good overall I would have to say Insidious. The characters are well established and they aren’t stupid. She says her house is haunted and she wants to move, so they move no questions asked. No one calls her crazy despite evidence like other movies. Its practical and makes sense. As for the innkeepers, I agree on all aspects. This was a very bad case of horror blueball…all build-up and no release.

  10. Trinitykendall says:
    April 24, 2012 at 9:48 am

    The House of the Devil (perhaps that’s cheating…)

    trinitykendall@gmail.com

  11. Nolan Bruce says:
    April 24, 2012 at 9:50 am

    House (1977)

    nolanbruce74@yahoo.com

  12. thegonzojoint says:
    April 24, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    My favorite horror film is The Exorcist. Terrifying, powerful, emotionally resonant work of art. The Wicker Man and Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) also make it into my Top Ten of all time, personally.

  13. jhanka says:
    April 24, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    my favorite horror film is The Burning. i love cropsy! my email is jonhanka@yahoo.com

  14. Morgan Murayama says:
    April 24, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    my favorite horror film is the Poltergeist. that movie still freaks me out.

  15. morgan murayama says:
    April 24, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    and my email is mlmurayama@gmail.com

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