Dead Silence

Directed by: James Wan
Written by: Leigh Whannell, James Wan
Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Amber Valletta, Donnie Wahlberg

Movie info: Saw duo James Wan and Leigh Whannell re-team for this chilling tale of a widower (Ryan Kwanten) who returns to his hometown to unearth clues about his recently departed wife's untimely death. In the quiet town of Ravens Fair, children taunt one another with spooky stories about a ventriloquist whose mind was ravaged by insanity. Mary Shaw was a popular entertainer until she was accused of murdering a young boy. Subsequently hunted and captured by the vengeful townspeople, Mary's tongue was cut out before she was mercilessly killed and committed to the earth in the company of her handmade collection of vaudeville dolls. In the years that followed, the town seemed to be haunted by those ghastly puppets. After mysteriously disappearing from Mary's grave, the menacing figurines would sometimes be glimpsed by the damned in the dead of night -- their appearance consistently foreshadowing the death of whoever laid eyes upon them. Entire families were found slaughtered, their tongues brutally torn from their mouths in a sickening scene that eerily recalled the execution of the elderly ventriloquist. Newlyweds Jamie (Ryan Kwanten) and Lisa Ashen (Laura Regan) both grew up in Ravens Fair. Now, following Lisa's inexplicable death, Paul has returned to the pair's hometown in order to say his final goodbyes and find out the truth about his wife's enigmatic demise. After being reunited with his ailing father (Bob Gunton) and the aging man's pretty young bride (Amber Valletta), the grieving widower will finally uncover the shocking truth behind the curse that has plagued Ravens Fair for as far back as he can remember.

My rating: 4/5
Comment:

Beware the stare of Mary Shaw.
She had no children, only dolls.
And if you see her in your dreams,
be sure you never, ever, scream.

From the director, writers and producers of SAW, my favourite movie! xD No wonder it's good. Hehe. And i saw the exact same ventriloquist dummy in SAW. Switch off the lights and pull down your curtains when you watch it. The darker, the more exciting it is. I know i sounded very "bian tai" here. Hahaha.. But remember~ don't scream when you watch it~ xD

This is Mary Shaw and her dummy #57 out of 100, Billy.

This is ghost Mary Shaw. Haha.

Now i feel kinda restless after watching this. Or is it something else? =/

Last yoga session tonight before uni starts!