The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It 4K 2021 Ultra HD 2160p

In the center of the plot will be the sinister story of one murder, beyond the reach of the understanding of the human mind of evil. Paranormal researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren fight for the soul of a young man named Ernie Johnson, which leads to an outcome that they have never met in their practice. For the first time in US history, a murder suspect claims to be possessed by the devil himself.

The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It 4K Review
In the diabolical universe of James Wang, it is again troubled: "The Conjuring 3: By the Will of the Devil" is already the eighth feature-length film in the franchise (several projects are in development) and the fifth (if you count a short cameo in "The Curse of the Nun"), in which demonologists Ed and Lorraine appear The Warrens, who became a kind of godparents of the accursed Disneyland (they are always played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga). The speculation about the place of ghost hunters in history can be pushed into the far corner of the artifact cabinet: for the cinema it is not so important whether they were talented hoaxers or really repeatedly looked the devil in the face. In pop culture, their activities have easily become a colorful and ominous sign, inviting people to the theaters (box office as a decisive argument). For sentimental reasons, it is worth adding that Lorraine Warren herself, who participated in the filming of previous films, went to another world in 2019, and this is the first picture of the series that she could no longer see (at least in the understanding familiar to us, mere mortals, ). From this, the personal imprint on the plot appears even more clearly, acquiring the outlines of not so much a horror as a genre biopic (according to the director, this is how Vera Farmiga herself sees the film).

It is rather difficult to enter the same river of the title “Conjuration” for the third time, so the rules had to be changed from the very beginning. The traditional rite of exorcism for the genre, which becomes a colorful final chord in almost every picture of the series, takes place here in the opening scene. Even more dramatic, the banishment procedure is not going according to plan. The restless entity leaves the body of a very young obsessed David Glatzel (Julian Hilliard) and finds a new refuge in Arn Johnson (Ruairi O'Connor) - the boyfriend of his older sister, a guy in all respects positive. Glatzels, not feeling the trick, begin to live happily ever after, the Warrens lick their wounds (the age is not the same!) When Arne sends his beloved employer to the next world, having slashed his body with knife strikes. "By the Will of the Devil" is a defense strategy in a trial that did take place in 1981. The case naturally became resonant - it was both the first precedent in the history of American law, where the devil was going to sit on the dock, and the first murder in the history of the town of Brookfield.

The beginning sounds somewhat deceptive: it is easy to assume that the film by Michael Chavez, who took over parental control of the film from James Wan, will get on the tracks of Emily Rose's Six Demons and turn into a paranormal trial in the courtroom. But the real story becomes only the bearing beams of this structure (we will not announce the verdict on Johnson ahead of time). The Warrens go on a detective tour of the cursed places to find the sender of evil. It turns out that sometimes it does not appear on its own, but a mark made of a skull and ropes can act as a messenger (look for analogs in the first season of "True Detective" and in the forest of "The Blair Witch").

On the third attempt, the couple of demonologists managed to cross an important milestone: from the 70s they moved to the 80s, and although Lorraine's costumes (with absolutely wonderful collars) have not changed, but the time has changed. And the point is not only that the receivers are now voicing not "Time of the season" The Zombies, but "Call me" Blondie, but also in a significant increase in serial murders and the so-called Satanic panic, covering everything with the theory of occult conspiracy. This paranoia expands the geography of space - the Warrens no longer huddle in one damned attic, but roam the forests and river banks and move between the prison, morgue, police station and hospital. And the accents on that very admiration for inverted crucifixes (not a single one for the entire film!), Cones with holy water (one bottle) and chanting Bible reading have significantly worn off.

It is worth saying frankly that with all these mutations of the genre, it is unlikely that "The Conjuring" at number three will actually be able to scare anyone. The edge of inverted crosses has moved away from the pops in the basement and gravitates towards sweep and magic in each dimension (slimy drowned people literally wander on slippery tiles). And Chavez, frankly, is a much weaker director than James Wan himself: his "Curse of the Weeping One" is one of the most unprepossessing films in the franchise. The director diligently repeats the tricks of the father of the universe, but his screamers rather give off stubborn apprenticeship and respond not with shivers, but with fatigue. And this is not the first time he has copied the one-shot scene of the tour of the new house from the first "The Conjuring" quite shamelessly ("The Curse of the Weeping One" was also not without such a thing). Although it is worth noting that Chavez adds entertainment, rapid speed and other editing delights like still frames to the Warren rites.

But behind all the horrors, crosses, detective intrigues and exploitation of passages of the Gospel lurked perhaps the most romantic picture of the entire franchise. Demons and entities are forced to creep into the background: in the end, the film was released about the fact that in any hell it's more fun together, and after many exiles, Ed and Lorraine came to one simple truth: "God is love." And, in truth, it is absolutely impossible to look away from Vera Framiga and Patrick Wilson: perhaps they are the most touching, kind and dear fighters against evil spirits that cinema has ever seen. If the previous parts of the "Conjuring" ended with passages about family bonds, then the triquel catches the spouses in the year of their anniversary: ​​30 years of marriage are behind (it's time to remember the beginning). And even if the sentiments of the marriage story by Chavez are presented in a rather straightforward and inelegant manner, the chemistry (magic, divine grace, charm) of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga overrides any sloppiness of the script or production. If Ed and Lorraine Warren could not prove the existence of the devil, then at least by their example they showed what it is like to live happily ever after (more than 60 years!) In wealth and poverty, in sickness and health, until death separated them (or did not separate - psychics know better).

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Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Upscaled 4K (2160p)
HDR: HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

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English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1

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English SDH, French, German SDH, Italian SDH, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional), Norwegian.