Yesterday a few of our Cape Town readers were treated to an early screening of The Nun, the fifth film in the Conjuring horror franchise. Thanks to Empire Entertainment, we hosted a press screening of the film at Cavendish Ster-Kinekor. “Is The Nun genuinely that scary? Is the hype real? Is it worth watching?” These are a few of the questions answered by our film critics – you, the viewers.
This movie lived up to the hype. Good balance of horror and humour. – Michelle Guy
Exceeded my expectations. Best movie out of the five movies. 210% would recommend for a good scare. – Sakeenah Haffejee
It was great! – Mark Gavin Sylvester
The Nun was very adrenalating. It had me on the edge of my seat – Carmen De Koker
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. There were quite a few scares which had me clutching my fist and screaming! I loved the comedic relief Frenchie brought in. The movie was intense and we needed to have a laugh break now and then to ease the tension. – Carmalita Kortman
Went to the pre-screening of #TheNun this evening, thanks to @FortressofS – I think it's safe to say I won't be getting much sleep tonight.
— Azra 👓 (@ozzyosman) September 6, 2018
The movie was super scary. It was also a good prequel to the Conjuring universe. – Gerald Herold
It was awesome and intense, didn’t expect the twist in the movie. – Wesley Kinnear
My friend and I thought it was one of the best out of the Conjuring Series. The scoring on the movie was fantastic and the storyline was captivating. They did show too much of the entity though and should have left something to the imagination, but we still had a few jump-scares! – Morgane Norval
I thought that this movie had awesome production value, but lacked so much. Too many plot holes, pacing was off and, most importantly, it didn’t have that scare factor. With so much hype around this flick I was a little disappointed. – Dean Fury
Packed with unpredictable horror scenes and lots of jump scares. Great acting by Taissa Farmiga. – Camillah Adams
Although the film was beautifully shot, and the story was good, knowing the antagonist so well already left them at a disadvantage for the climax of the film. – Kevin Guy Palmer
Brilliant in all aspects except the story itself needed a bit more meat. – Neil
It was a good horror movie with a lot of scary moments. However, the ending was a bit disappointing. – Melissa Edson
It was great! I loved how the director made The Nun flow into the Conjuring storyline. – Mary-Jo Brandt
The movie definitely put my heart rate up. – Evan Newman
Sweated more watching The Nun than when I workout…💯
— Sakeenah Haffejee (@SakeenahHaffej1) September 6, 2018
While the movie definitely had some “jump out of your seat” moments, it was overall, the weakest in the series of movies. It failed to instil the same fear that The Conjuring did…quite average if I had to be entirely honest. – Davina Pillay
My partner and I had such a blast last night, that was most definitely the best horror film we have seen in ages! Every scene kept us on our toes and we jumped quite a few times! – Celina Caroto
The nun was scary indeed kept me wondering what is about to happen next but I enjoyed every minute of it. – Kerschia Mudiavita
The movie was terrifying kept me on the edge of my seat, I kept my eyes closed in a few places. – Tasneem Ryklief
The movie had a great dark visual feel which kept me on the edge of my seat. – Mahdiyeh Mae Pakdoust
I S**T MYSELF!!! – Jason Van Wyk
It was a scary movie for sure! The cinematography was brilliant. I was on the edge of my seat the whole movie. The surround sound worked so well, I even looked behind me to see if something happened at the back of the cinema. The storyline was a bit thin. I also prefer a more believable script, but in general, it well worth watching. – Caren
The movie was great, it played up to the hype of all the other movies in the conjuring series. The movie moves quickly which was great as often the plot takes too long to unfold. There wasn’t a dull moment. – Samantha Withering
Maybe the hype surrounding the trailer and playing off the memories of the other Conjuring movies built this up for me too much but I didn’t find it scary at all. I think the movie looks good visually and the actors did a good job with the material but it lacked in those big scare moments and needed a bigger finish. – Alwynne Baatjies
