BoredNow33 I originally gave this movie a rating of 7. I thought there were some good creepy moments and liked the storyline continuing from previous occupants. Then I made the mistake of watching the prequel / sequel first and re-watching the original second. Big mistake. The Origin writers had no idea what the first movie's history was. They did an awful job trying to give us more backstory on the Origin of Evil. But what they did do was have a wonderful child actress, Lulu Wilson, who was eerie and creepy and unsettling, something the original Ouija did not have. None of the cast stood out or acted well. It must have been the directing, because I have seen some of the cast in other things and liked them. This movie pales in comparison to Origin, but Origin sucks because it did not take the history told in this story and use it correctly. My recommendation, if you like one of these movies, don't watch the other. And if you want to watch both, watch them years apart so you don't remember the inaccuracies. I changed my rating to a 4.

Coventry The only thing I know about Ouija-boards is that the name is derived from of a composition of the French and Dutch words for "yes" ("oui" and "ja") and that they were originally created as ordinary board games for family entertainment. The fact that Ouija boards grew out to become symbol for the macabre, spiritualism and horror is pretty good marketing, if you ask me! As made clear by the title, a Ouija board also forms the central gimmick in this film, but like all skeptical horror fans know, a good gimmick doesn't necessarily guarantee a good movie! "Ouija" is an incredibly uninspired, lame and overly sentimental PG13 ghost story that too obviously steals its plot ideas from other films. This could easily be a sequel in the "Insidious" franchise, except that the Ouija board replaces the human spiritual medium (but Lin Shaye is still present), while the death sequences could come straight out of a "Final Destination" sequel (notably the freak accident in the bathroom). After fooling around with a Ouija board she found in the attic, a teenage girl inexplicable commits suicide. Her friends, and particularly her BFF Layne, refuse to accept that a vivid and joyful young girl like Debbie played with the idea of ending her own life, so they gather around to seek contact with their friend via the same Ouija board. They quickly discover the board is connected to an unresolved missing girl case from the 1950s and put their own lives at risk by unleashing malevolent souls. "Ouija" is a strictly by-the-numbers and commercial horror effort, with predictable boo-moments and fake scares at the most foreseeable moments. The teen protagonists are admittedly less stereotypical and annoying than usually the case in this sort of films, but still you don't feel too much empathy for them. The lead girl, Olivia Cooke, is cute and she surely can act, but she's probably also smart enough to realize that her role in the series "Bates Motel" is a more valuable addition on her resume. There isn't any gore (duh, PG13) and the make-up effects are weak. My 8-year-old son walked in during one of the supposedly scariest moments, but he wasn't the least bit upset.

r-b-amin First of all, I would begin by saying that IMDb ratings & reviews are so unreliable that I decided not to watch/reject a movie anymore because of some stupid ratings and reviews. This movie actually gives you that general message of how dealing with an Ouija board foolishly could ruin your life. Nevertheless, it's all about the direction of a horror movie which makes it different and appealing and this one is quite remarkable. Ouija (2014) is a much better horror than Ouija: the origin of evil (2016) which you would find to have got a rating of 6, whereas you would see only 4.5 for Ouija (2014). A lot of people criticized it to be a children's movie (just because playing with the Ouija Board doesn't make it so) or did not quite like the young girls and boys involved with the Ouija board activities here. However, it would be ridiculous to see a bunch of old people dealing with an Ouija board, isn't it? It's very natural to see a group of young would fall for this trap and by mistake could bring something satanic/demonic. You could also find Lin Shaye (who played the role of Elise Rainier in the Insidious series) in this movie who perfectly fits into this kind of horror climax which Ouija delivered. I have no idea how trash movies like Triangle (2009) or average horror with absolutely zero scary scenes such as The Witch (2015) got such high ratings and positive reviews whereas for Ouija (2014), the case is not so. It has the ability to scare you quite a few number of times which you would appreciate while watching a horror. Pure and simple. We don't always like to watch a complicated horror movie which ends in such a way that we have to go to Google and find out the explanations of the stories and their endings so that the spent time would be worth watching it. Why so much effort to understand a movie! Non-sense! I would say, if you really love horror which could easily happen to your day-to-day lives or you love to get scared a few number of times and especially love an excellent climax at the end then this movie is worth-watching. Please ignore the stupid ratings & reviews of a horror movie here on IMDb and watch the trailer by yourself, if it seems convincing, then make your own decision rather than going for reviews of some immature young generation who have only learnt watching horror movies for a few years.

Alice C In the scheme of horror movies watching this as a stand alone it was a bit disjointed. It is really a movie geared toward teens to 20 somethings. There were few interactions with adults and the film focused on high schoolers almost exclusively. The second movie was better made and far more creepy and psychologically disturbing. This movie did tie into the other story and if seen after made more sense. I see a lot of horror movies and there are so many that fall below average range for acting quality or storyline. I didn't feel this one was poorly crafted or acted, the characters just weren't very developed and the plot was too disjointed. But they did have a few 'scares' in the mix.