UHD Review The Nun – UHD Review (1 Viewer)

[Sam Posten]

Set as a prequel to The Conjuring series, The Nun reveals the origin of the Demon Nun featured in The Conjuring 2.
After two nuns die under mysterious circumstances in Romania, a Vatican problem solver, Father Burke (Demian Bichir) and an American initiate who has yet to take her vows, Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga, sister of Conjuring star Vera Farmiga), are sent to investigate. What they discover is that bombing during a military operation has unleashed a demonic presence and that the nuns gave their lives to ensure the demon was unable to leave the church property. They are guided by a French Canadian “Frenchie” (Jonas Bloquet) who discovered the hanged body of one of the nuns.
Burke is haunted by the failed exorcism of a young boy in his past. The locals are acting weird. And Frenchie, well he’s a bit of a mess on his own. Irene has her work cut out for her if she is to help Burke face down The Nun and keep the demon bottled up in the bowels of the church. Fortunately...

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[Malcolm R]

As someone new to the Conjuring series, The Nun piqued my interest a bit, and I may have to grab the other 4 to catch up.

Haven't yet seen The Nun, but I love the other films in this franchise. They're a lot of fun if you like this sort of film, and they're very well made. Feel free to skip the first Annabelle film (it's OK, but probably the weakest of the franchise), but the sequel is very good as are the two Conjuring films.

I believe Annabelle 3 is out next summer. There was some discussion about making a film of The Crooked Man (another character in Conjuring 2), but haven't heard much more about that idea.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Thanks for the review, Sam. I saw this at the drive-in, and there were many times when you couldn't tell what the hell was going on because the picture was just so dark. Nice to read that the UHD disc is up the challenge.

As someone new to the Conjuring series, The Nun piqued my interest a bit, and I may have to grab the other 4 to catch up.

I would rank this one as the fourth worst in the franchise, ahead of only the first Annabelle. Both of the main Conjuring films and Annabelle: Creation are great atmospheric horror films. So the best is still ahead of you.

I loved the pairing of Father Burke and Sister Irene as the Vatican's version of Mulder and Scully, and I would love follow-up adventures with them in this sub-franchise. I just hope they come up with better stories.

 

[Sam Posten]

There was some discussion about making a film of The Crooked Man (another character in Conjuring 2), but haven't heard much more about that idea.

Yes that seems to be the case based on the reading I did in prepping for this review. I have no idea who the crooked man is at this point =)

I loved the pairing of Father Burke and Sister Irene as the Vatican's version of Mulder and Scully, and I would love follow-up adventures with them in this sub-franchise. I just hope they come up with better stories.

I agree, and I guess there is some need to explain the relationship between Irene and the family from the conjuring too. Mother?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I agree, and I guess there is some need to explain the relationship between Irene and the family from the conjuring too. Mother?

My theory from The Nun thread:

Spoiler: Speculation

Taissa Farmiga is playing a younger version of her older sister's character in the main films, Lorraine Warren.

In 1952, Warren would have been 25 -- right around the around the age of the novitiate in The Nun. The novitiate is clairvoyant, like Warren.

If they have gone this route, it would be a substantial departure from the real Warren's life. But given that the real Warrens had their daughter Judy right around the end of World War II, which would have put her in her mid-twenties when the original Conjuring was set, there's room for divergence.

 

[Sam Posten]

My theory from The Nun thread:

Spoiler: Speculation

Taissa Farmiga is playing a younger version of her older sister's character in the main films, Lorraine Warren.

In 1952, Warren would have been 25 -- right around the around the age of the novitiate in The Nun. The novitiate is clairvoyant, like Warren.

If they have gone this route, it would be a substantial departure from the real Warren's life. But given that the real Warrens had their daughter Judy right around the end of World War II, which would have put her in her mid-twenties when the original Conjuring was set, there's room for divergence.

More likely

Spoiler

a sibling