Haunted Changi (2010) Review

Synopsis

Old Changi Hospital is one of the most notoriously haunted places in the world. A group of filmmakers explore the famously haunted hospital in Singapore with terrifying and tragic results.

Haunted Changi Good Points

The Location

A Hospital always provides a creepy backdrop for any horror film.

Style

While it’s a low-budget film, it never actually feels too sloppy and is quite well made for the budget.

Strong Atmosphere

The night shoots are good, and have some decent tension and scenes, where the limited lighting allow the imagination to fill in the rest.

Crew Interactions

The scenes with Andrew Lau, Sheena Chung, and the crew are good and you actually somewhat care a bit about them as a result.

The Editing

Tony Kern’s involvement adds the polish while maintaining the film’s found-footage style.

Subtle Supernatural Elements

The supernatural stuff is subtle but decent and the unexplained movements are handled sparingly, and it works well with the build up of it all.

Haunted Changi Bad Points

Slow Early Pacing

Daytime explorations, editing sessions, and interviews occupy much of the first half, and I think it could have got going more quicker.

Limited Action

Most of the scares occur in the last ten minutes, and while the rest of the film does decent build up, I think a bit more a bit quicker would have helped with it, again.

Familiar Tropes

Some elements will feel standard for found footage and may not you much.

Day-to-Night Contrast

The transition from mundane daytime scenes to tense nighttime footage feels abrupt, and a bit uneven.

Final Thoughts on Haunted Changi

I thought it was alright, despite the slow early pacing and I think more could have been done quicker, but the atmosphere does help make up for it.

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