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The Conjuring 2 (2016) R
Another family haunted by a supernatural threat means more work for the Warrens. This time scary things are happening in London.
"It's so small and light."
I honestly remembered that The Conjuring 2 was about as good as the first film but apparently I was wrong. It's not nearly as focused and tight as its prequel and could have used some editing. It also makes Warrens too important by connecting the threat so directly to them (while in the first part the connection to them was accidentally formed during the case).
There's very little character development in the film (especially with Warrens) and too many disjointed horror scenes (like the Crooked Man stuff). Acting is still great (especially Madison Wolfe - after seeing this for the first time I was sure the actress was British and after finding out that she was that blonde girl from Zoo I was like WTF?) and as thin as the characters are they're still very relatable.
It tries too much to repeat the first film's formula (I think the whole Amityville case was useless here while the lectures in the first were not). Despite all the complaints The Conjuring 2 is not a bad movie but the first film just set the bar too high. It's still well above average modern horror and well worth seeing.
Another family haunted by a supernatural threat means more work for the Warrens. This time scary things are happening in London.
"It's so small and light."
I honestly remembered that The Conjuring 2 was about as good as the first film but apparently I was wrong. It's not nearly as focused and tight as its prequel and could have used some editing. It also makes Warrens too important by connecting the threat so directly to them (while in the first part the connection to them was accidentally formed during the case).
There's very little character development in the film (especially with Warrens) and too many disjointed horror scenes (like the Crooked Man stuff). Acting is still great (especially Madison Wolfe - after seeing this for the first time I was sure the actress was British and after finding out that she was that blonde girl from Zoo I was like WTF?) and as thin as the characters are they're still very relatable.
It tries too much to repeat the first film's formula (I think the whole Amityville case was useless here while the lectures in the first were not). Despite all the complaints The Conjuring 2 is not a bad movie but the first film just set the bar too high. It's still well above average modern horror and well worth seeing.