I wish I was able to reply when it was fresher in my memory but
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Originally Posted by horcrux2007
From the first ten minutes, I noticed that something felt terribly wrong about this movie. Deputy So and So was nothing more than comic relief in the original film, and, outside of the big plot twist at the end, he can hardly carry more than a scene by himself, let alone an entire movie. While he is a generally likable character, Deputy So and So just isn't cut out to carry an entire film by himself. His character actually made the movie funnier than it was scary, and there was very little to be afraid of in this movie.
If you've seen the trailer, and I'm not exaggerating, every single scare is spoiled in the trailer, and there aren't any surprises left for you. It seems like the filmmakers thought that showing Baghuul off as much as possible could make the sequel scarier than the original, but what made the original so terrifying is that Baghuul was just a shadow in the back of the tapes. You rarely saw him for more than just a glance, and it was scary as hell. In Sinister 2, however, you can practically count the buttons on his black overcoat because he's shown so profusely throughout the movie. Along with a ridiculously over-the-top abusive husband side plot, a weak script and bland direction, Sinister 2 is one of the biggest disappointments of the year for horror.
2/10
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I didn't think it was that terrible. It had decent story and build up. My problem though was that the male lead reminded me of Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates so I kinda went in with that feeling of familiarity and was really hoping he'd make it out ok. But I can't argue that he made the film more humorous than scary.
My only real problem was the ending really. Making the kid the killer could of worked, but the execution was dumb as fuck. How did the kid manage to move not only his brother but his mother and full grown violent father to crucifixes and drag them up in the middle of a cornfield... shouldn't he have been easily over powered?
Which got only worse when the three left alive ran from the little prick. Ooo he's got a sickle our days are so numbered! He's like 4ft tall just punt the little bastard! Even beating him with a cornstalk should have incapacitated him enough to take away the sickle and ground his bratty ass.
And the hotel last attempt for a jump scare was just pathetic. Didn't even make sense...