Sinister 2

In the last two years, we have been getting only horror sequels that no one wanted and they don't even come close to their predecessors in terms of quality. Sinister 2 would be a pretty bearable horror if it didn't refer to an older fantasy film, which it doesn't resemble in the least, and following the example of Insidious 3 or the disastrous Annabelle, it definitely brings shame to the brand. Good thing Ethan Hawke's character didn't live to see this :) ...50% (2015-12-18)

Finally, not as much of a tragedy as I expected. I actually avoided Sinister 2 for quite a while because the trailer was terrible. It didn't have the same quality as the first movie, lacking the dense, twisted, and depressive atmosphere, good scares, and overall there was not enough terror. But the videos were decent, nothing bothered me, and the unsettling music and effects were a plus. The magic of the child spirits disappeared, and better actors could have been chosen, but as I mentioned, nothing bothered me enough to speak badly of it, so I don't see a reason not to include it among the better sequels. (2015-12-23)

Sinister 2 is a classic sequel. Unfortunately. There's almost no invention here; there's just an effort to develop characters in a sufficiently dramatic story that would then justify why the same thing is happening again and why Bagul can kill families on a large scale once more. Mostly just through the projector, but the threat also looms over the family we're following. This is really the only invention that was added to the film. Definitely don't expect the same great scary atmosphere as in the first film. It’s just an effort to build on something good. (2015-12-14)

Now I know exactly what it looks like when a classic ghost movie gets shot like a classic horror movie. Awful, cheap and lacking in atmosphere. The premise is clear – that hasn’t really changed since the first one, but the main focus here are these 15-year-old brothers who have absolutely no logic to them. It makes you wonder whether this movie tries to ride the recent wave of 1980s horrors look-alikes like It or Stranger Things, but apart from these two boys, nothing else is there. So you just have to accept the fact that this movie is a load of bullcrap... A completely useless cheap sequel that is simply benefiting off a brand. To be fair, the tapes had a pretty decent atmosphere. But that was it. (2018-09-20)

A modern paraphrase of Children of the Corn with ghosts, which does not work either as a goose-bump inducing horror movie or a shocking slasher flick. It is a similarly steep B-movie decline compared to the original, just as Annabelle was for The Conjuring. (2016-08-09)