The sequel to the horror movie Insidious was directed by James Wan. Other films directed by Wan include The Conjuring, and Saw. Wan co-wrote Insidious, and Insidious: Chapter 2 with Leigh Whannell. The main cast of the film consists of actors Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, and Barbara Hershey. Patrick Wilson is the only actor I have heard of.
I watched Insidious when it first came out in 2010. I remember I was twelve years old. It seemed like everyone had seen the movie, but I had yet to see it. I recall overhearing class discussions of how freaked out they were over the movie. Never in my life had I turned down a horror movie because I was too afraid to watch it, and I was not going to start then. So, I had to see it.
Standing in line waiting to buy a ticket was the scariest part of the whole experience. I had built up all these horrific scenes from the other children’s descriptions in my head. The anxiety was getting to me. Plus, I was scared that the ticket salesman wouldn’t sell me tickets because the movie was PG-13 and I was a sweaty twelve year old. Luckily, since I was tall for my age, I got in. At this point I was probably hyperventilating with pupils the size of dimes
I escaped with only jumping a few times. I never jumped from fear. It was always caused by pathetic jump scares using zoom and too loud sound effects. After, I was completely let down and mad.
This time was even worst than the first.
First and foremost, Insidious: Chapter 2 is the most ridiculous horror movie I have ever seen in my life. I do not find Insidious nor Insidious: Chapter 2 to be scary, at all. Finding a place to sit in the whole theatre was the scary part. I didn’t jump one time, not even at the jump scares. They were so predictable. If you’re easily frightened, I suggest that you go see Insidious: Chapter 2. But, if you have a high fear tolerance, or even If you’ve seen more than twenty horror movies, don’t waste your time. You’ll be able to pick out every “scary” part and be able to figure out the whole entire plot in the first 30 minutes. It’s like the story writers said, “Let’s try to make the most generic, unoriginal horror movie ever. Oh! And, Let’s see how many horror movie tropes we can cram into 103 minutes!” If you haven’t seen Insidious but want to watch Insidious: Chapter 2, you’ll be fine just reading the synopsis.
One of the most influential aspects of a good movie is acting. The acting in Insidious: Chapter 2 is horrendous. The whole entire movie I was cringing (and laughing) at how bad it was. The actors couldn’t even act scared, or give a good scream. If I had to give an award for the best actor in this movie, it would go to the toddler.
It was the most generic a horror movie can get. It didn’t even try to make up for the unoriginality with guts and gore.The scare factor relied on the sound effects and pop-ups. Even the background music was generic horror movie music. The special effects makeup for the demons was basic makeup. I could do it myself. If you took out the jump scares and switched the music to something that wasn’t the screeching sound that gets louder and louder, then you’d be left with something that resembles more of a comedy rather than a horror. The whole movie is glued together by the music.
The movie tries so hard to be this philosophical, deep thinking movie showcasing the line between the afterlife and the living. They also try to jump from past to present. This movie is about as deep as a kiddie pool; the whole thing just seemed choppy.
I could probably talk about about bad this movie was for a couple of hours. This movie tries too many things and does all of them badly. It’s hard to create a good movie when you do not have the basics of good actors, good lighting, and a fairly original plot. This movie is over-hyped and completely overdone. If you still want to see it, just wait for it to come out on Redbox.
In conclusion, I would not watch this movie twice and I would not recommend it to anyone.
Rating: 3.6/10