Directed by : James Wan
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2226417/
Brilliantly connects with 1st part, though short on scare level.
Read at your own risk, the post may have some spoilers.
Renai (Rose Byrne) soon realises that things still move on their own at house, that the spirit hasn't left her home yet. Its Josh who has got possessed by the black dressed bride as seen in the final scene of 1st chapter. With Elise (Lin Shaye) gone, its Carl (Steve Coulter) who was one of her favourites, comes to help Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) who notices a woman in the house at night. The struggle is to bring Josh back from The Further where his body is trapped, before its too late.
The screenplay is amazing, it begins with younger Josh being examined by Elise (Lindsay Seim). We were told what was done to Josh in his childhood during 1st chapter, but now we are given glimpse of it with a complete flashback scene that shows Josh is getting close to being possessed right when he was a small kid, but Elise stopped it by making him forget his astral projection ability and all memories related to black dressed bride spirit.
The story keeps moving backward and forward, as this chapter deals with details about who the black dressed bride is, what is her motive and how can she be removed from Josh body.
Since this movie connects with first part, its more of a suspense thriller with lesser scary scenes. Carl's dice scenes are pretty scary, specially when he asks 'You are not Elise, are you?', and he gets reply 'No'. And his encounter with Josh, where Josh asks him to use his dice and know what Josh is hiding in his hand behind. The 15 dead bodies room, used twice in narrative, and both times it gives a eerie feeling.
The scenes that connect Josh in real to Josh in The Further was super to watch, and ofcourse that scene from 1st chapter where someone knocks their door at midnight, and it turns to be Josh from The Further. Only thing I didn't understand here was, how did Josh go into further when in 1st chapter at that time, he wasn't possessed. And I won't agree to the point that Josh was possessed since he was child. Though, I agree in The Further, the time is not constant and you can travel to anywhere. Same thing for the scene where Josh (older) is visible in his childhood photo, how is it possible for him to be present when he wasnt possessed. I am surely missing out on some point.
Another point I didn't get was, the girl that came out of cupboard when Dalton got haunted in his dream, she screamed for help and to be rescued from pain. Was she one of those 15 dead girls, or she has any link to the new case shown at the end of movie.
The back-story of black dressed bride, and her pysche nature is very well shown. Though, I felt she could had been avoided being shown to Renai or Lorraine, just giving signals was enough. That slap scene to Renai especially turned me off, looked more like forced horror, with the loud background. It gets clear why she is after Josh since childhood.
Love the scene where Josh (real) talks to Josh (the further), about the shadows, as Josh screams for help. When Josh returns back, the look on Renai face resembles to the audience (those who are engaged like me), to find out if this time Josh returned back without getting possessed by spirit or not. The zoom in shot into his eye is probably done to help see if there's any clue to his skin looking old or weak. My guess is that he made it back properly this time around, unless director is giving a surprise when 3rd chapter releases. The final scene where Elise says 'Oh my God', it could either be the lipstick faced demon or return of black dressed bride in her original form, the background however hinted towards the former.
The scary moments are mostly when the spirit isnt shown, and yet its doing its way of making the family feel not at ease.
Patrick Wilson gives a very good performance, I like how his face is shown getting weaker and weaker, as the spirit inside Josh body needs to kill people if it has to keep Josh body possession on for long. Lin Shaye is great again, and it was good that she was given a way to come into the narrative after being shown dead in 1st chapter. Lindsay Seim as young Elise looked very pretty.
Specs and Tucker again had some funny scenes, the code word one, or when Tucker falls down over Specs. And the 'I am gonna fight u spirit' scene of Tucker.
If I have to compare both chapters, and pick one then I would go with 1st one. Insidious 2 works more as a thriller with decent enough scares, but the way it connects dots with 1st chapter is commendable apart from those 2-3 listed scenes which I hope someone explains me.
The film is very likeable as long as you aren't expecting a very scary movie. Having said that, you will still feel scared if you are weak hearted. Like me.
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2226417/
Brilliantly connects with 1st part, though short on scare level.
Read at your own risk, the post may have some spoilers.
Renai (Rose Byrne) soon realises that things still move on their own at house, that the spirit hasn't left her home yet. Its Josh who has got possessed by the black dressed bride as seen in the final scene of 1st chapter. With Elise (Lin Shaye) gone, its Carl (Steve Coulter) who was one of her favourites, comes to help Lorraine (Barbara Hershey) who notices a woman in the house at night. The struggle is to bring Josh back from The Further where his body is trapped, before its too late.
The screenplay is amazing, it begins with younger Josh being examined by Elise (Lindsay Seim). We were told what was done to Josh in his childhood during 1st chapter, but now we are given glimpse of it with a complete flashback scene that shows Josh is getting close to being possessed right when he was a small kid, but Elise stopped it by making him forget his astral projection ability and all memories related to black dressed bride spirit.
The story keeps moving backward and forward, as this chapter deals with details about who the black dressed bride is, what is her motive and how can she be removed from Josh body.
Since this movie connects with first part, its more of a suspense thriller with lesser scary scenes. Carl's dice scenes are pretty scary, specially when he asks 'You are not Elise, are you?', and he gets reply 'No'. And his encounter with Josh, where Josh asks him to use his dice and know what Josh is hiding in his hand behind. The 15 dead bodies room, used twice in narrative, and both times it gives a eerie feeling.
The scenes that connect Josh in real to Josh in The Further was super to watch, and ofcourse that scene from 1st chapter where someone knocks their door at midnight, and it turns to be Josh from The Further. Only thing I didn't understand here was, how did Josh go into further when in 1st chapter at that time, he wasn't possessed. And I won't agree to the point that Josh was possessed since he was child. Though, I agree in The Further, the time is not constant and you can travel to anywhere. Same thing for the scene where Josh (older) is visible in his childhood photo, how is it possible for him to be present when he wasnt possessed. I am surely missing out on some point.
Another point I didn't get was, the girl that came out of cupboard when Dalton got haunted in his dream, she screamed for help and to be rescued from pain. Was she one of those 15 dead girls, or she has any link to the new case shown at the end of movie.
The back-story of black dressed bride, and her pysche nature is very well shown. Though, I felt she could had been avoided being shown to Renai or Lorraine, just giving signals was enough. That slap scene to Renai especially turned me off, looked more like forced horror, with the loud background. It gets clear why she is after Josh since childhood.
Love the scene where Josh (real) talks to Josh (the further), about the shadows, as Josh screams for help. When Josh returns back, the look on Renai face resembles to the audience (those who are engaged like me), to find out if this time Josh returned back without getting possessed by spirit or not. The zoom in shot into his eye is probably done to help see if there's any clue to his skin looking old or weak. My guess is that he made it back properly this time around, unless director is giving a surprise when 3rd chapter releases. The final scene where Elise says 'Oh my God', it could either be the lipstick faced demon or return of black dressed bride in her original form, the background however hinted towards the former.
The scary moments are mostly when the spirit isnt shown, and yet its doing its way of making the family feel not at ease.
Patrick Wilson gives a very good performance, I like how his face is shown getting weaker and weaker, as the spirit inside Josh body needs to kill people if it has to keep Josh body possession on for long. Lin Shaye is great again, and it was good that she was given a way to come into the narrative after being shown dead in 1st chapter. Lindsay Seim as young Elise looked very pretty.
Specs and Tucker again had some funny scenes, the code word one, or when Tucker falls down over Specs. And the 'I am gonna fight u spirit' scene of Tucker.
If I have to compare both chapters, and pick one then I would go with 1st one. Insidious 2 works more as a thriller with decent enough scares, but the way it connects dots with 1st chapter is commendable apart from those 2-3 listed scenes which I hope someone explains me.
The film is very likeable as long as you aren't expecting a very scary movie. Having said that, you will still feel scared if you are weak hearted. Like me.
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