SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

adonis98-743-186503 The Lamberts believe that they have defeated the spirits that have haunted their family, but they soon discover that evil is not beaten so easily. Insidious: Chapter 2 is the sequel to the 2010 Insidious and once again reunites Director James Wan alongside Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne. This movie or this sequel in general was not better than the original but Wan definitely made a movie just as good as that first one. The storyline once again is very interesting and there's some nice twists and turns along the way especially regarding Wilson's character, the new evil does show up here and there and is pretty creepy and the film does have some clear references to The Shining at times. (10/10)

The Movie Diorama It's not often you get a sequel, particularly in horror, that is nearly as good as the original. For me, this sequel did the trick. Continuing straight where the last film left off, the Lambert family are still being terrified and so they attempt to find out who is really haunting them and finish this once and for all. As with any instalment in this franchise, we have jumps scares galore, ghostly spirits in questionable fashion attire and plenty of backhanding (seriously this ghost smacks everyone). The story gets slightly convoluted and confusing for the sake of continuity, doesn't work all the time...to the point where it's paradoxical. Whilst the majority of the scares are predictable and just loud noises, the film took more of a thriller approach rather than a straight up horror flick. In my opinion, this worked better. James Wan knew not to compete with the first instalment and so he took the franchise in a different direction, and it worked. Particularly towards the end where there are moments of real tension. The Lambert family go through a lot, I mean any other family would go "nope. Nope I'm out of here." and just keep running away. So the scares, pretty much the same as the first film. Ghostly figures, noises from the baby monitor, piano mysteriously playing and one heck of an annoying child's toy/buggy/pram/whatever the flip it is. Problem is, whenever these scenes occur the actual jump scare is followed by a loud concoction of string instruments and you're actually more scared of that then what's on screen. The musical score is consistently good though, I mean those violins still give me nightmares. All the performances were good once again, always have a soft spot for Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne. James Wan is the king of modern horror, his slow tracking and panning shots are fantastic...add in ghosts hiding in the background and it just heightens the experience. This is a good horror sequel, which is rare for me to say these days.

lorcan-61881 Insidious:Chapter 2 is the horror sequel to the almighty horror Insidious. The film picks up after Insidious and The Lamberts are still being haunted by evil spirits from The Further and with Elise gone,they must like defend for themselves. This film,I used to think was a boring,crappy sequel but after watching it again,I've realised that its so good and so cool! James Wan was amazing directing this,it obviously was not as good as Insidious but only by like,a wincy,tincy,shincey bit. The film has a great script and delivers like A LOT of scares. Danielle Bisutti was amazing as Michelle Crane,very scary and intense. Insidious:Chapter 2 is an awesome horror sequel that is also one of my fav horrors!!!

JLRVancouver I watched this film on Netflix because I was looking for something to distract me while spinning on my indoor bike - unfortunately, the movie was neither interesting nor entertaining enough to do so. Pretty much all of the standard tropes showed up: creepy boys dressed up as creepy girls, murderous psycho-mothers, murderous possessed dads (including scenes that looked like discards from "The Shining"), bumbling para- normal investigators, spooky abandoned hospitals, and lots of murky misty shots of the 'other side'. The last was likely a wise move, considering how ridiculous the chief spook looked (and acted) when fully illuminated. The first "Insidious" was reasonably well done and had some memorable moments. This sequel adds nothing to the story and either lacks, or repeats, whatever made the first one worth watching. The last scene seems to set up a franchise revolving around two bumbling ghost busters and their associate 'on the other side'. I'll never know because I won't be watching '3'.