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Insidious: Chapter 2

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 46m
The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. (imdb)

Directed by:

James Wan

Screenwriter:

Leigh Whannell

Starring:

Patrick Wilson, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Rose Byrne, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Jocelin Donahue, Danielle Bisutti, Andrew Astor, Ty Simpkins, Steve Coulter, Lindsay Seim

Franchise:

Insidious

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Insidious: Chapter 2

2013
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
1h 46m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 22 Dec 2013
30
14th
Bloodless and cliched horror, where every "scare" can be predicted to the exact second and groan-inducing exposition flows more freely than alcohol through my system on a friday evening. Insultingly lazy. Nice job, James WanTed Some Quick Money From A Soulless Sequel That Was Thrown Together In Three Weeks.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 26 Jun 2015
48
28th
All you need to know about this movie is that they dub a 20-30 something actress with a 70 year olds voice.
Rated 26 Jun 2015
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 30 Sep 2013
80
35th
I thought Insidious 2 had some good moments and was generally all right. My biggest problem was that it was rated PG-13. No, it's not that the rating limited anything - making the movie PG-13 gave it a wider audience, which, of course, means more $$$. However, I was subjected to swarms of chatty teenagers on their phones, bare feet propped up on chairs, laughing at violent scenes, asking what castration was. Let's tell them castration is getting a free cell phone from a doctor. Thanks Obamacare!
Rated 30 Sep 2013
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 18 Apr 2014
35
25th
Even with does-everybody-follow? exposition ("So that's what that was about," Elise says at one point, and my jaw dropped a little) it took me a while to realise this is a children's ghost story, or a movie that assumes we are all children, in the sense of limitations on perception and need for over-explanation, moral simplicity and reassurance, and need for protection from gore, sex and, you know, bad language and such... Third one coming, I hear, so by then we'll be treated like toddlers.
Rated 18 Apr 2014
paxtonPaxton
Rated 16 Oct 2013
82
79th
A true sequel in that it continues a story, it focuses its attention on the best thing about Insidious and makes it even creepier. The voice dub at the beginning was so terrible though that it took me out of the movie and into my car where I almost drove off. The only reason I came back is because Lin Shaye appeared in my rear view mirror like in Kingpin. I ran back.
Rated 16 Oct 2013
kojilessKojiless
Rated 01 Nov 2015
38
39th
Pretty much follows the same format the as first movie, picking up right where we left off, wasting absolutely no time to start the scares. If you enjoyed the 1st, there's no reason you wouldn't enjoy the 2nd--an inoffensive blend of typical horror scares, tried and true tropes, nerdy humor, and an amazing show of restraint when it comes to on-screen kills. The movie is all about death and the realm of the unliving, but I don't think anyone actually dies (that wasn't already dead to begin with).
Rated 01 Nov 2015
yiannosYiannos
Rated 30 Jul 2014
45
14th
Insidious was no classic, but i admired its sly quasi-grand guignol atmosphere and kitchen sink approach to the genre; if one idea failed, there was always something good around the corner. But Insidious 2 falls into the dreaded back story trap that most modern horror succumbs to, and this time the additional information ramps up the camp and throws the entire film off balance tonally. The overlapping timelines concept had promise, but it's quickly abandoned in favour of cheap scares. Shame.
Rated 30 Jul 2014
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 10 Sep 2024
60
55th
It does most of what Insidious did well, but at a breakneck speed that sort of undermines the tension. The third act is somehow worse than the last movie. That said, Chapter 2 has enough cute ideas to barely push it to "thumbs up" territory. Barely.
Rated 10 Sep 2024
philamentalphilamental
Rated 06 Oct 2020
64
44th
Inferior but perfectly watchable for anyone who had time for Insidious. I enjoy when sequels pick up almost exactly where the last film left off and despite the loss of one of the key characters, chapter 2 manages to feel like part of the story they always wanted to tell rather than one they came up with after the first chapter was a success (though I'm sure that's what happened). Credit again to Wan who is an excellent mainstream horror director but chapter 2 still falls short of the first.
Rated 06 Oct 2020
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 12 Jan 2018
66
58th
This continuation of the first story is practically just more of the same "B-lumhouse" movie ghost story schlock. The existence of a cash-grab sequel created by the original's obvious sequel bait dark ending, is a horror franchise tradition, but this movie's weird use of causality loops feels like sequel filler to pad out the rehashed plot. More "Insidious" world building that instead makes me just want to watch a "The CW" style "Supernatural" like show with Lin Shaye and the geek/ghost squad.
Rated 12 Jan 2018
zabaZaba
Rated 02 Aug 2015
2
7th
This is the kind of horror movie to watch after you've already had a few lobotomies. Then, it gets interesting. Without at least two lobotomies under your belt, you may get the idea that the actors and director hate you and want you to suffer. Accordingly they bash a piano and try to make you believe a house is haunted with 90s goths and loads of dry ice smoke.
Rated 02 Aug 2015
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 06 Jul 2015
39
26th
About as enjoyable and as flawed as the first, although this has more resolution. However, it mostly feels like the underwhelming finale of the original, and never really captures the great, tense atmosphere Insidious occasionally acheived.
Rated 06 Jul 2015
vorpalkittenVorpalKitten
Rated 10 Jun 2015
50
19th
Ugh, it's just boring and lame pop outs.
Rated 10 Jun 2015
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 10 Apr 2015
65
42nd
Another Wan/Whannell horror collaboration that builds on the horror mythos they've created. This is definitely a rehash of the first repeating the same possession/haunted house themes. It's interesting see directors step slightly out and play with time and space a bit. The twists in this are pretty eye rolling most of the time but oddly endearing. The fact that they keep bringing back (Elise) Lin Shaye is kind of amusing too, it's almost a director gag at this point.
Rated 10 Apr 2015
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 14 Feb 2015
60
13th
Very horrible crappy lame story. I did follow the first part well. Plus it was pretty scary :D
Rated 14 Feb 2015
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 05 Feb 2014
2
15th
The first is cool cuz it's straightforward: there are ghosts, and some people can deal with them, so they have to go to Ghostland to fuck shit up. This one...hoo boy, it's overstuffed. It goes with this really convoluted backstory about a cross-dressing serial killer and his mommy issues, and throws in this weird alternate ghost timeline, and it kinda goes off the rails. But it's fun. Sometimes it's too much for its own good, but it's never a bad time. It's like a Goosebumps movie.
Rated 05 Feb 2014
ribcageribcage
Rated 11 Jan 2014
30
10th
the first one was no gem, but it at least toyed a bit with tired horror conventions. that's out the window this time. i amused myself by seeing how close i could time saying "big scare!" to the music blare and failed spooky thing on screen....until i got so alarmingly precise that it saddened me. oh, even better it adds in a cliche backstory to "explain it all" like every sequel to ever rape its original ever did -- again i remind you that the first one was no gem! so you can imagine what's left
Rated 11 Jan 2014
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 27 Dec 2013
66
23rd
Chapter 2 of the sound mixer's guide: Match the old lady's voice to the beautiful young girl at the beginning. Yes, I noticed.
Rated 27 Dec 2013
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 16 Dec 2013
5
2nd
Watching something like this makes me realize how much scarier - less predictable, stranger and more violent - real life occurrences are than movie ghost stories for all their convoluted plots and makeup effects.
Rated 16 Dec 2013
bilalemrebilalemre
Rated 11 Dec 2013
24
6th
sesle izleyici korkutmak, sinema değildir.
Rated 11 Dec 2013
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 09 Dec 2013
20
3rd
Characters act even dumber in this movie and the entire movie feels like a paint by numbers James Wan ghost movie after having seen the first one and The Conjuring. Filled with lazy loud music jump scares instead of the gradual tension building the first movie kind of pulled off (until Darth Maul) and that The Conjuring nailed. The bad guy is another lazy serial killer Psycho knock off. Avoid and hope The Conjuring wasn't just a fluke.
Rated 09 Dec 2013
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 17 Sep 2013
16
45th
From the 40% of the screen I saw through my fingers this movie sucked.
Rated 17 Sep 2013
wezzoWezzo
Rated 16 Sep 2013
57
9th
Several giant steps down from its solid predecessor, Insidious 2 is a disappointing mess of exposition, poor acting and blistering loud music cues masquerading as horror. There's more laughter than terror, and that's no compliment. The Conjuring is far, far better.
Rated 16 Sep 2013
kem1kem1
Rated 21 Nov 2024
40
25th
I definitely thought this one lost a step, when compared to the first. Most of the interesting parts of the Further became replaced with more of a standard "uncover the mystery of the ghost" type of horror, with a crew doing an entire side-quest investigation while the main plot just kind of plods along. And trying to shoehorn in the scenes to "explain" parts of the first movie really didn't feel necessary.
Rated 21 Nov 2024
mojojojoMojo_Jojo
Rated 01 Nov 2023
28
14th
If you were desperate to see more of the unexplained background characters in the first film then here they are. Also time travel and a strange direct to camera wink that dissolves a brief moment of near tension. I'm surprised I watched this.
Rated 01 Nov 2023
djrossdjross
Rated 12 Oct 2023
25
7th
Perhaps I wasn’t quite in the mood to tolerate this seemingly endless series of tedious and convoluted explanations alternating with sudden loud noises, but I found it increasingly difficult to even pay attention.
Rated 12 Oct 2023
luordluord
Rated 21 Aug 2023
61
47th
It seemed a mostly pointless retread of the first one, up until a twist happens that gives the first one a new spin and turns both into an interesting, if not perfect, whole.
Rated 21 Aug 2023
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 09 Nov 2021
65
45th
I don't think I'll be continuing this franchise. The very definition of aggressively meh, that's what this movie is to me. And that's a special kind of bummer because the first one is so good. This just feels like a needless, kind of empty sequel that's more interested in making its lore big enough to fill up several more movies than just being a good movie. The cast is still good, Lin Shaye is still awesome, & Wan's direction is fun. but everything else didn't do it for me. Script included.
Rated 09 Nov 2021
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 12 Jul 2021
20
3rd
Fuck me sideways and gauge my eyes out
Rated 12 Jul 2021
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 28 Oct 2020
49
39th
A mixed bag of elements, some stuff simply didn't add up. The comedy duo from the first movie is back, with more to do, and their comedic stylings largely fall flat. But the goosebumps were out on a few occasions, with a few shocking moments to boot.
Rated 28 Oct 2020
darrenDarren
Rated 31 May 2020
40
15th
Set up and show us what is scary don't explain it. Expect better from Wan and Whannell
Rated 31 May 2020
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 25 May 2020
2
10th
Just misses what was scary about the first one and goes all out with the not scary old lady thing. Give us more atmosphere and shit like the first half of Insidious instead of this.
Rated 25 May 2020
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 10 Mar 2020
68
49th
67.5
Rated 10 Mar 2020
hotsakehotsake
Rated 09 Aug 2019
50
33rd
There are a few good parts here but there's an equal amount of garbage as well. It's a decent disposable horror film.
Rated 09 Aug 2019
gabba2k7gabba2k7
Rated 04 Jan 2019
80
24th
below average...could have been better. ...even bit hard to follow due to editing/writing...
Rated 04 Jan 2019
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 29 Jul 2018
53
13th
Disappointing sequel ignores the cardinal rule of supernatural tales - the more you try to explain the bump in the night, the more ridiculous and absurd it becomes, thereby draining any tension. Using the same characters, it is inevitably more difficult to believe the horror of events so similar to the first film; the wrongheaded retconning of the first film, and literal minded plotting, quickly sink it, though Shaye proves again that she could probably sustain her own spin-off.
Rated 29 Jul 2018
burrrburrr
Rated 31 May 2018
62
20th
61.50+.88 = 62.38.
Rated 31 May 2018
saudadesaudade
Rated 28 Jan 2018
30
14th
This reminds me of 'The Omen'. Because that also was a movie.
Rated 28 Jan 2018
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 03 Jan 2018
65
32nd
The script and execution may prove to be far too confusing for most viewers. Especially those who may not be familiar with the original film. James Wan continues to direct with gusto and Lin Shaye, despite her limited appearance, still steals the show.
Rated 03 Jan 2018
spamhead80spamhead80
Rated 31 Dec 2017
75
53rd
Not as good as the first, but it found a way to include the wonderful Lin Shaye and some further glimpses of The Further.
Rated 31 Dec 2017
gabrielpGabriel_p
Rated 12 Nov 2017
30
3rd
Uses every conceivable cliche in horror cinema.
Rated 12 Nov 2017
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 06 May 2017
49
32nd
It ruins the bleak ending of the first movie and the ending of this one is shameless sequel bait. Doesn't really fit together and some elements are plain silly. Biggest attraction is the ghost world, which has a neat Silent Hill feel to it.
Rated 06 May 2017
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 18 Jan 2017
74
49th
not like the first one but still a good thriller... Love the time/space jumps
Rated 18 Jan 2017
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 15 Oct 2016
55
27th
Some good moments and some bad moments. Quite a lot of violence against women and children if I remember correctly.
Rated 15 Oct 2016
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 25 Aug 2016
20
13th
bad movie
Rated 25 Aug 2016
untrustableuntrustable
Rated 15 Mar 2016
85
78th
Insidious: Chapter 2 is one of those great sequels that doesn't undersell its predecessor but instead builds upon its strong foundation.
Rated 15 Mar 2016
caimancaiman
Rated 25 Nov 2015
49
13th
A convoluted mess.
Rated 25 Nov 2015
medikolaynmedikolayn
Rated 22 Sep 2015
42
11th
how to waste ur time 2
Rated 22 Sep 2015
selenatorvueselenatorvue
Rated 13 Sep 2015
75
69th
Insidious: Chapter 2 is an improvement on its predecessor in most areas - the story is a lot more intelligent but it is also a lot tamer. Scares are generally effective but a bunch of them provide more laughs than screams. The big reveal isn't too original as it was done in 2012. There are some really cool camera techniques that bring an old fashioned element to the film. Insidious: Chapter 2 is a twisted, unintentional easter-egg filled, deep and satisfying horror flick. Next chapter please
Rated 13 Sep 2015
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 13 Jun 2015
6
35th
Insidious: Chapter 2 (Or how to ruin Insidious 1). This production starts off strong but spirals downhill. Falling into the idiotic trap of having to explain everything which literally undoes all the terror created by the confusing horror/drama Insidious 1! What's worse was how they explained everything was so trite and corny it made it kind of funny.
Rated 13 Jun 2015
ratedarghratedargh
Rated 23 May 2015
35
10th
Awful script. A big step down from a pretty serviceable first part. Some creepy moments but it consistently falls apart. Trust your damn audience! Don't spell everything out so damned explicitly.
Rated 23 May 2015
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 09 Dec 2014
82
69th
A notch above the original, taking the characters we already know, adding a new antagonist, and letting the story go wild in the astral projection terms - it's almost a superhero movie, the way the gang teams up to defeat the big bad. I never enjoyed the jump scares in the original, and there's around the same amount here, but the effects work, and the exploration of the spirit world make up for it. Patrick Wilson is also effectively creepy, despite a slightly messy plot.
Rated 09 Dec 2014
dylanwilson6dylanwilson6
Rated 28 Oct 2014
40
9th
The first one was good and was genuinely scary. This one seems to be all jump scares and well timed piano smashes. It still gets you sometimes, but it just feels cheap when it does. Also the iron throw created one of the most hilarious moments all year.
Rated 28 Oct 2014
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 28 Sep 2014
51
22nd
* Casting, Acting : 5 * Script : 4.5 * Directing, Aura : 6.5 * Ease of Viewing : 5 * Naked Eye : 4.5
Rated 28 Sep 2014
roonay3kroonay3k
Rated 08 Sep 2014
71
68th
Not even close to being as good as the original but still a decent horror movie!
Rated 08 Sep 2014
shellishShellish
Rated 14 Aug 2014
40
4th
zzzZZZzzzZzz
Rated 14 Aug 2014
snazzSnazz
Rated 29 Jun 2014
70
71st
Very good considered it is such a difficult genre to excel in. It does all the tricks from the book on making a tense horror film (that is, the right kind with scares and atmosphere rather than gore)' but manages to do so without it feeling (overly) cliche as it normally would. I think I'll check out some more of Wan films.
Rated 29 Jun 2014
tjekhovTjekhov
Rated 25 Jun 2014
30
17th
Not as fucked up as the first one, which this type of film actually needs.
Rated 25 Jun 2014
getmoneygetmoney
Rated 26 Apr 2014
77
41st
It's fun and there's some scary moments, but the end feels a little anticlimactic.
Rated 26 Apr 2014
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 12 Apr 2014
55
19th
Lost almost all of the appeal of the first.
Rated 12 Apr 2014
raven77raven77
Rated 07 Apr 2014
2
6th
It had its moments, but it was a little too eye-roll-worthy and ultimately was just a setup for the possibility of yet more sequels.
Rated 07 Apr 2014
methad1methad1
Rated 26 Mar 2014
45
12th
The first one was ok, but this one wasn't.
Rated 26 Mar 2014
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 09 Mar 2014
49
9th
Muddled and way too focused on trying to explain everything.
Rated 09 Mar 2014
sieghardtSieghardt
Rated 09 Mar 2014
20
15th
Can barely even be described as a horror, the attempted scares are so few and so clearly telegraphed and so weak, it's merely a story about ghosts.
Rated 09 Mar 2014
hajikarimihajikarimi
Rated 02 Mar 2014
88
37th
1221: Good job for horror movie !
Rated 02 Mar 2014
nofearnofear
Rated 20 Feb 2014
60
13th
I remember when horror films used to be scary. Nowadays they a a pile of rubbish. I watched this since the first film wasn't half bad but this bored me from beginning to end.
Rated 20 Feb 2014
catnipCatnip
Rated 10 Feb 2014
50
34th
story is not much better than the first one, but it's one of the few movies that still made me jump in my seat every once in a while
Rated 10 Feb 2014
mapplethorpeMapplethorpe
Rated 20 Jan 2014
4
23rd
I wanted to like this way more than I did, but terrible acting and cheap-looking photography made it impossible for me to suspend disbelief - a must for any horror film. The photography in particular really annoyed me, as it really made the film just look like actors acting on a set.
Rated 20 Jan 2014
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 05 Jan 2014
40
19th
Passes the time.
Rated 05 Jan 2014
smpSMP
Rated 05 Jan 2014
95
92nd
Insidious 2 suffers only in the sense that I knew what to expect, coming from Insidious 1 (which I went into completely blind). Calling it Chapter 2 rather than Insidious 2 was quite apt, as it truly does feel like the second chapter of the story. While skirting dangerously close to over-explaining everything and getting lost in it's own mythos, Wan treads lightly and makes sure that even the unknown becoming known remains scary. In many ways, the sequel continues to up the ante from the first.
Rated 05 Jan 2014
td888td888
Rated 04 Jan 2014
30
18th
It looks like a cheaply made episode of one of the Twilight zone TV series.
Rated 04 Jan 2014
lennyneroLennyNero
Rated 02 Jan 2014
70
60th
It's actually a good movie but it has less scares than the first one and the open ending without any hint at all where the next one is heading is crap.
Rated 02 Jan 2014
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 25 Dec 2013
37
11th
Horror works best when it deals in the unknown, so having this film explain everything to the viewer in advance of the horror scenes undermines most of the film's gravitas. All in all, Chapter 2 feels largely like a retread of its predecessor. I liked the climax and the way James Wan used moody lighting to disambiguate Patrick Wilson's two roles, but like everything else in this film, Wan did both better in the first film.
Rated 25 Dec 2013
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 20 Dec 2013
71
50th
Seri katil, transeksel, kadin düsmani, baba, ruhlar alemi (ilk filmde baba oglunu almaya gidiyordu. Dönen baba degil kötü bir ruhmus. Baba gibi aileyle yasamaya basliyor. Bu arada aileyi öldürmesi için annesi baski yapiyor. Ruhlar aleminde ki baba ise aileyi kurtamaya calisiyor.) Biraz daha karismis ilk filmin tadi yok.
Rated 20 Dec 2013
sweet_leafSweet Leaf
Rated 14 Dec 2013
40
5th
Bullshit.
Rated 14 Dec 2013
tjlmovfrks23TjlMovFrks23
Rated 11 Dec 2013
50
17th
The next chapter of Insidious is more like a divided movie instead of a sequel. there are nothing much happened beside the surprise of an effective back story and a odd time travel plot twist that was more like a plot hole.though the technicality remain consistent without lack of focus in capturing the dark tone and atmosphere. its obvious that it was made out of rush and commercial intention.
Rated 11 Dec 2013
aaasolankiaaasolanki
Rated 07 Dec 2013
60
7th
The movie constantly jumps between the past and present and mixes the 2 of them. If you are someone who understands that type of movies easily then you are welcome to watch this one. It also helps if you have seen the first part just recently or remember it. All in all it was a waste of time for me because of the complicated juxtaposition of two eras and the close links to the first part. It is also getting quite boring seeing the same things over and over again.
Rated 07 Dec 2013
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 04 Dec 2013
65
61st
Now we dig Wilson's character past and, well, certain things have come to light. As the story progresses with Wan's visual tricks and constant travelling use for fright results, there is this old tale about a mom that made her son disguise like her since he was a kid -- to then, years later, kill people in Psycho-like fashion. And, oh, that red dude from the first should return, as the last shot suggests. This is becoming the Fast & Furious franchise of horror cinema -- and that's just awesome.
Rated 04 Dec 2013
quez2goquez2go
Rated 03 Nov 2013
69
44th
Not as good as the first one, but a totally admirable sequel.
Rated 03 Nov 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 29 Oct 2013
64
29th
63.500
Rated 29 Oct 2013
damildamil
Rated 06 Oct 2013
60
43rd
It's pretty much just another disappointing horror sequel. It was so concerned with uncovering the mystery behind the threat that it ceased to be scary. Patrick Wilson doesn't quite work with the role he has in this one. I was annoyed that Rose Byrne's character, who had nice moments of strength and proactivity in the previous film, is reduced to a cliche, passive female who just reacts to the scary things around her. James Wan really does know how to direct horror though.
Rated 06 Oct 2013
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 05 Oct 2013
60
21st
There's never a dull moment, but in this case, that's not a great thing. Insidious: Chapter 2 throws so much at you from beginning to end, the scares become less effective since they are plenty. Still, if you enjoyed the first one, I don't see why you wouldn't like the second entry.
Rated 05 Oct 2013
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 23 Sep 2013
60
25th
I honestly remembered very little from the first movie, so this felt like going into a new, but lived-in experience. And while I can't say that Insidious 2 is a *bad* movie... it also wasn't a *great* movie, and I didn't really consider it to be a *good* movie either. Horror fans and fans of the first one will undoubtedly dig it. Elise is a great character (and spawned wrestling chants in her honor), and it had some good scares and atmosphere, but silliness and bad acting hurts the experience.
Rated 23 Sep 2013
obdurateObdurate
Rated 22 Sep 2013
60
23rd
It does do a decent job of hitting atmosphere and the story is a little intriguing. It's definitely a step down (or 3) from the first one, which had its own problems but I rated close to an 80. The acting in this was downright terrible sometimes, and some of the cheese was a bad cheese since obviously the movie wasn't going for it.The music was too loud sometimes to try to be scary but I did enjoy the title screen for that, and it did feel like an old movie AT TIMES. At it's best its only okay.
Rated 22 Sep 2013
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 14 Sep 2013
30
22nd
We've all learned the hard way over the years that just because something's a sequel doesn't mean it has to make sense or mesh well with the material that came before. The first Insidious ended with a reveal that husband Josh is possessed by an evil and deadly female spirit. That should be a relationship ender. But here in Chapter 2, it's something of a marginal fact that doesn't seem to impact wife Renai in the ways you might expect. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 14 Sep 2013
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 14 Sep 2013
52
16th
While I respect the direction they went, Insidious 2 is too unique for it's own good. The scares aren't there and the story only gets interesting when it explains parts from the first Insidious. Only watchable if it follows right after Insidious 1 as it's uneven pacing makes it feel as though it was part of the original movie in the first place. Edit: Rewatching it months later, it is a LITTLE better. But still disappointing.
Rated 14 Sep 2013

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