Essentially a prequel of sorts which focuses on a completely different family being haunted, it also attempts to show the backstory to Lin Shaye's character and lead in to the first film. Unfortunately, despite Shaye's good performance (she was after all the strongest character from the previous films) this means we get lots of knowing nods to the original - its almost as if the filmmakers can't resist nodding and winking to the audience at their own cleverness at setting up events we know are going to form part of the story - and most of it is completely unnecessary. That said, the parts of the film that deal with a different family being haunted are nicely done as there seems to be a deliberate attempt to build up a sense of atmosphere and dread, rather than just use loud music and noise to create jump moments - the scares when they come feel earned and not just cheap shock moments. In essence a stronger film than the last entry, but there seems to be little point in continuing ön.
Shout by Simon MasseyVIP 11BlockedParent2015-07-11T18:00:27Z
Essentially a prequel of sorts which focuses on a completely different family being haunted, it also attempts to show the backstory to Lin Shaye's character and lead in to the first film. Unfortunately, despite Shaye's good performance (she was after all the strongest character from the previous films) this means we get lots of knowing nods to the original - its almost as if the filmmakers can't resist nodding and winking to the audience at their own cleverness at setting up events we know are going to form part of the story - and most of it is completely unnecessary. That said, the parts of the film that deal with a different family being haunted are nicely done as there seems to be a deliberate attempt to build up a sense of atmosphere and dread, rather than just use loud music and noise to create jump moments - the scares when they come feel earned and not just cheap shock moments. In essence a stronger film than the last entry, but there seems to be little point in continuing ön.