The Conjuring 2
New Line Cinema | Release Date: June 10, 2016
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amheretojudgeDec 13, 2018
Wan's another swing at this supernatural world is short on thrills and humane emotions and more on the glory of the dark gloomy skin

The Conjuring 2 Wan's another swing at this supernatural world is short on thrills and humane emotions andWan's another swing at this supernatural world is short on thrills and humane emotions and more on the glory of the dark gloomy skin

The Conjuring 2

Wan's another swing at this supernatural world is short on thrills and humane emotions and more on the glory of the dark gloomy skin. And armed with that thought in mind, Wan has somehow managed to shuck out the heat from the shady spirits hovering in the house. The structure of the script is familiar, in fact it is arguable a mirror to its predecessor. And just like its first installment, the first half of the act survives upon the smart tricks of Wan's that builds up to the complete breakdown of the haunted family, cornering themselves for desperate measures. But in here unlike the first one, their barely resides an innovating trick for you to be enchanted upon- a little boy playing with his toy is slick though- but what grabs your attention this time is Wan's brilliant camera work that moves with ferocious pace and sensational eye popping perspective that does scare you.

And as far as the other half is concerned, the plot being more personal and emotionally driven for the lead characters, somehow seems physically distant to the case. The perfect host they were in the previous one by being the perfect guest, there is an empty void on that section that no performance could fill in. Speaking of which, as far as Wilson is concerned on being the noble caring protagonist, he is walking the thin line with confidence.

But once again, Farmiga soars above for her underdog character that is brilliantly fabricated as a three dimensional humane character. What is persistently absorbing about this franchise is its malleable mythical tale that it never holds back to dive deep into and plus, this time the procedure it adapts to narrate the case is immensely impressive. The Conjuring 2 is Wan stepping on to his shoes after a long while, just with the lens of superficial eyes.… Expand
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FilipeNetoMar 14, 2021
I loved the first movie and honestly had good expectations for this sequel. I don't know if that was what clouded my judgment or not, but the fact is that I was a little disappointed: I was expecting something more that I'm not sure whatI loved the first movie and honestly had good expectations for this sequel. I don't know if that was what clouded my judgment or not, but the fact is that I was a little disappointed: I was expecting something more that I'm not sure what could be, but that never come. However, I admit that the problem may be more in myself than in the film.

The film begins by taking a very brief approach to the Amityville case, which is already quite retold in cinema, as we know. Starting from these initial scenes, we accompany the Warrens, a famous couple of psychic investigators, to the United Kingdom, to investigate the famous Enfield haunting, which has also been previously dramatized. And here begin my questions and doubts: wouldn't it have been better to leave Amityville aside and think of another way to start the film? It doesn't seem that difficult, and it would remove from the film the strange feeling that it wanted to address two supernatural cases at once. And one more thing: after some reading, I realized that the Warrens' has had a very minor participation in the investigation of the Enfield case (which almost everyone today considers to be a forgery). Wouldn't it have been more interesting to address a case that the Warrens had really studied, and that was perhaps not as famous and as clearly false as Enfield's?

Overall, I liked the movie. To say otherwise would be to lie. It is an elegant film, which fulfills what it promises and knows how to present itself as a solid production and stand out from the immensity of low-budget indie films that abound in the horror genre. It also seemed like a worthy successor to the first "The Conjuring" film. But I really lacked something, as I said before. I liked the way it builds tension and the atmosphere of suspense is genuine and solid. However, most scares are predictable and there is not much original. Another problem I felt was the uneven pace and the length of the film. The beginning is too slow, it takes a long time to introduce the story and an infinite amount of time passes before things start to "warm up". Afterwards, everything happens so quickly that we hardly have an opportunity to taste the fear.

Skillfully directed by James Wan, the film retains the participation of Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson from its predecessor. Already familiar with their characters, they do even better than in the first film: Wilson is the one who has evolved and improved the most, but it is still Farmiga who steals the attention and dominates the film, with a great presence and a very competent performance. Frances O'Connor was also very good and professional in her role. Madison Wolfe and Lauren Esposito are also okay. Simon McBurney could have been better, but it seems to me that the script didn't give his character as much attention as the one he really deserved.

At a technical level, it is a film that justifies every cent of its budget: the CGI and the visual and sound effects are the best that was available to Hollywood and works fine, blending perfectly with a cinematography that captures the foggy London environment and loads it with more shadows and darkness whenever it is opportune. The light and the absence of it is, in fact, one of the elements that most helps to build fear in this film, as well as the sound, the sound effects and a subtle and more skillfully designed soundtrack than the one that was used in the first movie. The design of the monsters and demons worked perfectly, especially the nun, and the design of the sets is excellent.… Expand
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DaddyO3Feb 14, 2018
We enjoyed the first movie, but the second one definitely took things up a notch. If you liked the first and haven't seen this one, what are you waiting for?
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Player2-WaterDec 29, 2018
E-Value: 8
Acting: 8
Plot: 7 The third instalment in The Conjuring Universe and sequel to 2013’s The Conjuring features the return of famous paranormal investigators and demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren, and their new case took them toE-Value: 8
Acting: 8
Plot: 7

The third instalment in The Conjuring Universe and sequel to 2013’s The Conjuring features the return of famous paranormal investigators and demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren, and their new case took them to Enfield, London in England to investigate another infamous paranormal case, The Enfield Poltergeist, despite the Warrens does not heavily involved in this case in real life.

In the year of 1976, Ed and Lorraine Warren (Wilson and Farmiga) receive media attention after their investigation into the Amityville Horror case, which is one of the infamous paranormal cases the Warrens have investigated in real life. One year later, another similar incident which have been compared to Amityville, occurs in Enfield when the Hodgson family experience strange occurrences in their home.

After all the family members of the Hodgson witnessed the paranormal events and then being interviewed by Maurice Grosse (McBurney) along with the local media, the Warrens are brought into the case to investigate whether the haunting is real or hoax. Meanwhile, Lorraine has an encounter with a mysterious demonic nun figure which has been haunting her and is fear for Ed’s life after having a premonition of his death for years.

Like its predecessor, The Conjuring 2 is a very scary movie which scares me many times and it is definitely better than 2014’s Annabelle. The jump scares are very well utilised when you let your guard down. I was lucky enough not to have heart attack during those jump scares. The make-up of the demonic nun figure is very scary and it is not even done in a CGI. This method saved the crews some money on investing in CGI.

The performance of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are once again amazing and impressive and they put much more efforts than in the previous movie. Madison Wolfe’s acting was pretty good as well especially when she used British accent for her character she played despite being an American which actually surprised me. She managed to use that accent throughout the movie without accidentally slipping out her natural American accent at any point in the movie.

Last but not least, all praises go to James Wan once again for his direction in making this movie a good and scary horror movie. If there is another future instalment for this franchise, I look forward to it.… Expand
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Movie3Jul 15, 2018
Who can make a sequel just as terrifying and good as the first? James Wan sure can! Wonderfully creepy and executed very well.
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meydianarizki21Jun 9, 2021
It is a rarity to watch a HORROR sequel that is almost as good as the first. And let's put an emphasis on ALMOST. The acting was superb from all angles especially the lead couple, the girl and her mother. There were some extraordinaryIt is a rarity to watch a HORROR sequel that is almost as good as the first. And let's put an emphasis on ALMOST. The acting was superb from all angles especially the lead couple, the girl and her mother. There were some extraordinary struggling scenes that were executed perfectly thanks to the latter actors. And because of that, the film adds these extra layers of brilliance making this a great experience for the viewers as we struggle along with the lead actors. Other than that, storywise, it's just a straight forward possession film that takes place in London. But all praise must fall on James Wan for his choice of scene shots and his way of creating suspense and terror. For example the house in London looks incredibly real and one can almost feel this dread and doom inside of it. It actually (and sadly)looks like some old houses in London even in this day and age. This film is strongly recommended for horror fans and even those who aren't keen about that genre. Looking forward to the 3rd part in this trilogy..… Expand
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FabrizioMaffeiSep 14, 2018
James Wan knows his job and knows how to direct a horror movie.
After the excellent “The conjuring”, one of the best horror of recent years, Wan directs this sequel really well done.
Sure is not up to the first, but the story is well written,James Wan knows his job and knows how to direct a horror movie.
After the excellent “The conjuring”, one of the best horror of recent years, Wan directs this sequel really well done.
Sure is not up to the first, but the story is well written, there is tension from beginning to end and some scenes are really scary.… Expand
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GarethBDec 9, 2018
Does not reach the heights of the first movie but another solid horror entry. Very atmospheric look at poltergeists and demons in north London. Good effects and a solid cast.
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ErikTheCriticSep 25, 2018
This chilling sequel is every bit as good as the original, with extremely creative and clever scares, benefitting from excellent cinematography and acting.
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ItsJustArcherNov 2, 2018
Since I'm not a huge fan of the first film, I'm surprised to see that I actually liked this film. A somewhat effective horror film that improves from its predecessor.

But honestly, with a better director, and better dialogue, this movieSince I'm not a huge fan of the first film, I'm surprised to see that I actually liked this film. A somewhat effective horror film that improves from its predecessor.

But honestly, with a better director, and better dialogue, this movie would've been so much better. I'm not a huge fan of James Wan, but this is definitely one of his better works.The cinematography is the highlight of the film. Every shot that's set to be creepy was actually creepy because of the atmosphere and tension of the shots. The acting is mostly fine, but some of the cringeworthy dialogue just ruins the tension of some parts of the film. MOST of the effects are surprisingly fake-looking, though. So much that it's unbelievable for a big studio horror film like this. And at some points of the film, the jumpscares and “scary" moments in the film just made me laugh. That's the main problem of the film:it's not scary. The movie's fine, yeah, but it could've been so much better.… Expand
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theredskyJun 17, 2019
This is by far the best film in the Conjuring Universe so far. It’s suspenseful and creepy. Let me get some negatives out of the way. There were some shaky cam moments in the beginning of the film that made no sense story wise. 2 of the 4This is by far the best film in the Conjuring Universe so far. It’s suspenseful and creepy. Let me get some negatives out of the way. There were some shaky cam moments in the beginning of the film that made no sense story wise. 2 of the 4 child actors weren’t that good but what do you expect from child actors. The night scenes in the house in the first half of the film were too dark just like the original Conjuring movie but James Wan fixes this halfway through the movie. Now let’s get onto the positives. Ed and Lorraine Warren were given better story arcs than the first film. The main cast did an outstanding job in their respective roles within the film. The cinematography was great throughout the film and it had some really nice tracking shots that weren’t too long or weren’t too short. The tone remained consistent throughout the film and the plot made sense. I understood what was going on and why throughout the entire film. The demons in this movie are flat out creepy. The Nun got me every time it was on screen and the Crooked Man’s design was great. I swear they used stop motion animation for the Crooked Man. If they did, then they blended his character really well with the live action scenes. The scenes with both those demons added suspense and terror to an already terrifying film. Overall, The Conjuring 2 improves from most of the mistakes from the original film while adding better cinematography, a better supporting cast, and scarier demons. I give The Conjuring 2 an 8.5/10.… Expand
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I_loveJan 3, 2019
I loved the blue in the film, one jumpscare was good, but the rest were meh, the acting from the mom when she gets dragged to the water was bad, but it was really intense, and also had some decent scares
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RecepAug 13, 2019
Korku seansı gibi bir filme yakısmiyor 1 in yanindan bile geçemez filmin yarısından fazlasinda dalga komedi ögesi var ciddi bir şey yok korkutucu değildi yalnizca son 20 dk si güzeldi yani izleyeceksiniz sonunu izleyin geri kalan kısmı komediKorku seansı gibi bir filme yakısmiyor 1 in yanindan bile geçemez filmin yarısından fazlasinda dalga komedi ögesi var ciddi bir şey yok korkutucu değildi yalnizca son 20 dk si güzeldi yani izleyeceksiniz sonunu izleyin geri kalan kısmı komedi filmi gibi… Expand
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DawdlingPoetNov 24, 2021
I prefer this film to the original, although at first the scariest thing was hearing Margraret Thatcher on TV!. However, it felt a little more authentic and maybe that's partly because its set (or partly set, anyway) in the UK. It has theI prefer this film to the original, although at first the scariest thing was hearing Margraret Thatcher on TV!. However, it felt a little more authentic and maybe that's partly because its set (or partly set, anyway) in the UK. It has the look of The Blair Witch Project about it, with close ups of terrified kids in the pitch dark (at home). I did laugh for a moment at one character called 'Maurice Grosse' too but that's by the by. It did feel a little spookier than the first film, although I wouldn't call either the original film or this one completely scary. There's a bit more of a plot to it and I felt it was more suspenseful and a bit intriguing but I wouldn't say much more than that. Yes, I suppose I'd recommend this to others, especially if you like the demonic/garbled sounding voices coming from possessed kids, as featured in the original film. MWUHAHA! * ahem*.… Expand
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Ryo91Apr 17, 2020
9/10 * Super Film. Conjuring ist ein schöner Horrorfilm. Gibt wenig gute. Genauso schön wie der erste Teil.
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MrPajamasNov 2, 2020
The previous part pleasantly surprised me and so I was interested in what the other and the world will come up with, wonder. As an opponent of horror, I must say that the second part was even better than the previous one. Again, they'reThe previous part pleasantly surprised me and so I was interested in what the other and the world will come up with, wonder. As an opponent of horror, I must say that the second part was even better than the previous one. Again, they're pulling it all on Warren, and again, it's helped that it's based on real events, which adds to the realism, and that's exactly what so many horror movies forget, and that they're just unrealistic. This is not the case here, and after the film we have a recording of a real interview, which was an absolutely brilliant idea. The Conjuring 2 is an excellent sequel and is one of the best horror movies I've ever seen.… Expand
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JLauSep 18, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Same pair of demonologists from the first one go to London this time, so it's much creepier and there's a demonic nun and an old guy in a rocking chair who doesn't want to leave the house.… Expand
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MisterdionyMay 28, 2021
Slightly less good as its first part, but still thrilling to watch. It might lack some innovation in horror but still offers a great movie to scare you away.
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ThehorrorboyAug 8, 2021
Esse filme é muito bom!! The Conjuring de 2013 foi um fenômeno e eu achei que jamais seria Superado, porém essa sequência foi além, mistura terror, Drama familiar e Romance de uma forma incrível. Esse é um raro caso de uma sequência queEsse filme é muito bom!! The Conjuring de 2013 foi um fenômeno e eu achei que jamais seria Superado, porém essa sequência foi além, mistura terror, Drama familiar e Romance de uma forma incrível. Esse é um raro caso de uma sequência que mantém o nível do original… Expand
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JACOBJORDANBAJun 22, 2021
I love The conjuring 2 I love that it's based on a true story I love everything about this movie that's based on a true story and it's scary as crap
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cdougallAug 12, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, it seems like Wan delivered yet again on this one. The Conjuring 2 avoids falling into the “sequel is worse” trap in every way possible, which is surprising because this is a horror franchise causing it to be more susceptible to being worse the second time. The film comes very close to being as good as the first one, although it doesn’t quite hit the mark. That’s okay, because it’s still a very enjoyable and smart movie. The Conjuring 2 reuses a lot of the really effective parts of its predecessor and uses them well; it doesn’t seem like Wan just took these parts because he knew they worked the first time around and they’d be safe for him. He does some things differently and uses some of the tricks up his sleeve to huge success with regards to scaring the viewers and characters. The story is essentially the same: a family terrorized by supernatural presences in their own home turns to paranormal investigators for help. This film also relies on jump scares slightly more than the first one did, which is slightly disappointing but still works just fine. But, this film does have some twists and turns that we didn’t see in the first film allowing the structure and scares to have a different and unique feel that make the movie really engaging. The script and direction incorporate new things into this movie which helps it rise above the cliche story. The acting is just as good as it was in the first one and embodies the same concepts and but also is appropriate considering the structural differences between this movie and the first one. The characters respond differently to certain things in this movie because certain things are different from Conjuring 1. The end of the movie is the same as the first conjuring but is still good nonetheless: it’s a happy ending that doesn’t set up sequels but certainly leaves room for them to happen, and one has already happened so far. Conjuring 2 exemplifies the idea of if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Overall, Conjuring 2 has some new and interesting stuff going on in it and nearly reaches the heights of its predecessor, and I’d strongly recommend it to horror and James Wan fans.… Expand
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