I
have to hand it to James Wan. The man knows how to shoot movie scenes.
You
almost always get into the exact mood that he wants you to get into while
watching a particular segment made by him, no matter how unbelievably cheesy
the story-line.
What's
more admirable is the fact that Wan achieves this without employing any fancy
gimmick. No CGI spectacle here.
And
certainly no Del Toro-esque creature art to grab ones attention.
A
simple combination of long takes, subtle variation in colour and lighting, a constantly
gliding camera, an eerie score, above average to good acting and- last but not
the least- fantastic prop placement is what does it.
Good
old filmmaking techniques used to maximum effect.
But
this time around the story was- for lack of a better expression- too *bleh* to
keep me hooked.
More
than one jump scare, yes. And perfectly executed as well.
But
unlike part one, this one failed to scare the crap out of me, which I mostly
didn't mind, but also missed, in a sick sorta way.
Definitely
worth a watch though.
To
my misfortune, the theatre I saw it first in was fully packed and made me instantly
regret the decision to pick a crowded hall and show.
Some
people start up conversations or just laugh and are too fucking dumb to
understand that its fucking irresponsible and even more fucking irritating.
Three
out of five.
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