Insidious: Chapter 2

Name: Insidious: Chapter 2
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: September 13, 2013
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Andrew Astor, Angus Sampson, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye

2013

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FilmDistrict | Release Date: September 13, 2013 | PG-13

Starring: Andrew Astor, Angus Sampson, Barbara Hershey, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Steve Coulter, Ty Simpkins

Summary: The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

Director: James Wan

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 106 min

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Scott Foundas

Sep 12, 2013

A modestly scaled and highly pleasurable sequel to Wan’s low-budget 2011 smash that should have genre fans begging for thirds. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Sep 12, 2013

Though Wan is stepping away from horror, at least for now, to direct the next The Fast And The Furious sequel, the latest Insidious entry suggests he’s a long way from running out of new tricks, or at least finding infinite variations on old ones. Read full review

The Guardian Mike McCahill

Sep 12, 2013

Wan remains a crafty enough director to draw your eye warily across the frame. You shouldn't feel so daft for flinching this time. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Sep 12, 2013

Setting aside the movie’s tediously lame dialogue, self-conscious performances and frequently predicable scares, the narrative’s compulsively shifting chronology intermittently manages to engage, although it does little to obscure the distracting shortcomings of both plot and character development. Read full review

Matt Patches

Sep 13, 2013

Even before Wilson goes full Jack Torrance and Barbara Hershey shows up to investigate an abandoned hospital Scooby-Doo-style, one could technically call this sequel a gorefest—thanks to the guts of every other horror movie being splattered across the screen. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Sep 13, 2013

A bustling, overly busy mess. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Sep 15, 2013

Insidious: Chapter 2 is perhaps an even more scattershot mess than its predecessor. Whannell's script is so rife with portentous backstory, third-act goofiness, and a denouement that practically screams "Insidious 3: Same Old Shit," that the film as a whole is jarring, and not in a good way. Read full review

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Thegodfatherson

Sep 13, 2013

James Wan and Leigh Whannell's Insidious Chapter 2 fully delivers in terms of exploring the mysteries left behind in the previous installment, while also expanding on its intriguing mythology. However, the sequel also embraces the first film's quirkier, campier aspects, which makes for a fewJames Wan and Leigh Whannell's Insidious Chapter 2 fully delivers in terms of exploring the mysteries left behind in the previous installment, while also expanding on its intriguing mythology. However, the sequel also embraces the first film's quirkier, campier aspects, which makes for a few good laughs, but also some less-than-terrifying horror sequences. It's an excellent horror piece to swivel into the spiral of its previous film.… Expand

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Aedrone12

Sep 13, 2013

Chapter 2 will surely be a greatest hit on this years scale.
I went to see this movie expecting a lame chapter 2 like most movie make but it really surprised me when I got there. I jumped and loved this part 2. Al though the sounds are a bit...bad...I still loved this movie!
I recommendChapter 2 will surely be a greatest hit on this years scale.
I went to see this movie expecting a lame chapter 2 like most movie make but it really surprised me when I got there. I jumped and loved this part 2. Al though the sounds are a bit...bad...I still loved this movie!
I recommend this movie to anyone.… Expand

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Cherryxld

Nov 23, 2014

Insidious: Chapter 2 es una película con un argumento interesante que explora conceptos poco usados en el cine y los convierte en una buena película de terror.

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LeZee

Dec 20, 2013

A satisfying horror sequel from the director of 'Saw'. As a second installment to 'Insidious', it went deeper into the behind story of a character of the movie. Yeah, the first one was told about a boy's special talent astral projection where he can travel to another world in his sleep. IA satisfying horror sequel from the director of 'Saw'. As a second installment to 'Insidious', it went deeper into the behind story of a character of the movie. Yeah, the first one was told about a boy's special talent astral projection where he can travel to another world in his sleep. I considered that was the movie's advantage but comparing to this, they just implemented the same idea with neglecting the boy. In this movie it describes more about the father's perspective of the story without held back the much required secret for the twist at the end.

It opens with a story that set in 1986 where Josh as a kid is haunted by the souls of dead. Soon the story commence on present time where the Lambert family begins to feel again the presence of evil forces in their house. A team of spiritual medium begins their part to expose and free the family from dark forces. I thought the spiritual medium characters Elise and Carl is imitating the dwarf woman and an Indian characters from 'Poltergeist' movie series. I can say director was a clever, he just put away the usual ingredients of the horror genre and added different flavours like time travel and psychology.

For adults, most of the horror movies won't scary but watching during night will give more effective. So it a such movie you should try at a dark time for your own advantage to extract from it a better entertainment. I liked the first movie and this one is not far behind with the quality that all horror movie must have. So felt it is a decent follow up with a flashback story.… Expand

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cdougall

Aug 11, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Insidious: Chapter 2 has some good stuff going on in it. It does a really nice job of playing off of its predecessor, which it does in one of the first scenes, so it helps continue the story of the franchise. But, one thing that works well about this sequel is that rather than just moving forward from Insidious, it also takes us into the past and gives us a lot of context for the Lambert family and their haunting and what happened at the end of Insidious, which helps to clarify any confusion that viewers may have had. This adds some nice depth to the franchise. What’s even better is how the writing and directing do a really nice job of making both past and present culminate in the movie in a way that makes a lot of sense. The scene in which this happens is one of the best scenes in the whole movie and gives it a nice climax. The continuity of this scene isn’t perfect, but it comes close enough to be very enjoyable. Chapter 2, as with its predecessor, does a pretty good job of avoiding character stupidity by having the characters react appropriately to what happens around them and respond in the best way they know how. The methods again may be a bit unrealistic, but this is a horror movie so at some level they’re always going to be unrealistic. A concept introduced in Insidious, Chapter 2 takes us much deeper into the Further (as we know it to be called now) than it’s predecessor did, which is nice because the Further is part of what makes the Insidious franchise so unique and interesting as a horror franchise and gives it so much depth. The acting is a slight improvement from its predecessor and as before truly embodies a family terrified in their own home yet again and figuring out how to deal with it with the knowledge they already have. That said, the writing and direction aren’t as good as they were in Insidious. Whannell and Wan lose some of the finesse that they had in the first film which causes some of the scenes to feel a bit awkward and not flow as well as they did in the first film. The actors do their best to make these scenes enjoyable and good, but aren’t successful all the time. Chapter 2 just doesn’t have the finesse and style that the first one had which is a real shame because the story and plot are interesting and had the execution simply been better this could’ve been the best movie in the franchise. So, while Chapter 2 has some good stuff going on in it and is a nice continuation of the first movie, it falters in big areas and unfortunately falls into the “sequel is worse” trap.… Expand

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CineAutoctono

Aug 26, 2018

"Insidious: Chapter 2" was a regular movie, although the story, and the characters are still good, the level of terror was taking a mediocre and somewhat strange.

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dizzel679

Oct 13, 2013

Very stupid, tedious and generally nonsensical movie. Every screamer and "scary moment" are predictable and those make you rather laugh, than scare. I regret watching this and advise to avoid as plague.

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