Comments on: Revisiting Insidious Chapter 2: Crazy Mythology for the Win https://halloweenlove.com/revisiting-insidious-chapter-2-crazy-mythology-for-the-win/Halloween & Horror BlogTue, 09 Jun 2015 04:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: John Squires https://halloweenlove.com/revisiting-insidious-chapter-2-crazy-mythology-for-the-win/#comment-7378Tue, 09 Jun 2015 04:22:00 +0000https://halloweenlove.com/?p=15423#comment-7378In reply to Kirby4Ever.

“This is a modern day horror film that is anything but generic…” – and that right there, in that one sentence, is exactly why I dig Insidious: Chapter 2. It’s so rare for modern horror films, especially theatrical releases, to have the balls to be something other than generic. And it’s hard not to appreciate that when you see it, even if everything doesn’t exactly work.

]]> By: Kirby4Ever https://halloweenlove.com/revisiting-insidious-chapter-2-crazy-mythology-for-the-win/#comment-7376Tue, 09 Jun 2015 03:00:00 +0000https://halloweenlove.com/?p=15423#comment-7376I find this movie to be among the most underrated of the last couple years and it’s nice to read a review/look-back that shares my support and opinions. I never got the hate for it. (It actually started out with pretty decent reviews, if my memory’s correct. Only since the recent release of Chapter 3 have I suddenly seen all the negativity surrounding it, which shocked me!) This is a modern day horror film that is anything but generic, which is all you can really ask for nowadays (especially PG-13 horror and MOST especially in the paranormal genre). I watched this and the first Insidious for the first time each in a double-feature two years back, and both films were very different experiences. With Chapter 1, I just sat in my seat sweating the whole time, just waiting for a horrifying image to appear (as they did relentlessly). I actually liked that Chapter 2 was a little less scary. I was able to catch my breath, relax a bit, and just focus on the story which I honestly thought was more interesting than the first. It’s more of a mystery with horror elements incorporated and I was enthralled start to finish. I found it very clever, especially the moments that connected back to the first film. The time travel elements were a cool touch and I was so much more invested in the actual story here than I was the first, despite that one being much scarier.
Chapter 2 is reminiscent of old school horror franchises. I can’t name many modern day horror sequels that keep virtually their entire casts and crew intact, especially when some of them are becoming relatively big stars. I also miss how horror movies used to pick up right where the predecessor left off, recreating the ending of the last film and moving forward, rather than jumping a couples years into the future and introducing a completely new cast and story. Much like Halloween II, this is a great companion piece that pays respect to the original while standing on its own feet. Also like Halloween II, I immediately get the urge to pop this one in right after watching the first to see what happens next, since together the originals and these sequels feel like their part of one, coherent, beginning/middle/end story, as you put it. (And, while on the subject, this movie also gives Halloween II a run for its money as having the scariest, mostly abandoned, poorly lit hospital in a horror movie!)

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