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“So the first one sucked pretty badly. I didn't even understand why they made another one. The trailer was interesting though and it did look quite different to that of the first. I was pretty skeptical about this. To my surprise I hear it's actually fairly good and kind of redeems the failure of the first one. Mike Flanagan also wrote and directed Oculus and Hush. The latter being quite excellent. Jeff Howard has also written with him on these works. So I decided to go ahead and check it out. Let us hope it's as good as I have heard.
Oh nice I love the addition of the old school Universal Studios logo! So that was loads better than the first one. It shares some similar ideas from the first one while creating a bunch of fresh additions to the lore. I thought it was actually pretty” read more
"A prequel to the 2014 hit supernatural horror flick. The story is set in a 1967 suburban home, in Los Angeles; where a widow, Alice Zander, cons grieving customers out of their money, by running a staged seance. She has help from her two daughters. When the youngest starts using a ouija board, strange things begin to take place which escalates when an evil presence possess her. The script is fairly by the numbers but has a certain freshness to it. Yes, its a story we have seen many times before"
"I once bought a oiuja board at a garage sale. After I brought it home, I decided to try it out to since if it really worked, especially considering that I was never one to believe in the supernatural. I started out by asking "Are there any spirits there?" That thingamajig that slides across the board slid over the the "Yes" answer. Since I wasn't really expecting any kind of a response, I was taken somewhat aback, and asked it the first question that popped into my head. "Uhhh..." I mumbled "..."
"Filled with a good creepy atmosphere, excellent acting, even from the children, and a constant sense of dread, this is a vast, vast, vast improvement over the predecessor, even if the film's very poor CGI doesn't make this film as scary as it could've been. 8.1/10"
"Watched 10/30/2016 Rating 6.0/10 Format: Blu Ray Considering how bad the first one was and everyone was saying way is this being made but it ended up actually being a decent horror surprisingly. "
"Watched 10/30/2016 Rating 6.0/10 Considering how much the first one sucked no one really wanted a sequel but this one was actually decent. "
"SCREENING: Regular DATE: October 31st CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux LOCATION: Bluewater"
"Tomatometer Guess: 6%. The "long-awaited" prequel to the 2014 original. Actual Score: 79%. Probably the biggest surprise of the year. Mike Flanagan directs this surprisingly decent and suspenseful sequel that easily surpasses its original. "
"When: October 21st First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: In theaters. What'd I Think?: Smart, creepy atmosphere, well acted horror film, marred mostly by poor CGI. My Rating: 8/10 Other Notes: NA."
"Follows up: Ouija Predecessor score: 6% Prequel score: 83% Difference: 77%"