INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2: Announcing The New Horror Kings. Who SAW ThisComing?

Hello, WORLD! Smokke here. Finally, I can say I've seen a spooky horror flick in 2013 and it was the last

movie I thought it would be. INSIDIOUS, Chapter 1 I suppose, was a decent horror film but way over rated to me. It had one truly terrifying moment. You know which scene I'm talking about. Tip toe thru the tulips... The ending works only because it didn't cheat to get to that last scene. It doesn't save the whole movie but its enough to make it a modern cult classic. I:C1 introduced the Lambert family: the father Josh (Patrick Wilson, a frequent actor used by director James Wan), mother Renee (Rose Byrne) and their sons Dalton (Ty Simpkins) and Foster (Andrew Astor). Josh and Dalton had a secret: they can travel into what is called 'The Further'. 'The Further' is later revealed as one realm for the dead. Dalton went to far into it and Josh had to go in to get him back. Dalton made it back OK. Josh...

If you haven't seen the first chapter, maybe you should see it before you see this one. The only reason I suggest this is so you can see for yourself how much Chapter 2 improves on the original. Chapter 2 picks up right where Chapter 1 ends after a flashback to young Josh's childhood during the time when it is first discovered that Josh can travel to 'The Further' and a psychic named Elise (Lin Shaye) hypnotizes young Josh to take way his ability to travel there (which she unlocks for the elder Josh in Chapter 1). We get a sense that there's something wrong with Josh early. WE (those of us who saw Chapter 1) know what's wrong but the family still needs to be convinced. It isn't until the Lamberts realize there ordeal isn't over quite yet that they start to get a better understanding of what's going on here.

The original demon is back and explained.

What else can I say besides I loved this movie! I loved the fact that Wan and cowriter Leigh Wannell (who also stars in this movie as part of a comic relief duo who worked for Elise) took time to explore the mythology they established in Chapter 1 and expand on it in detail here. I loved the fact that this horror movie got horrific and terrifying and stayed horrific and I'm more than thrilled that the backstory for the original's demon got explored and was just as terrifying as it should have been. Wan's other movie released this year, THE CONJURING, served as a good reminder why we should be paying attention to this guy's movies. I:C2 says that James Wan is the new king of horror and I doubt anybody takes this title from him anytime soon, something that the SAW series implied but could never fully back up. I'm ready for Chapter 3 of this series right now. Hell, I'm ready for the whole damn book!

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Dueces WORLD!