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\"\"<\/a>Sinister 2<\/em><\/strong> has to have been one of the duller horror films I\u2019ve come across and unlike the original this has no mystery, suspense or, laughably, anything remotely scary. The cast actually isn\u2019t terrible considering what they had to work with but there\u2019s nothing else that\u2019s redeemable.<\/p>\n

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Sinister 2<\/span>
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\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural
\nUniversal | R \u2013 97 min. \u2013 $34.98 | January 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 01\/03\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman
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<\/u>MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Ciar\u00e1n Foy
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill (characters); Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Dartanian Sloan, Robert Daniel Sloan, Lea Coco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/u>DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentary, Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Extended Kill Films
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>34.9 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 1.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Scott Derrickson struck gold with 2012\u2019s Sinister<\/em> which garnered good reviews from horror hounds and in fact, it is a well made and finely written film from beginning to end featuring a good performance from Ethan Hawke. But in Hollywood style \u2014 courtesy of a $77M worldwide haul on a $3M budget \u2014 when you find some success, let\u2019s run a first-rate idea into the ground.<\/p>\n

The plot of Sinister 2<\/em><\/strong> centers on Courtney Collins (SHANNYN SOSSAMON) who has recently separated from an abusive husband (LEA COCO) and retreated to a house on a farm with her two young sons, Dylan (ROBERT DANIEL SLOAN) and Zach (DARTARIAN SLOAN). However, the property has a sordid past. The barn-turned-church building across from the house was the site of a grisly murder two years prior and this family is in deep trouble as the demon Bhughul (NICK KING), with its ghost children in tow, has plans for them, particularly Dylan, the youngest boy.<\/p>\n

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Enter Ex-Deputy So & So (JAMES RANSONE) from the first movie who has left the sheriff\u2019s department and spends any spare time hunting down similar murders as that of the Oswalt Family and his investigation has led him to this rural farm. But finding out the Collins resides there has complicated matters. He eventually befriends Courtney even helping her when her ex drops by with some cop buddies while also investigate the church where he observes some disturbing sightings.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, every night, the ghost kids keep pushing Dylan to watch their own kill movies which I guess would lead him down the path of making his own to add to the collection and appease Bhughul.<\/p>\n

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Although there are some minor sidetracks, least of which the melodramatic subplot involving the abusive ex as well as So & So gathering of more material about Bhughul and discovering Professor Jonas has \u201cmysteriously\u201d disappeared, though word has he\u2019s at Jurassic World attempting to militarize raptors…<\/p>\n

One of the biggest problem going against Sinister 2<\/em><\/strong> from the onset is the fact that unlike the original which combined horror with a sense of mystery, that element is completely gone knowing what\u2019s up and there\u2019s really nothing to grab one\u2019s attention. It also doesn\u2019t help the film isn\u2019t chilling or creepy in the least bit and that director Ciar\u00e1n Foy, marking only his second feature, employs the tired jump scares which, worse yet, failed to even scare. What we get instead is a 90+ minute film that is an utter bore, and chore for that matter, to sit through.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s quite surprising to see that this came from the same writing duo which included Scott Derrickson (who directed the last one). I don\u2019t know if he scribbled out the plot while writing\/prepping for Doctor Strange<\/em>, either way it\u2019s not a good showing of the talent he has in his young, fledgling career.<\/p>\n

This is hollow praise perhaps, but the only thing keeping this from landing any lower of a rating is seeing the lovely Shannyn Sossamon and, in spite of everything, doesn\u2019t give a bad performance and James Ransone for his part does well enough considering his character still doesn\u2019t have a name.<\/p>\n

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In the end, Sinister 2<\/em><\/strong> joins the all-too-long line of sequels that do not need to exist. Sure, the production design isn\u2019t horrible and on a technical level it looks fine but between the lazy story and downright lack of anything remotely scary, replacing scares with mild disgust a la the Saw<\/em> franchise, this isn\u2019t a bad movie so much as just boring.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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This release comes with a slip cover<\/strong> that has an almost felt-like texture on the front. Inside is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director Ciar\u00e1n Foy provides a low key yet on point commentary touching on a variety of topics from the casting of the brothers, finding the house and other tid-bits.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (9:22; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 We get a few scenes cut down or removed, presumably for pacing reasons.<\/p>\n

Extended Kill Films (TRT 11:38; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There is more footage from those so-called creepy \u201ckill films\u201d, six in total.<\/p>\n

Time to Watch Another: The Making of Sinister 2<\/em> (10:11; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a basic behind-the-scenes featurette with on-set interviews with members of the cast and crew talking about the characters and overall plot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Universal unleashes Sinister 2<\/em><\/strong> on Blu-ray shown with a 1080p high-definition transfer and a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio. As one might expect from a supernatural horror movie, it\u2019s not the most colorful film around but it does offer some decent enough detail while colors are generally bright enough. There were no noticeable instances of artifacts or aliasing and it appears to be a clean transfer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

I was actually a bit disappointed with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track mostly with the lower end where dialogue levels were at times too quiet, though still being able to understand what was being said. The more horror-centric scenes along with the sound effects and score give this lossless track a nice boost and giving it some depth. It\u2019s not overly dynamic or anything but should be considered serviceable enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Overall, Sinister 2<\/em><\/strong> has to have been one of the duller horror films I\u2019ve come across and unlike the original this has no mystery, suspense or, laughably, anything remotely scary. The cast actually isn\u2019t terrible considering what they had to work with but there\u2019s nothing else that\u2019s redeemable. The Blu-ray released by Universal doesn\u2019t have a ton of bonus material but the video and audio transfers aren\u2019t half bad.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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