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      Sinister 2

      R Released Aug 21, 2015 1 hr. 37 min. Horror Mystery & Thriller List
      14% 91 Reviews Tomatometer 31% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score Hiding from her abusive, estranged husband, Courtney Collins lives in a rural house with her 9-year-old twins, Dylan and Zach. Young Dylan receives nightly visits from ghoulish kids who show him disturbing images of families being slaughtered. It's all part of the grand plan of Bughuul, the evil spirit who recruits innocent children to murder their loved ones. The only hope for his intended new victims may be a former deputy who's familiar with Bughuul's fiendish work from the past. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 23 Buy Now

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      Sinister 2 has a few ingredients that will be familiar to fans of the original; unfortunately, in this slapdash second installment, none of them are scary anymore.

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      Dev N My lord this movie is not scary like the original. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review R-T T Sinister 2 is a terrible attempt to continue an interesting first film, there is a good plot here that leads us to the stupidest confusion Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Zion J It is not anywhere near as good as the first sinister, but I got to admit, some of the tapes that were shown were disturbing to me Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Lilith M To say this film doesn't live up to the first 'Sinister' is an understatement, it doesn't carry nearly the same amount of terror and I'd say that this is partly because of Bughuul's constant presence - I mean this in the sense that what made the first one so chilling was his lack of presence, it was the fear and unknowing of him being there that made it so nerve-wracking. However, Ciarán Foy clearly didn't get the memo, and Bughuul became this antagonist that was always in our sight - making him far less horrifying since his face and his mere presence became familiar, and his jumpscares far less frightening because we knew he was there; there was no surprise to it at all. If this film had no connections to the first and was simply a stand-alone film, then I'd say it was decent film - but because it doesn't match the atmosphere or arguably the lore from the first film, it is an inherently bad film. Fortunately, as most films do, 'Sinister 2' has its upsides and for this film I cannot deny that it is well-written, and the overall plot is certainly gripping. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review peppa p what kind of out of their mind sicko writes a film like this and leaves so many loopholes in? this film was diabolical and i cant believe some freak of nature would leave us with so many unanswered questions after traumatising us and leaving us sat speechless. you are a disgusting pig, how the hell did zach get his family on crosses with a bag over their head, being the skinny runt he was? actually, how did any of the tiny little children get their families set up to be brutally tortured and killed? where are they getting god damn hot rocks, rats, big wooden crosses, hanging them upside from a tree, ABOVE WATER!!!! and where did the get god forsaken crocodiles trained to bite peoples heads off???? what on gods green earth happened to the children after they maliciously slaughtered their families? why are they ghosts?? did they kill themselves??? and what the hell. just what the hell. i am so criminally speechless and confused with the state of this film, sort your life out you physcotic monster, how does one even think of such horrid ways for people to die?? you must be out of your mind. you belong behind bars in an insane asylum. i hope this review has helped you come to terms with the fact that you should never create another film again (apart from sinister 3 to answer my questions) you are an awful person, you deserve nothing in life. i hope your child attacks you the same way your victims were attacked in the film, you raving lunatic. get gone. you disgusting animal. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Glitched G Although the Sickening cassettes make a comeback in the sequel, Sinister 2 is ultimately a huge disappointment. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Not half as terrifying as Norwegian black metal, but still one of the better found footage-gimmicked sequels in recent memory. Rated: 2/5 Aug 27, 2015 Full Review Wesley Morris Grantland There comes a point when you have to say no to these horror sequels. There's no skill or idea visible anywhere, just the sound of money being sucked from your pockets. Aug 26, 2015 Full Review Nick Schager The Playlist Ransone's tone-deaf performance helps validate this knuckleheaded story's portrait of cinema as a potential gateway to pain and suffering. Rated: C- Aug 25, 2015 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies ...a profound mess of a movie. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 25, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Overall, this is D-level material, and the only genuine shock it delivers is that it didn’t debut on VOD or Netflix. Rated: 1.5/4 May 29, 2022 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Not scary enough to be called a horror film, it isn't funny enough, intentionally anyway, to be a comedy. Rated: 1/5 Feb 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Hiding from her abusive, estranged husband, Courtney Collins lives in a rural house with her 9-year-old twins, Dylan and Zach. Young Dylan receives nightly visits from ghoulish kids who show him disturbing images of families being slaughtered. It's all part of the grand plan of Bughuul, the evil spirit who recruits innocent children to murder their loved ones. The only hope for his intended new victims may be a former deputy who's familiar with Bughuul's fiendish work from the past.
      Director
      Ciarán Foy
      Executive Producer
      Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, Couper Samuelson, Xavier Marchand
      Screenwriter
      Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
      Distributor
      Focus Features
      Production Co
      Blumhouse
      Rating
      R (Language|Bloody and Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
      Genre
      Horror, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 21, 2015, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 16, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $27.7M
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