After the events of the first film, a film student becomes obsessed and makes his own visit. While the sequel got lower ratings on both IMDb & Rotten Tomatoes, I actually liked this one better (even though I just carried it around for like 2 wks before actually watching it.) Liked the meta beginning, and that the first one was an actual film within the world of the second one, and how that's the impetus for the second film (which, as ortiz & minihan said in an included interview, let them play with the behind-the-scenes-how-movies-are-made-and-effects-are-slight-of-hand aspect of both film in general and found footage movies specifically - even Alex's student film which i kinda wanna see them actually make now). Where the first one was almost all at, around or in the asylum, the scenes in this one at the party and in the dorm were a nice break and contrast to this group's time "on the inside". What if they'd released this one first? How weird/crazy would that've been? Like they could've released this second one first (which could still include the whole weird, random "coverup" storyline ending w/alex and jerry back in the studio) making it really play up the whole "nothing happened, it's fake, don't bother investigating" and referring to the original groups movie/footage; then release the original which could've included footage from both films/groups inside the asylum, and second group's ending in the hospital, to show that "holy shit, ahhh, shit really DID go down in there". If any of that made sense. in my head it did but idk. This one upped the mythology, Sean's 9 yr stay, the map of the changing layout (pretty cool) the building's ability to now interact with the outside world itself. Each movie they've written (if not directed) was better than the last. looking forward to more material from them. #ssmovieof2016 #horror #richardharmon #dylanplayfair #stephaniebennett #howielai #leannelapp #seanrogerson #benwilkerson writers: #StuartOrtiz #ColinMinihan #TheViciousBrothers director: #JohnPoliquin movie of 2016 number 11) #GraveEncounters2
