Grave Encounters 2

Every year we alwas get documentary made horror movies. I have said this many times before, but some of them are good, while others are easy to forget. To succeed you need something original, and clever, to make the audience feel interested. Grave Envounters may not have been very original, but had an interesting take on hospital institutions. With a sequel in our hands, will Grave Encounters 2 please fans of the first movie, or just please teens who don´t demand more than scary scenes ?

Alex Wright ( Richard Harmon ) is a university student, who loves to party, and also make low budget movies. He is directing a horror movie for a school project, but feels unsatisfied. He feels he needs to do something different, something that may actually give him recognition. Alex becomes curious about the movie Grave Encounters, of what happened of actor Sean Rogerson, and the movie team. Alex arrange a meeting with Grave Encounters producer Jerry Hartfield ( Ben Wilkinson ). Jerry does not have all the answers Alex wish for, so Alex convince his friends to follow him on a journey to Vancouver, Canada. This is where the mental hospital known as Collingwood is located. As the film team arrives, and begin to investigate, they are not prepared for what is about to come.

Even if the first movie was alright, it still had a few flaws. But after watching Grave Encounters 2, i feel that this was only made to make cash. First of all, the acting is pretty terrible. Second of all, the story is dull. This is basically the same movie made again, but with no big surprises. A few times we get a scene that looks pretty good, but along the way it is so easy to fall asleep.  If you are going to make a sequel, make sure you bring something solid and unforgettable. Grave Encounters 2 is not awful all the way, some scenes are pretty scary, but this is not enough. With a sloppy script and uninspiring actors, you feel a certain need for Rob Zombie´s visual ingredients, where you never know what can happen. Skip this one, unless you really loved the first movie, and watch The Devil´s Rejects again, now that is horror in top quality.

Rating: DD