I'd enjoyed the first one. I've generally enjoyed The Conjuring universe despite having nothing but contempt for the real-life Ed and Lorraine Warren.
This one was pretty dull. The look of it is OK. Still find Taissa Farmiga mesmerizing and wish the film gave her more to do emotionally. Lame jump scares and uninspired CGI. The idea of the newsstand magazines flipping pages was kind of cool but even that just felt digital and it might've been really memorable had it been accomplished with practical effects as I am sure could have been possible.
Much of the movie is set at a girls' school that is gargantuan in size but that has relatively few students present, and portions that are in decaying disuse. There's a basement full of scores of wine casks from when it had been a monastery that made wine. Somehow the girls avoid sneaking down all the time for a nip. However, the eventual use for the wine you'll see coming from miles away - it's repeatedly telegraphed.
The way a relic is hidden is... odd. Doesn't seem like a devoted Catholic would have done that.
Here's hoping the religious concept of the trinity doesn't in any way encourage them to make a third film.
This one was pretty dull. The look of it is OK. Still find Taissa Farmiga mesmerizing and wish the film gave her more to do emotionally. Lame jump scares and uninspired CGI. The idea of the newsstand magazines flipping pages was kind of cool but even that just felt digital and it might've been really memorable had it been accomplished with practical effects as I am sure could have been possible.
Much of the movie is set at a girls' school that is gargantuan in size but that has relatively few students present, and portions that are in decaying disuse. There's a basement full of scores of wine casks from when it had been a monastery that made wine. Somehow the girls avoid sneaking down all the time for a nip. However, the eventual use for the wine you'll see coming from miles away - it's repeatedly telegraphed.
The way a relic is hidden is... odd. Doesn't seem like a devoted Catholic would have done that.
Here's hoping the religious concept of the trinity doesn't in any way encourage them to make a third film.