Why it may be worth watching
- Grave Encounters 2 combines Horror elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Richard Harmon, Stephanie Bennett, Sean Rogerson.
- Viewers currently rate it 5.6/10 from 1,062 votes.
Movie
Grave Encounters 2
Fear is just a word. Reality is much worse.
Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.
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Cast
Richard HarmonAlex Wright
Stephanie BennettTessa Hamill
Sean RogersonLance Preston
Dylan PlayfairTrevor Thompson
Leanne LappJennifer Parker
Howie LaiJared Lee
Sean TysonHospital Security Guard
Benjamin WilkinsonJerry Hartfield
Dalila BelaKaitlin
Reese AlexanderOfficer
Meeshelle NealCop #2
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Viewing guide
Is Grave Encounters 2 right for you?
Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Horror. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
insanitysupernaturalhalloweenhauntingdormitoryinsane asylumsequelmurder
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Reviews
GimlyExternal review ·
Though objectively I can say with some certainty that the first _Grave Encounters_ is the better movie of the two, this second helping still got me excited in a way for the franchise itself. Sure, the third act is essentially just a worse version of the whole first movie, but _Grave Encounters 2_ tries some new things, not just in terms of this film series, but something new to Found Footage Horror overall.
_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
SierbahnnExternal review ·
This is not a bad followup.
Obviously this is not as innovative as the first one, but the premise of this is a natural progression from the first. It has a few lovely twists, which keeps the idea fresh, but it is not enough to elevate it to a higher status.
The idea of revisiting the site of an older movie like this is pretty fun though, and allows the filmmakers to not wear the ideas of the original premise too thin, but instead focus on the journey the protagonists have to undertake in order to reach the 'start' of the spooky stuff.
The acting …
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This is not a bad followup.
Obviously this is not as innovative as the first one, but the premise of this is a natural progression from the first. It has a few lovely twists, which keeps the idea fresh, but it is not enough to elevate it to a higher status.
The idea of revisiting the site of an older movie like this is pretty fun though, and allows the filmmakers to not wear the ideas of the original premise too thin, but instead focus on the journey the protagonists have to undertake in order to reach the 'start' of the spooky stuff.
The acting is sometimes a bit forced, but that could be down to the directing, but overall I think they do a fine job for what it is.
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