Well Sinister 2 was messed up. A movie where a monster makes children kill their family is gonna be a little twisted. But, it wasn’t as good as the first one, Sinister. Not surprising.
The lawnmower scene from Sinister still freaks me out. I expected, hoped, Sinister 2 would be equally terrifying. It did have some disturbing moments but I didn’t find them as memorable as the lawnmower scene. Sinister 2 was watchable but not spectacular.
I think with Sinister, I hadn’t seen a movie like it before. I wasn’t expecting it to be part snuff film- making the movie far more memorable. With Sinister 2, I expected the murder films so it wasn’t as jarring. No, snuff films are disturbing no matter what. I can’t seem to make up my mind about this movie.
It did make me jump so, score one for Sinister 2. I like jump-scares as long as they’re not overused. I don’t think the snuff films were the problem. More like, I wasn’t sucked into the story.
The plot wasn’t terrible though it had some distracting unanswered questions. The tie to the first movie was weak. The deputy from the first movie was at the center of this one.
Sinister 2 didn’t do a good job of explaining how the former deputy started burning down houses to protect people from the bogyman. He had all these crime scene photos. How was he able to keep those after he stopped being a deputy?
Why would Baghuul bother him in the first place? The former deputy didn’t have any children. He didn’t live in a cursed house. Was he angry the man was burning down his traps? Baghuul haunted him but we got off-the-clock demon. He didn’t put any effort into scaring away the former deputy.
