Grave Encounters 2
Grave Encounters 2

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Grave Encounters 2

2012
Movie
95 min
English

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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IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes0%
Google Users24%
Director: John PoliquinGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A group of film students investigates the mysterious disappearance of the crew from the first "Grave Encounters" film, venturing into the abandoned psychiatric hospital where the original events took place. They soon find themselves trapped within the building's malevolent halls, facing the same terrifying supernatural forces that plagued the previous expedition. As the lines between reality and hallucination blur, their quest for answers becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Critical Reception

Grave Encounters 2 received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who largely panned its predictable plot, reliance on jump scares, and derivative nature. Audience reception was also poor, with many finding it to be a disappointing sequel that failed to capture the atmosphere or tension of the original. It is generally considered a low-point in the found-footage horror subgenre.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on cheap jump scares rather than genuine suspense.

  • Lacks originality and offers little that hasn't been seen before in found-footage horror.

  • A significant step down from the original, with a nonsensical plot and unlikable characters.

Google audience: Google users largely found the film to be a predictable and unoriginal horror movie, with many criticizing its reliance on jump scares and its weak storyline. The general consensus is that it fails to deliver any genuine scares or engaging narrative, making it a forgettable entry in the genre.

Fun Fact

The film was developed from a fan-made script submitted to a contest held by the film's producers.

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Gimly

Gimly

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 v...

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