Lucabrasisleeps
Both the movies aren't classics for sure. The first movie was an underrated creepy movie. The sequel is not bad either. Even with all the problems, it is as entertaining as the first. So I need to give them the same rating.Ami dolenz is beautiful and was one of the bright points of the movie. Unfortunately no nudity from her though. But there is enough of the sex appeal part. Obviously an explanation is given for her skimpy outfits towards the later part of the movie. It is a little hard to concentrate on the details of the movie when she wears those tiny shorts and tops. The men are also model type unlike the original where the guys were more regular looking. But they are adequate actors and there is not much cheesiness as we would expect.There are some over the top deaths and scenes which are maybe not in tone with the original. The Mitch character seems to be somewhat of a superhuman with his lucky escapes and all. I liked the red herrings dropped in the middle. The twists are predictable but even then they are interesting to watch.I don't think the atmosphere is built up as nicely as the first. But there are some interesting death scenes and the ending is better than the first.The ending is a nice touch. One thing I do like about these movies is the lack of a corny "this isn't over yet" kind of an ending which is now cliché.I am puzzled by the IMDb rating a little bit..7/10
Boba_Fett1138
Even though I prefer this movie above its predecessor, it still isn't a great movie.This movie also suffers still from some of the same stuff the first movie, made in 1986, also suffered from. Despite its promising concept the movie just never manages to become interesting because there is far too little happening.It's a pretty late sequel to the first movie and besides it doesn't has an awful lot to do with its predecessor. This time the movie is featuring different actors and actors and only uses the same concept of the first original movie; a movie making contact with a death person through a Ouija board.What makes this movie better than its predecessor though is that they put some more effort into its story this time. It's not like its being a very deep or clever written movie but all of its characters and events are better drawn out. It makes things more pleasant to follow, even though not nearly enough is happening horror or tension wise.The acting is a lot better this time around but that's not saying very much though. None of the actors really impress too much and the cast consist out or purely unknown actors, who all seemed to had been cast because of their looks rather than because of their acting skills.Nothing too bad but it's a movie you can easily do without.6/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/
Dr. Gore
*SPOILER ALERT* *SPOILER ALERT*I bought this video for two bucks. An artist moves into a haunted loft. Luckily for her, a Ouija Board comes with the apartment. Every fully furnished apartment needs one. A washer, a dryer, and a Ouija board. Soon she will attempt to make contact with the mysterious spirit hanging out at her pad. This leads to Ouija mayhem as the spirit is not as friendly as she might think but not nearly as evil as I would have liked.You know, if there was a ghost living in my new apartment, I think I would move. I certainly wouldn't rush home to my Ouija board so I could make contact with whatever freeloading spirit happened to be crashing on my couch. The girl in this one gets addicted to using the Ouija, or Witchboard. There's a lot of Ouija action going on here, far too much for my taste. There are only so many scenes of the Ouija pointer going round and round I can watch and still call it entertainment. Once the malevolent spirit is revealed, it really doesn't do much of interest. All that Ouija work is wasted on a lazy spirit who doesn't have the time to dream up some diabolical deaths."Witchboard 2" can be skipped with a clear conscience. The deaths are sparse, the gore is minimal and the spirit is weak.
tedg
Spoilers herein.A truth about horror films is that you don't really visit the world of the story as much as the mind of the filmmaker(s). If there is a strange and scary mind there, you get creeped out. If it is skewed in some way, you can pick it up if there is any competence at all.In this case, we have a story about a haunting, and the camera is placed so that we do that haunting. The story is irrelevant. Everything is focused on the apartment and the sailing ghostly eye that observes. We become the ghost.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
AD
