***1/2Already reviewed a few times, I'll be brief on the synopsis:
New parents, big house, creepy stuff happens, it's all on the dvr.
A few reasons why I liked this film:
- As a "found footage" film, this one breaks the mold of the traditional shaky camera, with stuff constantly happening. The plot device of needing security cameras makes it so that we can view almost the whole film with a steady frame. That doesn't exactly explain the audio, but whatever... suspension of disbelief, right?
- The continuing storyline. The temptation would be so great here to just re-film PA1 with better actors and a bigger budget. This has been done before with Blair Witch, Quarantine, and I suspect may be done with Cloverfield. But here, they keep two of the original actors, make the new ones related, and thus keep the same entity from the first film, while continuing the storyline.
- This film takes place both before and after the first film. It's not completely a prequel or sequel, it's like a wraparound film that provides background and conclusion - a very cool way to flesh out the story.
I just watched this so I could prepare for PA3 (review coming tomorrow), but was surprised at how much better I liked it from when I saw it last year. Good times.
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