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I was very cautious when I was about to watch this movie. My sister and I avoided any rumors and spoilers and only see other reviewers' reactions to know more or less what to expect in the movie. We were so worried that it's gonna be so scary that we can't sleep or anything. It got even scarier in the cinema as we realized that there weren't that many people watching it, damn it! (if it's crowded, when it got scary, at least there are plenty of people that can dilute the creepy atmosphere)
So I love watching (1) horror movie (2) ghost movie (3) exorcist movie, well you get the idea. But it's so hard to find a good one. It's not enough to have scare jumps, you have to built an atmosphere, have interesting characters, a good story, and most of all, a good mystery. That's why I like all Insidious series, and It Follows, but disliked Annabelle. And boy oh boy, The Conjuring 2 is certainly one of the best horror movies out there.
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The story takes us back a few years after the Amityville incident, where we're back with our duo exorcists/psychic, Ed and Lorraine Warren, this time investigating a case of a haunted house of Hodgson's family in Enfield, England. Despite the many incidents that happened, especially centered around one of the kid in the family, Janet, they were still unsure whether they actually do have a case of a haunted house. Why? Well, you should watch it yourself. In any case, how the case was disentangled were more complicated as you'd think a horror movie should be, and it's just good that they've decided to do it like that. One of the best scary character would be the haunting nun. Ugh she/he freaked me out. Especially when it came unto you while you're simply enjoying your daily bliss.
The movie was also made in such a way that you were given moments of brief relief just to drag you back into anxiousness, damn it. I screamed twice and held my sister's hand too hard (sorry). But, like my friend said in his facebook post (Jombang), the movie was ultimately a romantic story. And it's really partly true. It is also a very well executed horror movie, and I'd love to re-watch it.
*still, the ultimate source of really really scary horror movies, you gotta give it to The Ring and all those good Japanese horror/ghost stories.
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