Insidious: Chapter 2

Patrick Wilson Director: James Wan James Wan

Overview

The Lambert family learn their struggle with the supernatural is far from over when a long-buried secret plunges them back into a terrifying world of darkness. Director James Wan reteams with screenwriter Leigh Whannell for this horror sequel starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, and Ty Simpkins.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/24/2013
UPC:	0043396424401
Original Release:	2013
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	3,327

Special Features

Peripheral vision: behind the scenes; Ghostly transformation

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Patrick Wilson	Josh Lambert
Rose Byrne	Renai Lambert
Lin Shaye	Elise Rainier
Ty Simpkins	Dalton Lambert
Barbara Hershey	Lorraine Lambert
Jocelin Donahue	Young Lorraine Lambert
Lindsay Seim	Young Elise Rainier
Danielle Bisutti	Michelle
Andrew Astor	Foster Lambert
Leigh Whannell	Specs
Tom Fitzpatrick	Parker Crane
Garrett Ryan	Young Josh Lambert
Steve Coulter	Carl Stanaway
Hank Harris	Young Carl Stanaway
Tyler James Griffin	Young Parker Crane
J. Larose	Long Haired Fiend
Angus Sampson	Actor

Technical Credits

Leigh Whannell

James Wan	Director,Original Story
Joseph Bishara	Score Composer
Jason Blum	Producer
Lia Buman	Executive Producer
Kristin M. Burke	Costumes/Costume Designer
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones	Executive Producer
Charles Layton	Executive Producer
John R. Leonetti	Cinematographer
Xavier Marchand	Executive Producer
Anne McCarthy	Casting
Kirk M. Morri	Editor
Oren Peli	Producer
Kellie Roy	Casting
Peter Schlessel	Executive Producer
Steven Schneider	Executive Producer
Jennifer Spence	Production Designer
Leigh Whannell	Original Story,Screenwriter

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Insidious Chapter 2
1. Scene 1 [12:44]
2. Scene 2 [9:37]
3. Scene 3 [3:40]
4. Scene 4 [4:05]
5. Scene 5 [7:21]
6. Scene 6 [5:14]
7. Scene 7 [6:02]
8. Scene 8 [7:21]
9. Scene 9 [3:29]
10. Scene 10 [6:15]
11. Scene 11 [8:34]
12. Scene 12 [7:04]
13. Scene 13 [5:53]
14. Scene 14 [6:02]
15. Scene 15 [5:24]
16. Scene 16 [6:52]

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Editorial Reviews

In most cases in which a low-budget independent film becomes such a hit that it earns a sequel, the second movie gets flooded with all of the cash that the first movie lacked. This can ironically be a recipe for crap, with the sequel lacking all of the magic that got it greenlit in the first place. Interestingly, this is not a problem for director James Wan's follow-up to his 2010 horror yarn Insidious, 2013's Insidious: Chapter 2. This sequel seems to have been shot on a similar shoestring budget, relying far more on careful pacing, smart camerawork, and an awful sense of dread than expensive sequences or spectacle. The movie picks up where Insidious left off, with veteran medium Elise (Lin Shaye) having just been killed, presumably by a ghost, in the service of helping rid the troubled Lambert family of their pesky connection to the netherworld. In the days and weeks following, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) exhibits an obsessive desire to get things "back to normal," while his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) becomes increasingly freaked out by the half-heard murmurings coming from the baby monitor and the piano possibly playing itself in the next room. This all happens after Josh and Renai move their kids in with Josh's mom Lorraine (Barbara Hershey), who, of course, has some inside knowledge about her family's receptivity to supernatural forces. The story ends up following Lorraine as she investigates whether she knows any evil people who might have died, thus creating a good candidate for haunting and possessing her family. Meanwhile, Josh and Renai go on a Shining-esque descent into hysteria. Much like with the first movie, the moment-to-moment scares are clever and often legitimately terrifying, while the sequences that seek to actually explain things can feel kind of silly. In fact, some of the scenes in which dead people have dialogue veer straight into Mommie Dearest-style campiness, complete with frilly white gowns and goth pancake makeup -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing, depending on your expectations.

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