Insidious Chapter 2

Theatrical Release Date: 2013 09 13 (USA)

UPC: 043396424401

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations]

Summary: 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. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Horror

Features: Peripheral vision: behind the scenes
Ghostly transformation

Insidious Chapter 2

Format: DVD

Release Date: 12/24/2013

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 106 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: 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]

Cammila Collar

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. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Charles Layton  Executive Producer 
Jason Blum  Producer 
Xavier Marchand  Executive Producer 
James Wan  Director 
Leigh Whannell  Screenwriter 
Joseph Bishara  Composer (Music Score) 
Peter Schlessel  Executive Producer 
Oren Peli  Producer 
Steven Schneider  Executive Producer 
Brian Kavanaugh-Jones  Executive Producer 
Lia Buman  Executive Producer 
Patrick Wilson  Actor 
Rose Byrne  Actor 
Lin Shaye  Actor 
Ty Simpkins  Actor 
Barbara Hershey  Actor 
Jocelin Donahue  Actor 
Lindsay Seim  Actor 
Danielle Bisutti  Actor 
Andrew Astor  Actor 
Leigh Whannell  Actor 
Tom Fitzpatrick  Actor 
Garrett Ryan  Actor 
Steve Coulter  Actor 
Hank Harris  Actor 
Tyler James Griffin  Actor 
J. Larose  Actor 
Angus Sampson  Actor 

Country: UK,USA