New(er) Flix: The Conjuring 2

Alright, let's start the Month off with some successful Horror.  While it has no Clowns, it does feature a Contortionist (and a load of bullshit)...

A pointless Opening reminding you that James Wan will not do an Amityville Horror Film (since there are 8,352 of them).  Thanks.

And yes, it does set up the villain (sort of)- but in a way so confusing that the Director needed to clarify it later!

Over in England (complete with London Montage over 'London Calling!!!'), a House in Enfield is haunted.  Mind you, it seems to be haunted in random intervals and in different ways every time.

Take a shot every time this reminds you of another Haunted House Film.  You'll be wasted by 30 minutes in!

Back in America (sadly without B-Roll of Connecticut and 'America the Beautiful'), Mrs. Warren fears warnings of Ed's death.  This makes her go into what is basically 'The Further,' further muddying up the two Series'.

Make sure you take your ONLY BIBLE with you too.

Thus began the first of many Slender Man knock-offs in Mainstream Film.  This one is at least good.

About an Hour in, the Warrens show up, sent by 'The Church' to verify the Enfield Haunting (not nothing more) around a week after it got famous in the Media.

In real-life, they showed up uninvited about a year after it happened and weren't welcome at first (since they were clearly seeking publicity).  They did stay for 2 days, however, as the Movie shows.

Can the Warrens 'save the day' from a Demon that can't decide what form it wants to be?  Is this just another way to set-up yet another unwanted spin-off?

To find out, watch the Film.

I feel like I was there for as long as the Warrens were!  This Film is 2 hours and 12 minutes with Credits.  This is not necessary.  The Warrens get a B-Plot, the Investigator gets a B-Plot of sorts and everything is just too stretched out.  The Plot of this one doesn't quite connect in a meaningful way.  Somehow the haunting in Enfield was part of a plan to get the Warrens...but also involved trying to get them to leave...or something.  The Demon sometimes controls a ghost (way too similar to the one in Insidious 3), sometimes becomes a Nun and sometimes becomes The Crooked Man...but also sometimes possesses a girl...or the Ghost does...maybe.  Even just trying to explain it in simple terms is not easy.  There's both too much Plot (see before) and not enough Plot (e.c. all the stalling).  As noted, the history of this one is way different than the Film, but that's what happens when you get Lorraine Warren to consult.  No offense, but she really gains for this sort of Cult of Personality built around her and her late Husband.  Doing so by way of a Film is both logical and ridiculous, of course.  The Film is chock full of jump scares, but they are just so played out for me.  Nothing was that interesting or exciting for me.  It is, well, just another James Wan Film.  Since I courted controversy last time by pointing out the disparity between Casting and Reality, why not do it again?

Basically, a lot of the same, only longer and with slightly-less-superfluous filler.  Even so, this thing is way too familiar and way too long.