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It's a really slow movie, quite a few jump scares but ones that you'll see coming from a mile away.
Barely cohesive story; the play from the first movie has become an online challenge (yet somehow nobody is noticing that EVERYONE dies from it.) Not impressed by these movies that try to millenial-ise the story by making it social network-based, it does nothing for the story and it's already been done a million times.
Not many deaths, not much explanation or reasoning behind anything, just "reading this kills people." Crappy characters with some SEVERELY first world problems. (Oh no, not enough youtube followers for my family to love me!)
Better off wasting your time other places.
Barely cohesive story; the play from the first movie has become an online challenge (yet somehow nobody is noticing that EVERYONE dies from it.) Not impressed by these movies that try to millenial-ise the story by making it social network-based, it does nothing for the story and it's already been done a million times.
Not many deaths, not much explanation or reasoning behind anything, just "reading this kills people." Crappy characters with some SEVERELY first world problems. (Oh no, not enough youtube followers for my family to love me!)
Better off wasting your time other places.
- dan_da_man-60288
- Oct 15, 2019
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I was at the premier of the first one. Travis and Chris had a brilliant idea and no money. Now, they had some money and blew a wonderful opportunity to take this one to new heights and just didn't. Very slow. Decent jump scares. Better acting, but bad story. Doesn't really keep your attention and nothing you can't see coming.
- ramsfan-69248
- Oct 28, 2019
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I thought this movie was a crap! Turns out the plot twist are way more better than the first one!!!
- akmalaarif
- Dec 17, 2019
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The original had a moderately effective format that brought in some box office. This movie has the ghost Charlie from the original and that's it. Why couldn't the filmmakers have stuck to the original formula and upped their game? This is like Blair Witch 2. Avoid.
- SJinSeaTac
- Oct 17, 2019
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Can't say I was expecting much having rated the first part 5/10. This is a sequel we definitely didn't need but it's the sequel we got. I believe that audiences with little horror genre experience and/or audiences between 13 and 20 years old might get some kicks out of this, but I can't help seeing just an unimaginative horror movie here.
First part of this duology was much more of the found-footage kind, it's a genre I often have a soft spot in my heart for. This one, however, uses that style (social media, live video, YouTube) very little and for the most part is a, well, classic type of movie. I can compliment some of the camera & editing work, although a big portion of the results were jumpscares that had little to no effect on me. Aesthetically nice color grading, some cool framing, hangman masks, this and that. Acting performances were okay, nothing that'd impress a lot. Most of the characters were quite the cliches. The story feels extremely familiar, some plot turns made me reminisce about other, older horror movies that did the same or something close to that. Some things doesn't always make sense, some script and/or character moves seem far-fetched. I figured out the twist half an hour into the movie & the climax turned out to be unsurprisingly flat.
"The Gallows Act II" is the kind of horror movie that comes out a few times a year every year, a painfully familiar concept tries to appear original with the filmmakers changing and altering some parts of the whole design. I'm sure that there's effort and work behind this movie, but for a seasoned horror buff this is the kind of movie he'll likely forget after writing the review. My rating: 4/10.
First part of this duology was much more of the found-footage kind, it's a genre I often have a soft spot in my heart for. This one, however, uses that style (social media, live video, YouTube) very little and for the most part is a, well, classic type of movie. I can compliment some of the camera & editing work, although a big portion of the results were jumpscares that had little to no effect on me. Aesthetically nice color grading, some cool framing, hangman masks, this and that. Acting performances were okay, nothing that'd impress a lot. Most of the characters were quite the cliches. The story feels extremely familiar, some plot turns made me reminisce about other, older horror movies that did the same or something close to that. Some things doesn't always make sense, some script and/or character moves seem far-fetched. I figured out the twist half an hour into the movie & the climax turned out to be unsurprisingly flat.
"The Gallows Act II" is the kind of horror movie that comes out a few times a year every year, a painfully familiar concept tries to appear original with the filmmakers changing and altering some parts of the whole design. I'm sure that there's effort and work behind this movie, but for a seasoned horror buff this is the kind of movie he'll likely forget after writing the review. My rating: 4/10.
- TwistedContent
- Oct 10, 2019
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- Neptune165
- Oct 22, 2019
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Congratulations, this one was the worst movie I ever saw in my live. Really ! It deserve an Award for the worst movie ever made.
A bunch of guys in their 30's playing teenagers.
The movie started really bad at the end it seems to be in the begging! Very predictable!
The main character was about a bad actress, but in real live she is also a bad actress!
Lame , don't waste your time. The rate should be a minus 10 !
A bunch of guys in their 30's playing teenagers.
The movie started really bad at the end it seems to be in the begging! Very predictable!
The main character was about a bad actress, but in real live she is also a bad actress!
Lame , don't waste your time. The rate should be a minus 10 !
- gabby-1234
- Oct 23, 2021
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Average is the word that describe this movie
Nothing new, classic horror movie with few jumps scare. All the story can be easily guessed even if there is a little twist but it kept me interest. I did not expected anything from it so I was satisfied.
Nothing new, classic horror movie with few jumps scare. All the story can be easily guessed even if there is a little twist but it kept me interest. I did not expected anything from it so I was satisfied.
- plelectrik
- Nov 27, 2019
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The Gallows Act 2 is definitely an unstated horror film that isn't marketed well with its tired found footage trailer. In reality, its executed quite well as the found footage vibe of the 1st film transitions to a new story shot in the usual film manner, which was great. Anna, the main character, get caught up in the mystique of the old theater play The Gallows and the ghostly happenings that go with it. The film is eerie throughout with good performances and an unexpected ending. I actually thought it was a vast improvement on the original. Everything created by Blumhouse is awesome!
- herbrarnold
- Jul 11, 2020
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While I don't think this is the best film of all time, I do think it is way better then the first one. I think that the best part of this movie is the acting. The main actress was hands down the best part and I enjoyed even the parts in between the scares.
- FuriousFudanshi
- Aug 21, 2020
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- lizhalexander
- Jan 17, 2022
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Basically a young lady desperate for online "fame" gets it by performing a viral challenge and things go downhill from there. You'll want to kill yourself just to make it end.
And how can every light be on in a house yet still be so dark?
Here we go again.. Take what could have been a effective found footage sequel and make it normal. I really will never understand the logic behind it. Take a film that's known for its effectiveness in found footage format and make a sequel that completely ignores that fact.
I was excited for this film. I saw the original in the theater the day it came out and I own it. This however I will not be adding to my collection. It's dull and not scary in the least. The jump scares aren't effective in my opinion. I didn't jump once and I was hoping to like I did with the first film.
The acting was one of the few redeeming qualities that It has and I give the actors two thumbs up. It wasn't an ugly or a cheap looking film. But as a sequel to the gallows this fails hard for me.
I was so excited when I saw this was coming out. And quite upset I wasn't able to see it in the theater like I did the first. And now that I've watched it I know why. Even tho the theater setting would've improved the quality of the scares very slightly I get why it didn't get a wide release. It's simply not effective.
Younger horror fans may enjoy this more than anybody else I think. It's just not scary or entertaining enough to enlighten an older audience in my option. If there is a gallows Act III I won't be excited for it like I was this one. I hoped for a sequel and I guess I got one...
I was excited for this film. I saw the original in the theater the day it came out and I own it. This however I will not be adding to my collection. It's dull and not scary in the least. The jump scares aren't effective in my opinion. I didn't jump once and I was hoping to like I did with the first film.
The acting was one of the few redeeming qualities that It has and I give the actors two thumbs up. It wasn't an ugly or a cheap looking film. But as a sequel to the gallows this fails hard for me.
I was so excited when I saw this was coming out. And quite upset I wasn't able to see it in the theater like I did the first. And now that I've watched it I know why. Even tho the theater setting would've improved the quality of the scares very slightly I get why it didn't get a wide release. It's simply not effective.
Younger horror fans may enjoy this more than anybody else I think. It's just not scary or entertaining enough to enlighten an older audience in my option. If there is a gallows Act III I won't be excited for it like I was this one. I hoped for a sequel and I guess I got one...
- NeverBeTheOneToBlindlyFollow
- Dec 30, 2019
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- fluidanima
- May 27, 2021
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- julioevaldez
- Oct 3, 2020
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- 99brendanallen
- Aug 21, 2020
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This film is terrible. First one was still better but this one right from the introduction of the lead actors it was so annoying to see them on screen. Terrible acting by almost all of the actors. Lead actors are the most annoying part in this film which made to it more difficult to keep watching them till the very end. I had to give away watching this crap till end. Very few times I was bored to watch a horror film till end and Gallows 2 was one of them. Just few jumpscares and that's it. Could have been better but I give 2/10 only for the concept of Gallows and nothing else.
- vmy2009-962-184102
- Dec 1, 2019
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I almost always know how movies are going to end long before the ending. Now in all fairness I was doing other things while I was watching this movie but I didn't see the end coming. Anytime that happens that movie deserves a real 10 from me. (Not the kind of 10 to make sure you are swaying your suggestions right. I'm not the only one that does that right? LOL) However, there is something about the lead actress I am not a fan of though I just can't quite put my finger on it.
- ashleytite
- Dec 6, 2019
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It was an average film Not to Scary some cheesy lines but I gotta admit the plot was so so but what kept me intrested in the film was Ema Horvath her performens was so good and her acting was on point she did an outstanding job
- greenederrick
- Oct 23, 2019
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- saqibcreate-196-123761
- Oct 11, 2019
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- aloysius_predato
- May 14, 2020
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It's was so boring that I played on social media the entire time. The plot was confusing and just an overall forgettable film.
- psychicjay-73405
- Oct 24, 2019
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- jaydasites
- Dec 27, 2019
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