I was a huge fan of the first film, it was jumpy, well put together, and relied on shocks rather than gore which i always prefer, however having never seen the 2nd i can't comment on the direction that takes. Let me just start by saying that the boogeyman in this looks like a dreadlocked version of a poor man's freddie krooger.
I don't remember ever seeing the boogeyman's face in the first film, and it was all the better for it. For some reason they seem to have given him a personality, he takes great pleasure in ripping people apart, you can tell this from his bowser-esquire laugh which emits from his throat when he destroys one of his victims which sounds like it was ripped right out of mario kart.
This film just makes you groan, rather than feel any sense of dread. Instead of sticking to the originals shock tactic seem to have just spent the entire special effects budget on buying as much tomato juice as possible, then endlessly pouring it down every vent at any given moment, while trying to pass it off for blood.
Avoid at all costs.
I don't remember ever seeing the boogeyman's face in the first film, and it was all the better for it. For some reason they seem to have given him a personality, he takes great pleasure in ripping people apart, you can tell this from his bowser-esquire laugh which emits from his throat when he destroys one of his victims which sounds like it was ripped right out of mario kart.
This film just makes you groan, rather than feel any sense of dread. Instead of sticking to the originals shock tactic seem to have just spent the entire special effects budget on buying as much tomato juice as possible, then endlessly pouring it down every vent at any given moment, while trying to pass it off for blood.
Avoid at all costs.