It might be not a masterpiece in horror movies
But has a lot for a horror movie fan
When the possessions strikes, the movie becomes a race against the unknown
Recommend for thriller maniacs
11 Reviews
Not bad
leonidasstathopoulos4 October 2019
Eh...
SyoKennex26 January 2020
I still love the effects and the basic plot of this like I did the first The 3rd Eye but I'm realising maybe a bit too late that Rocky Soraya seems to do the same thing across all his films. I watched this series because I adored the three part The Doll series he did but looking back at them, The 3rd Eye and now The 3rd Eye 2, it's pretty much the same plot across all five films.
The only differences really are the characters, the objects of curse and the underworlds. Whilst I have nothing against the same cast being in all the films, having majority the same cast you constantly pick from doesn't help this at the same time and I'm left pretty disappointed after enjoying the first one so much.
This would have been so well if he had changed it around just a little bit, but even the way one of the characters says 'astral projection' is the exact same as the first film in this series. I notice that Soraya did his previous series like this in a set of three and I just truly hope if he does a third one in this series, it's not the same. Sabrina in The Doll series was unique enough in it's ending to hold out, so I just hope that the same happens here if he's going down this route. The ending is open enough to suggest a third film which does look like it will be different, but I'm not holding up any hopes at the moment for this series.
It's a good film, some of the effects are a bit wonky, but other than that, it's good - except that I feel like I just watched the same film twice. For 222 minutes / 3 hours and 42 minutes of content, I feel pretty deflated. It's a shame because I really do enjoy Soraya's films but I feel like a veil just lifted from my eyes and I'm not looking forward to the other four films of his I have left to watch.
I kind of regret starting a personal challenge to start finishing all the work of directors I've watched. Here's hoping that since the last four are varied in tone and/or genre that they're different enough from each other to be a much better watch.
The ending saved this from a 4 out of 10, but not by much.
The only differences really are the characters, the objects of curse and the underworlds. Whilst I have nothing against the same cast being in all the films, having majority the same cast you constantly pick from doesn't help this at the same time and I'm left pretty disappointed after enjoying the first one so much.
This would have been so well if he had changed it around just a little bit, but even the way one of the characters says 'astral projection' is the exact same as the first film in this series. I notice that Soraya did his previous series like this in a set of three and I just truly hope if he does a third one in this series, it's not the same. Sabrina in The Doll series was unique enough in it's ending to hold out, so I just hope that the same happens here if he's going down this route. The ending is open enough to suggest a third film which does look like it will be different, but I'm not holding up any hopes at the moment for this series.
It's a good film, some of the effects are a bit wonky, but other than that, it's good - except that I feel like I just watched the same film twice. For 222 minutes / 3 hours and 42 minutes of content, I feel pretty deflated. It's a shame because I really do enjoy Soraya's films but I feel like a veil just lifted from my eyes and I'm not looking forward to the other four films of his I have left to watch.
I kind of regret starting a personal challenge to start finishing all the work of directors I've watched. Here's hoping that since the last four are varied in tone and/or genre that they're different enough from each other to be a much better watch.
The ending saved this from a 4 out of 10, but not by much.
Decent
neosoul150011 April 2020
As decent as the first one
kosmasp26 June 2019
But also as the first one a lot of fake scares. Boo I'm here to scare you ... now run away, because I won't hurt you (yet). If it sounds like I'm not entirely convinced with the movie, you might be onto something. But I have seen way worse horror movies and I wouldn't go nearly as far as to call this a "bad" movie (no matter the genre).
Now we get a continuation from the first 3rd eye movie, though as you can guess you can watch this without prior knowledge of the other film. Of course if you do, you will have a couple of insights and "know" the characters (it's a nice touch, but let's keep it real, paper thin). If you are into this sort of stuff, sound design and so forth - well done.
Now we get a continuation from the first 3rd eye movie, though as you can guess you can watch this without prior knowledge of the other film. Of course if you do, you will have a couple of insights and "know" the characters (it's a nice touch, but let's keep it real, paper thin). If you are into this sort of stuff, sound design and so forth - well done.
Oh dear...
wedgwood24 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I disagree this was as good as the first one - I think they sacrificed quality for quantity. Here we have a man who has a daughter to his wife's sister, kills the sister when she threatens to expose him, then kills his daughter as well. Yet, the 3rd eye girl, Abel goes straight to him with her evidence and asks him to confess to the police. A young girl reasoning with a multiple murderer? Alone. Naturally, he then kills Abel. When the man becomes possessed by his own angry daughters spirit who tries to kill her fathers body, the remaining 3rd eye women think, for some bizarre reason, that he needs to be saved. WTF? They all get injured or die in the process of trying to save a psychopath; this is a horror film not some confusing, screwed up lesson in morality. The whole movie all I thought was, someone please just kill the cckscker. And the murdered daughter, why was she condemned to Hell? An eye for an eye I say. There is a line at the end 'the truth will always be told, no matter what', which was pretty amusing, I think human nature dictates very little truth is ever told.
The sound effects were over-the-top, gore is not scary and this film was quite silly. I did like Bu Windu - she was a good actress and the only character who seemed to know what she was doing.
Concl: Indonesia is more capable of producing a horror movie than China.
Nowhere near as good as the first
ashecatlin5 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
So it turns out the sequel they baited for last time was just that, as the only thing that carried over was Mariah, the ghost. But instead of having a giant circular hole in her back with her spine showing, she got stabbed in the back instead and they made her much more ghoulish. Since she didn't look dirty in the end of the first one, speaking of which. The first one made you truly care for all of it's characters, especially the sisters, their bond is one of the best things about the first. And right from the get go in this they choose to kill the little sister, for shock value, rendering the whole saving her spirt from the ghost world in the first pointless.
This film essentially rehashes the first, in the most uninteresting way, it doesn't add anything new. The things it tries to, just irritated me even more. Like the killer reveal it wasn't a surprise, the fact the Mariah was a good ghost didn't do much for me either because I just didn't care. One of the characters I cared about, Abel was needless killed. Then replaced with someone who looks exactly like her, it took me a minute to realise that it was a different character. Then low and behold her stitch was exactly the same as Abel, why not just keep Abel instead of replacing her with someone who's identical, I don't see a point.
There were some pretty easy rules set up in the first one, which this just tosses out of the window. Like when travelling to the ghost dimension, you need to have a ghost with you. So Nadia, Abel's replacement dies and takes Alia's replacement to the ghost world to save Alia but then Abel comes down from heaven tells Nadia that she needs to live and somehow she's not dead anymore. It's such an ass pull, you also have more powers. Like being able to see the past through magic items as well as looking into a spirits eye, to see the past. It negates what the first one set up, I'm genuinely surprised this is from the same people who made the first one.
You get more sequel bait at the end of this one to, wonder if they retcon that as well. Oh and I forgot to mention Alia adopts Nadia, effectively replacing Abel at home as well that was the last straw for me. There were so many times that I paused this movie to give myself a breather, it could have been a much better movie. Like having the same story but include Abel into it, as she is an integral player. Plus everyone in these seemed to see ghosts, where it was rare in the last one. There is someone who can sense ghost, like Alia in the first one but only has her 3rd eye slightly open. She still blames the kids for pulling pranks on her, I noticed there is a lot more focus on trying to scare the audience as well where as the first was much more subtle.
I know that I've compared this to the first a lot, it's just that was such an outstanding horror movie, one of the best I've seen recently. Then this comes and it's mediocre at best, maybe if I watched it again, I might enjoy it but unlike other horror movies that rehash the story, this doesn't add anything good. It's not even that fun of a ride, if they make a 3rd I'll still watch it, I just hope it brings the quality back.
This film essentially rehashes the first, in the most uninteresting way, it doesn't add anything new. The things it tries to, just irritated me even more. Like the killer reveal it wasn't a surprise, the fact the Mariah was a good ghost didn't do much for me either because I just didn't care. One of the characters I cared about, Abel was needless killed. Then replaced with someone who looks exactly like her, it took me a minute to realise that it was a different character. Then low and behold her stitch was exactly the same as Abel, why not just keep Abel instead of replacing her with someone who's identical, I don't see a point.
There were some pretty easy rules set up in the first one, which this just tosses out of the window. Like when travelling to the ghost dimension, you need to have a ghost with you. So Nadia, Abel's replacement dies and takes Alia's replacement to the ghost world to save Alia but then Abel comes down from heaven tells Nadia that she needs to live and somehow she's not dead anymore. It's such an ass pull, you also have more powers. Like being able to see the past through magic items as well as looking into a spirits eye, to see the past. It negates what the first one set up, I'm genuinely surprised this is from the same people who made the first one.
You get more sequel bait at the end of this one to, wonder if they retcon that as well. Oh and I forgot to mention Alia adopts Nadia, effectively replacing Abel at home as well that was the last straw for me. There were so many times that I paused this movie to give myself a breather, it could have been a much better movie. Like having the same story but include Abel into it, as she is an integral player. Plus everyone in these seemed to see ghosts, where it was rare in the last one. There is someone who can sense ghost, like Alia in the first one but only has her 3rd eye slightly open. She still blames the kids for pulling pranks on her, I noticed there is a lot more focus on trying to scare the audience as well where as the first was much more subtle.
I know that I've compared this to the first a lot, it's just that was such an outstanding horror movie, one of the best I've seen recently. Then this comes and it's mediocre at best, maybe if I watched it again, I might enjoy it but unlike other horror movies that rehash the story, this doesn't add anything good. It's not even that fun of a ride, if they make a 3rd I'll still watch it, I just hope it brings the quality back.
It started out so great, then it all came crashing down hard...
paul_haakonsen12 August 2019
I stumbled upon the 2019 Indonesian horror movie by sheer luck. Seeing that it was an Asian horror movie, I was sold immediately and had to sit down and watch it.
I will say that the first half of the movie was phenomenal, and it was very much reminiscent of the 1982 "Poltergeist" classic, except set in an Indonesian setting, but having all the intensity and creepy atmosphere to it as seen in "Poltergeist". Yeah, the movie was on a very good track here, and director Rocky Soraya was definitely making things right.
But then the movie introduced possession, and it all went south. Fast. It was abysmal. The movie took a turn from where it would have otherwise received a 7 out of 10 star rating from me, and it spiraled into a laughable storyline where everything previously established just came apart.
So the first half of the movie was great, the last half was abysmal. Yup, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
The acting in the movie was good. And as always, I thoroughly enjoy watching the faces and talents of unfamiliar actors and actresses on the screen. And I wasn't familiar with a single face in this movie. So that was bliss. And I will say that they had some nice actresses and actors on the cast list to perform the various roles and characters. Just a shame that the last half of the movie totally derailed and offered the actors and actresses nothing to work with.
As for the special effects. Well, they were there and they worked well enough in favor for the movie and definitely added to the atmosphere. Just keep in mind that you will not be blown away or bedazzled in any manner.
"Mata Batin 2" (aka "The Third Eye 2") had such great potential to be a really genuinely creepy and disturbing horror movie, but it all went down the drain and the movie became less than mediocre, given the horrible last half of the movie.
I will say that the first half of the movie was phenomenal, and it was very much reminiscent of the 1982 "Poltergeist" classic, except set in an Indonesian setting, but having all the intensity and creepy atmosphere to it as seen in "Poltergeist". Yeah, the movie was on a very good track here, and director Rocky Soraya was definitely making things right.
But then the movie introduced possession, and it all went south. Fast. It was abysmal. The movie took a turn from where it would have otherwise received a 7 out of 10 star rating from me, and it spiraled into a laughable storyline where everything previously established just came apart.
So the first half of the movie was great, the last half was abysmal. Yup, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen.
The acting in the movie was good. And as always, I thoroughly enjoy watching the faces and talents of unfamiliar actors and actresses on the screen. And I wasn't familiar with a single face in this movie. So that was bliss. And I will say that they had some nice actresses and actors on the cast list to perform the various roles and characters. Just a shame that the last half of the movie totally derailed and offered the actors and actresses nothing to work with.
As for the special effects. Well, they were there and they worked well enough in favor for the movie and definitely added to the atmosphere. Just keep in mind that you will not be blown away or bedazzled in any manner.
"Mata Batin 2" (aka "The Third Eye 2") had such great potential to be a really genuinely creepy and disturbing horror movie, but it all went down the drain and the movie became less than mediocre, given the horrible last half of the movie.
A FILM ABOUT SOMEONE WHO CAN SEE SUPERNATURAL THINGS
akhidavid7 July 2021
Some moral messages that I get from this film :
1. Don't be sad for the calamity that befalls you for too long, wake up and start a new, better life.
2. Take advantage of your strengths or abilities to help others.
3. Don't be afraid if you do the right thing.
4. Get rid of fear, face the real reality, and be brave.
5. Every crime, whether real or hidden, will surely be revealed in its time.
6. Get rid of vengeance and cultivate forgiveness.
7. Don't be easily fooled by whispers that tell us to do bad.
8. Every human being depends on his actions in this world, if he is good then in the hereafter he will be placed in Heaven, but if he is evil he will be placed in Hell.
9. True happiness is when you can make other people happy.
May be useful =)
1. Don't be sad for the calamity that befalls you for too long, wake up and start a new, better life.
2. Take advantage of your strengths or abilities to help others.
3. Don't be afraid if you do the right thing.
4. Get rid of fear, face the real reality, and be brave.
5. Every crime, whether real or hidden, will surely be revealed in its time.
6. Get rid of vengeance and cultivate forgiveness.
7. Don't be easily fooled by whispers that tell us to do bad.
8. Every human being depends on his actions in this world, if he is good then in the hereafter he will be placed in Heaven, but if he is evil he will be placed in Hell.
9. True happiness is when you can make other people happy.
May be useful =)
More of the same.
BA_Harrison20 April 2023
After having her third eye opened, enabling her to see the dead, Alia (Jessica Mila) begins work at an orphanage. And whaddya know... it's haunted!
Director Rocky Soraya is clearly a believer in the old adage 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', because this sequel is almost identical to his 2017 movie, a mix of spooky elements borrowed from a whole host of other ghostly horror movies. The structure is exactly the same as before: supernatural occurrences, a mystery involving an unsolved murder, possession, and a trip to the other side via astral projection. If, like me, you watch the two films back to back, the sequel does become rather tedious.
At almost two hours long, the creepiness leads to boredom, although it's worth hanging in there for the final act (or skipping forwards), Soraya delivering a real doozy of a decapitation via rotary saw.
As with the first film, this one ends in a manner that lets us know that another sequel is a definite possibility: I just hope that the formula isn't the same next time around and that the runtime is a little shorter.
Director Rocky Soraya is clearly a believer in the old adage 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', because this sequel is almost identical to his 2017 movie, a mix of spooky elements borrowed from a whole host of other ghostly horror movies. The structure is exactly the same as before: supernatural occurrences, a mystery involving an unsolved murder, possession, and a trip to the other side via astral projection. If, like me, you watch the two films back to back, the sequel does become rather tedious.
At almost two hours long, the creepiness leads to boredom, although it's worth hanging in there for the final act (or skipping forwards), Soraya delivering a real doozy of a decapitation via rotary saw.
As with the first film, this one ends in a manner that lets us know that another sequel is a definite possibility: I just hope that the formula isn't the same next time around and that the runtime is a little shorter.
Feel more like a rehash to the first movie.
HorrorDisasterGuy-9061717 January 2024
I found the sequel to be pretty weak for the most part. The beginning of the movie kills off the character Abel from the first movie for a current reason. It could have been an effective moment, but it happened pretty quickly and not that much emotion towards it. The actual plot is with Alia decided to volunteer at an orphanage to help out and meet with a girl who also has a 3rd eye. Unfortunately, the sequel feels like a rehash of the first movie with the possession, finding out a truth, and going into another dimensional later on in the movie. There's a couple of reveals that aren't anything too interesting and feel somewhat similar to the previous movies. Also, the movie lacks any atmosphere because it is mostly cheap jump scares, and the ghost appears too much to be that creepy. The climax itself feels like it's dragging on a little bit too long and has an exposition dialogue in it. And I didn't like how the movie ended.
Slightly disappointing but still rather enjoyable follow-up
kannibalcorpsegrinder22 May 2021
After her sister's death, a woman goes to work at a friends' orphanage where she meets another teen with her abilities at seeing ghosts and spirits, which they are forced to put to use when it becomes apparent a malicious spirit is haunting the area seeking revenge and must put a stop to it.
For the most part, this was quite an entertaining sequel. A lot of what works best for the film is the reliance and focus on some rather chilling and dark shock scenes that build quite a creepy atmosphere. A fine encounter between the two in their home at the beginning gives this a jolting start alongside the idea of what happens here killing off one of the major characters, while the confrontations around the orphanage are far more chilling. The investigation into the strange note she drew in her notebook sends them on a chase through the darkened library looking for clues to its meaning, while an outright chilling double-encounter where she and another child come face-to-face with different ghosts in separate rooms features fine suspense and great shocks. Likewise, a rather chilling action scene featuring the ghost tormenting the owners of the orphanage and eventually turning its wrath on the building itself throwing furniture around, knocking pictures off the wall, or threatening to bring the entire structure down all in front of children for a big, extended sequence. This allows for a rather strong pacing keeping things interesting as the abundance of creepy ghost encounters keeps the film going. Also rather fun is the return of the supernatural elements that were present in the first entry. Introducing a new character with the same powers as her sister allows this one to keep up the idea of being able to see ghosts and spirits around them using their Third Eye powers in a new setting while still offering the chance to keep up with the familiar elements in the storyline. Returning to the themes of retribution and revenge on the family member responsible for their death by haunting their place of death much as the original did, the slowly-unraveled mystery of the haunting allows for the two to utilize their powers of foresight to see what really happened to the characters to help speed the process along. As well, the return of the psychic from the first film to assist in astral projection and return to the spirit world full of bright colors and ravenous ghosts makes for a great continuation and cohesion into the universe which is greatly appreciated. All told, these here hold the film up as being enjoyable. However, there are several major flaws in the film. The first issue is that much like the first entry, there's far too much emphasis on utilizing cliched jump-scares that are far too obvious in their setup. The first film featured way too many scenes of ghostly figures walking by quickly in the background or popping up unexpectedly and charging at a character, a trend that is repeated continuously throughout here. As well, another in the film is an annoying habit of having hands reach out from underneath beds or dressers pulling objects underneath only to disappear upon investigating the incident, which happens several times throughout the film and really wears out its welcome the more it's used. However, none of these hurt the film as much as the overlong and dragged out finale that feels like a repeat of the first one offering the return to the spirit world, overdrawn special effects work, and a last-second twist that sets up a potential third film which is unnecessary and feels like overkill by dragging out the running time ten to fifteen minutes too long by including this retreaded material. It's enough to lower the rating enough from the good elements presented beforehand.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Language and children-in-jeopardy.
For the most part, this was quite an entertaining sequel. A lot of what works best for the film is the reliance and focus on some rather chilling and dark shock scenes that build quite a creepy atmosphere. A fine encounter between the two in their home at the beginning gives this a jolting start alongside the idea of what happens here killing off one of the major characters, while the confrontations around the orphanage are far more chilling. The investigation into the strange note she drew in her notebook sends them on a chase through the darkened library looking for clues to its meaning, while an outright chilling double-encounter where she and another child come face-to-face with different ghosts in separate rooms features fine suspense and great shocks. Likewise, a rather chilling action scene featuring the ghost tormenting the owners of the orphanage and eventually turning its wrath on the building itself throwing furniture around, knocking pictures off the wall, or threatening to bring the entire structure down all in front of children for a big, extended sequence. This allows for a rather strong pacing keeping things interesting as the abundance of creepy ghost encounters keeps the film going. Also rather fun is the return of the supernatural elements that were present in the first entry. Introducing a new character with the same powers as her sister allows this one to keep up the idea of being able to see ghosts and spirits around them using their Third Eye powers in a new setting while still offering the chance to keep up with the familiar elements in the storyline. Returning to the themes of retribution and revenge on the family member responsible for their death by haunting their place of death much as the original did, the slowly-unraveled mystery of the haunting allows for the two to utilize their powers of foresight to see what really happened to the characters to help speed the process along. As well, the return of the psychic from the first film to assist in astral projection and return to the spirit world full of bright colors and ravenous ghosts makes for a great continuation and cohesion into the universe which is greatly appreciated. All told, these here hold the film up as being enjoyable. However, there are several major flaws in the film. The first issue is that much like the first entry, there's far too much emphasis on utilizing cliched jump-scares that are far too obvious in their setup. The first film featured way too many scenes of ghostly figures walking by quickly in the background or popping up unexpectedly and charging at a character, a trend that is repeated continuously throughout here. As well, another in the film is an annoying habit of having hands reach out from underneath beds or dressers pulling objects underneath only to disappear upon investigating the incident, which happens several times throughout the film and really wears out its welcome the more it's used. However, none of these hurt the film as much as the overlong and dragged out finale that feels like a repeat of the first one offering the return to the spirit world, overdrawn special effects work, and a last-second twist that sets up a potential third film which is unnecessary and feels like overkill by dragging out the running time ten to fifteen minutes too long by including this retreaded material. It's enough to lower the rating enough from the good elements presented beforehand.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Language and children-in-jeopardy.
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