The Gallows Act II

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.

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.

I thought this movie was a crap! Turns out the plot twist are way more better than the first one!!!

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...

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.