Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel

The first Hell House LLC was really good. Yeah, there were things left unanswered, there were questions ... but that's fine. In horror, not everything needs an answer.

This one definitely feels like it has a lower budget than the last one, even if they were the same. I don't know, this definitely felt like a made-for-TV deal, even for a FF horror film.

Anyway, there were too many things that were just implausible here to work. They were trying too hard, I think, to expand the plot and the "terror" of the Abaddon Hotel by making it bigger than it needed to be.

The scare factor just wasn't there in this film. Yeah, there were some creepy moments, but on the whole, this one flopped for me. Like the Abaddon Hotel--and the first film--some things are just better left alone.

I hate dissing movies like this that obviously stretched it's tiny budget to the max....but it couldn't have been so much better! The acting is...woof. The "talk show" bits are just massively uncomfortable and there is almost no subtlety to any of it. It starts at a 10 and tries to stay there for the whole thing.

I loved the first one! The acting wasn't cringe in any way. Now the second one. It's terrible! The acting is painful. And Molly? Who is she related to? Her acting was worse than the high school production of Cabaret I just saw. Those kids should have Oscar's compared to her! When I was younger I used to think I'd never hack it! And the fact that she has this role, this opportunity to bring someone's story to the camera....and she is SO TERRIBLE AT IT! It upsets me.

Now I never hate oh actor's. But this chick didn't even try. And she made me p-o'd this whole movie. I really thing someone should buy the rights and do it better. This story is so great, it deserves a touch up.

My heart sank when I saw the trailer and heard the poor dialogue. The original had a great cast who delivered their lines in a natural fashion and seemed to really be friends/co-workers. I watched it many times and think it's terrific.

None of this really worked for me and I was bored about 30 minutes into it. And once they are in the hotel, you can't see much so when they run around screaming "WTF?" you have no idea what they are screaming about or running from.

If it's a trilogy, not sure why. When you explain too much, the fears tend to diminish and this film became a lot of talk, a lot of don't show, when it should really be show, don't tell. I sensed a lot of filler and then, no climax. And really, zero scares so jump cuts were added. If a third is made, I hope it mirrors the tone and acting of the first.

This one was a decent sequel, however it wasn't nearly as terrifying as the first Hell House. I did enjoy this one and do recommend it