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Rating: 2/10 (3 February 2020)

Terrible. Of all of the horrors I've seen, I've never been as disappointed.
Just how part 2 can differ so vastly to the first I don't know. Part 1 had a natural chemistry between the actors, who we could all root for and feel part of the action. It was succinct and not drawn out, and whilst a bit silly in parts, I very much enjoyed it.
Part 2, I could go on for hours, but we don't need that. But what I didn't need was gratuitous CGI to generate any possible horror character any 10 year old child has ever dreamt up. Zombies, skulls with spider legs, flaming skeletons, you name it and it's in there.
That would be fine, if it actually suited the plot or storyline and wasn't just thrown in as an excuse to create a computerised monster for the sake of it, like some form of horror bamzooki.
Indian tribal rituals and shouting nasty words like "Bully" and in fact calling a clown, a clown, is the answer to defeating this extremely powerful being that can generate some form of photosynthetic energy through the back of its head to incapacitate all the cast. I should have seen that one coming!
An absolute shambles from start to finish and under no circumstances did the thinly built plot require a 3 hour cinematic.
To think of how strong the message and storyline is from the book and original film/series, yet this far into movie making that's the best we can do?
Skarsgard's acting, of which there is not enough of, is mesmerising and the only saving grace. Hence 2/10 instead of 1.
This could double in length, but I've wasted enough of my life being subjected to the worst sequel I've seen in my time on this planet.