It's the best horror movie of 2016

Rating: 7/10 (14 May 2017)

Conjuring 2 was arguably the most interesting horror film that came out last year. Recently, most horror films have been using all kinds of special effects that didn't fit the genre of horror film due to its outlandish way of portraying supernatural entities (ghosts, monsters etc.) which ultimately hinders the scary factor of the genre. Compared to another horror sequel which I have watched called Sinister 2 and various other horror films released within a year with Conjuring 2, I can say that the movie has done well in delivering the right atmosphere for its genre. I watched this movie as a group in a film club for our school and I'd like to say that we were pretty scared. Some Korean students have expressed that Western horror films are exceptionally different from East Asian horror films. They are more focused towards Christianity and religious storyline while the East Asian horror films are heavily reliant on revenge/vengeance type of plot development. All in all, Conjuring 2 was a decent horror film compared to a recent surge of terribly made horror films, but they certainly have areas that they can improve on.