Jump Scares and very little else

Rating: 6/10 (19 June 2016)

Being a huge fan of the horror genre, one must be disappointed with the quality of movies being churned out by "Hollywood" in the last 4-5 years. Conjuring was one of the exceptions, albeit partially. It managed an effective combination of jump scares and build-up. I, for one, love the horror genre, not for the former but the latter. Extensive experience in this genre has trained us well on the wheres, hows and whats and hence, build-up is what should matter most.
It is extremely disappointing to see the extent to which jump scares were employed by the makers having established themselves in the 'true story' mould with the first movie. They even aped camera angles adopted in the documentaries on the Enfield haunting, for crying out loud!
I was distraught when I read somewhere that the nun sequences were added as an afterthought. Wonder if the movie would have been better without these scenes?!
The Elvis part, bad. The climax, worse. The unwanted VFX, worst.
Hoping for a better 'true story' with the next installment.