The Last Exorcism Part II

Plot synopsis:
A couple, Jared (Judd Lormand) and Lily (Boyana Balta), finds a demonic-looking Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) squatting next to their refrigerator. She soon is taken to a hospital, where she appears to be catatonic. After spending a few months at the insightful and caring therapist Frank's (Muse Watson) home for girls in New Orleans and settling in as a chambermaid at a hotel under the supervision of her boss Beverly (Diva Tyler), Nell's condition seems to have improved and she no longer has "bad dreams". Nell and her group of friends Gwen (Julia Garner), Daphne (Erica Michelle), and Monique (Sharice Angelle Williams) attend a Mardi Gras parade; Nell witnesses many strange happenings there, including masked men watching her. Her personality changes as things get darker. She begins to get hints that the demon Abalam is back.
When Stephanie (Raeden Greer), one of the girls at the house, dies of an unnatural seizure, Cecile (Tarra Riggs), Nell's former nurse, informs her of the Order of the Right Hand, a secret society which has been monitoring Nell. Nell's friends Gwen, Daphne, Monique, and Michelle (Ashlynn Ross) discover a video on YouTube which depicts the events from the previous film revealing that the lost footage has been discovered; this frightens and angers Nell as she becomes a reluctant internet celebrity because of the video. Chris (Spencer Treat Clark), another worker at the hotel who likes Nell, slits his own throat after viewing a clip from the same footage which depicts Nell lying about how she got pregnant. Cecile seeks help from the Order of the Right Hand, and Nell is introduced to Calder (David Jensen) and Jeffrey (E. Roger Mitchell). They attempt to rid the demon which is "in love" with Nell by transferring it into the body of a sacrificed chicken. The supernatural force in Nell proves to be too powerful, and Calder is forced to kill her by injecting her with a lethal dose of morphine.
The demon appears in front of Nell, taking her appearance as a doppelganger, her father, and Chris, and begs her to accept its hand. Nell's pulse stops temporarily and leads Calder, Jeffrey, and Cecile, to believe that she has died. She finally gives in and grabs the demon's hand; the house is left to burn with the three secret society members being killed. Nell murders Frank and burns the home for girls, leaving her friends to die. Nell gets inside a car and the prophecy of the end of times is proven to be correct as she sets multiple buildings and vehicles aflame whilst driving past them.

Tags: good versus evil, paranormal, murder, flashback

Review:
I'm really confused as to why this has received such bad user reviews, i'll admit the title of this film kinda contradicts itself but i honestly believe this was an attempt to redeem the crappiness of the first movie, and it succeeded!
This isn't your typical possession film where you watch your generic 19 year old girl speak in a monotone demonic voice and you don't really care what happens to her because you've seen it a hundred time before.
The girl in this you will actually feel sorry for, she is being taunted by the demon though everything thats actually good in her life and it's a shame, coupled with the fact she is a really good actress makes it a decent film, it tries to inspire emotion through flashbacks which is a really nice touch too.
These negative reviews obviously come from people who had the whole script written in their heads before they pressed play, and it's a shame that their disappointment may affect others that just want to watch a movie and be surprised!
The Last Exorcism was one that worked pretty well as it made sense to the story and the overall film was executed pretty well, despite the lame ending.
To no one's surprise the success of that film spawned a sequel that intelligently decided to move away from the found footage style and make it a normal movie that looks to be pretty cool, despite it's somewhat silly name.The Last Exorcism II follows Nell as she tries to build a new life after escaping the events of the original film, but when things seem to be going well the evil that once possessed her returns to take back its host.
The few moments of "haunting" that you do get work well enough, but nothing like the powerful imagery of the first film that made it stand out so much.This is one of those sequels that wasn't needed but welcomed in hopes to make up for what they did with the silly ending of its predecessor.
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) Shortly after the events in the first film, survivor Nell tries to put her life back together as well as she can but she soon realizes that whatever was wrong with her is still there and coming back for more.
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) BOMB (out of 4) Shortly after the events in the first film, survivor Nell (Ashley Bell) tries to put her life back together as well as she can but she soon realizes that whatever was wrong with her is still there and coming back for more.
THE LAST EXORCISM PART II is without question one of the worst horror films I've seen theatrically in a very long time.
It's funny but the first movie came to a close with a horrid ending and then this film pretty much picked up that horrid and carried it to a new level.
This sequel will go down as one of those that have gone horribly off tangent to its source material and original, which is a pity because the first film had a solid finale which left it as a cliffhanger of sorts, but this direct follow up junked every good thing about the movie in no less than 5 minutes into the film, and had everything go downhill after that.
For writer- director Ed Gass-Donnelly, I'm sorry to say that while you have had good intentions and decided to forward the story without the use of the found-footage gimmick, I wonder why you didn't choose to be less derivative from classics such as Carrie and Firestarter.The first film worked because of a couple of reasons.
Naturally there isn't any reason to pursue this in found footage again, so the major decision was to come up with a straight narrative film, following Nell as she ends up in a girls' home, since she did not bear any memories on what had happened in the final few moments of the first film.
Here, while the exorcism performed was of a different style, it was so small a portion of screen time that it was quite negligible, especially its outcome.What made it worthwhile was went Gass-Donnelly shifted gears to add a sense of urgency into the narrative in the final act, and things were really looking up especially when we had Nell confront her inner demons, and pick a side to root for.
That normally would seem like a bad thing but thankfully this director knew how to shoot the film and set up the moments that needed to be scary or exaggerated enough to make the movie work.
"The Last Exorcism Part II" is a better story and movie than the first film but the first film had a way better ending.
The film is not nearly as inventive or fun as the original but it is a decent sequel and not nearly as bad as a lot of the reviews it's been getting.
After a series of flashes from the first film, reminding us what mostly took place, we find Nell (once again played by Ashley Bell) sneaking into a couple's home late at night in New Orleans.
She gets a job at a local motel as well and everything seems to finally be going good for her but those annoying demons just won't let her alone and continue to harass her throughout the rest of the film.
This wasn't as good as the latter but it was nostalgic and a lot of fun to see two 80s style teen movies (a B horror film and a youth sex/party flick).
1 thing I loved about that film was Cotton the Reverend, the second thing Nell played by Ashley Bell in a physically daunting, creepfest performance.
However even though the trailer looked a little silly, well a lot I wanted to give the film makers props for not going with the know annoying found footage routine and updating out main characters story to something more classically cinematic.
But regardless of the films faults of which there are many it's a lot better than most of the big studio crap they've been releasing like The Possession and The Apparition at least there's a story here an an intriguing one at that.
After the millions that made The Last Exorcism the producers must have been cursed by some evil spirit to summon the money out of horror buffs to see this awful second entry into the story of Nell (Ashley Bell).
There are some illogical moves as well, for example how the girl is approached by the supposed exorcists.However, all in all it is a good low budget flick with descent acting and sfx.I'll give it 5 out of 10 since it lacks real suspense and that the Movie fails to create sympathy for the lead role..
It may have been a 'found footage' film, but it was enjoyably creepy, despite being an overused genre about an overused subject matter.Therefore, based on the first movie alone, I decided to watch the sequel.
What they came up with was simply one of the more boring films ever made.We follow the girl from the first story, now trying to lead a normal life.
It adds nothing to the plot, other than detracting yet further from anything vaguely scary.The Last Exorcism (part one) was nothing that special, but at least it was watchable enough to be enjoyable (if you like low budget horror flicks).
In this movie we have again Ashley Bell who after the first movie in which the evil force has possessed her and finally left her now it returns.I did not like this movie because I think that it is not the sequel which many people expected to be and because it was really awful.
Although I think the 1st one is actually a pretty decent movie with a good mystery plot and a good opinion on a faithless preacher, this sequel seems more like a troll movie they released just to laugh at how many people would actually pay to watch this lazy piece of work.It is like they only had a loose idea on the plot and just decided to fill in some random scenes until they achieved 90min of footage.
Least this Last Exorcism 1 had some scarce scenes at least and tense moment in (Which Didn't work for me as saw them coming) and there in that movie unlike Devil inside and this sequel to the first movie Nell is trying to put her life back together and she has blocked out all things that happens to her in the first movie but soon they what her back again.
This was really bland from start to end, there was not one moment that actually felt anything scary was going to happen any where in the movie, The only good think I can say about this movie is that, last 10 minutes of the movie was so-what watch able and something was finally hap ping in the movie and again it wasn't that scary at all and most of that scene see the trailer .
I actually wish they would have delved more into the story and explained a little more, and also wish they would have made the last few scenes more gory and dramatic than they were, but it lives up to my expectations.Of course, I really enjoyed the first one much more because I am a fan of the Blair Witch camera-jumping-around documentary-type horror films, and although I am sad to see that missing from this one it was still worth watching.
"The Last Exorcism: Part II" is a run-of-the-mill tale of demonic possession whose every "thrill" is telegraphed miles in advance.Ashley Bell is a young woman who is sent to live in a home for troubled girls in New Orleans after her family is killed, probably as a result of their membership in a satanic cult (I have no idea if familiarity with the first film is helpful in understanding this one, but it probably couldn't hurt).
Weird things keep happening as the forces of evil mount their assault on the most hapless, put-upon little Nell since "The Old Curiosity Shop."It's hard to tell which is more tiresome and hackneyed - the demon-possession scenario replete with oodles of exorcism rituals and Satanic mumbo-jumbo, or the employment of every horror movie staple from false scares to levitating bodies to figures skittering by in the foreground of the picture.
There's very little about the movie that feels original so we're left to ponder all the better versions we've seen of the same story while ticking off the minutes till the closing credits come crawling by..
This second movie brings to the spot-light on Nell Sweetzer, the girl possessed by a demon in the first film.
The Pacing is Slow and the Exorcism Itself is Anything but Exciting or Scary.The Ending is Sequel Friendly and it does Work to the Benefit of the Character's Demon Possessed Persona.
The Last Exorcism 2 If repossession is as recurring as this title suggests than we might as well consecrate hairdressers.However, this horror movie isn't too concerned with combing cranial conveniences.Nell (Ashley Bell), the notorious demonic vessel, is recovered after her exorcism went viral.Unresponsive, Nell is placed in a girls' home where she slowly begins to come out of her shell.But just as things normalize, and she meets a boy (Spencer Treat Clark), Nell is revisited by the demonic spirit that possessed her previously.While it urges her to unite with it in order to unleash Hell on Earth, Nell resists its proposition with the assistance of a clandestine organization.The unsatisfying sequel to the surprisingly spooky original, Part 2 picks up after its predecessor, but fails to follow in its fear-inducing footsteps.And to finally get over Nell, all this demon needs is someone to have a one-night possession with.Red Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.com.
I don't know why are they making movies like this who would ever want to film a movie like this it's not even found footage movie like the first one there really shouldn't be a sequel they just want to make money I think that's the reason of the sequel the title says The Last Exorcism so the first one should really be the last one part II is unnecessary.If you love horror movies you shouldn't watch this one.
If only film makers would spend more time developing atmosphere (or better atmosfear), that would be great.Worst part is that I actually loved original The Last Exorcism and was hoping to see another fine exorcism movie.
Unfortunately, it appears that the demon Abalam may not have finished with her.Nell's further adventures are chronicled in a film which, thankfully, abandons the "found footage" approach of its predecessor, and delivers a perfectly acceptable tale of a young woman, earmarked for demonic possession, trying to escape what fate has in store for her.Ashley Bell's performance doesn't have the double-jointed physicality of the first film, but it is still effective in showing all sides of an ordinary but tormented girl.
The New Orleans setting adds some atmosphere, and the movie is suspenseful rather than scary - most of the scares are of the loud noise variety.Overall, I thought it was better than the inaccurately named The Last Exorcism (it wasn't the last one at all, there was another one in this film)..
I liked how the videos from Nell's exorcism end up on you tube and things go from bad to worse with creepy men in the shadows and enough frights to keep you glued to the seat.
Of course, there are dream sequences, there are scenes where someone magically floats up in the air while they are sleeping, there are scenes were our protagonist thinks she's crazy and other people are telling her to relax and that the demons and devils are all in her head, someone is at the other end of the street and they suddenly disappear whenever a car passes them by, stop me if you've seen literally all of this before, perhaps in the 1960s when these things were actually clever.God damn it, I'm really an easily amused person, and I fu*king love movies.
So believe me when I tell you that I have never seen a lazier attempt at a "horror" movie then this, and this is coming from someone who absolutely adores "The Last Exorcism" part 1.I've read the directors AMA on Reddit, and he seems proud of this film.
I don't know, this movie was overly sexual, numerous times throughout the film Nell listens in on people doing it, she dreams about it constantly, she looks like she wants some Gwen, she at the end she even licks her face.
However, this time around the movie is so filled with cheesy horror clichés that it felt like the exorcism was being performed on me.
Hopefully, my review can still save thousands of others from making the same mistake I did.Eli Roth's "The Last Exorcism" was a "found footage" movie I really wanted to like.
I was pleased with it until it unraveled in the last 5 minutes into a disappointing blend of "The Blair Witch Project" and "Rosemary's Baby.""The Last Exorcism Part II" picks up with Nell Sweetzer going to live in a girl's home after the tragic events of the first movie.
Good or bad, it paid for itself and made enough money to justify its existence financially.There are a couple positive aspects I can talk about in regards to "The Last Exorcism Part II." Ashley Bell's performance as demon-oppressed Nell Sweetzer is so captivating and heartfelt that it gives the movie an emotional depth it doesn't deserve.
The girl from 'The First Last Exorcism' is back, and now she just wants a normal life, so she moves in a home for troubled people, and starts flirting with the boy who nearly shot Bruce Willis in Unbreakable.Not long after the credits though, the shadows come back, and the flies start to buzz, and the director thinks its a great idea to make a very loud noise every now and again to make the audience jump....The first movie was fun, but the ending was silly and ruined the rest of the film.
Now it's a race against time to try and exorcise the demon before it takes complete control of Nell once again.OK straight to the point here....the first movie wasn't bad....this one sucked.
There is the odd moment here and there where you think "finally - it's going somewhere!" only to see that it comes to a dead end once again.Ashley Bell, while doing a decent job as Nell, didn't really play the part as good as she did in the 1st.
THE LAST EXORCISM II does that, following Nell Sweetzer on her journey from the farm to the big city, and how the demons still haunt her and want to possess her permanently.Make no mistake about it, this is an Ashley Bell movie.
The character development in this movie sucks you really don't know any of the new characters personality and stories you know more about Nell's dead mom then the people in this movie.Ashley bell did an amazing performance and was the only thing that made me keep watching the other actors were good but they did not have a lot of screen time.
The only reason to see this movie would be because of Ashley bell's performance if you want to see a good actress act out a bad script go see this movie..
As a horror fan, I am almost embarrassed that I sat through this film, I will give most things a watch and the first movie was pretty fun so I gave this one a try.
The story focuses strictly on Nell rebuilding her life after the events of the first film but the demon is still wants control of her.