So before I start I must say, I was very scared to watch this film and I recall being extremely upset when I found out that they were creating a sequel to arguably the most iconic work of Stanley Kubrick. But when I sat down in the theater and they rolled the movie I found myself hooked, clutching the arm rests of my seat.
Going in to this movie I was not aware that it was 2hrs and 32mins but even after the credits rolled I found myself wanting more, the world that Mike Flanagan created was amazing. His use of camera movement created an amazing weightless feeling throwing the audience face first into a magical world ruled by several succubus spirits who prey on people with incredible powers. His framing was second to only Kubrick allowing for several stagnant shots to be reminiscent of paintings with incredible blocking furthering the depth of his storytelling.
Now despite all the good, I still found it hard to watch the recreated scenes without the likes of Jack Nicholson and It is because of this that I am only giving it an 8/10. I understand that he was probably too expensive plus his current age would have created more issues I filming but I would have rather had the filmmaker just cut the flashbacks using different methods of storytelling to further the movie. I am happy that they didn't try and Ang Lee a new face on top of a stand in for Jack Nicholson but the reshoots just pulled me out of the film and it saddens me that this is the only thing that has brought down my rating.
Going in to this movie I was not aware that it was 2hrs and 32mins but even after the credits rolled I found myself wanting more, the world that Mike Flanagan created was amazing. His use of camera movement created an amazing weightless feeling throwing the audience face first into a magical world ruled by several succubus spirits who prey on people with incredible powers. His framing was second to only Kubrick allowing for several stagnant shots to be reminiscent of paintings with incredible blocking furthering the depth of his storytelling.
Now despite all the good, I still found it hard to watch the recreated scenes without the likes of Jack Nicholson and It is because of this that I am only giving it an 8/10. I understand that he was probably too expensive plus his current age would have created more issues I filming but I would have rather had the filmmaker just cut the flashbacks using different methods of storytelling to further the movie. I am happy that they didn't try and Ang Lee a new face on top of a stand in for Jack Nicholson but the reshoots just pulled me out of the film and it saddens me that this is the only thing that has brought down my rating.