Much like its predecessor, the sequel takes its time to develop the Hodgson family’s dynamics. So the Warrens head to London, conspicuously leaving their teenage daughter home alone during Christmastime, and team up with a resident skeptic (Franka Potente) and British paranormal researcher (Simon McBurney) to investigate the Hodgson home. But Ed’s good-hearted, helping nature convinces her, despite a warning from a particularly spooky demonic presence that has followed her since Amityville. But the poltergeist’s main target is Peggy’s middle daughter, Janet (Madison Wolfe), who becomes the spirit’s plaything.Īfter Amityville, Lorraine feels reluctant to accept another case. Peggy’s stuttering, biscuit-obsessed youngest, Billy (Benjamin Haigh), is taunted by his toy firetruck, as well as his creepy zoetrope figure called “Crooked Man” and its accompanying song. There, troubled single mother, Peggy Hodgson (Frances O’Connor), looks over her four children, all of whom suffer from a presence in the house-the voice of an old man speaking from within the dark: “This is my house,” says the man in a gravelly voice. The location is Enfield, London, in a dilapidated council house that should be condemned.
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After creating a wholly satisfying movie version of the Warrens’ 1971 event at the Perron family home in Harrisville, Rhode Island, Wan’s saga moves ahead to 1977. Wan wants you to care about Ed and Lorraine Warren, and by choosing the suitable case through which these characters grow, he makes a better kind of exorcism film. Then again, they’ve injected gimmicks elsewhere to ensure the sequel performs just as well as the original (earning $137 million on a $20 million budget). And, along with the sequel’s 133-minute runtime, the story’s concern for characters over profits should tell you The Conjuring 2 is more than another cash grab like the 2014 prequel, Annabelle. Indeed, the Amityville case hangs over the heads of our two investigators, once again played with warmth by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson. Wan and his three credited screenwriters use Amityville only for dramatic backstory, despite how the name alone could draw audiences. As we learn, that case was contested in the media, while the Warrens’ respected names were unduly tarnished. The audience can’t help but react to several effective jolts and unsettling moments during this sequence, and the titles haven’t even appeared onscreen yet.Ī masterful screw-turner, Wan’s sequel to his 2013 hit The Conjuring doesn’t dwell on the Amityville case, although what happens in Amityville doesn’t stay in Amityville. “That’s as close to Hell as I want to get,” she tells her husband after coming out of her trance with a gut-wrenching scream. During a séance, Lorraine tries to make contact with whatever may be haunting the house, and she sees a horrific premonition. In fact, during the film’s prologue, the Warrens appear at the Amityville house, where previous owners claimed a demonic presence drove them out. Werewolf Ambulance is a horror movie comedy podcast.In The Conjuring 2, director James Wan opens another case file of real-life paranormal researchers Ed and Larraine Warren, the couple who made their name during the infamous Amityville haunting. Seriously, we have the best listeners, hands down. On Twitter Instagram you liked this, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen! It helps others find us and allows us to continue to grow. Support us at /werewolfambulance and get bonus episodes about action moviesīuy merch for yourself or those you love at on Reddit at r/werewolfambulance Wan in previous episode notes, and while I regret that error, please see above re: being fun and knowing things. If you'd like to delve more deeply into the Wan-iverse, check out Episode 81- "Saw" and Episode 303- "Insidious." I also just realized that I have attributed the "Paranormal Activity" films to Mr. If you want to hear our episode on "The Conjuring," it's number 96. Speaking of madness, special topics for your consideration include: ghosts who enjoy the work of Margaret Thatcher, ghosts who can tell riddles that the demons who inhabit them cannot hear, making a movie that is basically a greatest hits of your other movies (not that we do the best job remembering the other movies but please recall that being fun is better than knowing things), and the ultimate embarrassment: doing a sincere Elvis impersonation in front of other human beings. Furthermore, how does this movie have 80% on Rotten Tomatoes? It's madness. This week, Ed & Lorraine Warren are back on their bullshit and frankly, we are not having it.