Jonathan Collins43 said:I watched the movie.
It’s definitely better than the third installment; part three was easily the worst of the bunch.
The script is mediocre. Those one-liners right before someone dies are pretty bad, though luckily there are only two of them.
The 3D is decent, but nothing to write home about. They honestly could have just shot this in 2D; the 3D feels more like a marketing gimmick. At the start of the film, they lean into the 3D effect, but it fades away as the movie progresses. Early on, there's one effective moment where a small object flies toward you so suddenly it actually feels like it might hit you, but after that, they stop being creative with how they use the depth.
Now, let's talk about the opening accident.
The setup here is handled a bit better than that sloppy mess in the third movie. Still, the highway accident from the second film was filmed with more tension and interest. There are maybe two standout deaths (a sharpened board and some heavy object falling on a woman), but then you get some subpar kills, like the one involving falling concrete and the final vision, which felt like a recycled version of something we'd already seen.
As for the other accidents, they're middle-of-the-road, but still an improvement over what we got in part three.
The worst ones are the first one (a tow truck scenario where you can barely see anything, but it ends with a head popping off) and the one at the salon (a whole chain reaction of mishaps at a beauty salon—not sure why it happens that way—and a woman dying way too quickly from a stone hitting her eye).
The best scene is the one at the car wash.
That includes everything from the very beginning when the woman hands money to the guy on the corner.
I am never stepping foot in a car wash again.
And I've lost my sense of security around swimming pools, too.
There's a decent little suicide twist, but they didn't really flesh it out enough.
The start of the film acts as a sort of tribute to the first three movies, using an X-ray style aesthetic.
The acting and character work aren't any worse than they were in the third one, but I found myself caring much more about the characters in the second film, especially the first.
The final scene takes place in a theater inside a shopping mall.
It's a clever way to mess with the audience.
And I happened to be in a theater in a mall myself.
Even if that specific scene wasn't the absolute highlight.
When I walked out of the theater, I definitely felt uneasy.
I'll never look at escalators the same way again.
The ending felt rushed; they could have shot it much better.
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1(bold) Yeah, it's brutal, and I actually liked the bit with the snake.
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In my opinion, it's unrealistic even for a movie like this.4 I was also at a mall; that bit about the cinema was a nice touch.
I'd also add that I was impressed by the 3D. The last (and first) time I saw a movie in 3D was Spy Kids, and compared to that, this was amazing. (Though I think you meant it was shot specifically for 3D rather than saying they "made" it in 2D).
Basically, for anyone who hasn't seen the first two but loves this kind of genre, this will definitely be great.🤷