*originally typed AUG 2024
Just finished it. It was filibuster to reach the exact same conclusion as the first, just a worse movie you have ta sit through to get to it.
Unnecessary sequel, granted it was nice to see Juno being a beast as usual and her & Sarah getting some kind of closure but thats the only thing that was accomplished.
a lot of contrivances (like the amnesia angle being the writers forced reason to get Sarah back in the cave somehow) , worse effects, we know what the crawlers shit pit looks like, we still see the crawlers taking turns killing instead hunting as group, we only see ONE female crawler, no kids, no babies, no elderly, no nest, the crawlers look worse than before.
The direction was worse, the use of light took the threat level away from the crawlers and the fact that they keep getting bodied. And how its shot looks cheap. bad Cgi = points taken.
But again, Juno dead, Sarah dead. Same exact result as the first, which was presumed anyway. Realistically.
Juno vs all those crawlers, dead.
Sarah resigns herself to her fate with the illusion of Jessica in her final moments giving her some peace as death closed in.
The first movie ended perfectly.
No we didnt get the closure, but the lack of closure was part of the point of the "descent" into chaos, division, anarchy, primality.
Juno was cool, I personally liked her the most. While it was full circle she finally apologize, she did not deserve closure, she was a snake.
The sequel wasnt worth that one moment. Rios being denied because Ed psychically knew where she was going to be or he knew there was only w exits but then how did he know WHEN to be there, or why he presumes the crawlers wont kill them all outside Sarah being a fluke. Bullshit.
Stupid. Stupid contrivance.
I watched it for more Crawler lore, and I learned they do indeed have a toilet, which I figured as much. Waste of time. Im confused why we only get one female type per movie. Where do they keep the children?
The best part about it was Ed hyping up the dread of the caves being a descent to hell, his gramps not surviving the trip. Chills.
The buildup to the caves were the best bit.
Writing was ass, story was ass, Juno & Sarah carried to a moot end, lore was painfully ass compared to the first.
Ed is protecting/preserving the crawlers, we dont know why or how his Granddads death relates to it or if the crawlers even see him as a benefactor.
What he gets out of it, and now more people are missing, including Law Enforcement personnel = more search party-
A loose end that was avoided with the first because nobody knew where the women were.
We gained absolutely nothing.
