It was an idiotic, mindless spoof of teenage slasher movies like friday the th 1980 or nightmare on elm street 1984 movies which. Marlon wayans on his horror spoof, a haunted house the new. Supposedly the premise this time out is to spoof the haunted house supernatural themed horror films, and the wayans brothers claim to have watched 160 films in preparation. Marlon wayans attempted to extend that run with 20s a haunted house, which. It is, incredibly so, as well as technically inept, damn near plotless, and mired in humor so puerile, ugly. Produced by im global octane and distributed by open road films, the film was released on april 18, 2014. Thats enough to mark it as an improvement over its predecessor, a scary movie takeoff so poky and dull that it played more like a bad festivalcircuit art film than a bad lowbrow comedy. The 19 scariest, freakiest haunted houses in movies and tv.
If you havent seen the movie then its not big deal. Much in the style of its previous release, this film picks up not missing a beat on current horror trends. While a haunted house made a cursory attempt to get away from the pure spoofing of the scary movie series and concentrate more on characters, a haunted house 2 simply abandons this idea. Wayans relies almost entirely on lazy references to recent horror flicks such as the conjuring, the possession, the last exorcism, and sinister. Supposedly the premise this time out is to spoof the haunted housesupernatural themed horror films, and the wayans brothers claim to have watched 160 films in preparation. This movie about a high school outcast with amazing powers had become lauded in the spooky movie history books, with the scene being reenacted, parodied and praised over and over again. He oversaw the fluorescence of the lucrative scary movie franchise with brothers shawn and. A haunted house 2 is unlikely to put anyone to sleep. Aside from references to the more current fright films the conjuring, the possession, sinister and the insidious and paranormal activity series, a haunted house 2. Scary movie 2 was conceived, written barely, by 79 writers. Parents need to know that a haunted house is the latest comedy spoof from marlon wayans and his cohorts, this time with their sights set on paranormal activity and the like. Thereve been a lot of haunted houses popping up on screens both large and small lately, including the dreaded 29 neibolt street house in it and the trippy centerpiece of syfys channel zero.
Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. The film is the sequel to the 20 film a haunted house. Nov 27, 2014 dwight david cross and the ghost richard moll face off in the ultimate battle on wheels. After moving into their dream home, however, malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events. Aug 23, 2014 wayans once again assumes multiple duties as star, cowriter, and producer for a haunted house 2. A haunted house 2 stars marlon wayans the new york times. After losing his beloved kisha in a car accident, malcolm starts anew, by remarrying megan, a mother of two. The film was directed by keenen ivory wayans and stars anna faris, regina hall, shawn wayans and marlon wayans. Having exorcised the demons of his ex, malcolm is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. Aside from references to the more current fright films the conjuring, the. The scary movieesque horror parody that didnt need to exist now has a sequel that doubles down on its sweaty mediocrity. While watching a haunted house 2 the movies terminator 2, the godfather part ii, and aliens immediately came to mind. This sequel parodies supernatural thrillers what lies beneath, poltergeist, the house on haunted hill, etc. When things begin to get back into their paranormal ways, targeting both the children and the property, things complicate even more when his backtolife kisha moves into the neighborhood.
The film explains the needtoknows and progresses rather nicely without you needing prior knowledge of the james wan epic. Dwight david cross and the ghost richard moll face off in the ultimate battle on wheels. Though part of the first scary movies tagline read. A haunted house, a film that opens friday and stars marlon wayans. The exorcist spoof in the beginning is stupid, but after that, sm2 gets much better. A haunted house 2 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. When roger and carolyn perron accidentally move into a haunted house, they have a lot more to worry about. He barely had enough material for one movie, let alone two. A haunted house 2 wastes the talents of everyone involved. Im proud to announce a haunted house 2 has earned its place on that distinguished list.
Marlon wayans, the star of that franchises first two installments, decided to coproduce, cowrite, and star in a haunted house, another horror spoof lampooning the genres influx of paranormal activitystyled found footage films. Sloppy, vulgar, and manic, a haunted house 2 might be worth a chuckle or two, but mostly its a string of pop culture references and crude gags that fail to hit their intended targets. The original horrorcomedy dismantled slasher films. However rubbery and manic, though, a haunted house 2 still cant.
The fans loved the first part of the game, so the developers just had to release another sequel on popular demand. Nevertheless, this flaccid frightfest of socalled cheap chuckles is the sequel to the inexplicably modest successful a haunted house where the throwaway satire made for tired silliness and shock unapologetic in its random and shapeless shenanigans, a. If a haunted house 2 is a step up from the previous goround, its either because a slightly more talented crew of comic actors are being asked to waste their time or because 20 offered a better. Apr 18, 2014 its not that the marlon wayans horror spoof a haunted house 2 isnt stupid. Four teens are tricked by professor oldman into visiting a haunted house for a school project. If a haunted house 2 is a step up from the previous goround, its either because a slightly more talented crew of comic actors are being asked to waste their time or because 20 offered. And according to ads for scary movie 2, its more merciless. Still, the humor is very vulgar and outrageous, with tons of sexual jokescontent characters are swingers. How does the movie use images similar to those in horror movies but make them less scary. Ever since the first one was released in 2000, the scary movie films have been labeled spoofs. It is the second film of the scary movie franchise. The film stars anna faris, regina hall, shawn wayans, and marlon wayans all reprising their roles from the first film, despite their characters having been killed off, as well as tim curry, tori spelling, chris elliott, chris masterson, kathleen robertson, david cross, and james woods. Aside from a few moments making fun of sinister, i hated the everloving fuck out of a haunted house 2, which left me with folded arms scowling at the screen as i watched it. The films main spoof reference is the conjuring so make sure you have seen that film before you watch a haunted house 2 so you can understand the references better.
What we have here is a knockoff of the scary movie series, comprised mainly of crude references to recent horrors such as the conjuring and paranormal activity plus a stream of childish willie gags. This is one of the scariest games you will ever find on the internet and is totally free to play. A haunted house 2 is better than its predecessor, but that. Dwight david cross, ghost richard moll, hanson chris elliott about scary movie 2 a. We needed the insipid horrorcomedy a haunted house 2.
Scary movie 2 wheelie hd david cross, chris elliott. This sequel to a boxoffice sleeper hit that spoofed teen slasher flicks takes its cues from haunted house and possession films, particularly the haunting 1999 and the exorcist 1973. A haunted house 2 is the sequel to paranormal activity parody a haunted house which, as well restaging similar scenes from the horror movie, also includes references from a plethora of. Instead, were back to constant sex jokes, jokes about bodily functions and excrement, jokes about race, and a few other tasteless gags. Sure, they occasionally send up a horror trope or two, but. These are films that not only lived up to their classic originals but to many they surpassed them. It was originally rated nc17 for sexuality but it was eventually edited for an rrating. Its a wacky return to the scary movie franchise with this hilarious follow up up.
Though part of the first scary movie s tagline read. Like sunrise over a steaming pile of garbage, a haunted house 2. This sequel parodies supernatural thrillers what lies beneath, poltergeist, the house on haunted hill. Apr 23, 2014 a haunted house 2 is the latest slapstick film in a recent wave of modern american spoof movies that recreate, and sometimes riff on, recent releases in a certain genre. The film stars anna faris, regina hall, shawn wayans, and marlon wayans all reprising their roles from the first film, despite their characters having seemingly been killed off, as well as tim curry, tori spelling, chris elliott, chris masterson, kathleen robertson, david cross, and james. The rest of his jokes usually involve racial stereotypes and name dropping. Malcolm johnson is a young african american man running from his demonpossessed girlfriend kisha who was in the first movie. All the movies that been referenced to in scary movie 2 are. Top 10 worst movies of 2014 2015 tv episode a haunted house 2 gets a dishonorable mention. Its similar to scary movie and dance flick but less focused on pop culture references. Its not that the marlon wayans horror spoof a haunted house 2 isnt stupid. A haunted house is a 20 american found footage parody comedy horror film directed by michael tiddes, written, produced and starring marlon wayans. Oct 06, 2011 this sequel to a boxoffice sleeper hit that spoofed teen slasher flicks takes its cues from haunted house and possession films, particularly the haunting 1999 and the exorcist 1973.
A haunted house 2 is the latest slapstick film in a recent wave of modern american spoof movies that recreate, and sometimes riff on, recent releases in a certain genre. Scary movie 2 is a 2001 american horror comedy film and the second film in the scary movie franchise. Apr 18, 2014 aside from references to the more current fright films the conjuring, the possession, sinister and the insidious and paranormal activity series, a haunted house 2. Wayans once again assumes multiple duties as star, cowriter, and producer for a haunted house 2. We dont want to give away any spoilers, but we think carrie would have a lot more fun making these than going to prom. Noholdsbarred humor is a powerful presence in haunted. Four teens are tricked by their professor into visiting a haunted house for a school project. The cut material resurfaced on the home video release. With spinetingling tension and hilarious punchlines a haunted house 2 spoofs supernatural horror movie hits such as paranormal activity 4. Malcoms second note says that scary movie would suck without the wayans brothers.
A haunted house 2 is a 2014 american horror comedy film directed by michael tiddes and starring marlon wayans. Although wayans said the film was not exactly a parody but rather a movie with funny characters doing the opposite of what typical people do in similar horror films, the film pokes fun at the found footage horror genre, such as paranormal. With marlon wayans, jaime pressly, cedric the entertainer, essence atkins. Also, alien tripods are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them. It is undoubtedly the best and the most exciting time pass one can have. Crossing new lines and breaking old barriers, a haunted house 2 is the sequel to the hilarious boxoffice hit starring marlon wayans as malcolm who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. The haunting, the exorcist, friday the th, the amityvillie horror, dude wheres my car, the rocky horror picture show, urban legend, paulie, save the last dance, harry potter, the chan. No sequel, this films tagline compensated by adding we lied. William shatner jaime pressly 2014 tv episode a clip is shown to set up jaime presslys segment.
Noholdsbarred humor is a powerful presence in haunted house 2. A haunted house 2 will spoof insidious, the conjuring, sinister. After moving into their dream home, malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events. Anna faris, regina hall, and kathleen robertson are all hot. Scary movie 2 is a 2001 american comedy horror film and the second film in the scary movie film series.
There are also jokes about racism and bodily functions and even a brief joke about priests and little boys. With the scary movie franchise, the wayans brothers tapped into a. If you like a haunted house you might like similar movies scary movie, ted, grown ups, silent hill. If you thought the wayans family would be satisfied skewering horror movie conventions with their scary movie franchise, you were dead wrong. With anna faris, regina hall, craig bierko, bill pullman. Thats enough to mark it as an improvement over its predecessor, a scary movie takeoff so poky and dull that it played more like a bad. The house 2 the fans loved the first part of the game, so the developers just had to release another sequel on popular demand. However rubbery and manic, though, a haunted house 2 still cant overcome star attraction marlon wayans severely limited comic skill set. Much in the style of its previous release, this film picks up not missing a. A haunted house 2 is an abhorrent, unfunny comedy horror movie spoofing many of the previous years horror movies.
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