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After the
brutal murder of his wife and son, Abe tries
to commit suicide. But just when he's about to reunite
with his family in heaven, the doctors manage to
bring him back to life, only this time something's
different. Abe can now see a glowing aura around people
who are about to die, so he decides to do what he can
to save people - but as we learnt from Final Destination,
you should never try to screw up death's plan.
White Noise was one of the worst theatrical horror
movies of 2005 in my opinion. It was obviously a quick
cash-in on the success of The Ring and it felt more
like a Hallmark drama-thriller than a horror flick.
Luckily, White Noise 2 has no direct connection to
the first movie (I know, thank god right?) and is far
superior in every way. Perhaps it was due to my
extremely low expectations but I really enjoyed the
hell out of this sequel.
The story is somewhat reminiscent to the one in "The
Eye". It's no longer centred around evil ghosts in
machines (though they're still there as a minor
subplot), instead it focuses on Abe (played by Nathan
Fillon), a man whose wife and son have recently been
killed. After trying to commit suicide, the doctors
manage to bring him back to life - but this time he
can see who's going to die in the near future (yep,
I told you the story was quite similar to The Eye).
The movie takes several interesting twists, even if
they are pretty predictable, and puts a fresh spin on
the concept, making it feel like you're watching
a brand new original horror flick (while really, if
you think about it, it is quite generic).
Just like the first movie, it doesn't waste any time
to build up the wife's and son's characters, they're
there to die and that's all there is to it. This lets
the movie get going very quickly so that you won't be
bored for a second. For the first half hour, we're
provided with scares and a small connection to the
first movie, just to keep the audience' interest.
But the real entertainment begins when the main story
begins. I was sucked right into it. Who could have
thought that a sequel to a movie as bland as White
Noise could be this good?
If you liked the first movie, you will love this sequel,
and more realistically, if you hated the first movie,
you might still love this sequel since it has very
little to do with the first one. I will definitely
have to recommend this clever horror thriller as it's
been a long time since I saw a theatrical horror flick
that was this good. A top-notch thriller.
No, sorry.
Atmospheric score that served the movie well.
Wow! Heading into the cinema, I was expecting to come
out underwhelmed, but White Noise 2 is nowhere near as
bland as its predecessor was. It's got a relatively
fresh and exciting story-line and the pace is good
through and through. This was ultimately a very rewarding
experience so don't miss this one even if you disliked
the first movie as much as I did.
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