The Reel Rejects - INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 - THE PERFECT COMPANION TO THE ORIGINAL?! - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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Starting point is 00:03:21 Roxy what did you think of insidious to before we get in oh and by the way if you join us over on our Patreon page you do get to ask us questions which we will get into in sec but what do you think of the film Roxy really good um I just really liked how much is enhanced the first movie for me I think that the

Starting point is 00:03:39 the first movie was good we walked away I was like that was solid um I didn't love it as much as conjuring at the time uh and now we've been watching other James Wan movies which I don't know when they're airing so I'll let you guys find that out for yourself but I was like this movie was good but after seeing Insidius too I'm like oh my god that was so

Starting point is 00:03:57 effing smart. Like this really is a one-two package. If you only ever saw Insidious 1 and you didn't see Insidious 2, you don't know how smart insidious really is because of the ways they were able to bob and weave and maneuver and yeah, it just made it so much more clever,

Starting point is 00:04:15 so much more entertaining, so much more I was so much more curious about it and an absolute hell of performance from Patrick Wilson, everybody, but just that was one of the most noticeable parts because it's been performance insidious one, I'm kind of like, oh, it's a little similar to conjuring, but then this makes it so different. And I just, as an actress, I really respect when movies are able to

Starting point is 00:04:37 showcase the chops of their actors like this one, not just with him, Rose as well. And everybody, honestly, yeah, I just thought that this was really, really solidified Insidious One is great. So that's kind of cool that this was able to do that. I'm completely with you. I enjoyed Insidious One a lot, but I think this one really enhanced that one as well and makes me want to revisit one knowing the events that happened into that tie back in such an organic way. And it doesn't feel red con.

Starting point is 00:05:04 There's a lot of times when stuff like this happens. I'm like, they redcon that to enhance the story of this one. It doesn't feel that way. Everything feels truly naturally and organic. Yeah, I'd be shocked if they didn't know that they were doing this because, I mean, the door knock situation. Yeah, yeah.

Starting point is 00:05:18 It feels like Lee Warnnell. Lee Wynell. Excuse me. Lee Wynell and James Woon had a plan from the, first film stuck with it and executed it properly. And yeah, I really enjoyed it. And I like the world building again when it comes to the, however you say that, that other world that they did.

Starting point is 00:05:35 I thought that was great. Patrick Wilson, I love how they gave him so much more meat to chew on the bone when it came to this film. He legitimately, I still like the character in the first film because when you've learned more of the backstory of why he like really shaves away from when it comes to stressful situations, you get he's repressed a lot of his childhood. but also in the same sense what he did from a performance perspective he is and you know he's being possessed in this film it is scary as shit totally he did an incredible job and i think we just call it

Starting point is 00:06:03 the further by the way right isn't the further that i just kept saying the ether yeah yeah which ether is a infinity stone my but yes the further thank you but i i think like from a metaphorical sense i think this film you know identity and possession is like really on the forefront to me and how we as people can be taken over by our past and by fear and by anger. And I thought that was really well shown by James Wan. He did just an incredible job executing on that. And like I said, in a metaphorical sense. So a really, really incredible film. And it really goes complete with that first one. So like I said, when watching this one, like, now I really want to go back to the first one. But I really enjoyed this one. And I think also Rose Byrne did such an incredible job of

Starting point is 00:06:49 grounding the film with her emotion. depth and also a lot of the scenes where she was really terrified. Like, yeah, we can say a couple times like you should have done this or done that, but you know, in those types of situations, I can imagine a lot of times logic just goes a little out the door because you're so freaking, you know, fear and paranoia

Starting point is 00:07:04 takes over at that point. You know, it's comedic actors that always have the best timing and coming from bridesmaids, I've obviously loved her for a really long time. However, I'm watching her currently on Platonic, which is an Apple TV Plus show that I absolutely love. and I kind of had forgotten about her comedic chops,

Starting point is 00:07:23 and then I went to watch Platonic, and she's going toe-to-to-to with Seth Rogen, who nothing for nothing is winning Best Comedic Actor right now, not for that show, but for the studio across the board, and she's stealing every single scene. And so to then see that it's just really all about her timing and her delivery and then watching this, I'm like, damn, she's just spruce,

Starting point is 00:07:48 She's spot on. She's spot on. Really great actress. She's got chops. She's, and she's very versatile. She can do anything. Comedy, drama. Whatever you need. Horror. Yeah, a horror. Exactly. So, and I like how this film, too, really delved into. Whereas the first film, it was more supernatural. Not that this one didn't have supernatural elements, obviously. It felt at times very slasher-esque, which I like to, that they delved into that. It was scarier than the first one. I thought so. Me too. For sure. So, anyways, we're going to get to some questions. right now. So Jay Dell, when Renee starts sensing that something

Starting point is 00:08:24 is off about Josh, do you think you would have figured it out sooner? Or would love and denial make it harder to see what's right in front of you? I think she figured it out sooner than she let on. Like, you know, she started to notice all these things. But I think that

Starting point is 00:08:40 it wasn't just denial. I think it is also what Andrew is saying, fear. Like, okay, so say I know this, then what? And then it's also that phone call that it wasn't the fingerprints. And, you know, trying to, like, I still am curious about that phone call. Right. How, like, was it Parker Green's fingerprints?

Starting point is 00:08:59 Right. I'm still kidding. We didn't really full circle on that. But I think that I would be able to clock it very quickly. But that wouldn't make it make me be able to do anything about it quickly. Although, you know, not love is blind like the show, but love is blind in a way that sometimes you just genuinely can't see what's right in front you so i think it's a fair question jada yeah for sure and look rene is a very resourceful and intelligent character she knew pretty quickly on i would say from

Starting point is 00:09:28 the ending of the first film she was very uh she was suss over patrick will over josh right so and to roxy's point what do you do in that situation because he already strangled and killed alice now you have you it's not just your own life that's at peril it's your children but it is weird that she was like yeah they can take the, he can take the kids. Like I would have been like, oh, I'll come with you guys. It'd be nice to have a venture out together. I think you have to make appearances seem normal. Right, but it's your children.

Starting point is 00:09:54 You can't just let them go with him. So you're making a fair point, but I think she, yeah, I guess so. But I understand why she had to also verify, like, when you get that phone call, and it's like, I get why, like, you have to make sure. You got to do the two-step verification, right? And then when he didn't know the song, he's like, in completely changed the subject, she knew, like, okay, this is not. my husband.

Starting point is 00:10:16 And she could also, I like that line. She said, I could see in your eyes, or they fully scared me for the first time in 12 years, yeah. That this was not my husband. Right. Totally. Thanks for Jay Dale for the question. Kev B.

Starting point is 00:10:30 Would you be interested in watching a spin-off focused on Parker Crane's past? I would not. I think we got enough personally in that backstory. And I think this film also did a great job. Like, it added an emotional layer for us as the audience as well as the character. him like why Parker is doing what he did. He never got to like even when he was alive, he wasn't alive. He didn't get to live a fulfilling life.

Starting point is 00:10:52 His mother tortured him and was awful to him. So now like as a, of course we were always rooting for the protagonists in these type of films and you want them to survive. But now it's gotten to a point where I'm sympathetic for Parker and like that how much he was tortured emotionally and physically by his mother. So I think James Juan and LeWenel did that, you know, made that choice of like, we got to make the audience sympathize for our villain here.

Starting point is 00:11:19 I am so with you. I think that, you know, you can always explain somebody's behavior, but that doesn't justify it. And I think a spinoff would not do well because then we wouldn't just be explaining Parker's behavior. We would probably get to the point of justifying.

Starting point is 00:11:33 We're like, not only do we feel sympathy, but we're like, oh, I get where he's coming. And like, why would we want to do that? That just wouldn't work. Also, I think that it, It's just like I said when we were watching it.

Starting point is 00:11:46 Initially, I thought that Parker was dressing like a girl because either he was a cross-dresser or maybe he was transitioning or whatever it was, but then we see the moms forcing it. And I just think in 2026, that's not a story that is interesting or really needs to be told and might be potentially confusing. So, yeah, I wouldn't be particularly into that. All right, from CIND-0-03, oh, 3, excuse me.

Starting point is 00:12:12 Thank you for being Roe-Regic, for asking a question. We appreciate you. Hey, Rejects, I am so glad you watched the sequel and hope you complete the franchise. My question is, if either one of you was trapped in the further, like Josh, is there a song you would find a way to play at the Reject workplace to show it is specifically you in need of help? That's a great question. Oh, boy. Well, okay. I just don't know. One thing, I don't know about specific song, but one thing that Greg and I really have bonded over forever is our love of. The red-out chili peppers. And one thing that coy Greg and I bond over is our love of M&M. So we've spent so many hours talking about that, that very likely one of those two is what I would play specifically for the rejects to know that it was me.

Starting point is 00:12:59 Likely, I would pick a chili pepper song. I didn't mean to cut you off. I just wanted to prove the point of the question that I would know. I would know because red-eyed chili peppers. Exactly. That's why I knew where you were going with that. For sure. I would probably just put anything movie music on,

Starting point is 00:13:14 and I feel like anyone in the crew would know it's movie music. It has to be Andrew. It's a score. It's a score. It has to be Andrew. Or it's 80s music. It has to be Andrew. One of those two I feel like would let the rejects crew know.

Starting point is 00:13:25 I'm somewhere in the building. Whether it's... There any Jaws song? Oh, on the piano. On the piano, I do know the Jaws. Doon, do. Yeah, if you started doing that, we would all be like that. There it is.

Starting point is 00:13:38 I would just do Jaws. There you go. That's... See, you know me too well. That's a fun question. You know me better than I know me. I like that. My guy.

Starting point is 00:13:47 Thank you so much, Cindy O3. We appreciate you. Jay Rushden. What up, Jay? Question. What's the scariest part of this movie there? I think your answer is the baby machine that kept, yes.

Starting point is 00:13:57 Yes. I was going to say, I was going to say the way Patrick Wilson was just descending into madness and the makeup they put it on his face. But I'm going to, you stole my, you got me to the right answer. That one every time you saw you, That thing was freaking me out. Yeah, it was freaky. Yeah, but that was a good device. And also, I think the way James Wan,

Starting point is 00:14:17 now that we've watched three of his films in the last week, he just knows how to use, like, sound effects around, whether it's a clock, whether it's creaky noises on the stairs, to amplify the suspense without anything actually jump-scaring out at you. When Patrick Wilson was strangling Rose Burns character, and we know the kids are there, that's the kind of fear I feel because it's like,

Starting point is 00:14:38 are the kids going to get hurt? What's going to happen? And so that was a scary moment too, especially because he was also verbally saying something that's relatively true, like you're going to regret not understanding that you had your moment in the sun. And like, imagine those being the last words you're hearing before you're killed. No, for sure. That's freaky. I can imagine for Josh, too, waking up, not only missing teeth, but he's been hit in the head by a wooden bat a couple of times.

Starting point is 00:15:02 Also, a wrench has hit him in the face a few times. So I can't imagine the pain level he's waking up to. That's probably a scary thing. For sure. And his skin's got to feel dry. The very least. All right, you're our trivia guy. Let's see what you got.

Starting point is 00:15:13 All right. Jay Dell, thank you so much for being a road redrick, asking a question. We appreciate you. Let's see what the trivia you gave us is. The actor who plays young Parker Crane, The Bride and Black,

Starting point is 00:15:22 is actually a male actor in full prosthetics and makeup. And the eerie old woman look was achieved mostly through practical effects rather than CGI, which is why his movements feel so unsettling real. So that was for the first movie, too? That must have been. Maybe. I'm not sure. I mean, I wouldn't be surprised. Why would they change actors?

Starting point is 00:15:44 Right. So they must have known. They knew all of this. I think they had a plan. They only did this a couple years after the first one. Right. That's cool. Yeah, that's really sad. And I always prefer go practical over CGI. But also find that that sweet spot in the middle if you have to do CGI of blending the two. But that's really... They did that in this, like where the wallpaper starts, whatever, and they did some CG stuff. But it was so dark. It looked cool. Yeah. Cool stuff. We got one more from Kev B. Some more trivia. they did those, are you cool? Yeah. They did those astro projection bits, mostly practical with wires, forced perspective. James Juan wrote the first insidious with a direct sequel hook in mind.

Starting point is 00:16:22 Makes sense. Filming Key Chapter 2 scenes like The Basement, a seance setup during the original production to save time. That makes sense. Yeah, good job, James Watson. And you can tell watching this film, there's a director and there's a writer, they have a vision, they had a plan, that ties back. nothing really felt red con because I can tell a lot of times when I'm watching something. Even if it fits the story in this, I'm like, feels a little red con,

Starting point is 00:16:46 doesn't feel like it organically fits and connects with that first one. But you know what? Even the more impressive part, the first movie was still a full movie because I'm sure he was like, if I don't get financed it, if this doesn't do well and we don't get financing for the second movie, I still want this to be complete. So while this enhanced it,

Starting point is 00:17:00 it didn't explain something. We didn't leave that movie thinking like, who was the knock at the door? Like those things, it made sense. But this just made it so much better. And so that's what makes it so brilliant that he filmed this with a sequel hook in mind, not with it being greenlit. But I totally agree with you, but now it's fun to go back and explore when you watch the first one knowing that's who's there knocking at the door. I love the, I love when movies do that stuff.

Starting point is 00:17:25 Any final thoughts? Into this franchise, kind of nervous for the future of it, though, because I feel like this is Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne's franchise. And I don't know at what point we lose them, but I do know at some point we lose. them and that doesn't sound as enticing to me. Yeah, I'm really invested in that storyline, but it seems like here at the end, like... Are they in the third one? Are they not in the third one? I did not look. I have no

Starting point is 00:17:47 clue, but I guess we'll find out if we are doing the third one. So... Oh, yeah. So we'll have to see, but thank you for, if you stayed with us this long, that is my headache alarm. If you stayed with us this long, thank you so much. We appreciate... Medication alarm. It's not like... It's time to get

Starting point is 00:18:04 a headache. It's time, yes, guys. Anyways, thank you so much if you stuck with this song, we appreciate you, and we will hopefully see you on Insidious 3. Juject's out.

The Reel Rejects - INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 - THE PERFECT COMPANION TO THE ORIGINAL?! - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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