This will be one of the only ever times I will say this, but this needed to be a longer film. We currently have a thing where every film seems to be around 2.5 hours for it to be considered "good". And I often disagree as they frequently have scenes etc that are just a waste. But, in this case I do feel like additional time would have benefitted it hugely.
So, to start I really enjoyed this movie regardless of time. Acting was really good, cinematography was outstanding and there was some really intense scenes that had me on the edge of my seat. Which is very hard to do when there's limited dialogue and sound. Ultimately this was very much worthy of a sequel.
I personally didn't find the kids annoying. This was something I picked up on in the first film also, but it's worth mentioning again. When you watch films where kids are part of the main cast it can be annoying (war of the worlds still gives me PTSD from just how frustrating the female child was), but this movie does a great job of that not being the case.
I feel the plot would have benefitted from more scenes. The journey to get to the boat etc, they had a lot of character arcs and storylines to get some depth in and ultimately it felt a little rushed at parts. The plot was definitely more predictable than the first, you knew where it was heading definitely. But the journey was still a fun and intense ride.
Was it a good sequel and a good film? Yes. Was it better than the first? No. But, I'm very glad I've watched and it's definitely one I'll remember.
So, to start I really enjoyed this movie regardless of time. Acting was really good, cinematography was outstanding and there was some really intense scenes that had me on the edge of my seat. Which is very hard to do when there's limited dialogue and sound. Ultimately this was very much worthy of a sequel.
I personally didn't find the kids annoying. This was something I picked up on in the first film also, but it's worth mentioning again. When you watch films where kids are part of the main cast it can be annoying (war of the worlds still gives me PTSD from just how frustrating the female child was), but this movie does a great job of that not being the case.
I feel the plot would have benefitted from more scenes. The journey to get to the boat etc, they had a lot of character arcs and storylines to get some depth in and ultimately it felt a little rushed at parts. The plot was definitely more predictable than the first, you knew where it was heading definitely. But the journey was still a fun and intense ride.
Was it a good sequel and a good film? Yes. Was it better than the first? No. But, I'm very glad I've watched and it's definitely one I'll remember.