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Had funny moments, but what a terrible story

posted 3 months ago by Packersfan407 (39)
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I really hate when I see a sequel they took this long to make a sequel and this is the best they could come up with for a story? It was so rushed and poorly written it's like they didn't even try and just crammed a couple of ideas together and said "We'll figure out how these all end while making it". Thankfully, the movie was actually pretty funny, but the poor story and writing was so distracting I don't feel like I got my money's worth. Unlike the original, I don't think I will be watching this one again.

[–] TheEndIsNigh (476) 3 months ago

From what I've heard, Lydia's daughter doesn't believe that she's got supernatural abilities and can see ghosts which means neither Lydia or Delia have told her about their experiences and friendship with Adam and Barbara which is a huge F you by Tim Burton to those two characters.

Unless I've got this wrong?

[–] TheArgentinian (7205) 2 months ago

so a teenager not believing someone if they tell her the events of the first movie is unreasonable?

[–] TheEndIsNigh (476) 2 months ago

She had poloroids of two bed sheet figures with no feet. Do you really believe with all of Lydia's time with Adam and Barbara doing things like floating in the air that photos or filming wouldn't have happened of the fun she was having?

Adam and Barbara became a family with the Deetz's at the end of the original.

[–] DavidM (886) 21 days ago

Like if it's difficult to fake some polaroids, and it isn't somethings hundreds of fraudsters have done...

[–] TheEndIsNigh (476) 18 days ago

So a daughter believes her mum and grandparents have made up a story about living with ghosts even going so far as to make a lot of fake photos and camcorder footage just for the fun of it?

Stop defending a shitty script.

[–] DavidM (886) 17 days ago

Not for the fun of it, like a fraud to be famous and earn money. Didn't you hear about Lorraine and Ed Warren?

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[–] AnthonySocksss (1202) 23 days ago

They didn’t take any time at all to make a sequel, they shat this one out in probably a couple months when they needed cash!

[–] rnmboon (443) 18 days ago

They sort of copy and pasted the story of the original film. With some changes here and there. Early on in the film it was a bit irritating but as you said the fun factor distracted enough to make me enjoy the film.