This movie brought an interesting idea to the table - that the original was completely true and that those actors are now missing and/or dead. But the way it executes this idea is just terrible. 20+ minutes of a boring group of teens making the discovery that GE was NOT fabricated, and making the obvious decision to follow in its footsteps and sacrifice their lives for a sequel.It's not like they capture anything on tape that wasn't already done in GE - in fact the number of different scare methods are actually less. But the atmosphere is still there and watching it before bed has robbed me once again of sleep. What can I say I have a weakness for the asylum setting.The characters are kind of obnoxious compared to the previous movie, and the camera is definitely more shaky than I remembered, making this a more annoying experience than it had to be. Not to mention the ending is a major disappointment. I am not one for the 'everybody dies' endings, but the escape and the manner it was achieved kind of ruined the experience.If you loved GE you could watch this, or you could just re-watch GE for a better time.

This sequel takes everything that was decent about the first one and craps all over it.Literally, it spends an hour and a half sucking itself off with the whole "The first movie was real!" nonsense. Plus, this time around, we've got weed-smoking college kids who laugh loud and scream even louder. The effects are better, but when all they do is show giant moronic zombies chasing after the camera with that clichéd distorted movement thing that made Kayako from The Grudge so creepy (but of course, it doesn't really work here), who cares? It's got the whole half-assed package of jump scares (complete with sudden loud noises edited into the footage) and none of the cleverness of the original (yes, the original at least had SOME clever ideas and stuff, but not that much). The movie is a chore to sit through, and you'll probably find yourself constantly checking the runtime to see how much longer you have to wait for the credits.Give it a pass, or just watch the first one again. Or not. I guess it all depends on how productive you'd like to be during a quiet afternoon.

A pretty decent sequel. All the video chat crap is pretty irritating. Nonetheless, film student Alex Wright(Richard Harmon)becomes obsessed with a horror flick that went viral on YouTube. It has been a year since a film crew spent a fatal night at a psychiatric hospital and for some reason is being covered up, as it really did not happen as depicted to millions of stunned PC screen watchers. Alex is so consumed by GRAVE ENCOUNTERS that he convinces a group of friends, most non-believers, to find the Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital in search of the truth. What they find are dark halls, empty rooms; all the remnants of a deserted hospital. They set up their cameras and all seems quiet until like a demon out of hell causes paranormal activity. A terrified camera crew now believes Alex...that *h!# really did happen in the movie. As the group gets smaller and all power is lost, pure evil is discovered.Not so bad for a "found lost footage" type flick. There are some scary moments; but there is also some cheesy special effects and real bad acting. I think it is bad enough to be good! Like I said, after the video chat lead in is over with GRAVE ENCOUNTERS 2 is more than tolerable. Also getting cast credits are: Stephanie Bennett, Dylan Playfair, Howie Lai, Leann Lapp and Sean Rogerson.

So I saw the first Grave Encounters, and loved it! Thought the second one would be great...Boy, I was wrong. Don't waste your time with the second one. The beginning was unrelated to the story, and a waste of like thirty minutes. The acting was terrible, they should of just got a few teenagers to do it, they probably could act better. There wasn't any scares. However I would love to visit the hospital building! I wouldn't bother watching this one. JUST watch the first one!The second film was a waste of money and resources!@RebeccaKLxo