Devil's Fairground aka Anna 2, is obviously a low budget horror film. It could've been better, but too slow a pace and no logic really ended up dropping the score for me.
7 Reviews
We didn't set this up
nogodnomasters14 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
The first 40 minutes introduces the characters and sets things up. When Ryan died, a ghost hunting group broke up. Now they are getting back together to investigate a haunted fairground.
I loved the characters and the dialogue. The fairground is not the lit up carnival as depicted on the DVD cover but looks more like a ranch that is falling apart. At this point, 40 minutes into the film, it becomes serious with overuse of red light bulbs and filters. The film loses continuity and becomes incoherent. The back story has something to do with a doll, as the original title was Anna 2. In the first feature they opened up a gateway to hell, yet in this one, they are all skeptical of the supernatural. Unfortunately, the first feature was not memorable and we needed more than a fleeting comment to connect the sequel. The opening cemetery scene was a waste. The film needed a decent soundtrack too.
Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity as I recall.
I loved the characters and the dialogue. The fairground is not the lit up carnival as depicted on the DVD cover but looks more like a ranch that is falling apart. At this point, 40 minutes into the film, it becomes serious with overuse of red light bulbs and filters. The film loses continuity and becomes incoherent. The back story has something to do with a doll, as the original title was Anna 2. In the first feature they opened up a gateway to hell, yet in this one, they are all skeptical of the supernatural. Unfortunately, the first feature was not memorable and we needed more than a fleeting comment to connect the sequel. The opening cemetery scene was a waste. The film needed a decent soundtrack too.
Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity as I recall.
The first was funny bad.
eirwen-4254811 April 2021
This is not Even Remotely Good
arfdawg-129 June 2020
It's a movie that's like an hour and 10 minutes long and the opening credits are 13% of that time. REALLY?
The acting is just dismal.
Slow as molasses directing.
And a thoroughly stupid script will have you running for the hills. And not because it's scary.
Anyone giving this a 10 works for the filmmakers.
The acting is just dismal.
Slow as molasses directing.
And a thoroughly stupid script will have you running for the hills. And not because it's scary.
Anyone giving this a 10 works for the filmmakers.
A better effort if still somewhat flawed
kannibalcorpsegrinder12 October 2019
Following their previous supernatural encounter, a pair of amateur paranormal investigators hear about a potential investigation in an abandoned amusement park and set out with old friends to look at the location, only to realize they've accidentally stumbled into the literal depths of Hell.
This one ended up being a marginally better sequel with some enjoyable elements. One of the more entertaining features here is how this one brings out a rich history to set up the present. That there's a lot of animosity and hard feelings that are brought up with the two teams being former colleagues and a split in their organization resulting from their immature behavior that was set up in the first film which is some fine continuity and helps to sell the reluctance in getting together. There's also a lot to like with their investigation once they start to work together, from the interviews with the local to their first encounter inside the room with the possessed girl who begins to display far more deadly powers and tricks than they expected, especially once they start encountering the supernatural actions like walking on the ceiling or reacting strongly to Holy Water. That also leads to the film's best aspect in the investigation of the main park. The supernatural antics here are driven up to a wholly absurd level with the team encountering demons and monsters almost from the moment they arrive. A fantastic encounter in the nearby lake featuring one character tormented by the spirit of her aborted child who turned various figures into vicious monsters is merely the start of the fun with this one, taking the other characters to even more terrifying extremes. Watching the literal demons emerge and torture them in graphic, brutal manners as they're dragged around the park, cut into and bleed profusely or interact with the demonic creatures that are shown later on in frenzied final half. With the series of endlessly dark and chilling scenes throughout here and a truly warped reaction to the events that are played out, these here are what hold this one up rather nicely. However, even with all this, there's still a major, overriding factor here in that once again the main characters nearly ruin the film with their antics. Once again, the feeling here is supposedly based on the film treating them as heroes but they're anything except heroes, which the film had a good grace at least to point out with the initial refusal to work with them but they still come off with the same feeling of the first entry. There's plenty of utterly moronic remarks and comebacks featured here once again, and the entire film is centered around their once again throwing people into a situation beyond their control and ultimately ends with their death due to their ignorance of the situation. Thankfully, this feature doesn't run as continuously as it did in the first one so it's not as detrimental, and along with the lackluster finale due to the apparent low-budget, these here do lower this one overall.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence.
This one ended up being a marginally better sequel with some enjoyable elements. One of the more entertaining features here is how this one brings out a rich history to set up the present. That there's a lot of animosity and hard feelings that are brought up with the two teams being former colleagues and a split in their organization resulting from their immature behavior that was set up in the first film which is some fine continuity and helps to sell the reluctance in getting together. There's also a lot to like with their investigation once they start to work together, from the interviews with the local to their first encounter inside the room with the possessed girl who begins to display far more deadly powers and tricks than they expected, especially once they start encountering the supernatural actions like walking on the ceiling or reacting strongly to Holy Water. That also leads to the film's best aspect in the investigation of the main park. The supernatural antics here are driven up to a wholly absurd level with the team encountering demons and monsters almost from the moment they arrive. A fantastic encounter in the nearby lake featuring one character tormented by the spirit of her aborted child who turned various figures into vicious monsters is merely the start of the fun with this one, taking the other characters to even more terrifying extremes. Watching the literal demons emerge and torture them in graphic, brutal manners as they're dragged around the park, cut into and bleed profusely or interact with the demonic creatures that are shown later on in frenzied final half. With the series of endlessly dark and chilling scenes throughout here and a truly warped reaction to the events that are played out, these here are what hold this one up rather nicely. However, even with all this, there's still a major, overriding factor here in that once again the main characters nearly ruin the film with their antics. Once again, the feeling here is supposedly based on the film treating them as heroes but they're anything except heroes, which the film had a good grace at least to point out with the initial refusal to work with them but they still come off with the same feeling of the first entry. There's plenty of utterly moronic remarks and comebacks featured here once again, and the entire film is centered around their once again throwing people into a situation beyond their control and ultimately ends with their death due to their ignorance of the situation. Thankfully, this feature doesn't run as continuously as it did in the first one so it's not as detrimental, and along with the lackluster finale due to the apparent low-budget, these here do lower this one overall.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence.
Low budget, a lot of fun, very watchable.
tcowley4 July 2022
I really enjoyed this gem. The characters are all likeable and there is a lot of humour, at times campy. The settings are very low budget, but filmed well. There are actually a few intense horror scenes/scenarios, and the monster effects were awesome! Definitely recommend.
I knew I recognized this movie-
dgonzalez-407971 June 2022
I wish I woulda known it was some sort of sequel to Anna. However, I definitely enjoyed it cuz I walked into it knowing it was low budget and probably hilarious. It did not disappoint in the comedic aspect. Then suddenly, shit takes a turn!! I didn't really know where the plot was going, but enjoyed the ride getting lost.
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