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As much as I like the predecessor, May the Devil Take You 2 doesn't live up to the expectations brought by the teasers or the Evil Dead vibes, which executed very well in the first film. The premise is too far-fetched, and the new groups here just too many, making it's reasonable to say that most of them are solely for the sake of body counts.

The exploitation nature of the movie, with good execution, can be enjoyable if we have relatively good characters or satisfying gory/horror scenes. However, this film (due to the body counts token) can only make one-dimensional characters with many weird dialogues or instances. The female lead Ms. Islan also can't justify others' acting due to the pressure of femme fatale scripts that wants her to be as badass as possible. The horror scenes are quite decent, but it takes away many chances to build suspense to focus on campy and brief jumpscares with white-faced ghosts.

With almost two hours (!!!) to build a movie on such a thin premise and somewhat inadequate central components, the movie can't hold my attention to join the roller coaster. The movie has its good scenes in the climax when not too many characters appear and the aim is precise. It's not that worth of wait, but still interesting enough for you who wants to know more profound about the devil's nature.

Although I am relatively disappointed by this movie, I still hope that there is a third installment just for the sake of living horror exploitation alive in Indonesia horror scenes. We are short of this kind of subgenre, and we need that to ensure that the whole horror word in Indonesia only can be defined as jumpscares.

A slight improvement over its predecessor, this sequel represents another brutally intense addition to Timo Tjahjanto's impressive filmography.

The first film's survivors are thrust into another nightmare with new characters; a dark tale of evil that hurtles along at breakneck speed, rarely allowing you to catch your breath between the extended sequences of demonic terrorisation.

Overall, a good horror experience with just enough character development to balance out the bloodshed.

7/10

Yes first one was topping evil dead this one evil dead excorcist and sinister all topped together for a great may the devil take you too loved 1 love 2 now I want 3 and 4 quickly PLEASE TIMO

Unfortunately the new characters albeit in the late 20's are all childish and subsequently our lead Alfie also succumbs to acting like a whining child. If the acting of the characters isn't enough to drive it home just how childish it is there is even a stupid Harry Potter spell gag. However there is still some gore and decent scenes, plus the usual nods to Cabin in the Woods, Army of Darkness etc. Hope the third film recovers it's original feel.

Much better than the first one, good job, hopefully it will getting better for the third installment (if any), flow of the story way better than the first movie (the first movie have a good concept but horrible execution, a lot of jump scare scene doesn't make a good Horor movie ).

Disappointing story line. to be honest, the first film was better, the storyline was bland, the actor's acting was also stiff. unlike in volume 1, winning in visual effects only. yes it's quite tense. overall 6 maybe

The makers seemed to have learned from their past mistakes as they took care of a bunch of the issues that I have had on the previous occasion but still this continuation more or less followed down the same path as its precursor anyways.

An identical set of circumstances, furthermore, some great prosthetics and make-up just like the last time, the same mediocrity in the writing; well, I can safely tell, the implementation here stayed quite the same. The only upside is, this time, they had taken the stakes up a few notches, thus, as the audience, you can comprehend the threats better and could get a much clearer picture of the overall situation as well as all the risks that are being entailed.

Its ridicilous, not a horror movie, casting also weird

Okay plot..creepy moments, but ultimately ruined by nonsensical character behaviour, mostly not running whenever they get the chance, falling and dragging across the floor for no reason and screaming in anger followed by being passive.

Its been two years after the traumatic experience which Alfie n her kiddo step sis survived n now they r moving on with their lives until they are kidnapped by a group of harmless orphans who themselves are tormented by a demon, much more powerful n sinister than the one who killed Alfie's family. The kidnappers r under the impression that Alfie might help them against the demon.

The atmosphere n creepiness is double than the first part. While the settings in the first is an old, abandoned house situated away from the city, here the settings is of a dilapidated n isolated orphanage situated in the middle of nowhere filled with haunting memories. This one is more scary, more gory, more suspenseful, has more body counts n very very creepy.

The director's other films (Headshot, Killers, The Night comes for Us, etc) r insanely violent n action packed, while this one a lil brutal but terrifying. I have become a big fan of the director.

I am generous with a 9 cos I enjoyed it. Simple, aint no wannabe critic.

I recently watched the Indonesian film May the Devil Take You Too (2020) on Shudder. The storyline resumes two years after the previous installment, where survivors Alfie and Nara grapple with recurring nightmares of past events. When their nightmares materialize once again, they must safeguard their souls and those of their friends.

Written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto (Killers), the film stars Chelsea Islan (Street Society), Aurélie Moeremans (Pretty Boys), Shareefa Daanish (Macabre), and Widika Darsih Sidmore (Death Knot).

The creative influence from the Evil Dead franchise and Sam Raimi is unmistakable throughout the movie's construction. From the storyline to possessed elements, gore, and horror effects, it feels like an Indonesian homage to Evil Dead. The settings effectively contribute to an eerie atmosphere, and the makeup, ghost creation, and special effects showcase elite craftsmanship. While the kills may initially disappoint, the last 20-30 minutes deliver an elite ending, including a standout tongue scene that I'd rate a 10/10.

In conclusion, May the Devil Take You Too offers ample gore and elite kill scenes, making it a must-see for horror enthusiasts. However, the noticeable parallels to The Evil Dead prevent a higher score, settling at 6/10.

After having sat through the first "May the Devil Take You" movie from 2018, then I must admit that I was definitely looking forward to seeing this 2020 sequel from writer and director Timo Tjahjanto.

Sure, it was nice to see Chelsea Islan return to play the Alfie character again, but boy this movie was a confusing heap of rubbish. That being said, sure, if you haven't seen the first movie, then perhaps there is some level of enjoyment to clench out of this terrible sequel.

But if you have seen the first movie, then you might want to skip of "May the Devil Take You Too" (aka "Sebelum Iblis Menjemput: Ayat Dua"), because it simply failed to deliver anything even remotely close to the first movie. The storyline told in this sequel was just rubbish. And it was difficult to take it serious and buy into it.

Visually, then "May the Devil Take You Too" wasn't up to the predecessor. The effects in this movie were just too bland and often looked downright horrible, especially the scene with the tentacles from the mouth. Wow.

There is no proper coherent red thread throughout the course of "May the Devil Take You Too". Everything felt just made up on the fly, as writer and director Timo Tjahjanto went along. As such, then the movie was less than mediocre.

And the characters in the movie felt like cardboard cut-outs milling about, lacking backstory, motivation, and just actually downright felt like faceless drones with no purpose.

My rating of this 2020 sequel lands on a generous, but less than mediocre four out of ten stars.

Why do people make such stupid horror movies, not even scary just pathetic, do you think crackling bones is scary? NO, acting not much good either.

I was expecting alot better than this as the trailer looked good.

This is not a horror movie, this is a joke 😂 I tried to watch it but is literally a waste of my time, everything is bad in it.

If you try it, do it on your on tisk.

This one starts with the scared immediately and does not let up. I loved the premise and was genuinely terrified. Give this a watch!

As a sequel to the first "Sebelum Iblis Menjemput," this movie had a lot of expectations to live up to, but unfortunately, it doesn't. The film tries too hard to be scary with overly dramatic effects and a messy storyline. There are a lot of possessions and creepy scenes, but they don't tie together well. It feels like the movie is throwing too many horror clichés at the audience without really building a cohesive plot.

The acting is okay, and you can tell the actors are doing their best with what they've got, but the script is all over the place. If you're looking for a horror flick, there are better options out there. This one is more likely to confuse you than scare you.

This movie does a good job of following up on May the Devil Take You, but it has enough that is new to engage viewers who have never seen the original. Some elements of the plot are not surprises, but they shouldn't be--some of what scares us scares us because it raises the possibility that bad things we've seen elsewhere might enter our own lives.

As in the first movie, the actors are one of the best reasons to watch. Chelsea Islan is again superb as the lead, Alfie, and Hadijah Shahab as Nara, Widika Sidmore as Gadis, and Baskara Mahendra as Budi all deserve to be singled out, although none of the performances struck me as weak.

Like the first movie, this should be better known in the United States!

Full of thriller action than the horror, but still enjoyable to watch

Director Timo Tjahjanto does an amazing job with a sequel that manages to surpass the first film (which was released in 2018), in terms of horror, blood and outbursts of demonic possession. The main survivor of the first film is abducted and brought to an abandoned orphanage, in order to break a curse from beyond the grave. However, the team ends up resurrecting the ghost of the former owner, who was burned to death by the orphan kids. The movie has some nice references to THE EXORCIST and the first two EVIL DEAD films and doesn't shy away from moments of delirious horror, blood and gore, so it is highly recommended. The director has a lot of talent and love for the genre and -for me- this film is much better than the other two Indonesian horror movies released this year (IMPETIGORE and the reboot film THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC). Horror fans with a taste for the bloody&macabre should definitely give it a try. My favorite tagline from the movie : the 'Satani Levitas!' spell. Oh, and the Moloch demon in the finale is just gorgeous...

Believing she has survived the ordeal, the woman and her friend are kidnapped by a group of kids from an abandoned local orphanage also dealing with a similar spirit that they just defeated and want their help in defeating, bringing them into contact with a powerful demonic figure more dangerous than they expected.

For the most part, this one is just a notch below the original. This works best when it focuses on delivering on the atmospheric touches that result around the orphanage. Taking full advantage of the location with the long hallways, tight corridors and overall dark and gloomy presence, allowing for an endless succession of jolting jump-scares or chilling imagery that comes off quite well. With the initial scenes of the figure rising behind a victim and getting closer every time they close the light, seeing figures climb upstairs rapidly or showing something lingering just behind a victim unaware of it, the tactics used to create a chilling atmosphere. It works rather nicely once that turns into physical interactions where the spirits can interact with the children generating a slew of standout confrontations that are wholly impressive. The communication ceremony in the bereavement is the primary one, going from a seance to having the released spirit manipulate the furniture against them and finally showing the spirit possesses one of the other members and instigate a massive chase around the building. The various dreams she has documenting the ghosts tormenting her for being at the house are as a whole terrifying, and the finale is an absolute blast getting the various demons involved and focused on stopping each of the demons which is full of blazing action. Moreover, this one enhances the spectacular gore and bloodshed with fantastic results. The ghosts and demons are far more brutal and relentless in this one, breaking fingers or throwing victims into the furniture quite easily. The taunting and tormenting reach a stage where they're easily able to attack and graphically kill the others, resulting in heads getting ripped open, being smashed repeatedly against the floor resulting in a huge pool of blood in the area or even getting lit on fire. The demonic abilities of the possessed individuals manage to add to the brutality, much like the stand-out practical effects here on the possessed individuals. The misshapen faces and deformed features provide a truly uncomfortable look and offer a rather impressive addition to the atmosphere of the film. These elements, overall give plenty to like and enjoy about it. Overall, there isn't much really wrong with the film. One of its only issues is the overlong running time, as this does not need for running near two hours in length. Several things account for this, from the flashbacks to explain their past encounter with the demon world or changing the arc of events that have already happened to promote an admittedly-fine twist. Moreover, the finale is way too long, typified by useless speechifying and grandiose brags from the villain which seem out of the ordinary and just there to pad the running time. Finally, although the concept of the twist works how it comes about in the story makes no sense. It's just dropped in the middle of the film to add a new villain but nothing else about it has any context. It's a minor nitpick though and doesn't detract much from the film overall.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.