The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)

While the first installment dealt with a young solicitor- Daniel Radcliffe- travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals . Here happens 40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, as a group of children under the care of two women (a rigid and strict Helen McGlory, as well as a warm and loving Phoebe Fox) are evacuated from WWII London . They arrive in the haunted house, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant at the isolated manor and soon learn a dark secret , as they find that Eel Marsh House is haunted by the vengeful ghost , referred to here as an angel of death. As they become the next target for the ghost of Jennette Humfrye, otherwise known woman dressed in black. With the help of a fellow soldier (Jeremy Irvine) , two women and some unfortunate children must fend off the damned spirit who takes the scared kiddies .She never forgives. She never forgets. She never left.

The pace is slow but I never found it dull, the plot is similar to first outing , as new visitors escaping from war-torn London discover that the house is haunted by the revengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black whose son was drowned in a bog and whenever she appears, a child from the group dies. As the scary story narrates the legends of the manor and reveals more untold secrets and another chapter of evil tricks & truths of the menacing Jeanette. Cast is acceptable such as : Phoebe Fox plays a young girl with a dark past that haunts her , as she learns that the woman lost her son drowned in the marsh and she seeks revenge, taking the children . Helen McGlory plays a stiff-upper-lip caretaker with disagreeable manners . And Jeremy Irvine as a handsome pilot to help investigate what is happening. In addition , Adrian Rawlins, who plays Dr. Rhodes, played Arthur Kidd , the main character, in the TV movie version of Woman in black (1989). The location used for the fictional story leading to Eel Marsh Island is Osea Island's tidal causeway situated at the estuary of Blackwater River in Essex, England, United Kingdom. Due to tidal conditions, the cast and crew were restricted to only 4 hours of working time per day at that location.

It contains a frightening and suspenseful musical score by Marco Beltrani , a good composer expert on terror films . Evocative but dark cinemtography by George Steele . The motion picture was professionally directed by Tom Harper who was Bafta nominated , but being clearly inferior to first outing . He is a fine writer/producer and filmmaker . Tom is a craftsman who began his career making short films. He wrote and directed his break out short film, Cubs, in 2006 about urban fox hunting. He then moved on to direct a range of film and television work which includes The Scouting Book for Boys (2009), Misfits (2010), This Is England '86 (2011), Peaky Blinders (2013), The Borrowers , The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2015) and the BBC TV mini-series War & Peace (2016), and The Misfits , among others



Other movies about this story are the followings : The film The Woman in Black (2012) by James Watkins with Daniel Radcliffe , Ciarán Hinds , Shaun Dooley and the British television film Woman in black (1989) by Herbert Wise with Adrian Rawlins, Bernard Hepton , Sam Toovey , David Daker , Pauline are separate adaptations of the novel 'The Woman in Black' by Susan Hill.A third film, which would be set in 1983 (the year the original story was published), was planned

Fmovies: I'm a massive fan of the woman in black, i first saw it on the bbc in 1987 when I was 10 years old and it gave me sleepless nights for 15 years! I then read the book and saw the play in London The 1st and 2nd of the hammar versions are good, very good, it could have been done so much worse, the way they portrayed the characters was brilliant, the actors were amazing, the set and feel of 1900s , the direction, cinematography and casting were fantastic! All very much in keeping with the original Susan hill classic. However, this was only half of what made it a classic tale. The other half was the actual woman in black,mrs drablow. The original bbc film contained one of the best ghost horror scenes In history and was done with nothing more than makeup a wire and great storytelling. I feel the woman in black in the hammar films are an afterthought, playing it safe with cgi and shock tactics, there was no feeling or relationship to her actually ever being a real woman, she seemed more of a demon. There was no audience connection to the woman in black, the original film got us connected from the start and that connection was a spooky one! I truly feel that ghost stories are wanted and popular but in a day and age of cgi and shock tactics we will never get another classic until we go back to good old talented storytelling.

On a side note was Susan hill ever called in to consult on these films? If not why not?

Oh dear oh dear HAMMER..where do I start with this appalling bit of unimaginative garbage. Lets says a few words for the actors because they are the only good thing in the whole film. They struggle and probably held back their laughter at some of the appalling lines that had to be delivered, and Helen McCrory, why Helen why?? You're an excellent actress especially on stage and you've severely wasted your talent here, your reputation can only be damaged by agreeing to be in this poor excuse for a film.

Did they dig up a BBC TV cinematographer who lit an episode of Dr Who in the 1980's??? It was like a watching some lousy cheap xmas special that was knocked out within few days and ZERO thought was given to "atmospheric lighting", this is a meant to be a horror film, you have to create atmosphere to keep the mood of the film, to keep an audience scared, enthralled, intrigued, and most importantly make it look COMMERCIAL, not light it in the style of below par art house knock off for a personal showreel, having lens flares and portions of the frame out of focus do not make you artistic DUMMY, they make you look incompetent which this DOP is, did this person just sleep their way through the project, did this silly DOP think for more than 5 minutes, are they capable of one creative thought in their brain?? What on earth is Hammer thinking when they are making a sequel to the biggest hit they've had in years and they employ talentless unimaginative incompetents like this??

Just look across the pond at the US horror films, some may be bad but pretty much all of them at this budget level all look slick, moody, atmospheric and COMMERCIAL not sub par art house.

Now lets get on to the director, never heard of him before but again this person shows such a deep lack of understanding of the horror genre that you'd think he just stumbled on the set by accident from a heavy night out and started directing this silly piece of nonsense. He keeps using a scare technique that when you see it the first time you think OK, not bad but then he goes on to repeat it about 11 times more, and by the 11th time you think. PLEASE STOP, GET A CLUE! Along with the useless DOP who probably dominated the director with their appalling shots, this director was just walking through the production for the pay check, hang your head in shame, this was a chance of taking the franchise in new directions but its wasted by a lack of imagination of the horror genre.

In summation, this film could have been so good but Hammer in their haste to cash in have misfired and shot themselves in the foot, backside and face.

A ROYAL STINKER, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death fmovies. Slightly predictable ending and predicable plot features yet gripping storyline and some good jumps. The storyline itself isn't scary, but the occasional jumps and screams are what provide the horror effect. Not an overall "scary" movie but good enough. The cinema had a scary atmosphere but the first 15-20 minutes of the film are really dark and hard to see, it might have just been our cinema but I had to squint and really strain my eyes to see what was going on. This improved during brighter scenes but the issue later returned during basement scenes. I think having the "angel of death" concept emphasised more by killing off more characters would have been effective. I also think that there is not enough links to the first film. Good film in all, and unlike other sequels, this is actual better than the first, but you know whats coming in some scenes.

'THE WOMAN IN BLACK 2: ANGEL OF DEATH': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

The first movie of 2015 might actually be one of the worst. This sequel, to the 2012 supernatural horror flick 'THE WOMAN IN BLACK' (which stars Daniel Radcliffe), was directed by Tom Harper and written by Jon Croker and Susan Hill (Hill also wrote the novel that the first film was based on). It stars Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine and Helen McCrory and takes place 40 years after the events of the first movie, during World War II. A group of schoolchildren are taken to the haunted 'Eel Marsch House' and terrorized by the angry ghost there. I like the atmosphere and decent production values, of the film, but it's also a complete bore.

The story begins in London, during the Blitz of WWII. A group of schoolchildren are evacuated to the countryside by their headmistress, Jean Hogg (McCrory), and her aid, Eve Parkins (Fox). They meet up with an air raid warden, named Dr. Rhodes (Adrian Rawlins), who takes them to the 'Eel Marsch House' to hide out in. They soon realize they're not safe there either, as the ghost of Jennette Humfrye (Leanne Best), also known as 'The Woman in Black', begins to haunt them.

I enjoyed the first film, to a certain extent, but I wasn't overly impressed by it either. This movie is even slower-paced and less frightening. Like I said it looks good and has the right mood and atmosphere for a decent supernatural thriller, but it never feels scary and it isn't the least bit involving. It's not an amateurish or poorly made film, really, but it is painfully dull (which is the worst crime a movie can commit, in my opinion).

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I personally enjoyed the movie very much. It wasn't too scary but it was interesting. If you like a ghost with a back story this is your movie.. Also if you are a young lady a certain fellow is quite darling. It also has a sort of interesting development of the main character as you learn more about her.

This movie is not full of action or gore, in fact it's quite simple. Though you are kept thoughtful and wondering. The movie is like a puzzle and you are trying to figure out who lives and who will die.

I loved it. I loved the year it was placed in and I loved the child actors. But if you want a very enthralling horror movie, this is not it. It's more of a mystery type with a little romance thrown in.