I WAS SHOCKED BY IT!! Like literally no effects. Just good choreography and filming in a creative way. You'd think that would feel cheesy and cheap but it felt amazing, fresh, and SO fucking creepy.
Naomi Scott absolutely killed it in this movie! She was amazing! Hopefully she starts to gain even more recognition now and starts doing even more big name movies in the future!
@@nxoxo7322 and then they made the screams into music for the credits!!! Hearing that walking out I turned to my partner like “god that’s terrifying” haha.
The “break a leg scene” was THE scene for me. The buildup and the foreshadowing we saw of the smoke and her coming out of the box earlier in the movie was just perfect.
It kinda reminded me of Britney Spears conservatorship.. how her mom makes her perform and do things after she’s gone through something mental health related
I was shocked at how great Smile 2 was. The first one was just ok but this one somehow felt more original and scarier. Honestly I think Smile 2 might be my favorite horror movie of the year which is wild because there’s been so many great horror movies this year, but Smile 2 really surprised me. 10/10
I loved the first movie, especially the performance of Sosie Bacon who absolutely crushed her role of Rose. I still get chills when she lets out that almost primal scream after falling into the glass table. I wasn’t necessarily excited to hear it was getting a sequel, because it didn’t really feel like it was needed but I am stoked to watch it after hearing reviews, including your own. I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s even better than the first movie which I was not expecting at all.
I thought Rose was a terrible character (not the actor) and that's what annoyed me the most about the first one. Skye is a much better character (again not the acting) so it works better as a concept in my opinion
@@AngelFish479 I haven’t seen the first movie in a while but I don’t remember finding Rose annoying, but I was more talking about the actual acting as I think Sosie did a great job. I’m looking forward to watching the second one and I’ll probably end up at the cinema this weekend.
@@AngelFish479In terms of acting too what Naomi Scott gave, she flesh out even a better character for skye too with her amazing acting. So it worked perfectly as both IMO.
I went into this movie with only having seen the thumbnails for different trailers, I didn't watch any trailers for this one beforehand! Every moment was a surprise, and once I watched the trailers after seeing the movie, I felt so happy that nothing was spoiled for me. I had a blast at the movie theater, and I'll definitely rewatch this one.
Honestly with Smil3, I hope it’s just absolute chaos, like imagine the opening scene from Bird Box, but it’s just a bunch people running around smiling at eachother, the whole movie the main character has to survive the apocalypse, strategize, and the medical professionals are on the clock trying to find an antidote or vaccine
This ending really reminded me of the ending of rings (2017). I wish we had an apocalypse sequel with Samara fucking everything up. They could even bring in lore from the novels!!!
i’m obsessed with the nod to perfect blue in not sure if anyone else noticed !!! but it almost saved the movie for me😢 i felt like some of the scares were recycled (the car horn, broken glass, person in doorway) but i am glad we got more into the story!
I was thinking smile 3 could be fresh and new if they actually make a final girl and see how to beat the curse for once. The curse needs a traumatized past to be passed to (presumably) so not everyone in the concert gets it just a group of friends that probable had lived through something really bad and they start dying but maybe now one of them can survive.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to providing horror fiends with your insightful commentary. You are a bright light in the abyss of darkness on RUclips.
I think there is a way to do a 3rd one, i like the idea of the second one spreading like a plague, how i can see it continuing is with a group of people but they all have the curse and they gotta stick together and find a way to beat this curse
Saw it last night and went right to yt after to see if you posted a review! Soooo glad you loved it too, I thought it was better than the first too 😻😻 truly one of the scariest movie I’ve seen in a longgggg time
2022 & 2024 really been anazing years for horror. I actually hope the rest of the decade is this great so we can look back at it like we do the 90s & 80s and realize it was really a golden age fir the genre
Thoroughly enjoyed it. The opening scene with the truck hitting the guy nearly made me jump so much I almost fell out of my seat. The movie was immersive and had me in a type of a trance. Hypnotic I suppose. That made the jump scares work well to because I didn’t know when they were coming.
I was so excited for Smile 2 and it didn't let me down. I was tensed up the entire movie, by the end I felt exhausted LOL. Naomi Scott killedddd it, you were right there with her experiencing all the horror. It must have been so draining to film. I love the jumpscares because this series COMMITS to them with an actual threat, as opposed to just a loud sound or a bird hitting a window or something. When I yelp or jump in my seat this film earned it 100%
Absolutely loved it. I watch hundreds of horror films a year and am rarely affected. But this one? I went home disoriented, upset and on edge. I felt like CRYING because it had shaken me up so much I had this dread in me without explanation. I don’t know what that film did to me or why it affected me so much but what a wild experience! I saw in an empty theatre so I was extra on edge. I’m going again next week! The jump scares were great and definitely got me.
I already found Smile 1 a pretty intense, coherent and logically flawless story (something soo rare nowadays) so I am pretty excited for when I can finally watch this one
@@dunnowy123 That is how you could interpret it, but personally I feel that does the movie a big disservice and you missed a lot of deeper context and te emotional weight of it all.
@@jasp19 I mean, i think the first one did that perfectly fine. It not only accurately and poignantly depicted what someone going through mental deterioration goes through, and how people begin to abandon them, but ALSO made sense every step of the way. Here, we literally do not know what happened from the moment she is cursed until the end. There are things that happen that are directly contradicted by the ending. So, I was left feeling like...this was all a waste of time.
@@dunnowy123 Well it's a movie and I guess it's good that it generates different opinions. For me the ending didn't take away from what I saw earlier, I lreally enjoyed how they played around with what could be real or not and for me, it took me by surprise and added to the ending, but I can understand why you would not like it!
I feel like they could do ONE more movie and call it Smiles /Smil3 (*title card where the S at the end merges with the E like blood moving around*) where it focuses on the community now dealing with the curse since it’s been spread to thousands of people. But one movie, this doesn’t need a franchise
I love this one, definitely better than the first one! The jumps scars got me every time and I even screamed a couple times 😂 I can’t remember the last time a movie made me scream in theaters. I didn’t actually expect the ending but I did see a comment once when the trailer came out though and someone had that theory so unfortunately that was implanted in the back of my mind…but even then it was still a shock to me cause I thought it was going in a completely different direction, so I was still like holy shit, they actually did that.
Like you, I LOATHE the CGI blood but I imagine it’s easier to use cgi blood when you’re planning on doing multiple takes and you don’t want to deal with the cleanup each time between takes. I think it’s more of a time constraint issue
Especially with an over the top blood effect, you are looking at an hour between takes of cast and crew standing around billing hours without doing anything.
i mustt admit the build-up in the frightening moments was so strong i wanted the jump scare to happen so i could breathe, and that ending my lord thousands of people potentially cursed?
absolutely insane movie 10/10 sh*ts on the original smile skye riley is so real to me naomi scott kills this performance i was genuinely taken aback we went back to the cinema to see it a second time i absolutely LIVE for skye riley i love pop music and i’ve been listening to the EP in my car non stop !! this was such a cool concept for the film❤
Can we also talk about the fact that we just had Terrifier 3 overperform at the box office and now we have Smile 2 which is #1 this week that's 2 back to back horror movies at #1 horror is killing it this year on all fronts
My expectations were low going in, but I'm glad I still went and gave it a chance because I ended up loving it! Definitely liked it more than the 1st one
I’m excited to see this. Unrelated, but AHS season 13 is potentially bringing back Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Cody Fern and Addison Rae is in talks to being in AHS13. I love ur AHS reviews.
A good story doesn't need a "reveal" to make it exceptional just as a good story is essentially spoil-proof. The greatest works can be read and watched endlessly because a well-written story contains something special on every viewing. This is why Naomi Scott's performance along with the tight writing turns this into an instant classic.
Thank you for reviewing this one! I liked the first one but was hesitating on whether I should go see the second. Now I know I definitely wanna go see it!
IDW got the rights from Paramount for developing a comic book series base on "Smile" (AND other horror properties like "Event Horizon" or "Twilight Zone").
The music by Cristobal Tapia de Veer is fantastic. People love the music by Naomi Scott more (the acting was amazing), but for me the work of Cristobal is still the best part and it gave the whole movie a very dark feel that complemented the scenes flawlessly. *CHILLS*
I went to see smile 2 last weekend and its hands down my favourite horror of the year! I honestly felt like i sat through a 2 hour panic attack, i didnt relax until we got outside 😂 ill definitely be watching it again
I loved this movie. Naomi Scott was absolutely incredible. I'd never seen her in anything before now, so she was just an incredibly pleasant surprise. My only complaints were that they didn't advance the lore much and half the movie was her guzzling Voss water. Beyond those two nits, this was a five star banger.
My guess for CGI blood other than probably being cheap and not having cleanup is so they can add more/take it away if the people in charge say it’s “too gory” so they don’t have to cut out scenes.
Absolutely loved it! I think it may be my fav Horror Movie of the Year just beating Longlegs. Only small complaints are a few too many jump scares (I was exhausted by the end) and no more explanation of the lore of the entity. Also the ending - was that its plan all along or just a coincidence? Naomi Scott was simply incredible.
I literally felt mentally and physically exhausted after this movie😭😭😭 it was so good. And yes while I expected the ending from the trailer alone I was SO curious how they were gonna do it and I’m glad they at least sorta committed. While I would’ve liked a lil more I think showing the audience freaking out had a lasting effect
I loved the first movie, but since its release, I have been affected by a sibling suicide. Because his method was not in this film, and because I’m aware that ultimately these aren’t actual suicides, I was actually able to watch this movie. I really enjoyed Naomi’s acting.
Emoji had me scared you hated it 😩😩 i LOVED this movie so much! It was my most anticipated film of 24’ & it paid off! The ending was predictable but it was executed perfectly! The possessed dancers attacking skye was my favorite scene!
i loved it. I actually think i prefer this ending than the first one but yeah, this one is definitely better in my opinion, in maaany ways. I think the concept was awesome and Naomi’s performance was SO good, horror is often overlooked by award shows but i really hope at least one recognizes her acting in this one. I hope she continues doing horror bc WTF. My bf and i were completely alone in the theatre and it really made the experience so much better, the jumpscares were great and really unique. That closet and freezer scene were sooo unnerving and I LOVE IT
LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!! SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST!!!! This was fun, actually scary, jumped and screamed once, which I never do!!! 😂 One of the best of the year, after The Substance and Oddity! ❤❤❤ Great review! Have a great Halloween! 🎃
i underestimated the original smile passing it off as cheap popcorn flick, just for it to turn out to be one of our finest horror films and one that actually scared me. i repeated the same mistake with smile 2 thinking the trailer didn’t look good and neither did naomi’s acting. well i had to eat my words completely. naomi was amazing and smile 2 is the scariest movie of the year. i don’t easily scare obviously but this movie made me jump at least 7 times and made me tear up on a scene that wasn’t even ‘scary’. if i thought the original smile was scary then smile 2 makes it look like child’s play. a far superior sequel and i’m very happy to say it’s one of the best movies this year and my favourite horror movie this year!
9:30 The reason for CGI blood in movies is simply because it lessens the hassle of having to spend time resetting after each take. If you use big fake blood squirts on set but the take wasn’t good or wasn’t what they were hoping for, you’d have to wait a long time for them to reset the blood rig and clean up the actor and get them into fresh wardrobe and clean the set. So it basically boils down to the idea that time is money and any time that can be saved on set is a good thing.
I definitely can agree that the horror this year has been amazing! We’re gonna look back at this year and it gonna be like how today we look at the 1980s movies.
I just saw this last night in 4dx and I'm so glad u did a review and loved it. I honestly agree with you about the jump scares and how this one is better than original except for the end scene
CGI blood is favored for blood specifically because using a practical blood effect requires a complete cleaning & reset of the set for every single reshoot.
Hi Sarah. I am glad you liked the movie. I loved the movie. The Substance is my top film of the year. But this might be the second best. Oddity is definitely on my top 5. So many good horror movies in 2024 so exciting🎉. I can’t wait for the rest of the year horror releases.
This review helped me out a lot, I'm planning on seeing Smile 2 this weekend but I haven't seen the first one. I was wondering if it would matter, also this being spoiler free is just awesome!
This movie was AMAZING. Saw it last night and absolutely loved it. I enjoyed the first one, but this one was even better - agree with Sarah on that. There was one scene in it that was *so* chilling and *so* well done I almost giggled with delight (but would have sounded a bit crazed because it was genuinely scary). If you haven't seen it, but you liked the first one, and you like movies such as Sinister and Longlegs, you will also really enjoy this one. Also, I took my partner who does not like horror movies. He didn't like this one, but he felt like it was *too* well done. (In other words it actually scared him). So... in a way, that was still a compliment.
this was a fantastic surprise. i was ok with most of the first movie but didn't like the end of it and didn't care about seeing another one because of it. but i was on a trip recently and watched it and it turns out to be one of my favorite horror movies in a long time. solid all the way through.
Loved the 2nd one I actually hope they don't make a 3rd one, just because while the ending of the 2nd was great and the implications horrifying, I can't really see how the story could continue without turning into a Bird Box or the Happening. With the ending we got,the only way it could go is mass infection and I don't believe the curse would remain as entertaining on such a big scale. We have countless mass extinction movies from viruses and zombies, horror to action, this would just blend in Not to mention the fact that a big part of why concept worked so well was the feeling of isolation and slowly making the host lose their mind - not sure how you could pull this off in that scenario
I did like Smile, but man the 2nd one was so much more intense and felt so real to me. I had HELLA anxiety, I felt like *I* was the one losing my mind. They did an excellent job fully immersing the audience into Skye’s headspace and making you feel the anxiety she was feeling. And omg Naomi Scott was incredible, this was the first movie I’d seen her in and she absolutely crushed it.
I saw this last night. I was pleasantly surprised as I am usually a doubter for sequels, especially in a story such as Smile as the original idea is already out there. I'm not sure it was better than the first, however, had this one been released first (in general) I would have thought it was better. I agree with you on Smile 2 being the end of the series. But all in all, I was entertained for sure. It was well done and a sequel that definitely held water. I still ranked Smile 2 below Oddity, Longlegs, and Cukoo as far as an overall film. But definitely better than some such as The Watchers, In a Violent Nature, Night Swim, Imaginary. Great review. I enjoy your takes on these films.
I’m really interested to see how to connect the ending of Smile 2 to Smile 3. I think my enjoyment of Smile 3 will hinge on how faithful they are to their own lore.
The opportunity to take Smile 3 to epic level exists with how the ending to part 2 went down. It could be like a zombie movie. Definitely apocalyptic type possibilities.
Can i just say, for anyone who wants to see it, if you can see it in a dolby cinema theater, that is truly the way to watch it. It has to be one of the loudest theater experiences ive ever had, but it was so worth it! The audio was a whole other level of awesome!
Now I can't wait to watch this when it comes to streaming! I took Smile for what it was originally as I liked the concept, but if this one is better I'm all in! Thank you for the review without the spoilers! Also I swear Naomi Scott could portray Lady Gaga in a film.
I wanted to throw this out there a bit late, I loved this movie. But there is a full EP from this movie with all the songs and you should listen to them closely on their own. Brilliant easter eggs for those who really dig deep. Really sent this movie from A to A+ for me.
I'm assuming that they use CGI blood to make resets between takes go quicker, thus cheaper budgets. Every time you do a practical blood effect, it's a whole deal with changing costumes, cleaning up the set, and redoing make-up and blood packs. And time is money on movie and TV sets.
The opening scene of this movie was insane!! The way they shot the entire scene without any cuts is CRAZY
I didn’t even realize that omg
@@PossessedbyHorror I was waiting for you to talk about it 😭😭😭
That's the best part of the movie!
The Smile movies actually have really good camera work
@@Leo-ci9kcthat title card slayed. unfortunately the rest was a total let down for me but that intro was undeniable
The entire closet scene that eventually moves to the rest of her apartment is sooo good and a nice call back to a dance scene earlier
Exactly! It was done so well
The closet scene freaked me out. It was amazing.
Most scared shitless I’ve been watching a movie in forever…still thinking about that scene
I WAS SHOCKED BY IT!!
Like literally no effects. Just good choreography and filming in a creative way. You'd think that would feel cheesy and cheap but it felt amazing, fresh, and SO fucking creepy.
I agree - I personally think this is one of the best horror movie scenes ever. I truly hope it becomes iconic.
Naomi Scott absolutely killed it in this movie! She was amazing! Hopefully she starts to gain even more recognition now and starts doing even more big name movies in the future!
She's so hot
She was jasmine in Aladdin
her screams during the car crash will always stick with me. I FELT that.
@@nxoxo7322 and then they made the screams into music for the credits!!! Hearing that walking out I turned to my partner like “god that’s terrifying” haha.
One of the best horror performances I've seen in a long time. She was near perfect.
The “break a leg scene” was THE scene for me. The buildup and the foreshadowing we saw of the smoke and her coming out of the box earlier in the movie was just perfect.
It kinda reminded me of Britney Spears conservatorship.. how her mom makes her perform and do things after she’s gone through something mental health related
The Mom was the biggest/scariest monster in the movie
The costume design and choreography was very well done in this movie and the music was actually really good imo
Yes I agree everything was super believable!
Skye Riley’s lil EP was full of bangerz, I’m glad they actually fleshed her out as a pop star.
I would literally stan her
Listen that EP is a BOP. I want Skye Riley to be a real person lol
@@CoyoteBrershe is, erm.. I mean... She was..... Before her on stage..uh..accident.
New Brain and Blood on white satin are the best
No I LOVE Death On Me!
I was shocked at how great Smile 2 was. The first one was just ok but this one somehow felt more original and scarier. Honestly I think Smile 2 might be my favorite horror movie of the year which is wild because there’s been so many great horror movies this year, but Smile 2 really surprised me. 10/10
I really enjoyed Smile 2 but Ll the Voss water placement literally took me out multiple time. I was like we get ittttt they're paying youuuu
Same, I was annoyed when they showed the logo the first time. And the following 15 times where just laughable .
The product placement game was fierce in it. 😅
I didnt think of it like that. I just thought she was drinking water to keep her from drinking
@@whalewolf7477The way the brand name was always clearly visible to the camera was a bit sus.
It makes sense that a big pop star would have a water endorsement.
I loved the first movie, especially the performance of Sosie Bacon who absolutely crushed her role of Rose. I still get chills when she lets out that almost primal scream after falling into the glass table. I wasn’t necessarily excited to hear it was getting a sequel, because it didn’t really feel like it was needed but I am stoked to watch it after hearing reviews, including your own. I’ve heard a lot of people say it’s even better than the first movie which I was not expecting at all.
Naomi Scott gives an Oscar worthy performance in this movie.
I thought Rose was a terrible character (not the actor) and that's what annoyed me the most about the first one. Skye is a much better character (again not the acting) so it works better as a concept in my opinion
@@AngelFish479 I haven’t seen the first movie in a while but I don’t remember finding Rose annoying, but I was more talking about the actual acting as I think Sosie did a great job. I’m looking forward to watching the second one and I’ll probably end up at the cinema this weekend.
This movie is more disturbing and scary plus higher budget
@@AngelFish479In terms of acting too what Naomi Scott gave, she flesh out even a better character for skye too with her amazing acting. So it worked perfectly as both IMO.
Oh they’re definitely gonna make a third one since it’s doing well at the box office
Yeah. A sequel most likely is coming.
*Spoilers*
The ending is a kind of cliffhanger.
I know I’m scared 👀
Let it be a prequel then. I love the ending of Smile 2.
Yeah there will definitely be a a third one
A prequel explaining the origin would be a great way to end the series
I went into this movie with only having seen the thumbnails for different trailers, I didn't watch any trailers for this one beforehand! Every moment was a surprise, and once I watched the trailers after seeing the movie, I felt so happy that nothing was spoiled for me. I had a blast at the movie theater, and I'll definitely rewatch this one.
Honestly with Smil3, I hope it’s just absolute chaos, like imagine the opening scene from Bird Box, but it’s just a bunch people running around smiling at eachother, the whole movie the main character has to survive the apocalypse, strategize, and the medical professionals are on the clock trying to find an antidote or vaccine
Or like The Train To Busan
They definitely set that particular premise up because literally the entire crowd is exposed. The exponential growth factor is off the charts.
This ending really reminded me of the ending of rings (2017). I wish we had an apocalypse sequel with Samara fucking everything up. They could even bring in lore from the novels!!!
Naomi said the last scene was practical. It was a puppet and a guy was inside of it! I loved this movie!!!!!
I’ve always saw the upside down shots in 1 & 2 as a literal take of the saying ‘turn that frown upside down’🫨
i’m obsessed with the nod to perfect blue in not sure if anyone else noticed !!! but it almost saved the movie for me😢 i felt like some of the scares were recycled (the car horn, broken glass, person in doorway) but i am glad we got more into the story!
I was thinking smile 3 could be fresh and new if they actually make a final girl and see how to beat the curse for once. The curse needs a traumatized past to be passed to (presumably) so not everyone in the concert gets it just a group of friends that probable had lived through something really bad and they start dying but maybe now one of them can survive.
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to providing horror fiends with your insightful commentary.
You are a bright light in the abyss of darkness on RUclips.
Omg thank you!!
@@PossessedbyHorror You not only deserve my praise.. you earned it.
Ray Nicholson getting up from that table in the white suit smiling was such a nod to Jack Torrance sitting in the Overlook Hotel July 4 1921 Ball.
I think there is a way to do a 3rd one, i like the idea of the second one spreading like a plague, how i can see it continuing is with a group of people but they all have the curse and they gotta stick together and find a way to beat this curse
Yes. I kinda thought of that too.
Saw it last night and went right to yt after to see if you posted a review! Soooo glad you loved it too, I thought it was better than the first too 😻😻 truly one of the scariest movie I’ve seen in a longgggg time
2022 & 2024 really been anazing years for horror. I actually hope the rest of the decade is this great so we can look back at it like we do the 90s & 80s and realize it was really a golden age fir the genre
Thoroughly enjoyed it. The opening scene with the truck hitting the guy nearly made me jump so much I almost fell out of my seat. The movie was immersive and had me in a type of a trance. Hypnotic I suppose. That made the jump scares work well to because I didn’t know when they were coming.
I was so excited for Smile 2 and it didn't let me down. I was tensed up the entire movie, by the end I felt exhausted LOL. Naomi Scott killedddd it, you were right there with her experiencing all the horror. It must have been so draining to film. I love the jumpscares because this series COMMITS to them with an actual threat, as opposed to just a loud sound or a bird hitting a window or something. When I yelp or jump in my seat this film earned it 100%
Absolutely loved it. I watch hundreds of horror films a year and am rarely affected. But this one? I went home disoriented, upset and on edge. I felt like CRYING because it had shaken me up so much I had this dread in me without explanation. I don’t know what that film did to me or why it affected me so much but what a wild experience! I saw in an empty theatre so I was extra on edge. I’m going again next week! The jump scares were great and definitely got me.
I already found Smile 1 a pretty intense, coherent and logically flawless story (something soo rare nowadays) so I am pretty excited for when I can finally watch this one
I just seen it ….. insane…….
The first smile was extremely derivative of many other horror films. Sequel WAY better..
Biggest surprise of the year and my fave horror along with "The Substance". Loved every minute of it.
naw, it sucked
@@bta8355 Essentially 2 hrs and 12 minutes to be told "it was all a dream." Fuck this movie lol
@@dunnowy123 That is how you could interpret it, but personally I feel that does the movie a big disservice and you missed a lot of deeper context and te emotional weight of it all.
@@jasp19 I mean, i think the first one did that perfectly fine. It not only accurately and poignantly depicted what someone going through mental deterioration goes through, and how people begin to abandon them, but ALSO made sense every step of the way.
Here, we literally do not know what happened from the moment she is cursed until the end. There are things that happen that are directly contradicted by the ending. So, I was left feeling like...this was all a waste of time.
@@dunnowy123 Well it's a movie and I guess it's good that it generates different opinions. For me the ending didn't take away from what I saw earlier, I lreally enjoyed how they played around with what could be real or not and for me, it took me by surprise and added to the ending, but I can understand why you would not like it!
I feel like they could do ONE more movie and call it Smiles /Smil3 (*title card where the S at the end merges with the E like blood moving around*) where it focuses on the community now dealing with the curse since it’s been spread to thousands of people. But one movie, this doesn’t need a franchise
I love this one, definitely better than the first one! The jumps scars got me every time and I even screamed a couple times 😂 I can’t remember the last time a movie made me scream in theaters. I didn’t actually expect the ending but I did see a comment once when the trailer came out though and someone had that theory so unfortunately that was implanted in the back of my mind…but even then it was still a shock to me cause I thought it was going in a completely different direction, so I was still like holy shit, they actually did that.
I agree with you 100% about how blumhouse thinks their movies are like this
Like you, I LOATHE the CGI blood but I imagine it’s easier to use cgi blood when you’re planning on doing multiple takes and you don’t want to deal with the cleanup each time between takes. I think it’s more of a time constraint issue
Especially with an over the top blood effect, you are looking at an hour between takes of cast and crew standing around billing hours without doing anything.
Seeing naomi go from lemonade mouth to smile was amazing her talent has grown alot and I loved her in this movie. I hope they cast her in more horror
She nailed it in Aladdin too!..
i mustt admit the build-up in the frightening moments was so strong i wanted the jump scare to happen so i could breathe, and that ending my lord thousands of people potentially cursed?
absolutely insane movie 10/10 sh*ts on the original smile skye riley is so real to me naomi scott kills this performance i was genuinely taken aback we went back to the cinema to see it a second time i absolutely LIVE for skye riley i love pop music and i’ve been listening to the EP in my car non stop !! this was such a cool concept for the film❤
I honestly enjoyed smile 2 more than the first
Ditto!
I really didn't care for the first one, do you think I should still give this one a go?
Same!
@@societycrumblesyes! More glamorous
Me, too. That surprised me quite a bit.
Can we also talk about the fact that we just had Terrifier 3 overperform at the box office and now we have Smile 2 which is #1 this week that's 2 back to back horror movies at #1 horror is killing it this year on all fronts
Horror is truly unmatched this year. Love to see it!
Shot me in the chest saying Longlegs isnt rewatchable (i seen it 4 times) 😭
Thank you for this... I saw it once in the theater, bought it on BluRay and have watched it twice at home! I think it's incredibly rewatchable!!
@@Lacey0312 the theater experience was just so good for me! It’s my turn to get it on BluRay
@@cesar4483 I support this decision 🫡 it’s still just as fun and creepy!
LongLegs was just awesome
My expectations were low going in, but I'm glad I still went and gave it a chance because I ended up loving it! Definitely liked it more than the 1st one
Please do 2022 vs. 2024 Horror!!!
I’m excited to see this. Unrelated, but AHS season 13 is potentially bringing back Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, Cody Fern and Addison Rae is in talks to being in AHS13. I love ur AHS reviews.
A good story doesn't need a "reveal" to make it exceptional just as a good story is essentially spoil-proof. The greatest works can be read and watched endlessly because a well-written story contains something special on every viewing. This is why Naomi Scott's performance along with the tight writing turns this into an instant classic.
was waiting for this, one of my favourite horror channels❤
Yay thank you!
Thank you for reviewing this one! I liked the first one but was hesitating on whether I should go see the second. Now I know I definitely wanna go see it!
IDW got the rights from Paramount for developing a comic book series base on "Smile" (AND other horror properties like "Event Horizon" or "Twilight Zone").
Great job on the thumbnail! You indeed look possessed by the horror of Smile
I'd love to see you rank horror films from this year in a tournament style to see which comes out on top
The music by Cristobal Tapia de Veer is fantastic. People love the music by Naomi Scott more (the acting was amazing), but for me the work of Cristobal is still the best part and it gave the whole movie a very dark feel that complemented the scenes flawlessly. *CHILLS*
I went to see smile 2 last weekend and its hands down my favourite horror of the year! I honestly felt like i sat through a 2 hour panic attack, i didnt relax until we got outside 😂 ill definitely be watching it again
Agree! I absolutely saw the ending coming immediately as I knew she was a singer/going on tour
I loved this movie. Naomi Scott was absolutely incredible. I'd never seen her in anything before now, so she was just an incredibly pleasant surprise. My only complaints were that they didn't advance the lore much and half the movie was her guzzling Voss water. Beyond those two nits, this was a five star banger.
Naomi was in Aladdin..
My guess for CGI blood other than probably being cheap and not having cleanup is so they can add more/take it away if the people in charge say it’s “too gory” so they don’t have to cut out scenes.
Absolutely loved it! I think it may be my fav Horror Movie of the Year just beating Longlegs. Only small complaints are a few too many jump scares (I was exhausted by the end) and no more explanation of the lore of the entity. Also the ending - was that its plan all along or just a coincidence? Naomi Scott was simply incredible.
I was waiting for your review! So happy to see we agree on this film. I truly enjoyed it and Naomi’s acting was top notch!
just want to say your hair looks amazing!!!
I literally felt mentally and physically exhausted after this movie😭😭😭 it was so good. And yes while I expected the ending from the trailer alone I was SO curious how they were gonna do it and I’m glad they at least sorta committed. While I would’ve liked a lil more I think showing the audience freaking out had a lasting effect
can we get a tier list of ranking supernatural horror movies/tier list as its my fav genre like you! want this since so long
I loved the first movie, but since its release, I have been affected by a sibling suicide.
Because his method was not in this film, and because I’m aware that ultimately these aren’t actual suicides, I was actually able to watch this movie. I really enjoyed Naomi’s acting.
In the final scene I immediately noticed how the led signs said "too much fir one heart" and to me that’s genious ✨️
Emoji had me scared you hated it 😩😩 i LOVED this movie so much! It was my most anticipated film of 24’ & it paid off! The ending was predictable but it was executed perfectly! The possessed dancers attacking skye was my favorite scene!
Your reactions to this movie almost exactly matched mine and my husband’s. ❤ I feel validated
i loved it. I actually think i prefer this ending than the first one but yeah, this one is definitely better in my opinion, in maaany ways. I think the concept was awesome and Naomi’s performance was SO good, horror is often overlooked by award shows but i really hope at least one recognizes her acting in this one. I hope she continues doing horror bc WTF.
My bf and i were completely alone in the theatre and it really made the experience so much better, the jumpscares were great and really unique. That closet and freezer scene were sooo unnerving and I LOVE IT
LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!! SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST!!!! This was fun, actually scary, jumped and screamed once, which I never do!!! 😂 One of the best of the year, after The Substance and Oddity! ❤❤❤ Great review! Have a great Halloween! 🎃
So excited to buy this and watch when it’s available on streaming. The cast is amazing and I know I’m going to adore Naomi’s performance.
i underestimated the original smile passing it off as cheap popcorn flick, just for it to turn out to be one of our finest horror films and one that actually scared me.
i repeated the same mistake with smile 2 thinking the trailer didn’t look good and neither did naomi’s acting. well i had to eat my words completely. naomi was amazing and smile 2 is the scariest movie of the year. i don’t easily scare obviously but this movie made me jump at least 7 times and made me tear up on a scene that wasn’t even ‘scary’. if i thought the original smile was scary then smile 2 makes it look like child’s play.
a far superior sequel and i’m very happy to say it’s one of the best movies this year and my favourite horror movie this year!
GURL I JUMPED AND SCREAMED LIKE 5 TIMES!
I saw smile 2 without seeing the first one and I'm so glad that I did because the reveal was amazing to experience
I had low expectations for this, but LOVED the movie
9:30 The reason for CGI blood in movies is simply because it lessens the hassle of having to spend time resetting after each take. If you use big fake blood squirts on set but the take wasn’t good or wasn’t what they were hoping for, you’d have to wait a long time for them to reset the blood rig and clean up the actor and get them into fresh wardrobe and clean the set. So it basically boils down to the idea that time is money and any time that can be saved on set is a good thing.
I definitely can agree that the horror this year has been amazing! We’re gonna look back at this year and it gonna be like how today we look at the 1980s movies.
The actress really made the movie 5 stars!! Amazing performance 🎉
yes, please do a tier list of all the movies you watched this year !!
Love your videos !!! I watch your videos before watching any movie!!
I just saw this last night in 4dx and I'm so glad u did a review and loved it. I honestly agree with you about the jump scares and how this one is better than original except for the end scene
CGI blood is favored for blood specifically because using a practical blood effect requires a complete cleaning & reset of the set for every single reshoot.
Hi Sarah. I am glad you liked the movie. I loved the movie. The Substance is my top film of the year. But this might be the second best. Oddity is definitely on my top 5. So many good horror movies in 2024 so exciting🎉. I can’t wait for the rest of the year horror releases.
"Smile 2" is AMAZING
This review helped me out a lot, I'm planning on seeing Smile 2 this weekend but I haven't seen the first one. I was wondering if it would matter, also this being spoiler free is just awesome!
Good review and cool video Sarah!👍
Naomi Scott need an Oscar for this role..her acting was that phenomenal 🗿🔥
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This movie was AMAZING. Saw it last night and absolutely loved it. I enjoyed the first one, but this one was even better - agree with Sarah on that. There was one scene in it that was *so* chilling and *so* well done I almost giggled with delight (but would have sounded a bit crazed because it was genuinely scary). If you haven't seen it, but you liked the first one, and you like movies such as Sinister and Longlegs, you will also really enjoy this one.
Also, I took my partner who does not like horror movies. He didn't like this one, but he felt like it was *too* well done. (In other words it actually scared him). So... in a way, that was still a compliment.
this was a fantastic surprise. i was ok with most of the first movie but didn't like the end of it and didn't care about seeing another one because of it. but i was on a trip recently and watched it and it turns out to be one of my favorite horror movies in a long time. solid all the way through.
I would love a tier list of all the movies you have watched this year!!
Loved the 2nd one
I actually hope they don't make a 3rd one, just because while the ending of the 2nd was great and the implications horrifying, I can't really see how the story could continue without turning into a Bird Box or the Happening.
With the ending we got,the only way it could go is mass infection and I don't believe the curse would remain as entertaining on such a big scale.
We have countless mass extinction movies from viruses and zombies, horror to action, this would just blend in
Not to mention the fact that a big part of why concept worked so well was the feeling of isolation and slowly making the host lose their mind - not sure how you could pull this off in that scenario
I did like Smile, but man the 2nd one was so much more intense and felt so real to me. I had HELLA anxiety, I felt like *I* was the one losing my mind. They did an excellent job fully immersing the audience into Skye’s headspace and making you feel the anxiety she was feeling. And omg Naomi Scott was incredible, this was the first movie I’d seen her in and she absolutely crushed it.
I saw this last night. I was pleasantly surprised as I am usually a doubter for sequels, especially in a story such as Smile as the original idea is already out there. I'm not sure it was better than the first, however, had this one been released first (in general) I would have thought it was better. I agree with you on Smile 2 being the end of the series. But all in all, I was entertained for sure. It was well done and a sequel that definitely held water. I still ranked Smile 2 below Oddity, Longlegs, and Cukoo as far as an overall film. But definitely better than some such as The Watchers, In a Violent Nature, Night Swim, Imaginary. Great review. I enjoy your takes on these films.
I also saw so many reviews saying it was “recycling” stuff from the first one and I was so confused. I didn’t find that was the case at all. 😵💫
Watched Smile 2 yesterday and I agree that I did enjoy this one more than the first. The Skye Riley EP made for this movie was pretty neat too.
I think you should do a tierlist ranking of this year's horror movies, just in case you might not forget a few you have watched!
I’m really interested to see how to connect the ending of Smile 2 to Smile 3. I think my enjoyment of Smile 3 will hinge on how faithful they are to their own lore.
This opening scene is going down in history as one of the most iconic horror openings.
The opportunity to take Smile 3 to epic level exists with how the ending to part 2 went down. It could be like a zombie movie. Definitely apocalyptic type possibilities.
Can i just say, for anyone who wants to see it, if you can see it in a dolby cinema theater, that is truly the way to watch it. It has to be one of the loudest theater experiences ive ever had, but it was so worth it! The audio was a whole other level of awesome!
Now I can't wait to watch this when it comes to streaming! I took Smile for what it was originally as I liked the concept, but if this one is better I'm all in! Thank you for the review without the spoilers! Also I swear Naomi Scott could portray Lady Gaga in a film.
I wanted to throw this out there a bit late, I loved this movie. But there is a full EP from this movie with all the songs and you should listen to them closely on their own. Brilliant easter eggs for those who really dig deep. Really sent this movie from A to A+ for me.
I'm assuming that they use CGI blood to make resets between takes go quicker, thus cheaper budgets. Every time you do a practical blood effect, it's a whole deal with changing costumes, cleaning up the set, and redoing make-up and blood packs. And time is money on movie and TV sets.
9:00 The monster in the end was actually done practically. It was a poppet that mas moved by someone on set . So at least that wasn’t cgi
Saw this last night, I LOVED IT SO MUCH!! 10/10.
I wasn't planning on watching Smile 2, but now I might consider it 😊
the intro for this movie with my BOY was really good