{"id":41745,"date":"2023-11-14T15:21:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=41745"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:24:05","slug":"the-nun-ii-2023-4k-uhd-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/14\/the-nun-ii-2023-4k-uhd-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nun II (2023) [4K UHD\/Digital]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>2023 was abundant in religious based horror movies, and while many were an absolute bust, I have to say that I quite liked \u201cThe Nun II.\u201d I am well aware that I am in the minority in this regard, as \u201cThe Nun II\u201d proves to be as divisive as the original film. The original works fine but is still the highest grossing film from \u201cThe Conjuring\u201d universe; the producers don\u2019t really aim for a soft reboot, this time continuing the saga of young Sister Irene and her new friend and colleague Sister Debra.<\/p>\n

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In 1956 France, five years after its temporary defeat at the Abbey of Saint Carta at the hands of Sister Irene, The Demon Nun Valak re-emerges after causing the horrible death of a local priest. Having escaped the Abbey within Frenchie\u2019s soul, Valak\u2019s now wreaking havoc across Europe and putting the young students of a French boarding school in jeopardy. Sister Irene is deployed to fight the demon again, and their battle reveals some pretty interesting details about Irene\u2019s back story which pull into focus how Valak has chosen its targets.<\/p>\n

One of the questions that \u201cThe Nun II<\/a>\u201d has me asking is where are they going with this storyline? Ultimately Sister Irene seems to be the number one nemesis against the demon nun Valak, so I\u2019m fascinated to see where they\u2019re going with her storyline. Is Sister Irene going to die at the hands of Valak? Is she going to become an ally to Ed and Lorraine in future films as a spiritual guide? Is Irene ultimately going to re-appear as an elderly woman? Why is Valak the connecting threads of Irene and Lorraine Warren? In either case, \u201cThe Nun II\u201d is a solid horror thriller with some good scares, garners great performances from the entire cast, and delivers on an intriguing mystery.<\/p>\n

I hope we get a finale of the Valak saga, eventually. Yes, I know very well that by all accounts Ed and Lorraine Warren were con artists, and I know the movies are all 95 percent fictionalized, but I don\u2019t care. I\u2019m enjoying the fictional Warren saga and \u201cThe Conjuring\u201d movie universe for what it is.<\/p>\n

The one-disc release garners a Digital Copy redemption code. Bonus features include just two short behind-the-scenes featurettes \u2013 which is sad considering you\u2019d think Warner would be treating these money making vehicles like royalty, with deluxe editions by now. The Nun II: Demon in Paradise <\/em><\/strong>is a five minutes promotional featurette offering a quick look behind the scenes, with bits and pieces of concept\/storyboard artwork, on-set footage, and brief interview snippets with producer James Wan, director Michael Chaves, actor Taissa Farmiga, and more.\u00a0 Handcrafted Nightmares<\/em> <\/strong>is a seven minutes slightly<\/em> more exploratory segment again featuring producer James Wan and director Michael Chaves, both of whw speak about the central villain’s look, the decision to use mostly practical effects, the “magazine newsstand” scene, and more.<\/p>\n