I fukked with this more than the first one. The thing a good horror movie needs, is tension, sound, release of said tension, and great atmosphere. The great horror movies have characters that you feel for and can be afraid for. The Conjuring 2 has that in spades. Whether it was Ed and Loraine or the family, I genuinely felt for everyone in this movie and didn't want any of them to have to deal with the shyt they were dealing with. Wan is a master at just building tension and building and building and then ultimately releasing it like snapping a rubber band on your wrist. There are several legitimate scares that use that rubber band effect in combination with sound and just the unease and tone he has throughout the whole movie.
The main girl being terrorized did an excellent job and should be commended. It's also got very funny moments which are so necessary because if not for them, this shyt would be a tough sit. Speaking of a tough sit, it is a bit long. He probably could've chopped off 10 min and it would've been perfect. But I'm not going to complain about someone giving me dope shyt and this is beyond dope. Like I said earlier in the week: Wan's got the crown right now