Review: A Quiet Place - Part II (2021)

Stars: John Krasinski, Emily Blunt

Budget: $55 million

Directed By: John Krasinski

a follow up that no one really wanted or expected after the pretty much flat ending of the second film.

Now if that makes me sound negative please trust me when I say that's not what I trying to convey with this film at all.

It again stars and is directed by John Krasinski as the father of the family.

How I hear you all cry in your multitudes, in flashback. We get a usual second movie in a series trope of going back to the past to explain how everything happened.

But it works, it tells us how the death angels got here, now there's a few things there that are a bit eeerm? But if you forget some of those thing's (which I will go over) it is a good prelude.

It flicks back to exactly where the first film stopped, the wife, daughter and son along with the new baby are standing in the charred ruins of their destroyed house.

with new baby they have to be creative, Evelyn makes a soundproof baby box with its own air supply. Regan lights a fire to signal to others who respond with their own fires. The three family members set off towards a designated meeting point.

Along the way they come to the end of the sand path and have to traverse on more noisier ground. On the way there Marcus gets caught in a deliberate bear trap, he screams which does attract the D angels. There are all then saved by Emmett played by the always great Cillian Murphy.

He's reluctant to help but when Regan heads off on her own to broadcast the signal he goes to help. While away Evelyn has to go get supplies and leaves the baby with the still debilitated Marcus. The story turns into a three way for a bit as the three groups each get into different scuffles and danger along the way.

They do come to a pleasing head at the end but this time please just leave it there, leave whatever this ending is to the imagination as a third film I'm sure can go only one way. So yes these super tough aliens came to earth after floating about in space for god knows how long on a meteor.

This was the one thing I found a little far fetched, also the fact something so invincible, yet with a glaring sonic weakness could survive like that in the vacuum of space, or even in the cold/heat of things. Like I said this sequal wasn't needed but is a welcome addition to the mythos now.

THN awards A Quiet Place PT2 4 out of 5 stars

THN's Top 5 Haunted Places: France

Time to start looking further abroad, where else other than our closest ex-european neighbours France. As with all places in europe this land is steeped in history with some things dating over a thousand years old. I'm excited to dig into this countries history and find some of the most haunted places in all of their lands.

Top 5 places in France:

1. Paris Catacombs, Paris

Okay probably one of the most famous creepy haunted places on the entire bloody earth. Been in film, book cinema for years such as as above so below. The place is stacked floor to ceiling with bones, skulls and other assorted freaky shit.

Now you know I'm not a believer of ghosts etc but I think just being here would even freak the hell out of me. Now the main reason for it, is not that spooky at all, it was just a place to stick remains when space ran out. Though certainly from some stories some of the residents didn't like being moved to their new resting place as often moans and other creepy noises are heard.

As I mentioned As Above So Below, the supposed or at least one of the inspirations for this movie was when a group of regulars to the catacombs found a camera, on there the footage of a man clearly lost is going mad, he drops the camera and wonders off. No one knows if the man ever made out of the catacombs and if he did, if he's okay.

2. Palace Gardens, Versailles

Okay so the lovely garden of Versailles are a beautiful place to visit but wow do they hold a great story. From ghosts and spooks to possible time travel?

Listen to this, In 1911 two writers wrote of their times in the gardens. In it they felt that they had traveled back to the 18th century and the gardens as they were then. They also claimed to have seen the ghosts of Marie Antoinette, though their story was at the time ridiculed and mocked.

Though other people since have also made claims to have seen Marie doing things like mundanely walking around or even sitting and sketching the gardens.

3. Chateau De Brissac, Angers

This amazing looking disney-esque castle or Chateau is just south of a city called Angers, it was originally built in the 11th century as a small castle. Then in the 15th century the Duke of Brissac built it into pretty much what it is today.

A double murder in this time gave birth to one of the more popular ghost type haunting's. A green lady! the terrifying thing about this one however is the people who have seen her say that looking at her face it looks like her eyes and nose were cut away. Not only that her moans are often said to be heard echoing through the halls of the Chateau in the night.

4. Foret De Broceliande, Brittany

This forest as you can see from the picture has damn freaky shaped trees, that is literally just one type there. For some unknown reason, to me at least, i'm sure I could go check why, a lot of the tree just grow oddly.

Now here's the multitude of bizarre things about this forest. It's said to be haunted by none other than Morgana Le Faye of Arthurian legend, bewitched and home to many creature of the elven variety. It has an amazing castle in it's grounds and some spectular, yet mysterious fountains also.

If you don't go for the spooky/fantasy stuff this place is great to visit just for how it looks.

5. The Bleeding House, Aisne

Also known as just the haunted house of Saint-Quentin, this is like the catacombs is one of the most famous haunted places in the whole world not just France. Subject of a few films and documentaries it's walls are supposed to exude blood.

The owners obviously didn't like this and decided to move, the house was later demolished and the bodies of 50, count em 50 german soldiers were found inside it's walls. The house has since been rebuilt but there is no longer any bleeding walls, still though some ghostly sounds and sightings have still been reported about the site!

Okay there we have it folks, another 5 haunted places, this time slightly further abroad than the UK, next up should be Germany, though depends what order I post these in...