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The biggest X-Men movie to
date opens in Ancient Egypt,
where we are introduced to the
very first mutant, Apocalypse
(Oscar Isaac), an all-powerful
being with the ability to transfer
his mind into a new body.
Then it’s off to the 1980s to
meet the younger incarnations
of existing X-Men – including
Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Cyclops (Tye
Sheridan) and Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) – who
together with the First Class gang must attempt
to stop the recently awakened Apocalypse, whose
intentions reflect his name. An interesting sideline
involves Magneto (Michael Fassbender), who’s
living as a family man in Poland, before a personal
tragedy sees him reverting to his wicked ways and
predictably siding with the enemy. Look out, too, for
a cameo from a favourite X-member. The mutants’
ongoing battle for tolerance and acceptance has
always been at the heart of the franchise, but given
the scale of destruction unleashed here (it’s not called
Apocalypse for nothing), it won’t be long before the
UN are regulating the X-Men just like their Avengers
counterparts. SH (See page 34)
Apocalypse by name and nature.
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
James Wan’s 2013 supernatural
shocker became one of the
highest grossing horror movies
of all time, and this equally
successful sequel reunites us with
paranormal investigators Ed and
Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson
and Vera Farmiga) for another
“true” tale from their files – the
much documented case of the
Enfield Poltergeist, which made
headlines in London in 1977. Single mum Peggy Hodgson
(Francis O’Connor) and her four children live in a rundown
council house in North London that’s seemingly inhabited
by the ghost of a former resident – an old geezer who
died in the crusty brown armchair that sits in the corner
of their living room. When neighbours and police officers
witness the poltergeist activity that’s targeting 11-year-
old Janet (Madison Wolfe), it becomes front-page news.
Meanwhile Stateside, the Warrens have just wrapped
up the Amityville case and Lorraine is being haunted
by a demonic nun (that looks like Marilyn Manson) and
premonitions of her husband’s death. Before long, the
ghostbusting duo receive the call to look into “England’s
own Amityville”. The Conjuring 2 marks Wan’s return to
horror turf following Fast & Furious 7, and fans of the
original can expect all the requisite jump scares and
malevolent entities – but no Annabelle this time. SH
Amityville in England.
THE CONJURING 2
DVD & BD
Audio Commentary by Bryan
Singer and Simon Kinberg
Gag reel
Easter Egg
Image Gallery
BD ONLY
12 Deleted/Extended scenes
X-Men: Apocalypse Unearthed
Documentary:
- En Sabah Nur: Setting the
Stage for Apocalypse
- Clan of Akkaba: Apocalypse
and His Horsemen
- Answering the Call: Assembling
the New X-Men Team
- The End of Times: Creating a
New Age of Apocalypse
- Unlimited Powers: VFX, Stunts
and Set Pieces
- What’s Next
Wrap Party Video
X-Men: Days of Future Past
EXTRAS
FURTHER VIEWING
Release Date: 28/09/16
Format:
The Amityville Horror
EXTRAS
FURTHER VIEWING
Release Date: 28/09/16
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HITS
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BD ONLY
The Enfield Poltergeist: Living
the Horror
The Conjuring 2: Elevating
the Genre
Recording at Abbey Road
The Haunted Stage
Deleted Scenes
Format:
The “Enfield poltergeist”
incident drew multiple teams
of investigators, and Maurice
Grosse and Guy Lyon Playfair’s
investigation was fictionalised in
the television series The Enfield
Haunting (2015). Some have
claimed that the real Janet is
a gifted ventriloquist and she
admitted faking some events. She
revealed that around two per cent
of the haunting was phony during
an interview with The Telegraph.
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