Though objectively I can say with some certainty that the first _Grave Encounters_ is the better movie of the two, this second helping still got me excited in a way for the franchise itself. Sure, the third act is essentially just a worse version of the whole first movie, but _Grave Encounters 2_ tries some new things, not just in terms of this film series, but something new to Found Footage Horror overall. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._