Film Preview: Inside Out 2 (2024)

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Page Revisions:

(November 19, 2023) Original
(February 18, 2024) New Trailer (#2)
(March 17, 2024) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#2-#11)
(June 9, 2024) New Trailers (#4 & #5) — New Posters (#12-#18)

Release Date:

June 14, 2024

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Follow Riley, in her teenage years, encountering new emotions.”

Poster Rating: C+ / C+ / C (9) / C+ / B- / C / C+ / C+ / C+ / C

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Review: (#1, C+) Adding one new emotion is interesting, but adding four, especially when adults are shown in the first film as only having the original five with different ones in control, is a poor choice. They are effectively rendered here, but the blank white background is a distraction.

(#2, C+) That’s one crowded head, which is no doubt fitting for the plot, but it lacks creative energy. (#3-#11, C) These character posters feel like low-effort attempts to sell more posters. None of them have anything that makes them stand out.

(#12, C+) While the window-washing stand is an interesting touch, the overall feel is a bit too static. Lots of colors, which will help audiences notice the effort but it ultimately lacks appeal. (#13, B-) While the “inside her head” effect of having Riley at the bottom of the design works thematically, the rest of the design lacks the pop and energy it should otherwise have. (#13, C) Another dreadfully boring IMAX design. All the characters are there but the “bottling up of emotions” concept is poorly executed. (#14, C+) It gets the film’s content across in a thoroughly unaffecting manner, but it doesn’t push the viewer away either. (#15, C+) While this kind of design worked quite well with the first film, here it seems a bit more chaotic. That’s thematic but dull. (#15, C+) Using the same blocky style as the previous, this effort at least has some creative energy behind it with the characters all fitting their personalities far better than some prior designs. (#16, C) This one tries again to get the inside-her-head aesthetic to work but this is even more clunky and blockily built.

Trailer Rating: B+ / B / A- / C+ / B-

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Review: (#1, B+) It’s technically just a teaser introducing a new emotion, but it has a nice set-up for future trailers with enough chaos to engage those seeking more details.

(#2, B) Expanding only a little beyond the original teaser trailer, this one puts all the emotions into their places with the young girl’s head without making a case for its necessity.

(#3, A-) When evaluating a Disney/Pixar sequel one must have a familiarity with the predecessor as well as their regular output since then to determine whether the end result is something worthy of consideration. They’ve had far too many flops recently not to be skeptical. This trailer does a lot to overcome that skepticism but not entirely. It’s a familiar aesthetic and there are plenty of laughs, but it begs the question why these four new emotions aren’t present in everyone else that has been depicted. Sure, it might feel like it applies to teenagers only, but some of those aren’t teen-only emotions. Hopefully, the film does a better job ironing out those concerns than the trailer does.

(#4, C+) This chintzy teaser gives the viewer absolutely no information about the film, at least none that would appeal. (#5, B-) This longer trailer, however, does a much better job of telling the audience what the film’s about, reminding them of why they love the original, and creating a small amount of interest in its sequel. The humor’s a bit leaden, which could hinder its performance with audiences.