There are a number of films whose sequel outperforms its original. For example, <I>Terminator 2: Judgement Day</i> and <I>Aliens</i>. When it comes to <I>Escape Room</i>, <I>Tournament of Champions</i> steps into that arena. However, readers, there is something to know. There are <B>TWO</b> versions of this film. The theatrical version's fantastic, but the alternate version, which is a different film altogether (!), introduces us to new characters, including Isabelle Fuhrman (<i>Orphan</i>, <I>The Hunger Games</i>) and offers a different story within. Both are incredible, but this review pertains to the theatrical version.
Taking place after the events of the first film, Ben and Zoe travel to New York City to unravel Minos' evil plans, but get caught up in a game themselves, this time with survivors from Minos' previous games. It's a smart setup with great execution. The action begins almost immediately, and then ends with a cliffhanger that can continue with characters from this film or just go in a new direction. There's great synergy between everyone who must band together to move through the "rooms", this time more enhanced, deadly, and well-designed. It's a fast-paced film whose success would've helped greenlight a third film, but was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic (it was a delayed theatrical release). My fingers crossed for a third film!
<B>Setup</b>: With our <A HREF="http://letterboxd.com/lgoled">LG OLED 55" Posé 4K Smart TV</A>, we enabled <B>Perfect Color</b> for the film because of the previous entry's use of color. This film's design, in regard to sets and colors, was absolutely incredible, and <B>Perfect Color</b> only made the movie-watching experience better.
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