![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While the majority of the middle act featuring the titular escape rooms remains the same, the extended cut essentially presents an entirely new beginning and end. In reality, though, “extended” is a misnomer, as this new version feels more deserving of “alternate,” as it turns “Tournament of Champions” into a whole new movie. Taylor Russell as Zoey, Thomas Cocquerel as Nathan and Logan Miller as Ben in “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions.” (Sony)Īs a part of the home release, audiences will have a chance to explore the never-before-seen “Extended Cut,” which adds over 25 minutes of new material to the theatrical release. But for those picking up the newly-released Blu-ray, they’ll be treated to even more than what they caught in theaters. As a result, “Tournament of Champions” leans into the slasher, “Saw”-inspired horror elements, while also exploring and explaining the lore behind what is going on and why. While it’s still by no means a masterpiece, it definitely has a much better understanding of what it’s trying to be. The second film delivers on much of what the first could not. The follow-up continues the story of Zoey (Taylor Russell) and Ben (Logan Miller), the heroes from the first film, as they attempt to unmask the villains behind the Minos Corporation and connect with another group of escape room survivors. Now, two-and-a-half years later, a sequel has arrived in the form of “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” and with it comes more promise for the now franchise. In 2019, Hollywood took the phenomenon of the escape room and transported it onto the big screen with the aptly titled “Escape Room.” The result was a less-than-stellar horror-thriller hybrid that showed tremendous promise, but couldn’t manage to develop engaging characters. ![]()
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