What impresses me the most is that they seem to have managed to outdo (rather, improved upon) themselves in terms of the developed artistry. Naturally, the SFX is goingn to be superb, but I was curious as to how they would manage to continue from where they left the "look" from the last installment. Would it be a carbon copy of the first but with a new story? Or would they advance the style of the film?
It looks like they've sunk a lot of money into adding to the artistry without veering too far from the spirit of the orginal -- and I'm damn happy they did.