The makers of the original realised that Laid To Rest garnered quite the cult following, so after much deliberation, they did the impossible thing that only horror movies can do, and bring back the antagonist/anti-hero of the piece, and up the ante......
The first movie was pretty much in the same vein as other slasher movies such as the original Halloween, ANOES, and Friday the 13th, but it had a really grimy, almost goth like edge to it, which made it stand out just that little more than other horror movies.
That, and the fact that the kills were just so extraordinarily in your face and didn't pull any punches, that was the novelty.
Here, just like the rules go for horror sequels, it's pretty much the same, but the makers don't know what to do with the narrative, so they almost meld the far superior Collector movie with the invincible Chromeskull's plans........to film him kill people who he's had in coffins for a while.
Oh, and the 'invincible' Chromeskull has hench-people, in the shape of Brian Austin Green, and special guest star Danielle Harris, who is only in it because she's our modern day scream queen.
And it's a pretty boring affair, even though the film is on for barely ninety minutes, it seems like a life time.
The kills are as visceral as ever, but they use far more CGI than practical effects, which ruins the illusion of the kill.
If they make a third, let's hope they return to the grime and grunge that smothered the original, and make it a little more edgier...
The first movie was pretty much in the same vein as other slasher movies such as the original Halloween, ANOES, and Friday the 13th, but it had a really grimy, almost goth like edge to it, which made it stand out just that little more than other horror movies.
That, and the fact that the kills were just so extraordinarily in your face and didn't pull any punches, that was the novelty.
Here, just like the rules go for horror sequels, it's pretty much the same, but the makers don't know what to do with the narrative, so they almost meld the far superior Collector movie with the invincible Chromeskull's plans........to film him kill people who he's had in coffins for a while.
Oh, and the 'invincible' Chromeskull has hench-people, in the shape of Brian Austin Green, and special guest star Danielle Harris, who is only in it because she's our modern day scream queen.
And it's a pretty boring affair, even though the film is on for barely ninety minutes, it seems like a life time.
The kills are as visceral as ever, but they use far more CGI than practical effects, which ruins the illusion of the kill.
If they make a third, let's hope they return to the grime and grunge that smothered the original, and make it a little more edgier...