Silent Night, Deadly Night is hailed as a bit of a cult classic in the slasher genre. It told the story of a young man who snapped and went on a killing spree while wearing a santa costume.
Part 2 tells the story of his brother who is basically doing the same thing but is a tad brighter.
Sadly the first third of the film is heavily flashbacks so it feels like you're watching the first film all over again. When the new material kicks in it's essentially more of the same.
The original film despite it's fame remains to me as a distinctly average feature and this sequel is about on par.
A couple of fairly original deaths, a competent lead playing the manic Ricky Caldwell and the usual tropes and cliches of the sub-genre.
It's astounding that this managed 5 movies total, hopefully they haven't peaked already with this one as I'm part 3 bound shortly.
The Good:
Eric Freeman
Follows on from the first film well enough
The Bad:
FAR too much footage from the first film
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
A nun would have no problem moving into house no.666
Nuns are trained in the art of wheelchair ninjutsu
The church provides a spare wheelchair in case of acts of god
Part 2 tells the story of his brother who is basically doing the same thing but is a tad brighter.
Sadly the first third of the film is heavily flashbacks so it feels like you're watching the first film all over again. When the new material kicks in it's essentially more of the same.
The original film despite it's fame remains to me as a distinctly average feature and this sequel is about on par.
A couple of fairly original deaths, a competent lead playing the manic Ricky Caldwell and the usual tropes and cliches of the sub-genre.
It's astounding that this managed 5 movies total, hopefully they haven't peaked already with this one as I'm part 3 bound shortly.
The Good:
Eric Freeman
Follows on from the first film well enough
The Bad:
FAR too much footage from the first film
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
A nun would have no problem moving into house no.666
Nuns are trained in the art of wheelchair ninjutsu
The church provides a spare wheelchair in case of acts of god