Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)

Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
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A virtual remake of its predecessor, Return of the Living Dead (1985), which itself was a tongue-in-cheek rip-off of director George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), this follow-up adheres strictly to a gore and gags formula. Jesse Wilson (Michael Kenworthy), is a young boy being bullied by thugs from the neighborhood when all of them discover a sealed drum containing a zombie corpse. The release of a gas from the container reanimates the dead in a nearby graveyard, thus releasing an army of the undead, which mindlessly crave living human brains. As Jesse tries to contact the military to put a lid on the situation, the zombies are dispatched through a variety of gruesome methods. Two stars of the first film, James Karen and Thom Mathews, return in essentially the same parts, but with different names, as their characters were previously slaughtered. Followed by a third entry in the seires, Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Starring:
James KarenThom Matthews, (more)
Director(s):
Ken Wiederhorn
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Return of the Living Dead Part II

A virtual remake of its predecessor, Return of the Living Dead (1985), which itself was a tongue-in-cheek rip-off of director George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), this follow-up adheres strictly to a gore and gags formula. Jesse Wilson (Michael Kenworthy), is a young boy being bullied by thugs from the neighborhood when all of them discover a sealed drum containing a zombie corpse. The release of a gas from the container reanimates the dead in a nearby graveyard, thus releasing an army of the undead, which mindlessly crave living human brains. As Jesse tries to contact the military to put a lid on the situation, the zombies are dispatched through a variety of gruesome methods. Two stars of the first film, James Karen and Thom Mathews, return in essentially the same parts, but with different names, as their characters were previously slaughtered. Followed by a third entry in the seires, Return of the Living Dead 3 (1993). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
89 mins

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Director(s):
Ken Wiederhorn
Writer(s):
Ken Wiederhorn
Producer(s):
Tom Fox
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Gore)
Categories:
Horror
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Laura P.

    And it was a zombie who said it too! So ya know I got confused. I was like what the f#$k did that zombie just say?! Blood: 1/2 Cheese Factor: 5 Acting: 2 Overall: 3 An okay sequel, I guess. But really if you've seen the first film you've basically seen this film. ALthough if you do rent this film watch for the Michael Jackson zombie! Good fun.

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    Kimberley S.

    This movie was bad. Cast members from RLD-I were recast as different character, or where they? they acted the same Zombies are disapointing. There is one zombie actor who reappears over and over again to the point it's comical. I guess he was the only stuntman in make-up? You'll have trouble seperating this from #1 in your memory - so better to just watch #1 again.

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    Richard R.

    This is a weak sequel that tries to capture the fun combination of horror and humor that was used in the original genre classic. It is fun but not nearly as much as the original, and simply tried to relive the same film over again. The make-up effects are good but don't leave as much of an impact as they did in the first film. It seems that this time around, they totally missed the mark because they tried too hard to make the same film again.

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