Directed by The Soska sisters (AKA The Twisted Twins). Written by Nathan Brooks and Bobby Lee Darby. Starring Kane, Danielle Harris, Katharine Isabelle, Chelan Simmons, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Michael Eklund and Greyston Holt.
Plot: a group of friends surprise another friend on her birthday, but it’s really them that’s in for the surprise. HAHAHA!
Amy (Harris) works at the morgue. On her birthday, the bodies from the first movie are brought in late at night and she’s forced to cancel her plans with her friends to help out. Well, her friends, led by her brother, Will (Holt), decide to bring the party to her. At first, everything’s cool, but then Will, who is a little too obsessed with his sister for our taste, buts into Amy’s business and both Amy and her co-worker, Seth (Eriksen) leave the party. The others, well, they get into trouble. Turns out Jacob Goodnight (Kane) is not dead and now he’s going to kill everyone in that morgue if it’s the last thing he does.
So, why was this movie worse than the first one? Why did we dislike it so much? Well, there were no boob shots. Not sure how that happened. There were no rules. There was a shitty attempt at a story. We hated that Jacob seemed to be conflicted about killing people in this one until god came into it and then suddenly he was the “hand of god”. Like what? We also hated that people were told to run and then just stood there. And we really, really hated the last 10 minutes of the movie.
What did we like? The acting was good. From everyone except Isabelle, but we’ve seen her act in plenty of other things so we think that was mostly the directions fault. We like The Soska sisters, but maybe they shouldn’t direct. Everything they did just upset us.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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