Written and directed by Wes Craven. Starring Michael Berryman, Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, John Bloom, Colleen Riley, Penny Johnson and Janus Blythe.
Plot: a group of young Yamaha racers get stranded in the desert and soon come face to face with a family of inbred cannibals.
There’s a lot of flashbacks to the first movie in this movie, but don’t use that as an excuse to skip the first because it’s a lot better than this terror. Even the dog, Beast, has a flashback. It’s the best.
Ruby, the cannibal family member from the first one, is now Rachel. And she’s in a team of bike riders that have an event in the desert near where the family was attacked in the first film. It’s so odd. There’s no Freddy Claws either. When Ruby/Rachel (Blythe) is attacked by Pluto (Berryman), no one believes her until he comes back and steals one of their bikes. And even then they think they can beat the the killer cannibals.
There’s a blind girl, Cass (Stafford), who is somehow magical. I don’t know why they even have a blind girl with them, but the fact that she can “feel” someone scream is just hilarious.
The main problem with this movie is the acting and the characters. It’s all so hokey. The first movie was raw, but this one is cannibals meets Power Rangers. The lighting is pretty bad in like 50% of the movie. It was unrealistic, had a horrible script, an awful story and an incredulous ending. They set up a freaking Mouse Trap style game to kill the Reaper (Bloom).
Aside from Ruby and Beast, no one was likable. It didn’t even feel like a horror movie really. Therefore, the score suffers.
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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