 
Paul (Rider Strong) from
the original rises from the infected lake
that carried the virus gets run over by a
school bus and then the local sheriff
named Winston (Giuseppe Andrews) gets
called about this which seems too
familiar to him and then notices that
bottles of water being shipped to places
that are infected by the virus going to a
highschool in which he tries to prevent
anyone from drinking it after he notices
someone at a diner dying from the brand
of drink.
Meanwhile kids at the school prepare for
their prom and both outcast buddies named
John (Noah Segan) and Alex (Rusty Keller)
can't seem to find dates and try to help
one another out.
John asks the prettiest and smartest girl
out named Cassie (Alexi Wasser) he is
badly bullied by her nasty boyfriend Dane
(Alexander Isaiah Thomas) but suddenly
the people at the prom are dying from the
virus while this water was served as
punch and the two of them have to find a
way of surviving this.
This film was taken in a
totally different direction by using lots
more slapstick dark comedy making you
wonder if this was actually the true
sequel to the original film. Plus this
one looks like it was made on one of
those old fashioned type's of films in a Grindhouse
type of fashion too. It was a tribute and
parody on those retro horror film's
without a doubt and giving it a total
retro feel to everything invovled
including the disco dance floor.
The film has many gross outs plus it's
shocking in which I wonder how many of
the obscene material used in the film the
makers could get away with which makes me
think to myself I hope that future films
will have some of this. Watch it and you
will see what I mean. There's also cheesy
animation used in the film to give it
that old school feel too.
There's some nice struggling scene's with
the two lead actors caring for one
another along with alot of bullying
moments too which reminds you of the kids
who once bullied you at school by them
getting in your face etc. along with
having a reprising role by one of the
main supporting character's which does
prove to this flick that it's a true
sequel but everything about this one is
different some good and some bad.
Bottom line is this flick was very cheesy
with the one liners and actions with
everything but yet it can be fun to watch
and a tribute to oldschool film's in
which seems necessary than a bloody
remake we always see nowadays. It's a
comedy horror with plenty of slapstick
but not as hokey like say Shaun
of the Dead or even Evil
Dead 2 in which the story does
get serious during many moments of the
film when people are infected at the prom
and the lead characters are trying to
survive. There's even some psychological
elements similar to the 1st Saw movie
which gives you a painful feeling while
watching this.
The acting is quite good as
we have a good performance by Noah
Segan as an outcast in the film but
brings on a nice charming attitude to his
role showing that he's not a dweeb like
others make him out to be. He really
showed terrific energy and raging
aggressions when he needed to making his
part very believeable. He's probably one
of the best actors in this film and can
do more gigs due to his performance in
this one.
Alexi Wasser showed a nice bubbly
and outgoing attitude to her role coming
acorss as an all around nice one in the
flick and brought out alot to the film.
She also does well with her fearing
attitude while trying to get away from
the people out to kill her due to the
virus everyone is getting really behaving
intensely too.
Rusty Kelley definetely does well
acting like a goofball in the film like
he is an easy target to be picked on and
not win a date for the prom. He had the
right looks too with his overweight
structure. He also does a good job when
he is choking out his words after being
infected.
Giuseppe Andrews reprises his role
as a dimwitted sheriff and still pulls it
off in this one acting like a total dork
and bringing off more comedy to his role
in this one. He brings out alot of
anxiety throughout alot of the scene's
while trying to prevent anyone from
drinking the contaminated water. He was a
fair character actor.
Alexander Isaiah Thomas really
belted it out as a school bully in the
film with his terrific dominating
aggressions and violent behavior too
bringing all sorts of energy into
everything he did in the film in which I
found him to be the best supporting actor
in this film. He knew a thing or two what
it would be like to portray this part.
Regan Deal
flashes her breasts in a washroom
A bunch of girls appear topless on the
top of a car going to their prom
A stripper does a strip tease and then
exposes her breasts with her infected
skin
Gobs of body
pieces are splattered in a roadway
A truck driver at a diner spits out blood
and has an infected neck
Pieces of flesh and remains of it are
exposed in a pool
Blood is pouring out of people at the
prom
A persons face is smashed in by a fire
extinguiser
A wrist is cut off by an electric saw
Lots more gross out bloody moments which
can guarantee you that this is a gorefest
Ti West showed
many good shocking camera shots with the
slapstick added in the film. There's a
good shot on bit part actor Rider
Strong crawling out of the poisonous
lake and limping through the woods as
well as a good shot on him being hit by a
school bus as well as a corny dialogue
between supporting actor Giuseppe
Andrews and bit part actor Marvin
Cooper as a bus driver discussing
what happened along with nice shocking
gross out takes on the results of what
happened to this victim run over.
There's a cheesy dialogue between Noah
Segan and Rusty Kelley as
higschool buddies walking in the hallway
discussing a date to the prom with good
camera takes on them walking to their
classroom.
There's a great blocking moment with Alexander
Isaiah Thomas grabbing Segan
and slamming him against a wall and
threatening him to stay away from his
girlfriend and really getting in his face
which looks like a realistic bully
towards their enemy and being forceful
about it making sure he is in power.
There's a zany dialogue moment with Kelley
towards supporting actress Regan Deal
who's sobbing about a break up and
him talking to her and then suddenly fast
paced blocking between the two of them
making out as well as some shots on them
getting it on in a washroom which looked
extremely slapstick and a bit funny but
not too funny. There's a good moment with
him asking her out to the prom and she
acts a little stand offish telling her
about her busy schedule as well as having
a flakey attitude about it all which the
directing looked not too bad on this
since we all know these types.
There's a good dialogue scene with both Segan
and Alexi Wasser walking home
from school and having a nice
conversation as well as him getting up
the nerve to ask her to the prom and at
first is hesitant about it all which
looked strongly directed.
There's a good shot looking up on Andrews
at a diner with pancakes being served to
him and then a good shot on bit part
actor Jonathan Sachar as a
trucker next to him falling down and
spitting out blood and acting like he's
suffering with a good shot on Andrews
looking choked up not knowing what to do
as well as him panicking and running out
of the diner.
There's a cheesy dialogue with Andrews
anxiously telling bit part actor Judah
Friedlander who helps ship off
drinks not to drink the bottled water
that's sent off and let other know as
well as telling him his reward which
looked very melodramatic.
There's many nice quick shots on the
featured extra's as the kids at school
doing zany things while going to the prom
along with nice close up shots on a disco
ball and the lighten up floor with people
dancing.
There's a good shot on burly supporting
actress Amanda Jelks tasting
some punch while making it as well as a
camera closing in on her like a killer
apporaching her. Then a nice approach by
other supporting actor Thomas Blake
Jr. as a thinnish bad boy type of
teen hitting on her in which she reacts
well being choked but happy. The
directing point on this makes you wonder
if he's trying to trick her.
There's a good moment with the two of
them making out in the pool with their
corny dialogues towards one another as
well as her freaking out after she starts
to bleed in the pool with good shots of
the blood rising from the pool and him
falling in which looked suspenseful.
There's a good approach by Wasser
towards Segan at the prom acting
outgoing and friendly with him. There's
also a good moment at the punch table
with the two of them and then Thomas
approaches him telling Wasser he
wants to have a private conversation with
him in which you know he's about to get
his ass kicked it was directed that well.
There's a great moment with Segan
getting into a screaming rage towards Wasser
outside by asking what she sees in him
with good shots on them separately with
her acting quiet almost getting emotional
and him losing it big time. This was the
most energetic direction throughout the
whole film.
There's many good shots on bit part
actors at the prom suddenly bleeding half
to death or spitting out blood along with
great panicked reactions on others
starting a panick frenzy which was
brought together terrifically.
There's many great energetic moments
between Segan and Wasser
running around the school trying to
survive the madness and not get infected.
There's good shots between both Segan
and then lying on the ground suffering
from the infection talking to one another
which looked well done with two friends
upset that one of them is dying.
There's a good moment with Thomas
demnding to be let in behind a locked
door as well as his nastiness on what he
does when not being let in.
There's many good camera takes on Segan
putting his wirst near a metal saw and Wasser
turning on the machine in order to stay
alive since his wrist was infected along
with great graphic shots on this and Segan
showing great intense painful expressions
and hollering.
There's a good attacking moment with
Thomas strangling Segan with him
screaming in pain and terror when he does
this as well as good shots on Wasser
trying to find some weapon in a room to
stop this bully.
There's some great scenery in the woods
with the two of them running away from
other people after them which looked very
fast paced.
There's the odd
suspenseful violin music which sounds
nicely done and very retrostyle like
along with some adventureous drum
beatings too. There's also some old
songtracks used from Prom Night
which I loved so these people had good
taste to this.
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