Matt
Cordell (Robert Z'Dar) whom is thought to
have been murdered previously has
returned as he sets to kill off both
Teresa Mallory (Laurene Landon) and Jack
Forrest (Bruce Campbell) who tried to do
so.
Also, Matt seems to help out criminals
and kill their victims as a new officer
named Susan Riley (Claudia Christian)
teams up with a tough detective named
Sean McKinney (Robert Davi) to track down
Matt as he is killing officers all over
Manhattan.
Matt befirends with a rapist named
Turkell (Leo Rossi) after he tried to
rape a stripper named Cheryl (Paula
Trickey) in her hotel room but after
Turkell gets arrested, Susan and Sean
tries to question him about Matt to try
and track him down by Matt goes to the
prison and kills the officers there as
well as freeing all the prisoners as they
disguise themselves as officer holding
Susan as hostage all as part of
an ambitious plan to return to Sing Sing
and exact revenge on those who disfigured
him.
This sequel was
quite a disappointment but it still can
have some good horror action in it yet it
is not as creepy like in the first film.
The story doesn't flow all too well as
it's just about Matt Cordell killing this
person or that person and supporting
criminals with not enough dialogue and
planning out on the case as it was just
go go go. A little pointless to the die
hard fans of the first flick and a little
more comedic in some spots like a store
robbery or a police officer planning to
tow a car away with their goofy
dialogues. Yes, similar of this was like
in the first flick but this time is a
little overdone.
The acting is not
too bad buit nowhere as good like in the
first flick. Lead actor Robert Davi has
great rugged looks to play a tough
officer in the film and shows a strong
deliverance.
Claudia Christian also shows her
stuff well as a female cop who really
comes across with her lines and blocking
too. A gifted actress.
Robert Z'Dar is the usual
intimidating maniac cop who seems to know
how to come across as someone powerful
like in the first film.
Leo Rossi looked perfect as a
pervert with his crazy words coming
across as he fits the suit perfectly.
Well Bruce Campbell was killed
off quite quickly and didn't show much of
his stuff on here. Oh well.
We spot a bare breasted
corpse
We have two strippers dancing in a bar
taking off their tops bare breasted
Paula Trickey does
a bit of a strip tease finally pulling
off her bikini top showing her breasts.
A knife is stabbed
through an officers chest
Many bloody gunshots
William Lustig
doesn't have the same chemistry at all
with this flick but does show many good
action sequences.
He shows nice camera angle shots during
the opening credits on some busted up
police cars near a harbour with mist
flying around.
We spot a corny dialogue between
supporting actors Santos Morales
as a store clerk and Marco
Rodríguez
as a store robber. A nice dark camera
shot on Robert Z'Dar standing at
the store and then bringing out his
weapon.
There's a good dialogue scene between Bruce
Campbell and supporting actor Robert
Earl Jones at a newspaper stand
while there's a shot on Z'Dar
flinging his pole walking.
We spot a good camera shot on bit part
actor Santos Morales as a
traffic officer having his head whacked
which makes you jump.
There's a good chase that involves both
actresses Claudia Christian and Laurene
Landon in a cab trying to get away
as well as good shots on the cab and a
police car speeding by crashing into
stuff.
A good blocking shot on Z'Dar grabbing
Landon and throwing her through
a store window.
There's also many good shots on Christian
handcuffed to the wheel of a car when
it's in full speed driving.
There's a nice camera shot looking up on Landon
holding a chainsaw as well as a great
reaction when Z'Dar grabs her by
the throat.
There are many terrific dialogue scene's
between Christian and Robert
Davi when they do business together.
There's a perfect dialogue between
Christian towards Jones
when she asks him about what had happened
and it was impressive on Jones'
part when he goes into detail.
There's a nice argumentive dialogue
between Christian and Michael
Lerner during a TV interview report.
Nice shots on both Leo Rossi
staring in a strip club holding a dollar
bill as well as a nice slick crawling
moment with supporting actress Paula
Trickey crawling towards him.
Trickey does well panicking when
someone pounds on her door as well as a
surprise shot on Rossi jumping
through a window and pinning her down
talking nasty and sleazy towards her.
A good camera shot on Z'Dar
pounding through a door and tearing it
open.
There's a good scene with Rossi
talking to Z'Dar walking on a
bridge.
We spot a nice shot on one of Z'Dar's
eyes as well as mouth when he forces out
his name.
There's are good camera shots on Rossi
sitting down and holding a knife as
well as a good red light effect shot on
Z'Dar sitting taking out his knife.
There's good shots on Z'Dar walking
up a staircase shooting his rifle with
two featured extra's as police officers
rolling down the stairs.
We also have many terrific shots on Z'Dar
walking through glass doors with the
glass smashing as well as him shooting
many people as Lustig really
packs that scene with a punch.
A good shot on Z'Dar picking up
supporting actor Hank Garrett and
throwing him in the air.
There is also a nice shot on Z'Dar with
his body going up in flames as well as
him charging at anything.
Jay Chattaway is
back again composing the whistling theme
song as well as the powerful violin
composing for many of the action
sequences as it still works like a charm.
Teresa
Mallory: You can't kill the dead!
Teresa
Mallory: I have no reason to kill him
- I LOVE him!
Turkell:
You're the prettiest one in my collection
so far.
Turkell:
It must be visiting hours, 'cause my
friend is back!
|
