If you were to read my review of Killjoy, you would see that I clearly loathed that film.
I heard the sequel was in production, and was extremely leery. Charles Band has made probably some of the worst movies over the last 6 years, since Full Moon separation from Paramount, Killjoy was one of them. So, Killjoy 2 goes into production...Okay, I'm a sucker for sequels...I'll check it out!
Well, then I heard that one of my new favorite actresses, Debbie Rochon, would be staring, and after her superb role in Witchouse 3...I was willing to give it a try. I mean, J.R. Bookwalter executive producing, Tempe Entertainment had a hand in the production, first time director, Tammi Sutton, who has done many things or Full Moon and Tempe. Douglas Snauffer, writer of Witchouse 2 was writing this one...I was much more comfortable going into this sequel.
Okay, the opening scene...I have a feeling it was intentional that it played like a really bad episode of Cops...I can see that being dreamed up by J.R. Bookwalter...That seems to be his sense of humor (which love him or hate him for it...He is a genius Gurellia film maker).
So then we go into the "Wild Bunch" role call scene...We learn who all our characters are, and why they are being punished, and sent to this camp to restore a juvenile home. The lovely Debbie Rochon...I just had to stick that in there...The lovely Debbie Rochon. I hated the outfit she had to wear in this film--that hat! Eck! I under stand that was her character, though.
The unusal horror movie cliches commence: Bad Ass black guys swear and make sexual jokes--all too often, The van breaks down, the cell phone doesn't work, we end up at a redneck womans home (Tammi Sutton), We have a conflict with the redneck woman...I mean the cast is all black except Lilly the redneck, Debbie Rochon, and Trent Haaga, the guy in the Killjoy costume. Soooo, we have a shot out, we stumble onto a Voodoo womans home (sporting, what looks like the same dress worn in Witchouse 2 and 3), and then Killjoy comes, killing happen, and then we have a happy ending...
Regardless of all the cliches, corny and unbelieveable dialog, and silly predictable characters, The movie is much better than the first!
I really did not like the score...The music was not on key with the action, and seemed to change the mood of the film. Trent Haaga was a much better Killjoy than Angel Vargas in the first. However, I don't feel he was able to explore the character too much.
I loved the fact this movie was filmed mostly outdoors...there was alot of action, not the typical " 6 kids trapped in a castle, or haunted house" scenario that Full Moon has been good for lately. Since Tempe has been helping produce for Full Moon, the films have been a little better! I am hoping since Danny Draven and Darkwave films has taken over production, they will be the same...He has a good eye for directing and producing.
Anyway, Killjoy 2 was far better than the first, but still not strong enough to be all that fantastic of a film. It has strong elements, and much more going on than the first film, but it just wasn't tight enough to make it better than say, Witchouse 3 or Witchouse 2 for that matter!
6.5 out of 10
I heard the sequel was in production, and was extremely leery. Charles Band has made probably some of the worst movies over the last 6 years, since Full Moon separation from Paramount, Killjoy was one of them. So, Killjoy 2 goes into production...Okay, I'm a sucker for sequels...I'll check it out!
Well, then I heard that one of my new favorite actresses, Debbie Rochon, would be staring, and after her superb role in Witchouse 3...I was willing to give it a try. I mean, J.R. Bookwalter executive producing, Tempe Entertainment had a hand in the production, first time director, Tammi Sutton, who has done many things or Full Moon and Tempe. Douglas Snauffer, writer of Witchouse 2 was writing this one...I was much more comfortable going into this sequel.
Okay, the opening scene...I have a feeling it was intentional that it played like a really bad episode of Cops...I can see that being dreamed up by J.R. Bookwalter...That seems to be his sense of humor (which love him or hate him for it...He is a genius Gurellia film maker).
So then we go into the "Wild Bunch" role call scene...We learn who all our characters are, and why they are being punished, and sent to this camp to restore a juvenile home. The lovely Debbie Rochon...I just had to stick that in there...The lovely Debbie Rochon. I hated the outfit she had to wear in this film--that hat! Eck! I under stand that was her character, though.
The unusal horror movie cliches commence: Bad Ass black guys swear and make sexual jokes--all too often, The van breaks down, the cell phone doesn't work, we end up at a redneck womans home (Tammi Sutton), We have a conflict with the redneck woman...I mean the cast is all black except Lilly the redneck, Debbie Rochon, and Trent Haaga, the guy in the Killjoy costume. Soooo, we have a shot out, we stumble onto a Voodoo womans home (sporting, what looks like the same dress worn in Witchouse 2 and 3), and then Killjoy comes, killing happen, and then we have a happy ending...
Regardless of all the cliches, corny and unbelieveable dialog, and silly predictable characters, The movie is much better than the first!
I really did not like the score...The music was not on key with the action, and seemed to change the mood of the film. Trent Haaga was a much better Killjoy than Angel Vargas in the first. However, I don't feel he was able to explore the character too much.
I loved the fact this movie was filmed mostly outdoors...there was alot of action, not the typical " 6 kids trapped in a castle, or haunted house" scenario that Full Moon has been good for lately. Since Tempe has been helping produce for Full Moon, the films have been a little better! I am hoping since Danny Draven and Darkwave films has taken over production, they will be the same...He has a good eye for directing and producing.
Anyway, Killjoy 2 was far better than the first, but still not strong enough to be all that fantastic of a film. It has strong elements, and much more going on than the first film, but it just wasn't tight enough to make it better than say, Witchouse 3 or Witchouse 2 for that matter!
6.5 out of 10