It’s October. Time to talk horror. I’ll focus on horror-related posts until Halloween comes and goes.
If you read my post about the original ABCs of Death, you’ll know A) I’m a sucker for anthology films and B) whether or not the movie will be up your alley. Just to be clear: if you’ve ever been morally offended by any movie ever, you will not like these films. In summary, the original ABCs of Death was certainly sick and twisted, not to mention a helluva ride.
The sequel is almost as twisted, but there just isn’t as much momentum. I think most of the films in the sequel look better than the films in the previous collection, but I just didn’t laugh as much. Then again, that’s probably a problem for horror sequels in general: you just can’t be as fresh as you were the first time. There are some bits here that are wonderfully out of control (I will never forget the awesome insanity of the last film no matter how long I live) and the special effects are usually a lot better, but I think the first collection had far more memorable shorts. Dogfight, the masturbation contest, Fart, the claymation stuff… I really do remember more from the first film even though I just saw the newer film last night.
That’s the thing, though. If you liked the first one, it’s only a little better than this one. It’s probably safe to say this one is worth the $12.
Fangoria’s Blood & Guts is back… sort of. Now it’s called Scott Ian’s Bloodworks, but it’s just as good as it’s ever been. I love Scott Ian’s gleeful passion for cinematic gore. Here’s the first episode of the return, but be sure to check out the newer episode, too.
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