Maybe it's just me, but I see nothing wrong with making a movie with a below average run time. It can even make the experience much more bearable. Not every movie needs to be 90 plus minutes. If you've seen the half assed first sequel to legendary 80's Slasher, Slient Night Deadly Night, then, you know what I'm getting at, here. Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 absolutely did not need to happen. Even if good ideas were had, it was fine the way they left things. But even with a lack of good ideas, or ideas in general, Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 happened. And despite its flaws and stupidity, nobody can take that away from it.
This one Elephant in the room of an issue that comes to mind first is the fact that the first 40 or so minutes mostly consists of flashback after flashback from the first movie. Not actual flashes, mind you. But full scenes givng us a detailed account of what happened in the first movie. This is Filler City, friends. Pretty shameless. But thanks for the reminder, anyway, I guess. But hey. Atleast it was a good movie they're showing us. It just wasn't this one.
The little brother of the killer from the first movie is all grown up and already in an insane asylum. He's not like Billy. Ricky's kind of a dick, on top of being a killer. Even though he was an infant way back when their parents got murdered, Ricky claims to remember the entire thing. His mother getting raped and everything, I guess. So, he eventually headed down the same road as Billy, with his own killing spree. Personally, I think he's just a dick. But Ricky is having a session forced upon him by a court-appointed therapist. Relunctant and hostile, Ricky finally caves in and tells his story. But not after telling Billy's story in great detail. So, Billy's story made Ricky fucked up. He eventually got adopted out of the orphanage by a normal couple, who did a decent job of raising him. But somewhere, things went wrong. The demons of a past that really shouldn't affect him, are affecting him, anyway. And one day, Ricky snapped, and did a little killing of his own. And if he gets his way, he'll do a little more before his story is over.Unnecessary, but damned entertaining, if you ask me, the muscle bound Eric Freeman is pretty ridiculous as Ricky. He has a weird face, and is just too over the top to not find at least a little entertaining. Once we get past the endless flashbacks, and the story actually begins, it's not so bad, seeing how the makers of this movie pulled this flimsy story out of their asses in order to milk a few bucks out of the original. It wouldn't have hurt to put a little more thought into it. But compared to what was to come the following years, I think they may have done okay, here. The next installment makes an even more half assed attempt at connecting it to the original. And then, 4 and 5... Well, never mind 4 and 5. And really, never mind any of them except the first. But bad movie lovers may get a kick out of this attempt at a sequel, as it's got plenty of amusing moments. I just love it when Ricky yells "GARBAGE DAY!!" at that guy before shooting him. That made it all worth it! 5/10
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