See No Evil 2 [Blu-ray + Digital HD]

SEE NO EVIL 2I loved the first “See No Evil” and while it was not a horror classic or anything it was still very fun. Since the day it was released I had been waiting for a sequel. The years went by and I could not believe that it never came. The talk had been there since they started filming the first one. As the years and films from WWE went by they even released sequels for some of their other films. Finally the day came and it was announced that a part two was coming out, and that it was going to be darker. I was so excited that the film was finally going to be made.Jacob Goodnight is dead and on his way to the morgue for his final processing along with the victims of his from the first film. Unfortunately for the staff on the nightshift this actually isn’t true, Jacob is very much alive. So as the night goes on and staff starts to disappear it seems one body that came in is also missing, Jacob’s. Now the crew must fight to stay alive as Mr. Goodnight stalks the halls of the morgue.This is a good film and a nice sequel to the first film and like the Soska Sisters wanted it looks and feels like a different movie from the first. I have to admit that they did a good job making this look and feel like a more traditional horror film. You see the first movie in this series was more fun and over the top and seemed less like a horror film even though it was. This one has got the look and tone down perfect even down to the film taking place in a dark cold morgue. Add in that the characters are trapped in said building and it is very horror atmospheric.Now with all that said I have to say that a big deal to the twins was the kills in this film and for what the movie is they were very good. But I liked the over the top kills of the original just as much so I don’t think they upped the anti here like they bragged about. Still it was a good film and makes me want a third film even more, perhaps the look and feel of this one with campy fun of the first is the recipe for a classic film with Jacob Goodnight.The acting here is perfect for what was called for and while there very little likable characters I kinda think that makes you root for Kane even more here, which is fun. The writers here came up with a good story to follow up the last that called for a smaller budget, in fact they have gone on to write two upcoming WWE films in “Lockdown” which will have the excellent Dean Ambrose in it and then a film called “Bermuda”, which is about, you guessed it the Bermuda Triangle.The DVD comes with some behind the scenes stuff as well as a feature on the Directing Sisters among other things. I really wish we would have had a commentary on here. Out of all the types of films I love commentaries on it is horror films. I very disappointed that we didn’t get one here. One with the sisters or with them and Kane would have been great. I say check it out if you are a horror fan or wrestling fan, it is a good film over all.

The unusually long (8 years) gap between a movie and its first sequel hasn't hurt See No Evil 2 in the least. Featuring Glen 'Kane' Jacobs back in the role of chain-wielding, hulking slasher Jacob Goodnight, See No Evil 2 is actually a significant improvement over the original, which itself was a very fine horror movie despite a couple of flaws.The eight-year gap doesn't exist in the movie itself, with events picking up just minutes or hours after the conclusion of the first one, with a dying Goodnight being rushed to the hospital before dying en route and eventually being delivered to the same morgue as the bodies of his previous victims. At the morgue, it's the middle of the night and virtually deserted, with one of the place's three graveyard shift workers, Amy (Danielle Harris of the Halloween movies and an impressive number of other horror films) ready to sign out for the night and head off to celebrate her birthday with a small gathering of friends. When news arrives of fresh bodies coming in, she scraps her plans, prompting her co-workers to conspire and call over a few of their mutual friends to have a smaller celebration after their work is done. It's only after the shipment comes in that they realize that what they've got there are the remains of a massacre, complete with the body of the killer himself.Jacob Goodnight turns out to be not quite dead though, and after reviving and attacking two of the friends, proceeds to target anything else that moves. It's past midnight, down several floors underground in a labyrinth-like collection of rooms and corridors and autopsy chambers, with many of the secondary doors locked up for the night, and many of the chambers containing large numbers of diverse cutting instruments. It's hunting time.The stalking and hiding and pursuit scenes, and the fact that the main group gets seperated into two smaller units, neither of which wants to leave without their friends, actually make it credible how Goodnight is able to corner his prey and cut off the few unlocked routes out of the morgue. It's also very much of a vicious cat-and-mouse game, with the killer on a couple of occasions seemingly slowing down his onslaught for a few moments just to let a seemingly doomed victim escape and stay alive for a few more minutes, thus prolonging the fun. Goodnight is a killing machine, but one that clearly relishes his work.He also comes off as smarter and more powerful this time around. The look of the character has been modified, with Jacob using a burn victim's mask to cover his face (badly damaged in the previous movie) and incorporating a leather apron (of the kind worn by coroners during autopsies) as part of the makeshift binding for some of his other wounds (again, from the previous movie). He was an effective villain the first time, but here he comes closer to being a horror character that can actually be counted among the likes of Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers and company. An interesting sidenote is that the cast of Goodnight's actual or potential victims contains cast members that can be traced to all three of the 'Big 3'; Harris, as mentioned, appeared in several of the Halloween films, while Katherine Isabelle was in Freddy Vs. Jason. The movie itself is well made, with gruesomely believable special effects, a solid overall job on production, and good performances all round. Having made the second chapter of this series a notch above its predecessor, and having now established that Jacob Goodnight can come back from more than what was thrown at him in the first film, I see no reason there couldn't be a See No Evil 3. Hopefully it just won't take eight years this time.

Katharine Isabelle is absolute adorable and hilarious in this film. Her character is very entertaining and is a great departure from her other roles as Ginger Fitsgerarld, Mary Mason, and Margot Verger. Despite the cool tones of the scenery and lighting, she still manages to pop with color on the screen.Since it's a Soska film, it is clever while also fulfilling the expectations of its specific subgenre. So there are kills that are fully expected, but it also subverts your expectations after it gets really into it. But there are so many great, interesting and entertaining characters that you can't help but be very disappointed when they meet their demise. It is a slasher, so don't expect many survivors.I have not seen See No Evil, but with the editing and the ways that the film showed bits and pieces of the first film to make sure new members of the audience know what's going on, I am interested in seeing the first one now because of this movie.It is not as good as American Mary, but it is a very entertaining film until the last third. The last third has some touching moments and impressive kills, but we end up following the least interesting characters and waiting to see which of them is going to survive the encounter with Jacob Goodnight.I like it, and I do recommend it. It's definitely better than a lot of other horror movies out there. But if you haven't seen American Mary yet, see this one first, as American Mary is the superior Soska Sisters film.

It was good but how he was alive after the first one is beyond me. Not going to give up the end on this one.

Just terrible. It started off quite well but the fight encounters are boring. The two main characters don't seem in any rush to escape the building. It's all very dragged out and not at all scary. It's a shame really because the atmosphere of an 80's horror flick is there but nobody dies in any particularly gruesome or imaginative way.

This is another follow up that wasn't needed. Was this supposed to be set just after the first? They mention Twitter several times, and that started the same year the first film came out, so either the first film was set in the future, or they haven't checked facts. There was nothing original in this, it made no sense (why doesn't he cut eyes out any more? That was his 'thing'). There were waaaaaayyyy too many clips from the first movie used and it wasn't particularly exciting.

I really got excited when this follow up came out. It isn't as good as the first, but still has the same gratuitous violence that the first delivered.Give it a go, you will like it.

Great

Typical unrealistic horror. Pretty ridiculous at times but it is what it is. Couldn't fault the seller though, really fast delivery.