This was my thought regarding Return of the Living Dead: Part II.
It would have been a no brainer that there would be a sequel to the cult classic Return of the Living Dead. I mean the ending of it literally was able to set the ball rolling on how a sequel could go with the rain falling after the bomb dropped. It was going to start the cycle again on a much larger scale.
Instead of picking that up, the filmmakers literally threw it away and decided to start with the corpse in a can breaking open once again. But instead it was caused by some children.
Why? Why did it have to be like this? Literally you have a great way to start the film instead of repeating what you just did. This was one of my first problems with the film.
I remembered seeing the film when I was younger late at night on a movie channel. I hadn’t seen the previous film at that point. But it just felt like something was missing.
Fast forward to today, the film still leaves me feeling that way. But now I have a better understanding of why.
While it’s nice seeing Thom Matthews returning, it feels very off. Mostly because they were trying so hard to recapture the magic they had just captured previously.
The rest of the cast felt very flat. As if they were asked to play very over the top. And ultimately they were pretty forgetable.
The zombies also seemed to limp along from the previous film. To the point where we are treated once again to zombies asking for more brains.
I was looking forward to revisiting this film. But overall just very disappointed with it overall. If you want a good zombie flick with humor, check out the vastly superior Return of the Living Dead or Shaun of the Dead.
Rating: 1 out of 5.
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