Tuesday, March 24, 2015

DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS. DEAD (2014)

Well I'll be fucked with a rancid zombie penis...this movie was actually good!  Really good in fact.  After being underwhelmed by the original I wasn't too thrilled about the prospect of watching the sequel, but I did and I was shocked at how much I enjoyed it and how much of an improvement it was over that original snoozer.

Opening up immediately where the original stopped, we have the lone survivor, Martin, running from the Nazi zombies.  Stuff happens and he escapes but wrecks his car.  When he awakens in the hospital he's informed that not only has he been blamed for the murder of all of his friends, but the doctors have reattached his arm...only it's not his arm.  It's the Nazi leader dude's magical arm!!!  Hahahaha!!  After accidentally killing a few people with his murderous zombie arm, Martin escapes from the hospital and goes off in pursuit of the Nazi zombies who are now en route to finish a job that Hitler himself ordered them to do back in the war: wipe out a small Norwegian town that had performed some anti-Axis sabotage.

I'm not going to give away any more of the story, but I will say that if you enjoy light-hearted zombie classics like DEAD ALIVE or THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, then I think you'll have a blast with DS2:RVD.  The humor is actually funny, great imagination, quick pace, good special effects, pretty girls (zero nudity though: boooo!!!!) and a satisfying ending (also make sure to watch the post-credits scene).  Good stuff.

I was not a fan of the original film, but I will proudly admit to the whole world that this sequel is really good and ranks right up there with WRONG TURN 4 in the Low Budget Horror Movie Sequel That's Actually Better Than The Original Hall of Fame.  Now I can't wait for Part 3!!!

Part 1 - Dead Snow (2009)