Return of the living dead part II

[Jay Decay]

This is the first zombie movie I saw and is one of the films that made me intrested in the zombie genre. I love the make up on the zombies, they look all rotted and buried, just like I want them. It had lots of funny jokes as well, I like how the zombie crawling out of it's grave got it's hand stepped on and then gets stepped on the head. Great idea to bring back Thom Matthews and James Karen in new roles. I think Thom Matthews was cool actor, I liked him as Tommy Jarvis in the sixth Friday the 13th to.

[UNDEAD FRED]

I like how as soon as one ofthe barrels get breached,green gas escapes,credits roll, here comes the big downpoor. the ladies head bitting the guys index finger, and a ton more of stuff, to bad they couldnt keep that comedic style of zombie humor in 3,4,and 5:evil:

[9th Lv. Paladin]

I was thinking quite differently. This movie was like, Starwars eps1, with zombies. The protagonist couldn’t act, and had horrible dialog (Teams suck!). Can't say I cared for the plot either. Basically the only thing going for this movie was the zombies, which weren’t that great either.

[UNDEAD FRED]

I was thinking quite differently. This movie was like, Starwars eps1, with zombies. The protagonist couldn’t act, and had horrible dialog (Teams suck!). Can't say I cared for the plot either. Basically the only thing going for this movie was the zombies, which weren’t that great either.
How about michael jackson was he doing a dance because he was being electricuted, or he got turned on by the kid. Got to ask,whos snake?:loon:

[Pain]

I thought this was a truly horrendous movie. There's nothing positive I can say about it.

The first step in a steadily declining franchise:-(

[zombiekilling101]

I thought this was a truly horrendous movie. There's nothing positive I can say about it.

The step step in a steadily declining franchise:-(

Couldnt have said it better.

And what 9th level paladin said. THe actors sucked, the plot sucked. The only good things for me were the 2 returning characters from the 1st. I coulding stand the bully child actor.. man kick that kid in the nuts already.

[The Blind Dead]

Garbage. Absolute junk. I can't stand this sequel. It was cool to see Matthews & Karen but as a whole this was crap. Just my opinny.

[ZombiesDoitintheFlesh]

Whatever you all do, DO NOT see Return of the living Dead 4:Necropolis! Horrid, horrid acting, and just a very bad attempt at a zombie flick! I pity anyone who enjoys this piece of s**t!

[Jay Decay]

Couldnt have said it better.

And what 9th level paladin said. THe actors sucked, the plot sucked. The only good things for me were the 2 returning characters from the 1st. I coulding stand the bully child actor.. man kick that kid in the nuts already.

I think the actors did did a decent job. And I don't understand what's so bad about the plot. Zombies crawling out a graveyard and taking over a town, that's a good enough plot for me. You said you could only say one good thing about this film? I think it had a lot more good things in it. The makeup and the bodylanguage of the zombies were great, it had lots of funny jokes, the effects and kills were great to. Not to mention it brought back the backgroundmusic from the orginal film during the graveyard sequence.

[UNDEAD FRED]

The things I liked about ROTLD 1 & 2, loved #1 , # 2 not bad with a few beers. :drinking: Fashion statements are a trip. #1 the Im to cool for school poser punk look, didnt 1 guy have keyboard neck tie. early 80s style,#2 best way to descibe it that late 80s, materilistic HBO arobicsise era, I dont know if any one remembers that, HBO soft grade porn. How about that half dog in #1?:evil:

[zombiekilling101]

I think the actors did did a decent job. And I don't understand what's so bad about the plot. Zombies crawling out a graveyard and taking over a town, that's a good enough plot for me. You said you could only say one good thing about this film? I think it had a lot more good things in it. The makeup and the bodylanguage of the zombies were great, it had lots of funny jokes, the effects and kills were great to. Not to mention it brought back the backgroundmusic from the orginal film during the graveyard sequence.

Come on man. If your going to have child actors.. at least go for some better talent. The classic zombie plot was good, but it was executed weak. I found it to be boring and.. come on killing the zombies the way they did was stupid. The only kill the sticks out in my mind was blowing the zombie in half towards the end.. to little too late though.

[Jay Decay]

Come on man. If your going to have child actors.. at least go for some better talent. The classic zombie plot was good, but it was executed weak. I found it to be boring and.. come on killing the zombies the way they did was stupid. The only kill the sticks out in my mind was blowing the zombie in half towards the end.. to little too late though.

The child actors did a decent job, I don't see anything bad with them and killing the zombies with electricity was a good idea, remember that these are ROTLD zombies so cremating everyone at once would've been extremly difficult. So instead they had to come up with the idea of using electricity.

[evilzombie20]

I've had many discussions with some avid zombie fans about this one. Some hate it, others love it and the rest are in between. Personally I think it's a pretty good movie considering all the crap that's come out after it. We've had over 80 or more zombie movies come out since this one was released almost 20 years ago and there's only a few that stick out in my mind to be better than this. Granted it's not that great of a movie but I do like it. The acting was so-so but it was a low budget zombie movie, what were you expecting? And I'm also aware that there have been plenty of films with less of a budget than this that had much better acting but there's really two things you should take into consideration. 1) It was the "spoof and cheesy" era. Zombies at this point weren't scary anymore, they were a joke. No one took them seriously and unfotunately that destroyed a lot of potentially good films that could've been classics. 2) It was helmed by a director who seemingly didn't care much for the genre and wanted to do comedies. So he made the movie into a comedy. So yeah the movie has it's faults, but what zombie movie doesn't? You find me a zombie movie that everyone on this board that we can all agree to be perfect and then we'll talk.

[zombiekilling101]

I've had many discussions with some avid zombie fans about this one. .

me on AIM.. it still sucks!:lol:

[evilzombie20]

me on AIM.. it still sucks!:lol:

This coming from someone who puts part 4 before 3 in their favorite list...

[corgi37]

It marked the downfall of zombie movies. I think this was just about the last commercially made zombie film for years. It ruined all the good work of the 1st one. I thought the 3rd was excellant. Havent seen 4&5, and it seems i aint missing out on much.

[Jay Decay]

It marked the downfall of zombie movies. I think this was just about the last commercially made zombie film for years. It ruined all the good work of the 1st one. I thought the 3rd was excellant. Havent seen 4&5, and it seems i aint missing out on much.

I'm not sure what you mean with that it ruined all the work of first film, I think it was very loyal sequel that brought back a lot of the things that made part one great, unlike part 3 wich had barley anything in common with the first films and seemed more like an odd cross between Re-Animator and Romeo and Juliet.

[!Vision!]

killing the zombies with electricity was a good idea

Actually, that's what ruined the whole thing for me. In the first film you couldn't kill them, period! Much more menacing when it's something that won't die. I can get past the stupid jokes and the bad acting, but destroying a great plot point like that is unforgivable.

[Jay Decay]

Actually, that's what ruined the whole thing for me. In the first film you couldn't kill them, period! Much more menacing when it's something that won't die. I can get past the stupid jokes and the bad acting, but destroying a great plot point like that is unforgivable.

Then what the heck were they supposed to do? Cremate them all at once? Or nuke the town again? Even though it borrowed many ideas and jokes from the original, they had to come up with some new and fresh ideas to.

[!Vision!]

Then what the heck were they supposed to do? Cremate them all at once? Or nuke the town again? Even though it borrowed many ideas and jokes from the original, they had to come up with some new and fresh ideas to.

Nope, they could have all died and had thier brains eaten. Movies don't always have to have a happy ending.

[evilzombie20]

Well in a way it makes sense, see the original idea was that the Trixion was a nerve chemical that re-animated the nerves. So a massive shock would most likely destroy the nerves rendering the corpse...dead. It makes sense to me.

[!Vision!]

Well in a way it makes sense, see the original idea was that the Trixion was a nerve chemical that re-animated the nerves. So a massive shock would most likely destroy the nerves rendering the corpse...dead. It makes sense to me.

I didn't say it wasn't plausible, just that by giving a way to kill the zombies, it took away thier level of menace.

[Jay Decay]

Nope, they could have all died and had thier brains eaten. Movies don't always have to have a happy ending.

That seems like a pretty dumb ending to me. And plenty of zombiemovies had happy endings (Day of the dead, Land of the dead)

[The Blind Dead]

That seems like a pretty dumb ending to me. And plenty of zombiemovies had happy endings (Day of the dead, Land of the dead)
I wouldn't say they were all that "happy".

[Jay Decay]

I wouldn't say they were all that "happy".
Well, the main good characters survived didn't they? That's good enough for me. But of course there's other films like Shaun of the dead and Dead Alive were the zombies are defeated and the hero and his girlfiend survives.

[Godzilla_Rules]

This is the first zombie movie I saw and is one of the films that made me intrested in the zombie genre. I love the make up on the zombies, they look all rotted and buried, just like I want them. It had lots of funny jokes as well, I like how the zombie crawling out of it's grave got it's hand stepped on and then gets stepped on the head. Great idea to bring back Thom Matthews and James Karen in new roles. I think Thom Matthews was cool actor, I liked him as Tommy Jarvis in the sixth Friday the 13th to.


I liked the first movie. I liked how the ambulance drivers called in for more paramedicks. That zombie gave me the chills.

[evil-h]

Nope, they could have all died and had thier brains eaten. Movies don't always have to have a happy ending.

Booyah...

The best ones never do...

[corgi37]

The first one at least had a sense of style. With a good director. The 2nd one was just a low-budget trashy cash-in. It was played for laughs. Ok, so was #1. But, at least that one was meant for a older audience. #2 was just for 13 year olds to take their pimply girlfriends too.

I saw it at the cinemas. I cant ever forget the groans coming from the audience.

In the old days of VHS, i couldnt wait to tape this. About a week later, i taped over it.

I will stand by #3 easily. How can anyone fault the creative work of Screaming Mad George? That guy was on some serious acid while thinking up the FX for that flick. Plus, the acting was a hell of a lot better than #2. James Karen was ok in the first flick, but just lost the plot in the #2 and tried too hard to be Lou Costello to the younger guy's Bud Abbott.

Then there's the annoying a-typical Yank kids. ARGH! Is there like a whole factory of these kids in America? You just want to kill them.

The vacant brained, drunken doctor. Gimme a break!

And, serious zombie fans still cannot recover from the talking severed head and the "Michael Jackson" zombie that gets zapped at the end.

[Jay Decay]

TAnd, serious zombie fans still cannot recover from the talking severed head and the "Michael Jackson" zombie that gets zapped at the end.

It's called comedy, you don't have to take it serious. Seems like some of the forum members' sense of humor is as dead as the zombies' bodies.

[evilzombie20]

And, serious zombie fans still cannot recover from the talking severed head and the "Michael Jackson" zombie that gets zapped at the end.

I have to say I consider myself to be a serious zombie fan, I collect anything with zombies or anything to do with zombies and I'm constantly on the hunt for a new or old zombie flick that I've never seen before. I've gone as far as buying a PAL VCR and having someone convert a PAL video to NTSC just so I could watch it. And I can certainly get over the fact that there was a talking head and a Michael Jackson zombie. Especially since the talking head was probably one the better effects in the film and the MJ zombie was the idea of Brian Peck who you all may recognize as Scuz from the original ROTLD. Apparently one of the crew members had the jacket and he thought it would be funny if there was a MJ zombie, so he threw on the jacket and the make-up crew whipped him up just in time for shooting. The key thing I have to point out is that he thought it would be funny and that it was, it is a horror COMEDY after all.

[The Blind Dead]

Well, I consider myself about as serious a horror fan as one can be without being a basement dwelling, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, slack jawed, heavy metal gorehound and I gotta tell ya...I thought ROTLD 2 was crap. I own it because I'm a completist but even my 8 year old son thought some of it was junk.

Simply because one can laugh at ROTLD 2 doesn't mean you're more "zombie fan" than somebody who doesn't find it funny. C'mon folks, if you don't like it cool...if you do...bully for you. I don't see why there needs to be any flexing.

[Arson Zombie]

Damn Joe! I pictured you as a basement dwelling, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, slack jawed, heavy metal gore hound. Thanks for ruining my expectations! Ah, just kidding!

[Jay Decay]

I'm gonna add a quote from a ROTLD II review I read and origanlly inspired me to watch it.
"So why don't people like the sequel? Too much humor when compared to the original? Ummm, speaking of The Evil Dead, what about Evil Dead 2? The sequel has tons of humor whereas the original was mostly a straight horror movie. Sure, comparing Evil Dead 2 to ROTLD2 may be a bit blasphemous. All I'm trying to get at is that ROTLD2 is blasted way too much, and really for no good reasons in my opinion."

[The Blind Dead]

Damn Joe! I pictured you as a basement dwelling, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, slack jawed, heavy metal gore hound. Thanks for ruining my expectations! Ah, just kidding!
Damn!

*stops shaving head bald*

[wbgrafix]

ROTLD 1 was great. I wasn't too keen of the ending. Not sure what the directors were thinking using the same scenes during the film at the end of it as well.

ROTLD 2 was so so. They could have used more gore. But most parts were funny, which I hope the directors were going for.

ROTLD 3 was horrible. The main chick was pretty hot, but her forehead was huge.

ROTLD 4 & 5 i didn't even bother watching.

[The Blind Dead]

ROTLD 3 was horrible. The main chick was pretty hot, but her forehead was huge.

Wow, that's the first time I've ever read somebody commenting on Mindy Clarke's head. It's a bit...creepy.

[Jay Decay]

I haven't seen ROTLD 4 and 5 either, and judging from what I've read and heard about them maybe I won't bother to either.

[wbgrafix]

Wow, that's the first time I've ever read somebody commenting on Mindy Clarke's head. It's a bit...creepy.


Like I said, she was pretty hot in that movie. One of the best parts was when she licked her boyfriend's access card to make it work lol

[The Blind Dead]

Like I said, she was pretty hot in that movie. One of the best parts was when she licked her boyfriend's access card to make it work lol
I was partial to the scene when she gets out of bed with her shirt off but then again I'm a sexist pig.

[Twinkle Toes]

If you get zapped by that much voltage ( alive or undead ) you will feel it. So I can see that being a means.
The second part was very good. The people who couldn't see( read between the lines ) the humor in this film are already dead ( from the neck up ).
It made some good socal statements. The part about "Whos the Pres of the US" is one. What are they teaching in school nowadays? Remember this movie is kinda old now too.
Or how they showed the decline of the family ( ie. bully kid eats mom' brains ).
I also think it showed what could "really" happened if mankind keeps playing god. YOu fill in the blanks......I think you understand what I am getting at.

[The Blind Dead]

The people who couldn't see( read between the lines ) the humor in this film are already dead ( from the neck up ).

Luckily, you're here to enlighten everybody.


It made some good socal statements.

:lol: 'nuff said.

[Gnash]

ROTLD2 wasn't bad at all... I just like ROTLD better. I think they made 2 just so younger kids could get into zombie movies.

[Darth Erroneous]

What this film demonstrates to the viewer, and to the world population as a whole, is a complex and specific view into the mental and emotional state of the living dead. Stay with me here. In order to first defeat the zombie, we, as intelligent human beings, must first be able to correctly observe and identify the feelings and characteristics of zombies...they really like to watch boobies on the exercise video. As demonstrated during the living room scuffle in the film.

[The Blind Dead]

What this film demonstrates to the viewer, and to the world population as a whole, is a complex and specific view into the mental and emotional state of the living dead. Stay with me here. In order to first defeat the zombie, we, as intelligent human beings, must first be able to correctly observe and identify the feelings and characteristics of zombies...they really like to watch boobies on the exercise video. As demonstrated during the living room scuffle in the film.
THAT was deep. :clap:

[Twinkle Toes]

What this film demonstrates to the viewer, and to the world population as a whole, is a complex and specific view into the mental and emotional state of the living dead. Stay with me here. In order to first defeat the zombie, we, as intelligent human beings, must first be able to correctly observe and identify the feelings and characteristics of zombies...they really like to watch boobies on the exercise video. As demonstrated during the living room scuffle in the film.

Here's a dime son.........get yourself some gumdrops.......on me........:clap:

[Twinkle Toes]

THAT was deep. :clap:

Blind Dead, have you ever kissed a girl? You need to go for a walk ( outside ). It'll do you wonders.

[Gnash]

^^
5 posts and he's already insulting a veteran of this forum. Even I'm not that stupid.

[The Blind Dead]

Blind Dead, have you ever kissed a girl? You need to go for a walk ( outside ). It'll do you wonders.
Ah yes, classic "question the sexuality" and "you're on the computer too much" tactics. Congrats! Net commando maneuvers like those don't develop overnight. All you were lacking was a crack on weight and my Mother. Keep up the great work Sarge! :clap:

[Darth Erroneous]

THAT was deep. :clap:

Thank you. I have my moments.


Here's a dime son.........get yourself some gumdrops.......on me........:clap:

I love gumdrops! As long as I don't have to go into a neighbors basement or garage to get them.

[awfulman]

Ah yes, classic "question the sexuality" and "you're on the computer too much" tactics. Congrats! Net commando maneuvers like those don't develop overnight. All you were lacking was a crack on weight and my Mother. Keep up the great work Sarge! :clap:

Haha! :lol:

[Twinkle Toes]

I was here from the start ( under a different name ). Took a break for awhile.
Funny, don't recall you LADIES.

[Twinkle Toes]

Thank you. I have my moments.




I love gumdrops! As long as I don't have to go into a neighbors basement or garage to get them.

Hoffa is in my basement. Even I don't go there.

[Twinkle Toes]

Ah yes, classic "question the sexuality" and "you're on the computer too much" tactics. Congrats! Net commando maneuvers like those don't develop overnight. All you were lacking was a crack on weight and my Mother. Keep up the great work Sarge! :clap:

Yeah, you started it. I say something about a movie and you just gotta knock it.
**** you, you wanker.
Just who the hell are you? The KBG of ATZ?

[Pain]

**** you, you wanker.
Just who the hell are you? The KBG of ATZ?

No need for language like that.

Now everyone play nice or i'll be the KGB

[Nemesis]

**** you, you wanker.
Just who the hell are you? The KBG of ATZ?http://sts.synflood.de/dump/fun/normal_ban_him.jpg

[The Blind Dead]

I was here from the start ( under a different name ). Took a break for awhile.
Funny, don't recall you LADIES.

Yeah, you started it. I say something about a movie and you just gotta knock it.
**** you, you wanker.
Just who the hell are you? The KBG of ATZ?
:cry: Need a kleenex?

[Nemesis]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Album_no_respect.jpg

[Pain]

Ok, back to the crappy movie now

[The Blind Dead]

Yes, crappy movie..

*ahem*

Isn't there some hidden message within ROTLD 2 that foretold 9/11?

*hits google looking for deep meaning*

[Jay Decay]

This ain't a crappy movie, the only crappy here are the comments from the people who call it crappy without giving a **** excplaining why.

[Pain]

Everyone has an opinion, and in my opinion it is a crappy movie. The acting, plot and everything else about it is just poor. It is an insult to the to the comedic greatness of the first movie.

[The Blind Dead]

This ain't a crappy movie, the only crappy here are the comments from the people who call it crappy without giving a **** excplaining why.
Stop whining.

[Darth Erroneous]

Let's look at this movie on a larger scale, shall we? Compared to part 1 it sucks. Compared with part 3 it's not as bad. Compared to (shall I utter their names) 4 and 5 it is a work of art. So while it is not as good as part 1 it still is one of the better of the series.

[Pain]

Actually I thought of one good thing about part 2. Anthrax had a song on the soundtrack.

Sure, there are worse movies out there. It only that the first is held in such high regard that makes it all the more sad.

It is better than 4 and 5, but the jury is still out on part 3 for me

[Darth Erroneous]

It is better than 4 and 5, but the jury is still out on part 3 for me

My disapointment with part 3 was the lack of zombie hordes. From what I remember, there were a couple short scenes featuring groups of zombies, but I didn't care for the overall story involving really only a handful of zombies. (If that makes sense.)

[evilzombie20]

Ok, back to the crappy movie now

That makes me sad...I really do like this movie...:cry:

[The Blind Dead]

I thought the unrated version of ROTLD 3 was far better than this heap.

[evilzombie20]

I hated 3 when I first saw it, but then again I was also 6 years old so I think my judgement may have been a bit impaired...being older and having a much more developed brain, I enjoy 3. It's actually the only zombie/love story I like...okay it's the only love story I like period but I digress. Oh and by the way, I don't look at Shaun of the Dead as a love story although there are elements of a love story in it, it's not focused on it as much as this one is.

[Jay Decay]

Stop whining.
Stop complaining.

[Bad Zombie Night]

I always look at ROTLD 2 as a G-rated remake of the original one. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/thumbsdown4.gif

[The Blind Dead]

Stop complaining.
...uh yeah...whatever makes you feel better. :roll:

I always look at ROTLD 2 as a G-rated remake of the original one. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/thumbsdown4.gif
lol I agree.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Boys! Boys!.....

Please! :pray:

[The Blind Dead]

Anybody notice MOST of the zombies in ROTLD 2 share the same hairstyle? It's like a mullet convention.

[Pain]

That makes me sad...I really do like this movie...:cry:

I wouldn't worry, stand by the movies you like. I love alot of really bad movies. We all like what we like and it won't matter what anyone else says to you.

[Jay Decay]

Anybody notice MOST of the zombies in ROTLD 2 share the same hairstyle? It's like a mullet convention.
That never bothered me. I think the zombies looked kick-ass.

[HOO-HAA]

Weirdly, I had no interest in this series until ROTLD 3... which I love! :scare:

I'm also a secret fan of ROTLD 4 (Necropolis) and am stalking E-Bay for ROTLD 5... :shock:

I blame it all on Children Of The Living Dead...

[Darth Erroneous]

Loved it. Yeah, that's right - loved it. What? You wanna fight about it? :lol:

[Rufus_Cane]

I have mixed feelings on it. ROTLD 1 is a fave of mine, right near the top, in fact I drunkenly forced a floormate to watch it 1st term of uni and it lead me to buying Part 2. But Part 2 didn't a bit empty to me, though i do love the beginning half. However I'm totally tainted by the fact that one time I came home after having had..well.. maybe a third of a bottle of vodka, popped it into the DVD player, cracked open a can of beer and then was violently sick in my bin halfway through the film. Ever since i've felt slightly nausious every time I see the DVD cover.

[UNDEAD FRED]

I have mixed feelings on it. ROTLD 1 is a fave of mine, right near the top, in fact I drunkenly forced a floormate to watch it 1st term of uni and it lead me to buying Part 2. But Part 2 didn't a bit empty to me, though i do love the beginning half. However I'm totally tainted by the fact that one time I came home after having had..well.. maybe a third of a bottle of vodka, popped it into the DVD player, cracked open a can of beer and then was violently sick in my bin halfway through the film. Ever since i've felt slightly nausious every time I see the DVD cover.
Hard liqour + beer=:puke: Try watching it with just 1 of the 2. or better yet just a couple of bong hits. Hard liqour and beer together will make anyone sick, except beer and tequilla

[Rufus_Cane]

I watched NOTLD (original) with another floormate one night after some intense drinking and I remember the entire thing from start to finish with double vision. Possibly one of the happiest times any mortal being can have. *sniff* good, good times.

[Jay Decay]

Zombie movies and alcohol don't mix:)

[HOO-HAA]

Zombie movies and alcohol don't mix:)

Alcohol and livers don't mix well... I'm suffering a little hangover this morning... :drinking: :scare:

To be honest, I only saw ROTLD 1 and 2 at Sarge Death's recently. We were boozing, of course, while watching them and I kinda remember enjoying them... ish.

We then put on part 3, which I really loved, but was too pished to watch all the way through that night...

Later I revisited 3 but didn't bother with 1 or 2...

[Crickler]

I watched this for the first time last week and didn't really enjoy it much. It wasn't a horrible film it just doesn't sit well next to the original, its just too similar. It did have its moments, the jeep full of zombies yelling brains and trying to turn around certainly raised a few chuckles.

[Pain]

It wasn't a horrible film

Ha ha, yes it was:lol:

[Jay Decay]

Ha ha, yes it was:lol:
No way man, this one kicked ass!

[The Blind Dead]

It was silly and completely disrespectful to the film that came before it.

[MrShape666]

Time has not healed the wounds. This is still one of the worst zombie films ever. The only film I loathe more is Oasis Of The Zombies.

Honestly, I'd rather watch Children Of The Living Dead, House Of The Dead, or Day Of The Dead 2: Contageon, then watch Return Of The Living Dead Part II again. I hate it that much.

Weiderhorn should be publically castrated for this mess.

[Malignant]

You can hate on the movie all you want.

But it's oscar worthy next to ROTLD 4 and 5. They're the ones who deserve their own bashing threads. Now those movies were silly and disrepectful to the original.

atleast 2 tried to stay close to the original. It was just done....well....badly

[The Blind Dead]

You can hate on the movie all you want.

But it's oscar worthy next to ROTLD 4 and 5. They're the ones who deserve their own bashing threads. Now those movies were silly and disrepectful to the original.

atleast 2 tried to stay close to the original. It was just done....well....badly
Comparing shit to shit still means you've still got a whole lot of shit. Sure one smells better than another but it's all shit in the end. The fourth and fifth entries were made by somebody looking to turn nothing more than a profit...ROTLD 2 can make no such claim it wasn OFFICIAL entry and a ridiculous attempt at a remake of sorts. It was an out and out smack to O'Bannon's film and the mythology originally set up.

[UNDEAD FRED]

ROTLD 2 was made in 1988, what the hell where we thinking back then. The 1980s where a strange decade, We came out with some wierd shit back then, Michael Jackson was the man, all the 1 hit wonders, Brat pack-Breakfest Club bullshit. maybe back in the late 1980s ROTLD 2 was good. Does anyone remember watching back then? what was your opion of it then, and now?

[Pain]

It was crap when I watched it in the 80's, and it hasn't improved with age.

[Jay Decay]

Time has not healed the wounds. This is still one of the worst zombie films ever. The only film I loathe more is Oasis Of The Zombies.

Honestly, I'd rather watch Children Of The Living Dead, House Of The Dead, or Day Of The Dead 2: Contageon, then watch Return Of The Living Dead Part II again. I hate it that much.

Weiderhorn should be publically castrated for this mess.

Jesus, talk about exaggerating. Seems like you dislike this movie not because it's bad but because you have a grudge against the filmmmaker. Did he steal you lunchmoney or something?

Lemme see. This movie has decent looking zombies, it brought back a lot of the same things that made part 1 good like the rock music, some of the same actors and the comedy elements. What more do you want?

It's bullshit comments like yours that made me leave the forum for a period a while back, but evilzombie20 manged to convince to come back. But now I feel tempted to make my absence permanent.
I simply have no intrest in reading more comments were people bash movies without giving a shit about specifing what they dislike it.
I didn't want to say this because I was afraid I might brake the forum rules and get banned, but since I have no longer any intrest in reading any comments here, I'm gonna leave forever in disgust anyway. I tried to be tolerant, but there's a limit for everything.

[Pain]

Not everyone's opinions will agree with your own unfortunately. You like the movie, I don't, there is nothing wrong with that.

Personally I thought the acting was horrendous, the direction terrible and the screenplay was insulting to the viewer.

Sorry to see you go though.

[MrShape666]

Jesus, talk about exaggerating. Seems like you dislike this movie not because it's bad but because you have a grudge against the filmmmaker. Did he steal you lunchmoney or something?

Lemme see. This movie has decent looking zombies, it brought back a lot of the same things that made part 1 good like the rock music, some of the same actors and the comedy elements. What more do you want?

It's bullshit comments like yours that made me leave the forum for a period a while back, but evilzombie20 manged to convince to come back. But now I feel tempted to make my absence permanent.
I simply have no intrest in reading more comments were people bash movies without giving a shit about specifing what they dislike it.
I didn't want to say this because I was afraid I might brake the forum rules and get banned, but since I have no longer any intrest in reading any comments here, I'm gonna leave forever in disgust anyway. I tried to be tolerant, but there's a limit for everything.

Jeezus. At home to Mr. Touchey.

Being a huge fan of the original, which started my zombie addiction, seeing the sequel was a real kick in the teeth. Just about everything rubbed me the wrong way, and I left the theater feeling very let down. I've given the film numerous retrys, with the same result. Return II plays pretty much like much of the kiddie oriented horror films of the 80s, such as The Gate. And for the record, the great rock music of the original did not come back for the sequel, Return II was filled wall to wall with throwaway pop music from the period (there's a rap music version of The Monster Mash over the end credits, fercrissakes).

Well, I hope you packed plenty of pepto bismol, 'cause you're going to get a lotta ulcers if you freak out like this everytime someone rips on a film you like.

[Zombie Survivor]

It has it's moments, but I'm willing to play the original or Part III more than Part II.

[B00Ne]

This must be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Had some good moments, but otherwise it was horrible. Could maybe have worked better as an own movie instead of as a sequel to ROTLD, cause this garbage had barely anything in common with the excellent part 1 and 2. from the ROTLD3 thread

Hypocrite alarm! WWWooOOoOOoOOOOoOOoOOoOoOoOoOoOoOOOOoOoOOO!

But now I feel tempted to make my absence permanent.

/wave

[MrShape666]

I suppose I should be thanking Weiderhorn, my memories of this film make Necroplolis easier to take.

[The Blind Dead]

It's bullshit comments like yours that made me leave the forum for a period a while back, but evilzombie20 manged to convince to come back. But now I feel tempted to make my absence permanent.

OH GOODBYE SALLY. Gimme a goddamn break lol You don't like somebody's opinion so you LEAVE a messageboard? :lol:


I simply have no intrest in reading more comments were people bash movies without giving a shit about specifing what they dislike it.
I didn't want to say this because I was afraid I might brake the forum rules and get banned, but since I have no longer any intrest in reading any comments here, I'm gonna leave forever in disgust anyway. I tried to be tolerant, but there's a limit for everything.

Good riddance to crybabies. :roll: It's posts like this that remind me how important worthwhile, contributing members of a forum are in comparison to the weak-minded flakey types.

[zombiekilling101]

I suggest you dont leave Jay Decay.

[zombieslayer69]

I havent seen the movie in a coupl of years but from what i remember, i liked it. i also like the first, but 3, 4, 5 sucked so bad.

[evilzombie20]

I always liked this one. It was one of the first zombie films I was introduced to and one of the only ones my mother would let me watch at 5 years old - not saying much for the film itself but it holds a special place in nostalgia for me. The film works for me, the acting's not the greatest - it's certainly not the worst, the special effects are awesome yet cheesy, and the movie manages to be fun. Yeah it's nothing compared to the original, it's pure crap -I will attest to that any day of the week. BUT it's not the worst zombie film and in comparison to recent crap like ROTLD 4 & 5 and Day of the Dead 2, this one is pure gold. I have a friend who hated this when he first saw it but as time has gone by and all the crap has been spewed out, he's learned to appreciate it more. It's one of those films that's not for everybody but it works for me and apparently a select few. We are a special bunch people. :)

[Crickler]

I always liked this one. It was one of the first zombie films I was introduced to

I think thats the key point, if you saw this before the original it would come off a lot better. I've certainly seen much worse films but the humor just seems really forced and silly. The biggest dissapointment was Tarman, after stealing the show in the first film he's onscreen for about 5 seconds in pt2 and gets taken out by a brat!

[evilzombie20]

I think that was the general idea. I don't know if I've already told everyone this but the script used was not written as ROTLD pt. 2 but as a generic zombie comedy that the director wrote. He didn't want to do horror anymore, he wanted to do comedies but producer Tom Fox got ahold of his script entitled "Revenge of the Living Dead" and told him if he changed a few things in it to tie it to the original ROTLD he'd produced it, fund it, etc. and Wiederhorn didn't have any work so he took the job. He says this in the DVD's commentary somewhere.

[ZombieJohn]

I really didn't think this movie was that good. From here unfortunately IMO the series declined:-(

[Divided Soul]

I'm gonna leave forever in disgust anyway. I tried to be tolerant, but there's a limit for everything.

I haven't seen such an emotional thread for such a so-so movie.... my dad always said (If your going to get caught stealing, get caught stealling a Million Dollars) my point being if you (Jay Decay) leave for this movie then be sure its worth it.... I understand the fact that your upset about peoples comments but its a fact of life

You are going to meet people with factless opinions, irrelevant opinions, and yes stupid opinions.... such is life Bro!

[Victor Clark]

That was acually the first ROTLD movie I saw. I mean yeah, the movie was cheesy, but it was supposed to be! Have you ever seen a serious zombie movie where a zombie needs glasses to see who they're munching on? It's not the best movie in the world, but it's better than part 3.:puke:

[evilzombie20]

I actually just got this movie on DVD with it's original audio on top of the Warner Bros. transfer. I feel like a kid on Christmas! The audio comes in nicely and the DVD has more features than the official release! A behind the scenes segment, a commercial for the t-shirts and the trailer! It's incredible. The only thing missing is the commentary which I'm taking care of right now. :) I'm not going to lie, I love this movie.

[M_Sinistrari]

To preface this, I absolutely loved ROTLD. I saw it at the show with a friend back in the day and it unnerved the hell out of me with the running talking zombies since I knew if I was ever around that sort, I'd be lunch no questions about it. The soundtrack blew me away and it's still one I do listen to on a daily basis (Surfin' Dead makes for great housecleaning music, though my cats look at me odd when I dance with the vacuum cleaner).

ROTLD 2, can't hold a candle to the original. I do enjoy the movie with some of the linking elements, though the soundtrack was a major letdown for me. I will eventually pick it up on DVD, but there are others higher on the priority listing. It was clearly heavy on the camp which isn't always a bad thing, but here it's a hit or miss deal.

ROTLD 3, currently I'm holding back an opinion on this one since I've only seen the edited versions. While on that level it's okay, I find it glaringly obvious that I'm missing quite a bit more so I'm still searching for the unrated version so I can adjust my opinion accordingly.

ROTLD 4 & 5....I'll give them points for trying. There were parts where they came oh so very close to the magic of the original, but other parts just fell so flat. I'm very critical of 5 since they seemed to forget key plot relationships from 4 and taking into account that they filmed these two back to back I find unforgiveable. Really, I can forget where I set my lighter down a few moments ago, but concidering the amount of work that goes into a script, how the hell can you just up and forget who was related to whom and what they'd gone through before.

[The Blind Dead]

Actually part 4 & 5 were switched upon release in the U.S. Necropolis, released as part 4, was actually FILMED as part 5. Rave to the Grave was filmed as part 4 but will end up being released in the states as part 5. Why Fradis and company decided to do this is beyond me.

[MrShape666]

Actually part 4 & 5 were switched upon release in the U.S. Necropolis, released as part 4, was actually FILMED as part 5. Rave to the Grave was filmed as part 4 but will end up being released in the states as part 5. Why Fradis and company decided to do this is beyond me.

Zombie nerd completeist that I am, I'm actually looking forward a little bit to the DVD release of Part 5. Wish I knew when it was going to be.

[The Blind Dead]

As horrible as I thought they were I'm ashamed to admit I'm also looking forward to adding them to my collection. I'm a completist whore.

[Divided Soul]

As horrible as I thought they were I'm ashamed to admit I'm also looking forward to adding them to my collection. I'm a completist whore.
Shock alert,., TBD! Shocked and appalled :)