Return of the Living Dead Part 2 (1988) - A Horror-Comedy CATASTROPHE! | Confused Reviews
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Just when you thought it was safe to be dead... 🧠
Patreon ► / confusedreviews
Facebook ► / confusedreviews
Letterboxd ► letterboxd.com...
Podcast ► @PickitandFlickitPodcast
Twitter ► / creviews5
Featuring James Carlson ► @MutaScale
The footage and images featured in the video were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright act of 1976.
Confused Reviews - Episode 70 - Return of the Living Dead Part 2 (1988)
Return of the Living Dead Part II is a 1988 American comedy horror film written and directed by Ken Wiederhorn, and starring Michael Kenworthy, Marsha Dietlein, Dana Ashbrook, Thom Mathews, James Karen, and Phil Bruns. It is the first of four sequels to The Return of the Living Dead.
Return of the Living Dead Part II was released by Lorimar Motion Pictures on January 15, 1988, and was a minor box office success, making over $9 million at the box office in the United States against its $6.2 million budget.
#zombiesurvival #michaeljackson #moviereview
This video old AF. Saw this shit on Patreon like a day ago. Post new content already.
It WAS in fact released early on Patreon, Mr. Christ.
Just imagine being 8 years old. Going to the living room at 1 a.m. back in the 90s and turning this on. USA up all night. Scared the shit out of me and made me a horror fan from then on. This movie hits in different ways for the generations.
Omg someone from my age range. Lol. Yes, great memories of usa up all night. And tnt Joe Bob Briggs.
I watched the original night of the living dead black and white on usa up all night 🤣🤣 similar affect
Hi, born in the 1990's and saw this in the early 2000's. I agree. This hits different.
Totally! Same.
Honestly both of these movies are equally entertaining to me!
They are so hilarious.
And the soundtracks for both of them are awesome
And I really appreciate the two characters that show up in both movies
I've been doing horror reviews for a few years now on YT and recently found your channel. I think you're great! ROTLD2 is one of my guilty pleasures lol. I have been binging your reviews the last couple weeks. Keep up the good work, my dude!
Not sure why I’m just seeing this comment now, but thank you! I’ll have to check out your stuff.
Late to this Trioxin party but I just discovered both your channels! Excellent work, I love how both of you pick films that nobody else does and I remember most of them from late night cable! I did work at Troma for a decade though so these movies are second nature to me! Thanks for the great content. @80sHorrorCentral
Reason why James Karen didn't want to do the zombie stuff was because he didn't want to run around in the cold rain.
Mention that in the vid, yo!
@@ConfusedReviews I'm sorry I got distracted at that part. Good video.
Thanks for watching homie!
What a Karen, eh?
Budum......ching!
Michael Jackson puns start @17:27 😂😂😂😂
I like this one, i know it's not like the first one, but when i had to study a lot and i was full of stress many years ago, this one was on TV and i really enjoy it, put me some stress out.
I don’t downright hate this one, either. It just bums me out that they decided to make a wishy-washy follow up that couldn’t commit on a tone. Plus Tarman’s return was BLEH.
I love this movie! Set in the suburbs, the people running from zombies from house to house, like a maze, expecting a Zombie to jump out any moment. The kid bully ghoul was a highlight.
funny how the sex pest from the first movie was also in this one (i think he was the MJ zombie) and he was one of the guys in Part 3 at the opening
i unironically love part 3
Fun fact - brian peck plays the michael jackson zombie.....which is pretty ironic considering they both did creepy stuff with kids
Also, mitch pileggi is one one of the soldiers. I guess he did pretty well during the movie and got a big promotion after joining the FBI
My favorite seasons of your channel
1. Season 3
2. Season 4.5
3. Season 4
4. season 1
5. Season 2
Another awesome video. That James Carlson guy sure is cool. XD JK, glad to help out.
Next time on confused reviews: "Call of return of the living dead too dead too furious hell drift black ops 16 the squeakueal"
......Electric Boogaloo.
Yeaaa… this one broke 10k. Your choice of movies is excellent. Research fantastic. Do you do your own graphics? Fright night poster catch was a good one. I find even when I’ve watched a lot of reviews of a particular movie you always provide something new and entertaining.
Awesome review/editing, Luke!!
You da man!
@@ConfusedReviews right back at ya!!
Absolute quality editing, breakdown and review.
17:27-17:47 or at least you could've said one more line "this scene Rocks My Would"
You mentioned Basket Case 2 twice while listing all the horror sequels in the beginning. Just thought I’d mention that.
Part 3?
8:23 would be 10x better if it was THRILLER😆
You deserve a million likes for all the micheal jackson references 😂
Great fxs, 80s vibe, music, out of the ordinary but it works!
Regarding the situation with Ken Wiederhorn, he was trying to get out of the horror genre since he felt he was getting typecast as a horror director (he had previously done Shock Waves and Eyes of a Stranger, plus Meatballs 2). He figured doing a horror comedy that emphasized the laughs instead of the scares was his ticket out (and we know how that turned out).
He had even reached out to Dan O'Bannon for his blessing and apparently O'Bannon was fine with what Wiederhorn wanted to do (although Dan had experience writing kids horror as he co-wrote the Invaders from Mars remake).
Ultimately, the uneven script combined with producer interference (they insisted the zombies look goofy instead of scary, among other things) is what doomed ROTLD 2.
Yeah, I know a little too much about ROTLD.
5:46 thank you for clearing that up. I always wondered what happened to that other kid.
15:38 She calmly give up her life just to end her role in the movie
@@brjoser reasonable…
Love this film its was the first zombie film that felt like it was made for kids.
Brian Peck played Scuz in the first movie and the second one did a heavy homage to micheal jackson
I actually don't mind Return of the Living Dead Part 2 and 3.
Yes, they are not as great as the Original but I still find both of them entertaining in their own right.
I didn't even bother to watch Part 4 and 5 because I heard that those two films are dogshit.
That's right 4 and 5 really sucks.
You can kill the zombies by shooting them in the chest or hitting them with a car in Part 4 (Necropolis).
Really sort of eliminates any menace they had.
They should have stuck to the script Calfa originally wrote for the second movie🧐
The sequel doesn't come close to the original, but I still found it to be enjoyable. It's funny that you compare the kid to Macaulay Culkin as I always thought of the film as Home Alone meets Return of the Living Dead. I think what I like about the movie is the setting. It's a silly movie, but felt scary in a way that it can happen where you live. I think my favorite part is when the girl calls for help and realizes the people that are coming are actually zombies.
That zombie Michael Jackson was one of the crew, almost not making it in because he looked so stupid
Its brian peck..scuz from part 1 & a scientist in part 3
Every season of your channel is released on march but season 4.5 was released on November
What
@@ConfusedReviews do you get it
I’ve always thought it was an interesting choice to give the cloud zombie on the movie’s poster and cover slit pupils like a cat or venomous snake.
Honestly I like this poster better than the original’s, but that’s the only thing I like better.
Aside from being a tad too similar to Fright Night’s I’d agree
@@ConfusedReviews Best vampire movie of the 80s. Perhaps ever.
Got it on original VHS, Laserdisc, DVD and BluRay.
As always, your videos are awesome!
What about the old zombie lady in the first one who had its body chopped in half talking?
Exactly, cut in half, meaning her lungs, voice box and all that are still in tact.
WOW, I actually like this movie. Can't believe your opinion on it is so FOUL
"I hate horror but I'm gonna write and direct a horror movie" makes sense
Luke where did you find this movie? Or do you own it? It use to be on TH-cam but got taken down I enjoy all your reviews dude the cartoon drawing thing is pure genius 😸
Thanks man! I own it, yes. It can be found pretty easily on the net.
The original “The Return of the Living Dead” also used to be on TH-cam for free. I downloaded it years ago.
I’m enjoying your reviews.
I really appreciate it! Thank you
@@ConfusedReviews you are welcome
Yay more confused reviews
Maybe he only gave him the comic so he wouldn’t beat him up
Chances are the shithead would beat him up regardless!
@@ConfusedReviews Ya know kids, they don’t think like adults at times.
Are fistfights and comic exchanges some of your common adult activities?
@@ConfusedReviews No. We just know someone is Trouble and try to avoid them. I think the comic was like a peace offering, I believe he thought if he gave him the comic, he won’t give him trouble
Now that you mentioned The Blob, could you review that?
If I reviewed every movie I mention, we’d be here till the year 2579.
You should review sleepaway camp or orphan from 2009 also great review
Tar man's eyes looked just as bad in the first...wouldn't the eyes rot out anyway? Same with hos bright pink tongue...I think the 2nd one looked better. The first had bright white eyes and perfectly white fresh teeth. That'd never happen during decomposition
th-cam.com/video/sZC3JJ3tAKk/w-d-xo.html
It's funny how i don't agree with anything you said in this video but you presented it in such an entertaining and effective manner that i can't fault anything you said , and they are all legitimate critiques , although i still love this film , i didn't mind a retread of the first film , it was still highly enjoyable as the little brother to the original , and some of it is genuinely hilarious , and as someone alse has said , the suburban setting really adds to the atmosphere , i love it , in a different way
Just wait till I get to part 3 and address some comments lol
Great review! The emphasis on comedy could have worked if had done something like Gremlins 2 did and upped the absurdity/satire, but it didn't. I own a copy of Part II's script (and wrote an article on what was cut/changed), and while it had potential, it needed another rewrite or two.
It's not all bad, the DP of this movie, Robert Elswit, went on to become Paul Thomas Anderson's go-to cinematographer.
Thank you! Love Gremlins 2, so I agree it can be done. Where can I find this article??
@@ConfusedReviews Google "Return of the Living Dead Part 2 Deleted Scenes" and you should find it (article name is "The Cutting Room Floor: Return of the Living Dead Part II").
Should have nixed the kids and had older characters
The decapitated head is the best character. Also, if that half zombie can talk, then so can she...what was her name? Pearl? She sounds like a pearl.
The first Return of the Living Dead is an undisputed classic! This one though is an undisputed sewer hole. ROTLD 3 is really good though.
Doing RoTLD 3 after the vid I’m working on, can’t wait to discuss a zombie love story? Lol
Why is the view count not higher on these? There’s some pure gold in your work!
Thanks for watching!
@@ConfusedReviews heck I’d almost cleared my watch later list, now it’s full of your videos. Thanks again!
Glad you’re enjoying the videos! Be sure to let me know what you think.
Wtf this deserves better than 2 stars. It’s a good movie. Great for families on a weekend night
Nah 4/10 is generous lmao
So should that crossover hinted at in the end be called another confused dead review?
Pretty much the same movie as the first except watered down to be a Kid friendly comedy version. All they literally had to do was just set the sequel right after the first ending and just go from there I have no idea why they went this direction. For what it is the movie is OK kids zombie comedy but nothing compared to the first.
As an 80s child I loved this movie growing up in the 80s and early 90s. Part 2 was the better in my opinion, part one is better in pop culture but the sequel made the zombie rule book beginning more apparent, I thing the second pairs well with other zombie movies even night of the living dead. And all the reference during the 80s were spot on at the time even if they didn't age well over the decades. It's a rewatchable film more than part 1 or the night of the living for laughs and boredom for fun. Part 3 I wish I never seen that killed it for me so two is a close winner if not a tie with part 1 and 3 and 4 are garbage
I’m just wondering Will you ever do a dvd collection video?
The most funniest satire horror comedy and you can't seem to understand that??😂
This film is brilliant.
Lmao naw dog
This movie is absolute dog sh*t. It was so boring, the storyline is super weak and recycled, felt like there's nothing at stake. didn't care for any of the characters. Simply went through the motions, and I wanted to hit stop so many points. I would've walked out of the theater back in the day if I bought the ticket. While the first one establishes a tone, great characters and manages to be funny and scary @ same time, this is barely memorable and is a waste of time
I liked it. Not as good but fun.
Waiting for part three!!!
This came out when I was 16, my Mom and I saw watched this on video and laughed a lot at this one.
Very funny indeed, not always for the right reasons…
LUKE
please do a non sarcastic
review of this movie
I actually like the
1st 3
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
movies
No
@@ConfusedReviews
😕
Second best zombie movie ever.
Do not do dragon ball evolution
Hilarious fact: The lead boy got detention at school when a teacher watched the film and heard him swear.
That’s some next level BS if true!
I remember being so afraid of this movie (and the original) as a kid. Now I won’t even touch this flick with anything remotely tangible.
Yeah...I agree. This movie has somewhat of a storyline, but there's too much comedy thrown in, for it to be a true "Horror Movie"...or to be taken seriously. 2 out of 5 from me, too.
17:46 I need an hole video you just going through song cover and trying to make a coherent sentence
I was impressed with your video. Knowing and bringing up this and that. You get the thumbs up based on knowing and bringing up Miss Quigley's Zombie exercise video :)
Thank you, anything with my girl Linnea Q kicks ass!
I don't get why they needed to use brains to lead the zombies to them. They already have brains in their heads that the zombies want and would follow them anyway.
The zombie doing the Michael Jacksom impersonation is Brian peck he will not go away
Its ashamed one of the most iconic, horror comedy movies is now going to be remembered as a movie with a shit stain in it.
I disagree with basically everything said in this video. But it was a good video. Keep the good work.
Will that review of the third movie ever happen?
Good review.
I get your frustration with the movie but I think it has its moments Maybe I’m easy on it because I saw it as a little kid and it’s a safe introduction to the genre as for the director Ken well he came from a generation of directors were the best way to get into the genera was horror or porn and he did another zombie movie with Peter Cushing called shock waves witch to me is preety good and he got type cast he knew he was never going to be a big dick A list director so he wanted to do a horror comedey
18:09 theory: maybe a zombie was carrying that anoying zombie head
Could you review Roger Corman's Forbidden World aka Mutant 1982??? It's a really good Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Alien Ripoff that's really good!!!! I would appreciate it, Thanks!!!!
Could you review Final Destination
Love this movie
Fiy, This video did not show up in my feed
Seems youtube is screwing you over
th-cam.com/video/1YWXFiQWWfk/w-d-xo.html
My favorite scene in the sequel is when the bully gets executed that was a good scene. 😀👍🧟♂️
U realize that it's a comedy horror film??
And yet it’s neither scary OR funny.
@@ConfusedReviews I second that opinion, fuck this movie.
I think this guy forgot that this movie is legit supposed to be bad and goofy 😂
@@ricthefish saying a movie is “supposed to be bad” is so odd
@ConfusedReviews hence why you didn't get the concept of the movie and why you're definitely not the type of guy to get it, flew right over your head 😅
the “concept” wasn’t to be bad, it’s bad because it stinks lmfao
18:36 😂😂 what are you talking about? the movie is rated R
Your knowledge of the movie makes for a good review. So glade the Blu Ray fixed the sound track. The track on the DVD is horrible to listen to. Funny to think she would be watching Linnea Quigley's Zombie exercise video. Master Roshi would approve. :)
Thank you! Seeing Linnea anywhere should make anyone approve! 😍
This movie might not have been particularly good but it didn't get really bad until the made for TV part 4. one that is hardly a Sequel that doesn't even follow return of the living dead rules for example the instead follow the kill them with a head shot zombie cliche.
Ay ay ay, Scary Movie 4 was awesome. One of the best for me
I actually like this one better than the first
I love the goofiness of this movie
It’s a goofy goober to be sure
I did watch this so many years ago it more like a comedy than a horror. If they put Ash Williams in Return of the Living Dead 2 it would be a hit.
"Return of the Evil Living Dead"
Every return of the living dead movie is not a sequel. They are all original stories. That should be obvious. Look at the rest of the series. 🤷🤦
Right, that pesky “PART 2” really indicates it not being a sequel. My mistake.
Nice.
Part 3 was actually much better.
Are you smoked crack?
The alternate soundtrack is horrible
Hello
I can't believe how bad this movie is. Easily one of the worst zombie related movies ever. The first one is so good in so many ways, this one wishes it was never made. Ridiculously boring, ridiculously tame for a rated R, with no innovation whatsoever. What a shame, it so much potential after the cult classic original!
Guy said he didn't wanna be out in the cold rain eating zombies .... not that he didn't wanna go eating zombies . If you are gonna do a review at least get what was said RIGHT .
Right, go out and eat zombies… IN THE RAIN. maybe if you used your fuggin eyeballs instead of being a pretentious biiiiiiiitch.
0% on Rotten Tomatoes
I only watched this movie twice in my life
Looking at the making of documentary nobody was happy how the film turned out
Add me to the list of people unhappy with how the film turned out…
Fuck the 15 people that reviewed it!
But do tmnt 1990
So, skip seasoning and just add a whole tone of sugar. Like Evil Dead Zero.
Your Patreon link isn’t working :(
Patreon.com/confusedreviews
Bruns not Burns.
If there was a plant vs zombies movie i would say this the pvz movie becuse the zombies in the return of living dead 2 are stupid and dumb just like zombies in plants vs zombies so this what it would look like but without crazy Dave,zomboss or some plants
I can safely say I would pay thousands to see a James Karen & Thom Matthews Plants vs Zombies movie.
@@ConfusedReviews me too but fun fact since this comment has pvz in a living dead review
The original title for plants vs zombies was lawn of the death
Which is actually sounds so funny since replace the dawn with the world lawn (since the game has garden) and popcap would had goerge romero to license the title
But they couldn't so they use plants vs zombies