Yeah I know it’s not anywhere close to as good as the first one and if you said you didn’t like it, I’d totally get it...I’d judge you obviously because that’s just a thing that I do...but i’d get it, but there’s so much 80’sness and lovely practical effects that I still love it pretty hard.

The poster is one of my favorite 80’s VHS works of art. As for the actual film, nothing that’s done in this “reimagining” of the first movie is done as well and it really makes you wonder why they opted to make a sequel that way, but far be it from me to not enjoy a goofy horror comedy with zombies and James Karen acting a fool. Suzanne Snyder’s wannabe Debbie Gibson has got to go tho. Ughhh.

Bananameter: 🍌 it’s...cherry...whatever that means 🍌

This should have gotten a higher rating- it’s got Thom Mathews and James Karen practically duplicating their roles from the first one, it’s got a Michael Jackson zombie, a lot of the same gags/great lines from the original, horny zombies, James Karen stealing all the scenes as usual... but it just kept reminding me that the original is one of the greatest horror movies ever made and this one can’t help but pale in comparison.

It's quite unfortunate that Return of the Living Dead Part II is not a follow up to the amazing original, instead it's more like a very similar story in a parallel universe that fucking sucks, and no matter how hard they try to recreate the magic from ROTLD, it fails miserably at every pathetic attempt.

'Cause really, did this movie even have a script? There are multiple scenes of actors just standing there like a deer in headlights, waiting for a non-existent cue from a director who maybe threw out a few "I don't know, just do what you did in the first movie...but goofier!"

Return of the Living Dead Part II was painful to sit through, that's how much I didn't like it this time around, and just when I think a movie's greatest downfall is boring me senseless, I realize that the worst thing a movie can be is fucking annoying, uninspired and pointless.

Just watched Scream Factory’s new Blu-ray release and it’s miles above the old DVD in terms of picture quality and sound, and it’s great to have the original soundtrack restored. Lots of goofy zombie fun, although it doesn’t ever measure up to the satirical greatness of the first Return of the Living Dead.

let me eat your brain

i mean it still has that zombie charm but it just doesn’t register well or come near to the warm appeal of the original. the gore & deaths are pretty lame which i hate to say. i enjoyed what i could out of this empty copy of its predecessor. with some fun performances and the zoms still look good it just does not have the big gorey grotesque loving heart. plus the story was nowhere near as fun and i can’t remember 75% of it already.

My Eyes Hurt When I Go Outside, It's Too Bright!!! (or, My Halloween Horrorfest 2018) Movie #65 (boxd.it/25cXe )

The animatronics zombies are pretty cool and there's some good gore. That's it. That's all I enjoyed about this movie. The humour doesn't work for me at all, and if I was complaining about the overacting for comedy in that last movie, well this one takes it and multiplies it by 1000. Scene after scene of people making exaggerated, stupid faces. I wanted to slap everyone in this movie! I really do hate this kind of humour. At least there's also an annoying kid. And the doctor who owns the car. I think his lines were supposed to be funny but I think he deserves the biggest slap out of everyone.

This is what happens when you don't use sunscreen

Cynical kid friendly cash-in that has some cool effects but totally gets what was appealing about the first one wrong

Not a soul will say it's better than the OG, but it IS dumb 80s fun.

this is the best zombie movie ever made! trust me!

Truly a rehash of the first film, but safer and with a little less character. But hey! Honestly some real good laughs and a playful anything goes sensibility that works in the film’s favor more often than not! Plus we got two all time hunks with Thom Matthews and Dana Ashbrook, and if there’s one thing I love, it’s hunks

“No brain and a big mouth, that’s why your dead” 
It was a fun 80s sequel, but sad there was no Linea Quigley or Jewel Shepherd in this film. James Karen was great and added a lot of comedy to this film. This film being more kid based than the original reminded me of “It” and “Stand by me”. The gore was pretty good, and the smoke/fog gave it a spooky environment. I did enjoy this a lot, but the first was a lot sleazier, and I felt they didn’t add much to make this better than the first.

“I feel like we’ve been here before. You... Me... THEM!”

I don’t remember this movie looking as cheap as it does. I also didn’t recall how much of a generic retelling of the first movie it was. I remembered that there were a few actors from the original, but I forgot that they more or less go through the SAME EXACT SCENARIO in the sequel.

Still, though, there are some fun practical zombie effects, and the ending electrocution scene looks pretty cool. Oh.. and that Michael Jackson zombie rules.

This should have gotten a higher rating- it’s got Thom Mathews and James Karen practically duplicating their roles from the first one, it’s got a Michael Jackson zombie, a lot of the same gags/great lines from the original, horny zombies, James Karen stealing all the scenes as usual... but it just kept reminding me that the original is one of the greatest horror movies ever made and this one can’t help but pale in comparison.

rehash of Part I with less and more pathetic humor. Worth your time only if you're a huge James Karen fan, but even then, don't watch the entire movie.

Enjoyable. Not great, but enjoyable.

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Return of the Living Dead: Part II

Rating: 6/10

The 80s synth rock version of Monster Mash during the credits saved this movie