Video Violence Part 2

Justin LaLiberty2.0

the snuff themed answer to Wayne's World and/or Kentucky Fried Movie, which is either of immediate interest to you or something to avoid for the rest of your life

Hexagore2.0

Watched the Terror Vision Blu-ray for the Klokslag 12 Podcast October Horror Movie Challenge.#13 of 31: Watch a movie that could be shown at the BUT-festival: "Video Violence part 2 (1988)".Because I wasn't a big fan of the Shot-On-Video regional "classic" original, I postponed watching the sequel until now, in need of a BUT Film Festival style title for the Shocktober challenge.And yeah, it's clear director Gary P. Cohen needed a quick cash-in sequel to deliver to video rental stores as quickly as possible because all attempts towards a narrative were ditched. What we got is a vignette-style TV show illegally broadcast over satellite by your two "favourite" psychopaths from the first film: Howard and Eli! Still as annoying as ever!The segments were terribly juvenile and unfunny with anthology style gags, like bored slasher-movie loving women who want to cut up the pizza delivery guy in some sort of gender-swap statement. Terrible slow motion dance sequences, a DIY electric chair with an old couple electrocuting some petty criminal they kidnapped off the streets and Howard/ Eli doing a live casting couch with a naked lady who they somewhat cut up in between segments. It's crass at most, but regarding the gore it isn't all that frequent nor impressive. Long buildups for disappointing pay-offs.The most amusing bit was the Wilbur Christmas commercial for which they actually build an animatronic creature but apart from that it's a 75 minute slog. Like UHF (1989) with gore feeling like unfunny deleted scenes from the first spliced together into a forced "sequel".Not recommended, but it could also be a case of me not really getting into these type of no budget SOV done with kitchen sink special effects. (or I just picked the wrong examples)

Tony the Terror3.0

Well, this one isn’t as good as the first one but I still really dug it because, ya know, 80s SOV horror is just really diggable...to me, anyway. Whereas the first one was about a video store owner stumbling onto a snuff film ring, in the form of The Howard & Eli Show, this sequel focuses almost entirely on that show, itself. With some ultra cheap fake commercials inserted throughout the whole ultra cheap affair, it’s a pretty fun look at an “episode” of that show. The ending is laughable but endearing in its own way...and it’s all still better than most homemade horror that is produced today. It even has some scenes (the best ones in the film, if you ask me) from that beloved video store of the first film so the nostalgia factor here is pretty high. There is an epic “death by shrink wrap machine” scene here that I adored because I can’t tell you how many times I would be using that blow dryer and suddenly get the urge to turn it on a customer!I gotta say that after watching this, I kinda love Howard & Eli. They weren’t really a huge part of the first movie but they are front and center here and I adored their super lame attempts at humor. The gore factor is still pretty high in this one, even if it isn’t quite as good as the first one. I also kept thinking during the college girls sequence that if one of them had been played by ❤️Linnea Quigley❤️, this would have instantly become a four or five star affair. The reason I had this random thought is that one of the girls slightly resembles Linnea...so it really wasn’t THAT random. Still, even without her, it’s entertaining enough...even with that extended awkward-as-hell dancing scene. I am SO sure that actor has never lived that shit down. Nor should he.Anyway, definitely recommended to all 80’s SOV horror enthusiasts and lovers of really lame comedy. All others, proceed at your own risk.