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Sequel not as good as original

GS | St. Paul | 12/17/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This movie is the sequel to H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable and is not as fun. That film was based upon the H.P. Lovecraft short story of the same name. I wish THAT film was available on DVD. It involves a haunted house in which resides a creature that is the half-human, half demon daughter born to a warlock and his wife two hundred years ago. Long after their death, she has continued to reside in the house which is not far from a local college. Get the picture? Macho college kids, haunted house, making out with young women, awesome-looking scarey monster who likes to rip hearts out doing battle with nerdy, bookish heroes familiar with local legend and black magic.



The story of the sequel starts immediately after the conculsion of the the original which itself was a "B" movie but with a number of chuckles and quirky characters (played by quirky actors who, just as the film's director, did not take themselves too seriously).



Despite having the same cast and director, there are few chuckles in this sequel and it loses some of the charm of the first because it was darker and the actors and director apparently intended this to be more serious. The monster isn't quite as cool as she was in the first film but is probably the highlight of the movie.



If you are a fan of the first film, you'll probably like this one. But the first film while, not a great film, is actually one of my favorite horror films...mostly because the monster is so cool-looking."

Not him....not him!

Sid the Elf | North Pole | 03/27/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ahh nothing more enjoyable then the golden years of hilarious 90's B horror on a nice quiet evening. Already being our favorite decade of laughable horror, The Unnamable II has made a name on our list of classics. Right from the opening scene you just get that feeling of "oh yeah this one's got it" as most of the time period contain. It came with all the goods including a sweet cheaply made creature, hilarious acting coupled with even worse dialogue, and some of the greatest special effects we've seen since Grim.



The Unnamable revolves around a girl that had been possessed by a demon for quite some time dwelling in the underground. Because this demon is so bad a** they decided there nothing good enough to name it by (hence the title). Once some murders take place near a college campus a few of the students (who were way too old to be students) decided to try and crack the case only to unleash the beast in hilarious fashion. Once they put the entire universe at risk their ring leader and his awesome sweater must take the demon out and finish him.



After watching this one we have yet again found another 90's classic to throw up on the board. In no way is it good by conventional means but for us it worked just fine. Maybe we're a bit bias because we happen to love the 90's flicks but can't see this one not being enjoyed by B horror lover's out there. It's got enough going for it making it worth one watch for sure. There were even a few jumps, which may have been inspired by a few drinks, where the demon pops out of nowhere hissing like a cat. Mmmm that sounds good..I'll have that."