Basket Case 2

If you love bizarre and violent 80s horror oddities, or enjoyed Basket Case (1982) or any other Henenlotter film, then you should enjoy this, too.This sequel picks up right where we left off in 1982, when after somehow surviving their fall from their hotel room window to the pavement, Duane (Kevin Van Hentenryck; Basket Case, Brain Damage) and Belial awaken in the hospital under police watch. Upon their escape, they are aided by Granny Ruth (Annie Ross; Witchery, Basket Case 3) and her granddaughter Susan (Heather Rattray), who have dedicated their lives to helping monstrously disfigured people who all live together under one roof. These mutants are of comically weird appearance, every bit as out there as Belial. Among the denizens of Granny Ruth’s commune, Belial finds Eve, a strikingly similar female counterpart to himself.Now with a slightly better budget, Belial has more defined characteristics from his teeth down to his scrotum-like “lower” body. I never fully understood how Belial can perch on a wall as if he had a giant suction cup under him, but who am I to complain when it helps him grab some poor unsuspecting victim by the throat with his mangled claws? Likewise, Belial “leaps” and “flies” at victims at times. All in good fun.Like part 1, the writing is a bad kind of wonky and occasionally pretty hokey. But that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable. Part 1 was clearly a bit slapstick of a horror comedy, and now Part 2 wanders into yet sillier territory—I’d go so far as to call it cartoonish. With all its quirky characters, Basket Case 2 is a lot like Nightbreed (1990) meets Dumb and Dumber (1994). When a reporter threatens to expose their house of friendly freaks, they rally together to defend their way of life (i.e., and kill those who threaten it).The strength of this sequel is not in any increase in gore or violence, really it’s about the same. However, the amount of latex monster work is tremendous and even extends into a victim’s gore. Likewise to all the latex monsters, this movie also thrives in its cartoonish lunacy. There's even something of a not-quite monster baby scene. So there’s a lot to please monster movie fans here.The very final scene is actually pretty wild, fully capturing 80s gory mania in about 15 insane seconds. So I’d so writer and director Frank Henenlotter (Basket Case, Frankenhooker, Brain Damage) has pleased his fans yet again.

TWO WORDS!!!UNTAPPED GENIUS!!!!Part Lewis, part Argento, part Cronenberg, and part Jackson.It's a wonder that directors like Peter Jackson, & Sam Raimi, who produced similar movies, became HUGE!,while Frank Henenlotter who produced 5, count 'em 5, excellent bizarro horror comedies, faded into cinematic obscurity.The man is untapped genius!!!Someone needs to tell Hollywood to get it together!!Everyone knows how much the other 2 made them.That being said....This film is without a doubt, Frank Henenlotters crowning achievement.A better example of his work... does not exist.The screen explodes with more grisly monstrosities than you're gonna see anywhere else! ANYWHERE ELSE!!!And they all look freakishly amazing!And amazingly freakish!!A Chernobyl sideshow!!Each one is more unbelievable than the last!If you could believe the last one!!If I were to see this movie as a child, I would have been scared out of my skin tone.I would have been a blubbering, floor-clutching, puddle of a mess.If Zelda from "Pet Semetary" kept my eyes nailed open all night;this movie would've kept me up screaming and hugging my knees.There are so many horror-defining visulas at the end of this movie,you're gonna wonder if you're having a psychotic meltdown or a horrific epiphany.If "Freaked" had a big, ugly brother, it would be Basket Case 2.The acting is awful on almost everyones part.Everyone except Annie Ross, who turns the "creepy factor" all the way up through the roof.But everything else if the stuff hilarious nightmares are made of.This is the hidden horror gem you've been mining for.Behold it in all it's horror-comedy glory.MORAL OF THE STORY:It's 10:PM,Do you know where your hideously deformed, homicidal, siamese twin brother is??

Finally the sequel to Frank Henenlotters masterpiece (masterpiece to me anyways!) is coming to DVD... and from the fine folks at Synapse Films to boot! Basket Case 2 follows "brothers" Duane and Belial through the trials and tribulations that followed directly after the first film (basically how they survived). Fans of that film (or any of Henenlotters other movies) get all the bizarre tastelessness that they have come to love and expect including the Belial sex scene that you always THOUGHT you wanted to see (this is special!). A bigger budget here means one thing mainly... more freaks (or the preffered term "Unique Individuals" as we find out) for Duane and Belial to interact with which include some enjoyable additions as well as some plain awful ones (yet still enjoyable, just for different reasons). Frank followed this up with another fun sequel worth seeing, although it's easily the worst of the bunch. This has been a loooooong time in the making but now that it is here, make sure and pick it up as a good time is guaranteed (plus companies like Synapse deserve all the support horror fans can afford). Now if only someone would take notice and release Phantasm 2...

After the Bradley brothers are rushed to hospital, they are rescued by a kindly old woman who runs a home for the outcasts of society. Duane attempts to throw off his old image and become an average guy whilst Belial is at home among the monstrous inhabitants of the house and even finds love. However, the ruthless sleaze-happy press are soon at the door determined to ruin the tranquillity.A completely different format to the first film, this is nevertheless an enjoyable black comedy romp.

I enjoyed the films. They are awful but good bad I feel. Good price for whst it is. Probably only watch it once more. I felt the 3rd instalment was the better of the 3 but only because it was the most mental haha.

Getting all three discs

This movie is terrible I liked the first one but watching this movie the 2nd one what a nightmare it's awful won't be a movie I watch again

good