While the film is blessed by the return of most of the original characters and has a few interesting new ones, it is basically a pointless follow-up to the classic original that should have been the end of it when Craig T. Nelson left the TV outside the Holiday Inn. Enough of the details of the varied bodies below the house where Nelson and JoBeth Williams lived, and now, we're supposed to believe that there was an evil cults underneath the cemetery as well. This brings on a fascinating but creepy looking villain, a reverend played by Julian Beck who is a carbon copy of the same years Roger rabbit villain played by Christopher Lloyd. Except Beck ain't no toon, but a demonic character out to claim Heather O'Rourke for another go-around with the undead.
There's also Williams' loving mother, played by the Divine Geraldine Fitzgerald whose character's death early in the film sets up the ability for the undead to stalk the home she leaves to the family. A native American character (John P. Whitecloud) also seems to have an interest in the goings-on, having been seen with Zelda Rubinstein in an early scene where they examine what remains of the house. The plot becomes confusing and convoluted, and after a while, I simply just long for the film to get to the good special effects so I could get past the ridiculous plot.
However unfortunately, the special effects are nowhere near as good as what was in the first film, and a good majority of them are simply just gross. A disturbing scene has son Oliver Robins finding out that the wire in his braces are stretching out and strangling him, going beyond that in threatening to harm the rest of the family as well. A bottle of tequila and a vomit monster are other disturbing moments. one interesting element has an old "Twilight Zone" episode plot reuse tear with O'Rourke speaking to dead grandmother Fitzgerald on her toy phone. while there are some interesting moments, the result of the film is mainly unpleasant, and that proves that little care was put into making the sequel anywhere near as good as the original, especially since the original director, writer and producer were not involved.
There's also Williams' loving mother, played by the Divine Geraldine Fitzgerald whose character's death early in the film sets up the ability for the undead to stalk the home she leaves to the family. A native American character (John P. Whitecloud) also seems to have an interest in the goings-on, having been seen with Zelda Rubinstein in an early scene where they examine what remains of the house. The plot becomes confusing and convoluted, and after a while, I simply just long for the film to get to the good special effects so I could get past the ridiculous plot.
However unfortunately, the special effects are nowhere near as good as what was in the first film, and a good majority of them are simply just gross. A disturbing scene has son Oliver Robins finding out that the wire in his braces are stretching out and strangling him, going beyond that in threatening to harm the rest of the family as well. A bottle of tequila and a vomit monster are other disturbing moments. one interesting element has an old "Twilight Zone" episode plot reuse tear with O'Rourke speaking to dead grandmother Fitzgerald on her toy phone. while there are some interesting moments, the result of the film is mainly unpleasant, and that proves that little care was put into making the sequel anywhere near as good as the original, especially since the original director, writer and producer were not involved.