Ghoulies II (1987)

Acting:		Partying:		Girls:
Blood:		Language:		Gore:
Violence:		Humor:		Sexuality:
Torture:		Predictability:		Overall:

Ah, horror sequels. And even more importantly, sequels by Albert Band and his band of renown. What made me watch this film was that it was actually directed by Albert Band, the patriarch of the Band family, who of course are the architects of the "Full Moon" empire, which has put out more films then Takashi Miike. While he produced a John Carradine like amount of films, his director resume is a little thin. He seemed to be more of a Roger Corman sort, a guy who bankrolled and produced films but rarely got involved in the dirty work of directing.

The film is basically centered in a carnival. The ghoulies take over the haunted house, and basically cause nothing but mayhem and murder. If you're wondering what the hell a Ghoulie is, it's just basically an uglier Gremlin rip-ff. This is a sequel to the quickly rushed out first film, which of course was trying to capitalize on the huge success of Gremlins, and did make a decent return. More then decent, as it earned enough to warrant a sequel.

As they begin to tear apart some idiots (and Band makes sure they aren't too sympathetic of characters) some other Carnival viewers happen to see them at work. Oddly enough, more crowds begin to go into the haunted house, as when the Ghoulies are discovered the happy carnival goers think they are part of the ambience. Only a few patrons ...

continue reading...