Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

This isn't a bad sequel, but it isn't better or even in the same level as the first not that I expected much out of Dimension Extreme or anything. If you thought the characters in the first movie was awkward and weird, the characters in this film is on another level. This film just tries too hard to be over the top and way more crude and messed up, but that necessarily isn't a good thing. The monsters aren't even intimidating as they were in the first film, cause they seem slower and more vulnerable although they are larger in number this time around. Some of the characters seem similar as well, like the character Greg Swank which is like a sleazy and stupider version of the Coach in the first film, while giving some random speech about team work and working together while trying to play the hero, but just ends up messing everything up which I think was intentional but not as funny this time around, except when he gets the monsters to puke on grandma and pee on the girls which was a bit amusing to watch. This one tries to add some crude humor but it's just not that funny and ends up just being repulsive. There are also more random stuff going on in this film compared to the first one in order to add some humor, but doesn't really work. Like the scene where they try to catapult a midget to another building, it was pointless attempt at some crude humor which takes up a lot of time but really isn't even that funny, well at least it led to seeing the Tat Girl and Tit Girl's bare breasts so I guess is somewhat forgivable for a film like this. Everything in the sequel makes the audience get numb after a while and doesn't add the shock value they seem to be trying to achieve with it's vomit and gagging jokes thrown in. Also you didn't get the see much of the monsters in the first film which I think is a good thing, cause in this one it looks like men wearing rubber suits. Also the quality of this film appear way less than the first film, although the first one was low budget as well. The Bartender and Honey Pie was the only characters that appear again after the first "Feast" and Honey Pie don't add anything to the film but get beaten up, stumble around trying to survive but it all amounts to nothing, just about every character in this movie just isn't noteworthy. I give this film some props for at least trying to be more crazy than the first film, while being gimmicky. This isn't a terrible spoof though. The cinematography is nicely done for a "B" movie and at least they tried to be somewhat original while showing 2 hot girls bare breasts while kicking ass, the ending will make you feel cheated but I guess it's to set the audience up for part 3. The death of idiots and prick characters in this film is satisfying to watch as well, I think I might be giving this sequel a 6.3 out of nostalgia cause of the first.

6.3/10

In a small desert town, the few survivors of a bar brawl with a few vicious monsters team up with some locals to, once again, survive the monstrous onslaught.

'Project Greenlight'-winner John Gulager returns to the director's chair with this straight-to-video sequel to his cult hit 'Feast'. The first gained notoriety due to its production on Bravo's film-making series Project Greenlight, which gave 'Feast' a nice run of credit names including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Wes Craven. I very much loved the first one, and consider it a modern-day 'Evil Dead,' due to its cult fame and part of a future trilogy. That reputation, however, now relied on 'Feast II' also being a hit (cult or otherwise). In comparison to the first in general film-making, it pales. The acting, writing, and direction have all gone a bit downhill, though only some of the acting is terrible and the rest of it being at least acceptable. Another problem stood with the character introductions. They were changed up from the quickfire style in the first film, and now seemed like Monday Night Football player intros. Some of them were a bit long and really took the viewer out of the action. While the film doesn't live up to the first in general quality, it does maintain all of what the first was great at: over-the-top gore & violence, sex & nudity, foul language, rubber suited creatures, non-stop action, and hilariously one-dimensional characters. If those kind of things don't work for you, neither will this film. The gore was great and endless, and the violence was brutally gruesome (and often offensive). While it could've used another hot chick or two, the cast fit the roles well, even if some of their performances left quite a bit to be desired. Also, the ending will leave many (including me) somewhere between annoyed, frustrated, and simply wanting more. Luckily, none of the problems were enough to ruin the film and if you're a fan of the first or just looking for some mindlessly bloody entertainment chock-full of biker chicks, super-strength monsters, and wrestling midgets, I can definitely recommend 'Feast II: Sloppy Seconds.'

Final verdict: 6.5/10. I'll be impatiently awaiting 'Feast 3: The Happy Finish.'

-AP3-

First, let me say I loved Feast. It was stylish and was just a breath of fresh air. Feast II: Sloppy Seconds was indeed that - a sloppy second! I understand that this was an attempt at horror comedy as opposed to the first which focused more on scares but I didn't find anything funny in the sequel. Any movie that resorts to having almost every character gag or vomit at some point in the movie definitely loses its credibility as being a sequel to one of the better low-budget horror releases for the last few years. I had no connection to any of the characters and you saw way too much of the creature. In Feast, you didn't see as much and that is what made it so great. In Feast 2, the monsters look like men wearing rubber costumes. It even had a poor quality feel. The first one didn't feel that way even though it was low-budget. I'm really hoping that they salvage this series with the third film because the second one did not hold up to the parent film. Some want to call it slap-stick but I just found it stupid. One of the only enjoyable qualities of this film was Honey Pie but even then, I still didn't understand the point of her character because she did nothing but stumble around the film with no clear purpose. Definitely not worth what I spent on it.

I really liked Feast and I recommend it to all my friends. Recently I found out that Feast is a trilogy, so I immediately went towards seeing the other two films. After seeing Sloppy Seconds I have to say that either I don't remember the first one well or that this sucked a lot more.

As other reviewers have commented, this is more about the gore than the fun. However most of it is badly made, the little humor that remains is more like Final Destination than the original Feast movie and none of the characters are easy to empathize with. The budget probably was close to none and the monster scenes are either uselessly gory and explicit, either completely ridiculous.

Bottom line: I will watch the third installment hoping for a miracle, but if it will be like this one, I will not enjoy watching it. It was more than a letdown and more than a failure, it was a pretty bad movie overall.

What an irreverent romp of horror and camp! Loved it! Does it cross boundaries..YES! If you want a horror movie where you see the monster and not just flashes? If you want gore? If you want nudity? If you want scenes you have never seen from another horror film? This is the movie to watch! Keeps you wondering what is going to happen and the unexpected is what you get.There are some scenes that make you say..."Oh no you didn't!" WELL all I can say is "Cat" and "Baby". I haven't seen Feast III but would LOVE to. I want a horror movie that gives you blood and gore..and Feast II delivers. Thanks John for a fun romp with blood, gore and more! How many horror films have little people wrestlers?....hmmmmm