Don't Look in the Basement 2

This was an incredible movie. I hated the first one, but this is so much better. I like how it all comes together and explains a lot. Give it a try, it's good

If you're a fan of the horror genre, you have to slog through a lot of crap and once in a while, you come across a truly pleasant surprise. "Don't Look in the Basement 2" is one of those happy surprises.

For those who are unaware, "Don't Look in the Basement" was a 1973 horror film by S.F. Brownrigg that involved a young nurse going to an asylum where murder and mayhem ensues. It garnered some serious notoriety because it was acquired by Hallmark Pictures and was given the same marketing campaign as the original "Last House on the Left" ("It's only a movie... only a movie...").

And now, over 40 years later, comes a direct sequel directed by Anthony Brownrigg, son of the original director. In this one, a doctor goes to work at a small, country asylum after a tragedy involving his wife. The director of the asylum informs the staff that a very special patient is coming. And it is a man named Sam, who was one of the lone survivors of the events in the original film.

Once Sam gets there, strange things start to happen. Patients and staff start acting strange, and seem to be taking on the persona of the characters of the original movie. And as you might expect, murder and mayhem seem to be on the menu again...

The movie is way, way better than you'd expect. The acting is professional, there is creepiness, scares, intentional comic relief, and some truly disturbing scenes. It's well photographed and solidly directed. And it's got an actual, honest-to-goodness ENDING.

It helps to have seen the original (otherwise the characters seem to be just acting weird instead of channeling other characters) but it's not a necessity.

I was really surprised by how good this was. Definitely recommend it.

The original 1973 movie found itself banned in Britain as a Video Nasty, I haven't watched it for some time but I recall it being fairly good. Pity the same thing can't be said for its 2015 sequel. The movie starts off slowly but reasonably interesting, sadly the second half descends into a confusing mess. Several characters ask "What's going on?", I only wish I knew! I could watch it again to try and make sense of it but frankly I have better things to do with my time. The acting is generally passable and there are a few gory moments, but it's not enough to save this dross. Beware some dubious reviews!

This movie was exccelent,it had funny moments, and I just loved the entire movie ,watched it a couple times highly replayable, has the same feel as similar movies like session 9 and death tunnel, ,this movie was great I bought it and added it to my DVD collection, of out of print b movies fits great ,,,it's way better than part one and continues on with the story perfect, and the main cast of characters, all of them we're great ,this was really well done and over looked great story especiallly when your living it for real, hits home depending what your life experiences are great movie

I've read a lot of comments about the acting and i tend to agree, the acting was probably the best part of the film. Ive never spent any time in a sanitarium but i imagine it doesnt look like an old creeky house with junk left out in the open and books and junk left everywhere. Its as if they were so intent on making the set look like the original, no one thought to actually make it look like a clinic. All things considered, its a C- in my book.