Rito satánico parte 2: la tentación

I'm binging the Witchcraft franchise, all 16 of them and was regretting making this decision after the mess that was the first film.

Outstandingly Witchcraft 2 actually manages to be worse and that was a feat I wasn't expecting.

It follows on from the first film with the baby now a teenager (Played by a guy who looks about 30). Now an evil temptress is after him, can he resist her or is he doomed to fall into satans plan?

Honestly, I didn't care. From the baffling daft story to the awful performances to the hokey effects this was an utter mess.

I do hope they get better, for the sake of my health!

The Good:

Follows on from the first film

The Bad:

Awful effects

Dreadful plot

Incredibly boring

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Some movies should come with warning labels such as "May be hazardous to mental wellbeing" or "May bring you out in a rash, watch in moderation"

I feel very strongly about the above line. This is just plain out butt awful. First the main charcters are supposed to be teenagers, but they look to be in their 30's. The Temptress character looks much younger than everybody else in the film. Then there is the wooden acting. The direction is even worse. And oh my God!!!! That d**m awful script. It looks like some person just had only a crayon and wrote some notes on a piece of tiolet paper and the rest of the crew just worked off that and improvised everything!!!

Please. I beg you if you have not seen any of the films in this series, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. They are all awful. Each one just manages to get worse than the other. As though that was possible. Followed by way too many sequels. I stopped watching after part 7, but I think they have reached a part 10 or 11. The first one was awful, so how the H**l did it get followed by so many more sequels? Rating: 1 out of 10.

My review was written in June 1990 after watching the movie on Academy video cassette.

This sequel to the 1988 video picture is an effective showcase for the charms of newcomer Delia Sheppard. This is another direct-to-video release, but Sheppard will be featured on the big-screen in "Rocky V".

She plays a temptress, out to charm young hero Charles Solomon who's been groomed (unknown to him) as the supreme warlock to take over the world. As detailed in the first film (flashbacks of which are presented here), Solomon's parents and foster parents all practiced witchcraft.

Opposing Sheppard are the local reverend (Frank Woods), whose daughter Mia Ruiz is Solomon's girlfriend. One cute gag has Woods complaining about exorcism that "Catholics are so much better than Methodists at this".

Direction by Mark Woods is okay, though the climax is directed too much like a heavy metal music video. Center of attention is Sheppard, previously seen in the barely released "Sexbomb". She's severely styled as a dominating blonde hellcat in trashy, revealing costumes. Her campy performance tags Sheppard as the '90s answer to Mamie Van Doren.

Tech credits, especially the optical effects, are chintzy.

The opening scene of WITCHCRAFT II: THE TEMPTRESS features a witch either casting a spell, or making the world's ugliest tuna casserole. Thus, the character of the title is created.

Enter Will Adams and his girlfriend, Michelle (Chris Solomon and Mia Ruiz), who have no idea that the demonic seductress lives right next door to Will! Her name is Dolores (the divine Delia Sheppard), and she hasn't been herself lately. Will finds her enchanting, even... tempting. Dolores starts popping in and out of the Will's life like a sensual jack-in-the-box, to hilarious effect. Even the cleaning of her gutters becomes a rib-tickling event!

Can Will and his relationship with what's-her-name, somehow endure Dolores' powers?

This movie is far more absurd than the original. While that movie was typical, straight-to-video, 1980's cheeeze-corn, this one bears no resemblance to that story, choosing instead to veer off into soft core land.

EXTRA POINTS FOR: #1- The role of Boomer (David Homb), who's in the running for the most perfectly annoying character ever! He's more irritating than a bout of personal itch! #2- The insane final conflict that plays like a mumbo jumbo-filled music video!...

Evil witch tries to lure the surviving baby from part I, now a teenager into the forces of darkness. Not quite as bad as the original, but still awful by any means. Frequent nudity and some violence & sex doesn't help, but actually make things worse. Rated R; Nudity, Violence, Profanity, and Sexual Situations.