Video Violence 2

Shot on a home video camera with amateurish production values. Video Violence 2 is...well Video Violence. Howard and Eli host a pirate cable T.V. show that has a cult following. They air tapes submitted by their fans actually killing people in gruesome ways. And it is supposed to be funny. They even have a commercial for a toy that bites the throats off of children! Hilarious! I actually found this movie (If you can call it that) really funny. They remind me of the stuff me and my friends do with video cameras. Not for the weak stomach, the effects are gruesome. I recommend this for people that has a taste for low budget cheesy stuff.

The main murdering duo of the first film, Howard and Eli, now seem to have a pirate public access show filmed from a hidden location which is just the device they need to showcase bloody kills, without having to deal with the pesky little thing called plot (yea the first one's was stenuas at best, but it DID have one). Still that's not really a detriment of a movie like this & with a running time shorter then the first by almost half an hour (more if you subtract the time this one spends on clips from the first), it's not hard to sit through. And this film is a mild improvement to the first in regards to the acting as well as the special effects. However it just doesn't all jibe as well as the original. A movie full of black humor that I enjoyed a lot more. This one is still worth a view though, i guess.

My Grade: D+

DVD Extras: Audio commentary by Director/ writer Gary Cohen, Special effects men Mark Dolsom & Mark Kwiatek, and actors Art Neill, Paul Kay, David Christopher, & Uke; 15 minute interview with Cohen; and Trailers for Video Violence 1, Video Violence 2, Cannibal Campout, Woodchipper Massacre, & Ghoul School (the DVD also comes with the first video Volence film on the same disc)

The original 'Video Violence' was a campy and trashy, yet somehow likable little horror film. I guess the filmmakers must have had some film stock left over and a bunch of actors with a few days to spare so they decided to come up with this patched together 'sequel'. I suppose they have to be given some credit; the original didn't exactly leave the door open for a sequel, and they could easily have just done something similar to the first one and slapped a '2' on the end of the title. The film is similar to the first film, but it goes off in a completely different direction; and this is both refreshing and works well. The film once again focuses on the two maniacal antagonists from the first film; Howard and Eli. Their violence has won them a lot of fans and this had lead to them getting their own TV show ("The Howard & Eli Show") in which they torture and kill people live on the air. There isn't really a plot to speak of; the film is made up of different segments all revolving around snuff films and the TV show at the centre of the movie.

Staying true to the original, all the action featured in this film is very silly and trashy and the special effects haven't got any better either so the film still looks like it was made for a sum of money in double figures. While this doesn't exactly give it a lot of credibility, it does at least add to the charm. One of the few good things about the original film was its ham-fisted commentary on how film watchers love to see violence. This film once again takes that ball and runs with it but unfortunately this time it's all just too over the top and while the original wasn't very poignant, this one isn't at all. The original film also harked back to the old 'video rental' tradition with the focus being on a video store. This one doesn't have that going for it and the TV show idea isn't as good because (as far as I know) there isn't a show that is anything like this one. Still, the film is at least fun to watch and at just seventy five minutes, it doesn't drag like the original did. Fans of the original will probably enjoy this one too.

Video Violence 2 is about an illegal TV show "The Howard and Eli Show" which consists of real snuff videos. They make their own videos killing babes on air and they also show other people videos, homemade snuff. The plot is non-existent, its all like a TV show with commercials and that kind of stuff. The highlight here are the gore scenes that are cool, this is a gory comedy. Sometimes the jokes are too long and even the movie itself is like a very long joke, but its cool and worth for gore fans who like cheesy movies. If you look for good production values, intelligent plot, good lighting and good performances, look far away from this one. I liked it for what it is, a no-brainier movie. 6/10

This video, shot on camcorder is a lot of good campy fun. It's not for the weak of heart or the easily offended but is a fun bad movie.

It features a couple guys who host a late night pirated tv show featuring snuff videos their fans send in (they even have an in-studio band). Kind of America's Funniest Home Videos on crack.

I loved it, my wife was offended, so I guess it's one of those videos you either love or hate...if you're looking for something different and totally sick, check this out...if you want acting, production values and plot, go rent "Titanic" for the 100th time...