Video Violence 2

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...

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 film is among the thousands of B horror films that I have collected over the years. It has to be one of my favorites in my collection. In order to appreciate what this movie has to offer, you have to be a die hard gore fan. It centers around two guys, Howard and Eli, who form their own talk show with no subject other than splattering innocent victims on national television. In between segments they show cheesy commercials and homemade splatter films sent in from fans. My favorite segment has to be the retired cop and his homemade electric chair because it was funny as well as gory. In fact, most of the film has a deep sense of humor to it. True, there are plenty of gore scenes (very imaginitive but not very convincing)but the movie will make audiences laugh more than anything. If you're looking for academy awards and oscar nominations, this film is not for you. On the other hand, if you just want to see a fun film then I highly recommend this one. It will definitely be a different movie experience for you.

This sequel to Gary Cohen's Video Violence follows our two sadistic killers from the first film, Howard and Eli. These two crazy cats have moved from making their little snuff films and have gone to do bigger and better things. Now they host their own pirated T.V. show where viewers can send in their own homemade snuff films.

This film, though nothing close to as good as the original Video Violence, is one entertaining little flick. Unfortunately the film feels as though it falls short. It seemed more as just a special feature for Video Violence 1, rather than a whole new film. This may be because the film has such a weak plot.

I kind of had the impression that the original Video Violence was a film that was taken very seriously with the intention of making a well put together film, and that this sequel was made just for fun. Video Violence 2 is a lot more campy and focuses on humor more than gore.

Over all the film is very entertaining, but didn't really feel like a full length movie.

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)