Road house - Agente antidroga

"Direct-to-video" is a phrase that never sounds promising to the consumer unless its a direct-to-video sequel to something that went direct-to-video in the first place. Despite this, studios have insisted on releasing numerous direct-to-video sequels over the years to cult hits. I don't think it even needs to be mentioned that these sequels rank among some of the worst titles of all time, including THE HITCHER II, STARSHIP TROOPERS 2, and CRUEL INTENTIONS 3. It's fitting that ROAD HOUSE 2 was helmed by Scott Ziehl as he was also the man in charge of ruining the Cruel Intentions series. Like his entry in the Cruel Intentions trilogy, Ziehl takes elements that made the first ROAD HOUSE a great guy flick, and rehashes them with no success whatsoever. This is no sequel, this is a remake all the way. Various lines from the original are repeated, plot points cut and pasted, and scenes are replicated almost shot-for-shot from the first one. The one thing that could not be duplicated were the amazing fight scenes, which made ROAD HOUSE what it was. Here, we get clumsily directed fight sequences that are either too short or too long and seemingly planned out and shot within an hour. Compare that with its predecessor's fight scenes that look like they took months and months to prepare. Ziehl is capable of directing action as he did well with the 2001 remake of EARTH VS. THE SPIDER, but none of the talent shown there comes through in this mess. It's not completely his fault, as the screenplay is very, very poorly written and clunky. I don't care if something goes direct-to-video, a good script is still required. Someone should keep that mind while continuously churning these low-budget, direct-to-DVD movies out. Skip it entirely. 1/10

I didn't actually know that there was a sequel released to the 1989 movie "Road House", but having sat down to watch the 1989 and the 2024 reboot yesterday, I found my way to sit down and watch the 2006 movie "Road House 2: Last Call" as well.

As I had never heard about the movie, and thus never seen it, I didn't know what to expect from director Scott Ziehl. So he had every opportunity to impress and entertain me with this 2006 sequel.

Writers Miles Chapman, Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar put together a fair enough script and storyline, though it felt a bit campy and not overly original. But it certainly made a suitable viewing experience the first time around. "Road House 2: Last Call" is hardly going to become a classic like the 1989 movie was.

The movie does, however, have a good cast ensemble, with the likes of Johnathon Schaech, Jake Busey and Will Patton, among others. And the acting performances were actually good enough.

There was a good amount of action in the movie, and some nicely choreographed and executed fight scenes, which definitely helped to keep the movie afloat.

I will say, though, that "Road House 2: Last Call" proved better than what I had initially expected from a sequel such as it turned out to be. But hardly a movie that had me all thrilled and worked up.

My rating of "Road House 2: Last Call" lands on a five out of ten stars.

(2006) Road House 2: Last Call ACTION

Straight-to-rental flick starring Johnathon Schaech as D. E. A.(Drug Enforcement Agent) agent, Shane Tanner going to some small town located around Tyree, Louisiana from New York to nab some serious drug dealers lead by the notorious "Wild Bill" played by Jake Busey and main boss, Victor played by real life martial artist and real life bodyguard to Linda Ronstadt, Richard Norton. And while their is action mostly martial art fighting both from the bad guys as well is good, it's nothing we haven't seen before, and the gun fights are a dismissal. It is only related to the first "Road House" movie by name only.

It's been 20 years since Patrick Swayze cleaned up that other Road House that Kevin Tighe owned in the original Road House. He's got a son now who's a chip off the old karate block and DEA agent to boot played by Jonathan Schaech.

Business gets combined with pleasure and vengeance when Schaech is busy trying to take down a drug kingpin. That selfsame drug kingpin is also looking to move in on the bar owned by Will Patton who is Schaech's uncle. This road house is in the Louisiana bayous on a well traveled road that the cartels use for smuggling. Oh, and did we say that this same crowd murdered Swayze before the action of this film takes place.

It's all just a little too neatly conveniently wrapped up in a nice package, all of Schaech's issues getting resolved at once. And this Road House certainly does not have the great performance of Ben Gazzara who was the head villain there. Richard Norton and Jake Busey just don't enter into that class.

One to watch for in this film is Marisa Quintanilla a pretty, but deadly assassin. Her chick fight with Ellen Hollman is one for the books.

Road House 2: Last Call just does not have the style of the original Road House. No wonder Patrick Swayze declined participation.

I'll give this flick a 6 out of 10 since it is a "b" movie....The story line is the daltons son's uncle is hurt at the bar and the son go's back to town to investigate the near murder....the fighting scenes are nice and decently choreographed....it is a simple story but so was the first roadhouse...Patrick Swayze is not in ROADHOUSE 2, actually none of the actors from part 1 are in part 2...but for being set so many years apart part 2 was a decent follow up...The chick in the movie could have been a bit hotter....Jake Busey played quite a great villain but tended to overact quite a few times. Will Patton did great and fit the role of the uncle very well....