Abomination: The Evilmaker II

How on earth did this actually make it to video store shelves? I honestly do not understand how that occurred. This movie could only be considered cool if a group of my friends made it after drinking all day, as a joke. Also, it pretty much goes without saying that anyone who gave this "film" even a remotely positive review was either A) somehow involved with the cast or crew or B) twelve years old, and excited he got to rent a movie with topless girls in it, without his parents noticing. (Note in regards to the topless girls: NOT the kind of girls you want to see take their clothes off.) The only good thing I can say about this movie, is that it kind of inspired me to get a group of people together, get wasted, and improv a ridiculously bad horror film....which is pretty much what Abomination seems to have done, anyway.

Out of all of the low-budget, independent films that I have viewed over the years, this on really takes the cake. It is downright AWFUL! Very, very, very poor acting, and a totally ridiculous plot. Even the Gothic girls in the film were just white trash in black. The "special effects" consisted of making a guys eyes glow red. Herschell Gordon Lewis did 100 times better than this 30 years ago. Avoid this film. Don't waste your time watching this crap. I'm not going to complain about the poor quality of the DVD, or the deceptive hype on the back of it, but I have to say that this is just stupid. A total waste of time. Maybe if I had saw the first one, I might be able to follow that plot a little more easily (but I Doubt it). I will say that the special features were pretty good, several trailers for films that looked waaaaay better than this one, and even "bloopers" (as if the film itself wasn't a 100 min. blooper) and a "making of" segment. Honestly, I would rather watch paint dry.

"Abomination: EvilMaker 2" is an adequate sequel to the original without going over the same ground. The new lead is not as powerful as the original (Stephanie Beaton), but she comes across as so sincere and good-natured that she does the job. Big surprise is Jon Wilmot, who underplays the role of the disgraced ex-cop successfully. It is indeed Felicia Pandolfi, back in form as one of our favorite "b-movie goth chicks" who brings the most energy. Musical score is above average for an effort of this type. DVD also has some very good features about the making of the film, and the film makers, to their credit, point out several obstacles they had to try to overcome to finish the film. The last 20:00 does contain some good twist and turns, one or two that I could not predict. Whereas the b-movie horror makers in California are more or less a heartless machine (I've never liked the films of Fred Ray, Winorski or their ilk), I would prefer renting or buying a horror film done for the right reasons, like this one. It took a second viewing to spot the subtle color scheme whenever sister Racheal appears. Here's hoping there will be a nice wrap up, completing a memorable low-budget trilogy.

After watching the first Evilmaker I patiently waited for them to put out sequel. So when they did, I was surprised and a little sad to see that this one didn't have Stephanie Beaton in it. But Kylene Wetherel did a decent job replacing her. Anyway, the movie starts off with a supreme feeling of dread and suspense. The thing that I thought was really bad in this film was Shannon. I honestly think that she was reading her lines off of a cue card. It was that blatantly obvious. Other than that, rent this movie if you have only seen the first otherwise you'll be confused as to what's going on. And I hope to see more of that Kylene chick. She really shines!!

Aspiring to be an Evil Dead homage (or rip-off), this piece of trash has tons of advantages over Evil Dead, and yet produces an unwatchable idiotic movie. Every aspect you can think of in the movie-making process is poorly done here. Hell, even the "best boy" effed up his job. The makeup was horrible, the special effects were...whatever is the opposite of special. Mundane Effects technician is what they had. One thing that is has, is consistency. You definitely cannot say that any part is crappier than any of the others. They're all equally crappy. If you dare to test your patience, please make sure to be somewhat drunk, or to have lots of friends around you that can make fun of movies. This one deserves the lousy treatment.