Abomination: The Evilmaker II

I didn't understand this movie at all. Something about a girl that got killed and someone investigating. I wouldn't recommend it at all. The picture is grainy, it looks like it was shot with a VHS camcorder and the audio was so low I had to turn my TV all the way up and still could barely hear it.

There was some possession thing going on and some girl got covered in ice cream in one scene (this is an effect? WHAT?!?!) and there was some horrible looking "animated" effects that made me cringe. I thought the effects in Japanese movies were bad, the opticals in this thing were atrocious. This movie is actually the first rental where I asked for a refund of my rental money and when the manager popped the movie into a machine and saw the quality, he was gracious enough to give me a free rental because of the awful quality. (I rented Blood Works and it was GOOD.) People should not be charged to view this kind of thing, the entire budget couldn't have been more than the $4.00 rental charge.

I will say the box art got me to rent this movie, but never again. Avoid this movie at any and all cost, folks. Nothing personal to the folks who made it (I assume they had a $3.99 budget, a camcorder, and some ambition), but this is the kind of thing that you keep in the closet and maybe just show it to your friends and family, saying "hey, I made a movie." That this was commercially released and packaged at all is truly...an abomination. The title says it all and never again will I get suckered by good artwork and movies with no stars, there's no redeeming quality at all to the presentation save a couple of scenes with bare breasted women (and if you want to see this, rent something good, like Basic Instinct).

They really should label these movies properly on the boxes, saying "made by amateurs with a camcorder", that way the public wouldn't be suckered into renting this trash. Glad I didn't purchase this, but I guess the disc would've made a nice frisbee.

Believe it or not, the DVD contains making of stuff and it's exactly what you think it is: people standing around in front of a camcorder. That's right, one camcorder filming another camcorder, I couldn't believe it. Family barbeques are more entertaining.

Skip this one. Worse than Blood Cult.

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.

"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.

This movie deserves 0 stars. The script is dumb, the actors are bad, and the camera operator doesn't know what he/she is doing. The editing was good though, but the way the film is presented, meaning how its like a home video, is really dumb. I warn you,do not waste your money on this pathetic movie.