Wrong Turn 2 - Dead End (2007)

wrong turn 2 review

i liked the movie but the dvd kept stopping on me, must have come scratched November 18, 2008

Right Turn for Gore, Satire...and a little more

As one reviewer here noted, Wrong Turn 2 isn't exactly a true sequel. Think of Psycho 2, Halloween 2, et. al., the horror genre gives itself permission to play fast and loose with continuity between narratives. While WT2 may not be as original as its predecessor, it never lacks energy or drive. Its debt to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Deliverance is obvious, and no hardcore horror fan would argue that it's not derivative of many classic offerings. But this film is fun, finely-crafted in terms of scene length and editing, and most mature horror fans will feel that it's time well spent. Satire? Well, everybody lampoons reality TV now, but the artistically brave moment comes when the mutant cannibal family sits down to dinner with their victims, holds hands and...definitely a reference to and extension of the original TCM. October 25, 2008

More gore for the horror

The first installment of this movie was great. This new
version starts out a little corny, but the backwoods
freaks jump in quickly with their pursuit of food. Our
hero comes up with a good trick, blow em up, loved it.
If your'e a horror fan, you like the dark woods as a
setting, you'll love it. Keep it coming. July 1, 2008

Don't take my word because I think a movie like C.H.U.D. is one of the GREATS!!!

I think people are hard to please when it comes to horror movies these days. They forget how simple horror movies were in the first place haha. If you are a true horror movie fan!...than you will keep in mind how simple most horror movie films are. I THINK THATS WHY WE LIKE THEM!!!...don't take that the wrong way!..this is not a "dumb-down" statement! The bonus for us horror fans is when a horror movie turns out to be original or better than the classic originals out there! I very rarely turn down a horror movie so don't take my advise please. I'm a fan of all horror movies like BAD TASTE to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! As long as the film has hart in it! If you enjoyed the first WRONG TURN than your in for a treat!!! Very rarely do any horror sequels out top there first!...this one does!!! This sequel ROCKS!!!! But please!..don't take my advise because I thought THE RUINS rocked too!!! It's about time we had a killer plant movie!!! June 8, 2008

Two Wrong Turns don't make it right

I thought the original Wrong Turn was an average horror film at best, so I didn't exactly rush to see what I considered an unwarranted, direct-to-DVD sequel. I don't really understand the popularity of these inbred hillbilly cannibal freaks films. I for one have no real desire to watch unwashed, nasty, hideously ugly, radioactively mutated, two-legged pieces of subhuman flotsam going around killing and eating people. I just can't get in to something like that, no matter how much blood and gore you throw my way. I much prefer my horror with erotic undertones, and there's nothing sexy about atavistic regression. I must say, though, that I enjoyed Wrong Turn 2 slightly more than the original (but not enough to give it a better rating). The filmmakers deviated slightly from the standard sequel script (for the first half of the movie, anyway), and Henry Rollins adds a presence the first film lacked. On the down side, however, the opening scene ends in a laughably over-the-top manner - not a good omen for a serious horror movie. The director makes the same mistake at the very end, as well.

The setup for Wrong Turn 2 really involves no wrong turn at all (OK, maybe one at the very start). We're back in the state of West Virginia, but this time it's the setting of a post-apocalyptic reality game show called Apocalypse, hosted by tough ex-soldier (not to be confused with former Major Leagues MVP) Dale Murphy (Henry Rollins). I won't go over the rules of the game, but the gist is to survive over the course of five whole days in a world full of rigged post-apocalyptic dangers. Whoever scouted the area somehow missed the family of local degenerate cannibals that call the place home - but it doesn't take long for both contestants and crew to meet up with them. The six contestants are an interesting mix. You have an African-American former football player and all-around good guy (Texas Battle) that I dubbed "Tiger Woods;" a wise guy who can't stop hitting on the female contestants (Steve Braun); a tough, gung-ho female veteran of the war in Iraq (Daniella Alonso), some nice female eye candy (Crystal Lowe), a pretty girl whose troubled past has made her a survivor (Erica Leerhsen), and a producer turned contestant (Aleksa Palladino) who has to replace a reality show B-celebrity (Kimberly Caldwell) who never shows up (for a very good reason).

I don't have any real complaints about the special effects brought to bear here - there's one explosive death that's truly impressive, and the whole film is pretty much blood-stained. The hillbillies, of course, all look as ugly as homemade sin. The film doesn't boast a lot of character development, but it does give us a rare treat in the form of potential victims who all try to escape rather than stupidly walking into their own gruesome deaths. Notice I said "try to escape." I should also mention that there is one scene that is potentially controversial - and it has nothing to do with blood and gore. It definitely stands out in my mind, and you can't help but wonder why it was included in the movie. I don't know if the filmmakers were making a statement, or if they were just trying to generate a little more word of mouth publicity over the proverbial water coolers across the land.

All in all, Wrong Turn 2 is a decent little horror film, but one can only hope that this is the end of the line for the Wrong Turn franchise. Neither of the first two films is good enough to merit a third installment. June 1, 2008

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