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This week, Kyle and Trevor review Damien Leone's, Terrifier 2 (2022)!
A direct continuation of the events of Terrifier (2016), as well as a progression of the franchise much in the way Gareth Evans' The Raid (2011) expanded the scope for The Raid 2: Berandal (2014), Damien Leone's Terrifier 2 (2022) is a spirited sequel that improves upon the original in virtually every regard.
Representing far more than a simple upgrade in terms of gallons of blood spilt and buckets of viscera splattered, Terrifier 2 represents a meaningful effort on the part of creator and crew to improve upon aspects of the original that were nigh universally regarded by the fanbase to be detrimentally anemic, namely characterization and plot.
While not a full-on character study, over the course of its near 2 and a half hour runtime, Terrifier 2 succeeds in introducing and fleshing out a small cast of well-considered characters, ably performed by all involved, in particular star and “Final Girl,” Lauren LaVera.
While somewhat overlong, Terrifier 2 features stellar production values that belie its more than modest $250k budget, but perhaps more important, it boasts a coherence and clarity of vision across all aspects of production that is massively impressive, and highly commendable.
The little horror that could, Terrifier 2 is far from a perfect film, but it truly feels like the movie Damien Leone wanted to make, and based on its incredible word of mouth reputation and unexpected box office success, I'd say the fanbase are quite happy with the result.
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