This is probably the most violent movie I have ever seen. Truly sadistic and over the top gore. Mean spirited but also darkly funny at times. And I thought it was AWESOME. My favorite horror movie I've seen this year. It was kind of fun waiting for the next nasty thing to happen. But it also had an interesting story and great final girl.

I was really nervous about the violence before seeing it. Thought maybe I would be one of the people getting sick or passing out. But surprisingly the gore didn't phase me. I can absolutely understand people getting sick though. It's a lot if you're not used to seeing extreme violence. For me it was so violent and over-the-top that it was hard to take it seriously. Whereas in a more serious movie I could get squeamish over far less. Still there's a scene around an hour in that is easily the most fucked up and definitely the one most will struggle with.

Anyway it was a lot of fun seeing it in a full theater and listening to people's reactions. Definitely a lot of gasps. Highly recommend seeing it with an audience. This is a HUGE improvement over the first one. I hope they can get another budget increase for the inevitable third movie.

8/10

https://ew.com/movies/terrifier-2-faint ... the-clown/




yah NOT seeing this movie ever

I didn't notice anyone throw up or pass out at my showing. But one person left and didn't come back.

because they were throwing up in the restroom

It's entirely possible . This movie is getting some very nice publicity. They talked about it for a few minutes on The Talk today.

This sequel has more of a conventional horror structure to it, as opposed to the endless brutality in nondescript boiler rooms and abandoned warehouses of the first movie. But I actually preferred the first one. Terrifier 2 revels in its evilness, and while the first also did that, its antagonist felt genuinely creepy and sick. Here, there are subtle differences that changed his fear factor for me. He's a bit of a one trick pony, too - I was a bit bored by the half-way mark. The over-the-top gore borders on parody, and I also didn't like how the film goes full force right from the beginning instead of teasing the audience like a Halloween film would - though I was numb to the violence from the outset. There is no art of suspense or uncertainty as was in the opening of the first film, no filmic craft - it's just gore upon gore. And I wouldn't say the gore is even particularly convincing.

Also, the supernatural elements here change the dynamic of this horror villain, and I'm not sure I like that either. It's more in line with Freddy Krueger, and with the film's synth-infused score (which is nice but nothing you wouldn't hear from an unsigned retro YouTube remixer) it does feel like Leone is recreating a certain 80s horror land vibe, but I preferred the straight-up slasher of the first movie. This one is also very long. The story that is told here certainly doesn't need 130 minutes to tell it - Leone has a lot of work to do in learning how to pace and edit a film.

Despite bad acting across the board, Lauren LaVera is very good, and also very attractive in her Wonder Woman-esque costume. But I was disappointed, among other underexplored ideas, that they didn't make a connection between Art and her father, which I assumed the film was heading towards. I just got the sense that Leone ditched the film's thematic and narrative development to double down on the gore, and that unfortunately will be its sole legacy.

I'm sure they're saving answers for a third movie. Would have been annoying if one didn't happen but there was pretty much no way one wasn't going to no matter what and now that it's a hit we are for sure going to have multiple sequels.

Also it's been quite a while since I watched it but I remember Art being supernatural in the first film too.

It's also been a while since I saw the first, and I didn't remember anything supernatural apart from maaaaybe near the end as a way to explain away his invincibility - but the supernatural-ness is definitely ramped up in the sequel.

I really didn't like the scene during the end credits. I thought that was pretty stupid.

Agreed. It's the sign of an amateur director that thinks every idea is golden and the financial cost of every shot warrants inclusion in the final product, which is a understandable mindset for low-budget filmmakers but doesn't make it good, and it needs to be reined in. And it's not just the final scene, it happens throughout the movie. Leone is quite repetitive, and as I already said the film is way too long - he's in love with all of his shots. There will surely never be a director's cut, or if there is the new scenes will be boring talky scenes at Sienna's school or somewhere.

There's certainly no reason it NEEDS to be this long but I found it surprisingly well-paced and for the most part it didn't drag for me. Maybe just a little during the finale. This could prove to be more of an issue on repeat viewings but it was fine for the first.

This was a ton of fun and one of the best horror movies of the year,. Hilariously gory, a fantastic final girl and shockingly enough it didn't drag at all. Bring on Terrifier 3.

B+

Eh I actually liked the first one more. Movies like this should be right around the 90 minute mark and this one goes over 138. Just feels like it goes on forever which isn't what I'm looking for in a slasher gorefest. I did like the 80s vibe, and also appreciated that despite having a much higher budget this movie looks just as cheap as the first since they put all the money into the gore scenes lol.

6/10