Not even a nuclear explosion, it seems, can prevent a sequel to a tongue-in-cheek zombie pic.
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06/24/06
Return of the Living Dead 2 (1988)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:0
Rotten:12
Average Rating:3.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: It's gore galore in this sequel to (what else?) 1985's "Return of the Living Dead". Here, a poisonous gas is released from a container, and when it reaches the local graveyard, corpses start living... [More]
Starring: James Karen, Thom Mathews, Dana Ashbrook, Marsha Dietlein
Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Reviews for Return of the Living Dead 2
1 - 14 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe only saving grace in a totally misguided effort is the performance of character actor Bruns who is quite funny as the slightly off-the-wall doctor.
03/26/09
Top CriticOne of short series that gave James Karen his place in horror movie history.
03/22/08
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08/04/05
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08/02/05
Given the abundance of films like this, Return 2 is hardly a classic, but it's far better than it has any right to be.
10/29/04
The movie's high points are its makeup and special effects. The movie's low points are almost everything else.
10/25/04
No review available.
10/24/04
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05/21/03
Top CriticThe first film was an amusing, winking zombiefest that glorified its own cheekiness. The sequel tries to do bigger and better and thus is less and worse.
11/05/02
No review available.
08/10/02
No review available.
07/26/02
An occasional clever joke but in general a degradation of this branch of the series.
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