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By Matt Donato
Posted: Sep 23, 2022 3:00 pm
This is an advanced review out of Fantastic Fest, where Terrifier 2 made its world premiere. It will hit theaters on Oct. 6, 2022.
Damien Leone's highly anticipated Terrifier 2 is a tremendous improvement over the original all-slaughter, no-substance Terrifier that introduced newfound slasher celebrity Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton). Leone's symphony of bodily destruction boasts magnificent practical kill sequences; as a bonus, there's a semblance of storytelling this time. It's still riddled with underdeveloped subplots and themes, but Leone better adheres to traditional slasher formulas with an empowered final girl and motivations behind Art's sickening massacre spree. It's clear that Terrifier movies mean to be low-budget yet hyper-revolting special effects showcases, and Terrifier 2 doesn't disappoint (full-view decapitations, bones snapped like twigs, gooey dismemberment) — I just don't know if Leone fully utilizes the film's two-hour-plus runtime with so much leftover ambiguity.
Terrifier 2 follows recognizable slasher sequel molds, given how Art's resurrection isn't referenced outside the film's plot synopsis. Art's back for another Halloween massacre in Miles County…because why not? Brother and sister duo Sienna (Lauren LaVera) and Jonathan (Elliott Fullam) attract Art's attention, possibly due to their deceased father's foreboding sketchbook filled with Art's monochromatic portrait and disturbing traces of Art's original victims. Also along for the ride is a "Demon Girl" dressed as Art's mini-she, costumed in black and white, down to rotten teeth and makeup just like Art. Somehow, someway, Leone tries to force all these supernatural elements together sans perfection, unlike splattery gore whenever Art opens his trash bag of murder weapons.
Leone's growth as a screenwriter between Terrifier and this follow-up is a noticeable improvement, but overall cohesion still lacks. Terrifier 2 takes the gonzo "Jason fights a telepath" approach to sequel storytelling by introducing Art's skip-along accomplice or Sienna's comic-book heroism, only to execute like explanations vanished during post-production. Art's resurrection is basically a marketing logline, some characters can see the Demon Girl while others can't, and Sienna's spiritual connection to her father's fictional character in some possibly magical sketchbook has coincidental "go with it, bro" energy. Terrifier 2 veers off the rails in ways other franchises don't encounter until entry four (Leprechaun), five (Child's Play), or seven (Friday the 13th), and that's not always a good thing when highlighting the scattershot screenplay. At 138 minutes, you'd presume Leone would have plenty of time to richly explore mythology that otherwise stays forgotten.
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Terrifier 2 rips, tears, hacks, shreds, butchers, disembowels, decapitates, devours, pulverizes, tenderizes, slices, dices, skewers — I'm missing plenty — and knock-em-out-dead eviscerates the current competition when it comes to low-budget slasher effects. Damien Leone orchestrates sensational slasher extremism that's so foreign in today's modern ...
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Sep 24, 2022 · This is an advanced review out of Fantastic Fest, where Terrifier 2 made its world premiere. It will hit theaters on Oct. 6, 2022. Damien Leone's highly anticipated Terrifier 2 is a tremendous improvement over the original all-slaughter, no-substance Terrifier that introduced newfound slasher celebrity Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton).
Oct 28, 2022 · ‘Terrifier 2’ Review: Art the Clown Returns for a Slasher Sequel That’s a Sadistic Piece of Shock Theater Reviewed online, Oct. 27, 2022. MPA rating: Not rated. Running time: 138 MIN.
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