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- 1987
- PG-13
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
- 1987
- PG-13
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
Summary The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.
Directed By: Ethan Wiley
Written By: Fred Dekker, Ethan Wiley
- 1987
- PG-13
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
- 1987
- PG-13
- New World Pictures
- 1 h 28 m
House II: The Second Story
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5.4
Summary The new owner of a sinister house gets involved with reanimated corpses and demons searching for an ancient Aztec skull with magic powers.
Directed By: Ethan Wiley
Written By: Fred Dekker, Ethan Wiley
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
31
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
57% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
For the most part, the humor in House II is mild and
conventional, and the suspense sequences never amount to much, thanks largely
to the film's failure to play by any identifiable rules. In a film in which
reality can be bent and rebent, following the director's whim of the moment,
it is nearly impossible to establish any real sense of danger. Menace requires
integrity, and "House II" doesn't have it.
Sadly in need of renovation. [28 Aug 1987, p.8]
This sequel to House offers another blend of humour and horror, but the gags aren't particularly sweet, the chills aren't particularly spicy. On the whole an indigestible affair, which fortunately passes quickly through the system.
Director Ethan Wiley is determined to be cute rather than scary. He intros some cuddly creatures – a baby pterodactyl, plus a critter who’s a cross between a dog and a caterpillar – but they don’t add anything to the pic’s charm. Action scenes aren’t very thrilling or suspenseful.
Genre aficionados looking for chills and thrills will be disappointed; this one could play uncut on television -- network, not cable. The effects and the jokes are equally few and far between, and for all its amiable intentions, House II deserves few boarders.
It means to be funny, with a cast including several talented young comedians (among them Bill Maher, as a record business exectuvie), but it's not.
The first film featured George Wendt from TV's "Cheers"; this time around, they tapped the same TV show for John Ratzenberger.
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