The diabolical devil doll returns to wreak more havoc. This time it comes to life and turns into a hideous scaly humanoid lizard beast which terrorizes several folks holding a lavish Halloween birthday party for little girl Tania (cute Renata del Rio) on a closed film studio. It's up to occult expert Julio (the ever-amiable Pedro Fernandez) to stop the foul fiend before dawn. He's assisted by sweet singer Mayra (the foxy Tatiana) and stern movie mogul Roberto Mondragon (a perfectly huffy Joaquin Cordero). Director Rene Cardona III treats the gloriously ridiculous premise with total seriousness, thereby providing a wondrous wealth of often gut-busting unintentional campy humor. Moreover, Cardona III relates the silly plot at a snappy pace, manages to create a fair amount of creepy atmosphere, and pours on the gore with lip-smacking élan (blood and goo literally flows, spurts and squirts all over the place!). The clawed'n'fanged reptilian monster is an absolute riot; he's a goofy-looking thing with a long tail, a big banana-like nose, and absurd pointy ears! The lovably primitive (markedly less than) special effects are likewise pretty funny. Better still, the lovely Tatiana even performs a bouncy pop-rock number! Xaxier Cruz's slick, fluid cinematography and Pedro Plascencia Salinas' funky, syncopated score are both up to par. A real hoot of a schlockfest.
Review of Vacation of Terror II
Vacation of Terror II
(1991)
An enjoyably cheesy sequel to the excellent original
5 March 2008
Warning: Spoilers