Ancient Evil 2: Guardian of the Underworld (Video 2005)

Five jaded young friends foolishly dabble in the dark arts and unleash Anubis, the Egyptian God of the dead, on an unsuspecting New England island. As the body count rises, the survivors ... See full summary »

Director:

D.W. Kann

Writer:

David Buscemi

Stars:

Victoria Campbell, Adam Lipskey, Don Sandeen

Cast

Credited cast:
Victoria Campbell	...	Jen
Adam Lipskey	...	Wheezer
Don Sandeen	...	Hobo / Anubis
Elza Minor	...	Roland Henderson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Evasick	...	Video Store Manager (voice)
Noel Francomano	...	Oncilla
Eric S. Hawkes	...	Video Store Customer
Christopher Kann	...	Paul
Chelsea McCarthy	...	Morgana
Paul Munafo	...	Hunter 2
Anthony Omer	...	Hunter 1, Earl
Megan C. Ward	...	Hitchhiker
Alex Whall	...	Mark

Storyline

Five jaded young friends foolishly dabble in the dark arts and unleash Anubis, the Egyptian God of the dead, on an unsuspecting New England island. As the body count rises, the survivors must figure out a way to defeat the powerful creature as they fight not only for their lives, but for their very souls.

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Plot Keywords:

breasts | mummy | sequel | tongue in cheek | nudity | 

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Taglines:

An ancient evil has returned...

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Genres:

Horror | Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Darkside Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anubis: Rising

Filming Locations:

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine Excel Entertainment, Darkside Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The hook-like weapon that Paul is holding up in the barn is called a Woodsmen's Pal.

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Quotes

Wheezer: Do you have that movie with the, flying demon baby that attacks the winnabago and eats that hot chic in the shower who's all naked?
Paul: Nope, its out.
Wheezer: It's out? Aw, man... that movie is always out!
Paul: Wheeze, it's on almost every night on cable.
Wheezer: Yeah but I wanted to watch it now.

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Crazy Credits

Stay until the last credits roll for a final Wheezer moment.

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Connections

References Shoah (1985)

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Soundtracks

"3 Weeks"
Written by Tim Laursen
Performed by Lancet Fluke
©2001

User Reviews

Rent to see how not to make a horror film

Goth chick calls up Anubis. Deaths follow.

I had read an article on the making of the movie and was curious to see the end result so I rented it. Beneath a pretty cool DVD cover lies this movie and it's, unfortunately, not very good. While I can give props to the monster make up and some of the shots of the moon, the rest of it is uniformly amateurish. Everything from the acting to the writing, camera-work and directing is atrocious. Whole sections of dialog are delivered by characters who should be running for their lives instead of standing, yes standing, and arguing for long minutes at a time. My guess is that a running time had to be filled, but more likely it's because characters have to say things in situations like this, no matter how obvious or inane.

The weird thing, though, is that as I was watching the over the top acting (Goth chick I'm talking to you especially), I couldn't help but think this would've worked had the director just thought out of the box a bit and conceived the whole thing as a silent film. Yes, a silent film. Of course distribution would have been a problem, but at least it may have worked as a film.

Unless your a film student there is no reason to rent this.

But if you are a future filmmaker then rent it with an eye on how not to make a horror film. Scorcese once said something to the effect of watching bad movies in order to learn how to make good ones. This would be one of them.