Death Tube 2: Broadcast Murder Show (2010) User Reviews

A more mature as a story and character sequel but loses in suspense compared to first. Still worth a watch.

[Mivas_Greece · 6/10 · 28 October 2021]

Thriller movie from Japan. The Death Tube sequel shows a new group of people who have been abducted and are called to pass tests within a certain time, otherwise they will die. In contrast to the first, however, here the victims, try to work together so that no one dies. So there is no competition and it gets kind of boring for a while. However, the rules will change at some point and they will have to deal with each other or even the far from scary yellow bears if they can. Overall, although it focuses more on how they will escape from there and not on the game itself like the first one, and therefore differentiates and brings a new plot, nevertheless loses significantly in suspense and in many times becomes boring. The direction as well as the killings are also mediocre. And unlike the first, here no attempt is even made to delve into the characters with the exception of the protagonist. On the positive side, I liked the messages and the ending much more than the first one. Generally it is fine for one watch, if you liked the first one, it is about the same level but there are definitely better ones.

Better than the first

[adeleysim · 6/10 · 11 January 2019]

Same concept as in the first movie, so kind of like a quirky Saw-Battle Royale thing. I thought the plot for this one was a little more advanced. I just wish the actors were better.

Entirely unappealing sequel

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 15 July 2017]

DEATH TUBE 2 is a sequel to the low budget Japanese SAW rip-off about a group of unwilling contestants in a murder game being streamed for Internet viewing. I hated the first movie, but this sequel is even worse, a lame and lacklustre copy of the first film with the cheapest and least imaginative games ever. Basically what we have is a group of actors trapped in a basement and being bumped off in uninteresting ways one by one by the teddy bear villains. Aside from one inventive bit of choreographed teddy bear dancing to a Michael Jackson remix, this film is junk, a grim bit of viewing lacking appealing characters and plot coherency.