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 "Trilogy of Terror II" is a made-for-TV anthology, and you'll know it's made-for-TV since it has the tell-tale fade-to-commercial moments every now and then. As the title suggests, it has three stories. However, unlike a lot of other horror anthologies, this one has no wraparound story. It simply shows three unrelated stories with no one narrating them. Although this makes the movie somewhat disjointed, it is a welcome change from the typical wraparound story where a few people get together in a dark place and try to scare each other with horror stories. It's better than promising to tell a scary story but end up telling one that isn't. After all, sweeping claims like "This one is so scary that it'll f*** you up for life," or "I must warn you, this story isn't for the faint of heart," are supposed to deliver what they promise. Since "Trilogy of Terror II" does not have any bragging storytellers, does it mean that its stories are too wimpy to bother selling at all? Not necessarily. Without further ado, here are my reviews for each of the three stories... "The Graveyard Rats": A golddigging wife and her boyfriend plot to kill her blackmailing husband. As is often the case with anthology stories, the scheming couple get their comeupance, only this time it involves giant graveyard rats with impeccably bright incisors and glowing red eyes! Overall, this is not such a bad segment, though the rats are pretty funny-looking. "Bobby": A mother performs an occult ritual in an attempt to revive her drowned son. Ultimately, the revival doesn't work out very well, and neither does this story, unfortunately. The son's over-the-top performance seems inappropriate in what is otherwise a serious segment. "He Who Kills": The charismatic Zuni warrior doll from the original "Trilogy of Terror" is back again for another killing spree. There's nothing new here, though the doll animation is pretty nifty and the frenzied stabbing and screaming from that fiery little doll is quite amusing. Hmmm...it appears this movie is 2-for-3, which isn't bad. Overall, this is a decent, if not very groundbreaking, horror anthology. |
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** NOTE: The more dots, the better it is. 11 or 12 dots indicates a masterpiece worth "throwing into the VCR" while one or no dots means it's a "disasterpiece" worth "throwing against the wall." |
    
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