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House II: The Second Story (1987)

Rate: 4
Viewed: 12/10

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12/10: Better than the original while posesssing a lot of cult feel, House II: The Second Story is a somewhat funny movie that doesn't turn out well in the long run.

The cast is decent for what it's worth. For some weird reason, as I saw the movie in the 80's, I thought the lead character was Mark Linn-Baker, who played Larry Appleton in Perfect Strangers, but it's not him. The correct actor is Arye Gross.

The ending is odd. It goes like this: Jesse sees the ethnic woman of his dreams on the top with Charlie in the back of the wagon along with a mutant caterpillar dog, and Charlie gives a weird, moronic smile. And Jesse thinks to himself that he has found his family as they settle in the West happily after all in the middle of the 19th century.

Anyway, I like the sinister look of one particular villain who's the most memorable character of the film. But it's dumb to see Jesse having the skills to last that long in a duel with him. Meanwhile, I've never understood why it's important to keep Gramps alive because he is like 175 years old.

All in all, House II: The Second Story is a below average sequel.