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House II: The Second Story (1987)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
12/10
12/10:
Better than the original, 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 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 would have 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.