Basket Case 2 (1990)

Basket Case 2: Directed by Frank Henenlotter. With Kevin Van Hentenryck, Judy Grafe, Annie Ross, Heather Rattray. Duane and his basket-bound mutant brother are taken in by a secret home for wayward freaks with journalists hot on their tail.

“Basket Case 2 is…well, itu0026#39;s something else. Joe Bob Briggs said u0026quot;Itu0026#39;s perfect!u0026quot; and that was enough for me. I donu0026#39;t like it, but, at the same time, I donu0026#39;t hate it. It lacks the grittiness of the original Basket Case. The film is more polished but the sets arenu0026#39;t. Theyu0026#39;re clearly sets and the movie suffers for it. It lacks the realism that the first film depended on. The acting is better, Ted Sorel (From Beyond) is great. The movie is a just a bit too comedic for my tastes. The freaks are mostly stupid, but Belial still kicks ass though. He gets an upgrade in this film, from stopmotion to animatronics. All in all, the film still has that great stomach-turning quality, and the sex scene you never wanted to see. And it does have a great climax, the ending alone is worth watching the entire movie for. It just canu0026#39;t live up to the original.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNote for genre buffs: Two of the freaks include Ron Fazio (he was the second Toxic Avenger) and David Emge (Dawn of the Dead).”