Return of the Living Dead II
Lorimar Film Entertainment | Release Date: January 15, 1988 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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IGNMike Bracken
Despite this flaw, fans of the first film will still find things to like in the sequel. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Director Ken Wiederhorn is a competent, if unremarkable, talent who handles the action scenes in a professional manner. His writing talent, however, is not equal to that of the first film's writer-director, Dan O'Bannon, and the sequel lacks its predecessor's snappy, biting dialog and O'Bannon's satiric edge. Read full review
50
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Like too many genre directors these days, Ken Wiederhorn went for a mix of horror and comedy, and it's probably not his fault he succeeded mostly with the latter. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneDave Kehr
ROTLD II may be junk, but at least in the hands of director Ken Wiederhorn it's efficient, well-filmed junk. [18 Jan 1988, p.7C]
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Billed as a comedy/horror flick, Return of the Living Dead Part II is neither scary nor funny and adds salt in the wound with an obnoxious soundtrack of grating rock music. Read full review
40
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Unlike O'Bannon's film, this is merely repetitive and dull, the tedium relieved only by the graphic brain-eating and Philip Bruns' deliciously OTT performance as the mad Doctor Mandel. Read full review
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