![]() Although it must be said that Jack’s extremely rapey vibes are once again back on full display here, and that will always continue to age poorly. It’s as if it is so intentional in not wanting to be taken seriously that it almost doesn’t deserve to be critiqued. In a way, it’s admirable and also asinine, and that’s what makes this such a confusing film to be critical of. This kind of goofy laziness is groan-inducing and at the same time hilariously bad, and that’s kind of what the whole movie is like. If what you just read made you laugh then you might get a lot more out of JACK FROST 2 than most. A nose which he probably could have procured more easily anywhere else except the raft of two shipwrecked guys in the middle of an ocean. Jack of course takes these meatbags out all for the sole purpose of getting a nose. At one point early on, Jack is ocean water and he seeks out a shipwrecked duo of dudes who are fighting over their last piece of food, a raw carrot. The story this time around is that Jack has been brought back and now is even more unstoppable since he is bound by no laws of weather, logic, or physics. In parts, this works, but on the whole, it mostly is just too silly for its own good. It’s a sequel to a movie that shouldn’t have a sequel, and it takes an already absurd premise and throws even more nonsense at it. ![]() Such could be said about JACK FROST 2: REVENGE OF THE MUTANT KILLER SNOWMAN (which will be simply referred to as JACK FROST 2 for brevity). I love a “so bad it’s good” movie as much as the next person, but that doesn’t mean that they are always worthwhile. Does this schlocky sequel stand a snowball's chance in hell of carrying on the charm of the first one, or is not cool enough to add to your collection? Thanks to the fine folks at MVD REWIND, we now have JACK FROST 2: REVENGE OF THE MUTANT KILLER SNOWMAN presented with the elusive R-Rated cut on blu ray. If you read that last sentence and thought there’s no way that premise would stretch beyond on film I’m proud to say you’re wrong. A campy, violent, and profanely silly story about a serial killer who becomes a snowman and stalks the folks in a small suburban town. The interplay between absurdity and audacity is no better observed then watching some of the schlock that the horror genre puts out. Horror legends like ROGER CORMAN built empires around movies that walk the line between violence and silliness which inspired others like CHARLES BAND to start EMPIRE and FULL MOON. ![]() The campiness of the horror genre has always been fertile ground for parody and satire whether that is the intention or not, and in many cases, filmmakers will purposely attempt to make their films schlocky. Combined it has given us some of the most entertaining and embarrassing cult classics from the likes of ED WOOD to PETER JACKSON. The horror genre has been built on schlock and scares from the earliest days of filmmaking until today. Schlock and horror are no strangers to one another.
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