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6.2 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Horror | 100% |
Foreign | 51% |
Mystery | 6% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Just when you thought it was safe to play with antique dolls, here comes 1990’s “Vacation of Terror II,” which returns viewers to the ways of demonic toys, finding hero Julio back on the case when evil returns to Mexico, armed with magic, attitude, and a most powerful mullet. Director Pedro Galindo III takes command of the sequel, which offers a tenuous connection to the original offering, going full-steam-ahead as a monster movie, with the central source of hellraising trying to destroy a Halloween birthday party on a movie studio lot. While “Vacation of Terror” was a haunted house experience trying to give viewers a case of the creeps, “Vacation of Terror II” is more of a supernatural actioner, keeping Galindo III busy as he cooks up some very strange events for the film, which isn’t about making sense, simply out to provide a thrill ride of bizarre, magical sequences, and a performance from pop star Tatiana.
The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation is sourced from a "35mm archival positive." Detail does as well as possible here, supplying a textured look at demon activity, with goopy, rubbery particulars. Human appearances are also appreciable, with a sense of skin and hair, along with decent fibrousness on costuming. Studio chases are suitably dimensional, and decorative additions are open for inspection, exploring Halloween additions and cake displays. Colors are lively, handling party decorations with crisp oranges and reds, while demon appearance registers as intended. Period outfits are defined, and skin tones are natural. Delineation is satisfactory. Grain is heavy and film-like. Source is in decent condition, encountering scratches along the way.
The 2.0 DTS-HD MA mix shows signs of age, carrying a little shrillness at times, especially when screen activity flares up. Dialogue exchanges are intelligible. Scoring is limited, but supports passably, with a milder sense of instrumentation, and pop music is acceptable with vocals and period beats. Sound effects are blunt but appreciable.
A Trailer isn't included on this release.
"Vacation of Terror" was after a specific mood with its take on haunted house events, keeping the experience contained to a single location, filling it with all sorts of horror details and spooky encounters. It wasn't a fantastic movie, but it connected on a genre level, showing some care with its vision of supernatural torment. "Vacation of Terror II" isn't as refined, providing more of a shotgun blast of action with a trickster demon, who uses everything it can find to bruise and batter the characters as they search for some level of safety. The film becomes a family affair in the second half, with Roberto joining the hunt, and Galindo III slowly backs away from making sense of it all, preferring to go crazy with seals and coins, placing focus on sheer physical madness. "Vacation of Terror II" isn't a crisply considered feature, but it does a fine job trying to be its own thing, moving away from the original endeavor's creep to provide more warfare between the demon and the kids looking to make it out of a birthday party alive.
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