D Rahul Raj Jsd
Today is also Mr. Tim Sullivan's (July 2) Birthday, so my second feature was 2001 MANIACS : FIELD OF SCREAMS, which is the second installment in the series. In this one, The Immortal, Iconic Horror Legend Mr. Bill Moseley plays the leader, Mayor George W. Buckman. Scream Queen Lin Shaye, Christa Campbell, Ryan Fleming and Adam Robitel reprised their roles. This one is different from the first chapter. It's more of a comedy with sleazy, dirty dialogues and jokes, kinda cartoonish. Tons of nudity, sexuality, and of course, it has tons of blood and gore, awesome inventive brutal kills. You've got Barrels, Buzz Saw (this scene blew my F'N mind, the C Section), Pooch Box (this scene was a real shocker) and more. Whenever you're watching a horror film with my top fave Bill Moseley in it, you know he's gonna have many lines which will truly be incredible, unforgettable and original (fave quote - Hey Two Eyes, Suck My Dixie). Loved the man's voice, the way he laughs. His voice was also featured in a song at the end, credits called Lord Let Me Help You Decide, he's awesome!!! Ms. Lin Shaye was so amazing too, I really loved her performance, the scene where she was dancing, she really killed it. Don't know why there are lots of negative reviews for this movie, must be PG fans for the Twilight films, can't stand those films, but if Bill Moseley was in those Twilight films, I would surely F'N watch that. Wouldn't miss anything with Bill in it. The man's performance has a powerful force that will always make your eyeballs stick to the screen. Salute To Mr. Tim Sullivan for this blood soaked, looney, country cannibal chapter, packed with double bare knuckle fists of gore, sex, comedy, rockin tunes and more!!! Full of fun!!! Really hope there's a third, and I liked Tim Sullivan's idea of Bill Moseley facing off against the man who portrayed Mayor Buckman in the first chapter, The King of Horror, Mr. Robert Englund. If you're not gonna go to the South, The South Will Come To You, and The South Is Gonna Rise Again, I know it will!!!
FemalefanLotR
While I liked the 2005 remake, 2001 Maniacs mainly because of Robert Englund. This one should have never been made.Acting: The acting was terrible and not even a good actress like Lin Shaye could save it. Perhaps if Robert Englund had returned it would have been watchable. The writing: It was badly written and how did they get a school bus and where did they learn to drive? Overall: I hated it and I'd advise anyone wanting to watch it to skip it and find something to watch. Other things wrong with it: The nudity was too much and at times unnecessary, the plot was predictable and ended basically the same way the first one did and it was boring
kosmasp
If only ten people attend to a screening, that does not necessarily mean, you will be watching a bad movie at the cinema. In this case, unfortunately it was exactly what we were in for. Although this movie tries so hard to be funny and not be taken seriously (and has a scene or two that might get you to chuckle for a second), it never really reaches any comedy heights.Actually it seems never to really take off at any moment. It's a shame, because Tim Sullivan seems like a very likable guy and someone who really has fun directing. And also has a way at cons or festivals. If only he could have translated that onto the screen or half of it, it would have been an entirely different beast altogether. He didn't and we don't even get mediocre with this movie ... Avoid (unless you have friends over and want to have a laugh ... for all the wrong reasons)
lastliberal
OK, I'm a Christa Campbell fan, and have almost everything she has appeared in. I will watch paint dry if Christa is standing in front of it. So, I expected to see her, and I expected the same fun I had with the first film.I was sorely disappointed that the film didn't have that magic of the first film. It was a collection of racial and sex jokes with occasional displays of feminine pulchritude.Some of that display came from the fake Paris & Nicole filming a reality trip to the South. You know you can't wait to see them get it.But, it was really just a version of Hee Haw the way we would have liked to see it. Maybe without the gore.Still, it had Christa Campbell, and she managed to keep me interested until the end.