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Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust

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If you've seen the first film (and, let's face it, if you're reading this you probably have) then you definitely know what to expect going into this. After six minutes of previous feature recap (standard Full Moon padding procedure) and intentionally crawling credits, we get our first look at Cheatem Studios. It could be that Full Moon was intending to parody themselves here as the young Kelvin Cheatem is accused by of "having seven films in production at once" and needing to "tie up the loose ends". I thought that all of this had promise until I was subjected to a string of tired stereotypes and lame jokes. All of this would have been tolerable if I'd gotten to see Ginger in action, but most of the time he's active we can only see him in POV shots and ridiculous looking inserts. Still, knowing this before even opening the box didn't stop me from seeing it and I'm sure it won't stop you either...hang on till the end to see what may be the movie's one redeeming sequence, a hilarious crucifixion scene...hence the title. In addition, in case anyone cares, there isn't a "making of" feature :-(

I saw the first Gingerdead Man, and was expecting a bad movie in a good cheesy way, like classic Full Moon stuff. Instead, it was just a straight up bad movie, much to my dismay. Being the geek I am, I still decided to check out the second one, and am glad I did. This time, I got what I was expecting, a bad movie that is fun and cheesy. That's not to say it was entertaining all the way through, but there's enough cheesy fun for me to give it a thumbs up.

Even if you didn't like the first one, give this one a shot.

I highly doubt anyone would be watching this unless you saw the first Gingerdead Man and spent the whole time astonished by what you saw. Astonished not being in that good way, but more by the fact that you can't believe what you were watching. In the first Gingerdead man we were introduced to the b worlds' first serial killer bakery item whose spirit was made up of sugar, cinnamon, and a heavy dose of 1 insane Gary Busey. It was simply hilarious and bizarre all mixed into one giant mess of a movie, but I really enjoyed it for what it was. Sometime last July I heard Full Moon had released a 2nd installment of the Gingerdead man which sent me on a video store quest to only come up empty handed. I wasn't willing to buy it for 30 some odd dollars since I knew it would most likely be a one time viewing which put it on the back burner for a while. Finally a year later I got my hands on a copy and wasn't surprised by what I saw.

This time around our pint sized killer friend the Gingerdead man has been delivered into a box baked goods to Cheatum Studios. Despite the fact that he was destroyed in the first one there is no explanation to how he's back, but hey it's Full Moon. They actually did a great job in this film by making fun of their own pictures at every turn. It's pretty much and hour+ spoofing their countless sequels, low budgets, poor direction, and awful acting they've provided over the years. The main character Kelvin Cheatum, whose a complete spoof on Charles Band, is pulling out all the stops to keep his studio running as it's on the downward spiral.

Kelvin is giving a dying boy a tour of the studio while the Gingerdead man is doing some major killing behind the scenes. As the the killings continue Kelvin works on trying to pull the disgruntled actors together to try and finish Tiny Terrors 9 before they lose everything. Then Kelvin and his tourers walk in on the Gingerdead man while chainsawing one of the stagehands causing studio wide panic. Eventually it turns out the dying kid is in disguise and really a crazed fan who want to bring the studio down. However the Gingerdead man saves the day to some extent only to be killed by the puppets from Tiny Terrors 9.

I really enjoyed the Gingerdead man 2 and think it may have a slight edge on the first one. Now my enjoyment comes from the standpoint of it being a Full Moon film and not a legitimate big budget flick. It'd really be foolish to pick this one up and expect to get anything really good. It's obviously nowhere near scary but did provide me with a lot of laughs and enjoyment. It's certainly not worth the purchase but is really fun for a one time watch. You have to admire the fact that they were big enough to take some jabs at their own studio. They're aware of the style of film they put out and seem happy with the results. It's an acquired taste for sure. It left me looking forward to Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Clever which will be coming down the road at some point, no release date yet.

I watched Gingerdead Man 2 and loved every minute of it. The movie set and director were obviously meant to spoof Charles Band and Full Moon, which I thought was hilarious. Plus, its fun to watch the Gingerdead Man curse and say nasty things right before he kills people. It's not exactly the Kings Speech, but it isn't meant to be and that wasn't what I wanted. If you are in the mood for silly, goofy low budget ridiculousness, Gingerdead Man 2 delivers the goods.

I wasn't a big fan of Gingerdead Man, but Gingerdead Man 2 is a definite step up. It's a lot of fun, to be honest. However, you have to be a big fan of b-movies, because this flick is littered with b-movie in-jokes that might fly over the head of people who aren't fans of such movies. There are lots of fun cameos, from the likes of David Decoteau, Greg Nicotero, Frank Nicotero, and John Carl Buechler. But the actor that really put a smile to my face was Michelle Bauer. I'm a fan of hers, having seen her in Sorority Babes In The Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Nightmare Sisters, and Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, among others. She has aged since she was in those movies, but she is still a very entertaining performer. Here, she plays a milf with a botched boob job and she is absolutely hilarious. Also, what's good about Gingerdead Man 2 is that it's pretty gory. The first one disappointed me in the gore department, but this one sure didn't. If I had to describe Gingerdead Man 2, I would say it's Child's Play meets Troma. And that's a good thing, in my book. See it, if you like cheesy and campy b-movies.

Indeed probably the worst movie I've ever seen!! And believe me I've seen some doosies through the years. Anything that could be wrong with this film..... well its there!!! Story, acting and my favorite....the SPECIAL EFFECTS!!! There are some parts I can accually see a hand moving Mr. Ginger around on his waste up close ups!! And still triing to figure how he shot the pistol (esspecially when its under his armpit and both his arms are stiffies above him!!?). I just can't say enough!!!! LOL

As a hardcore Full Moon fan I can honestly see the entertainment value in this film and enjoy it for what it is but realistically, The Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust was a bad film, period. Don't get me wrong, the production values were decent, the acting wasn't bad and, as always, the puppets and dolls were in full effect but this was a poorly plotted mess and there's no ignoring the skimpy story. Now, I know some of you out there are probably wondering what the heck I expected from Full Moon and the answer to that is, "A quality B-movie."

TGM2 was completely devoid of any tension; you know who the cookie is going to kill, when the cookie is going to kill and how he plans to dispatch them. There's no guess work whatsoever which totally robs the flick of any surprises. The cookie's one-liners were fair but this was ultimately a sorry production when compared to the first film. Man, the story even seems to have been jacked from the Chucky franchise with the whole, "I need to transfer my soul into a human body" spiel. What's the deal Sylvia St. Croix? Wait...Sylvia St. Croix?

I'll admit, I purchased this, I'm a lifelong fan. I'm also a sucker for alternate DVD artwork! The tame commercial DVD cover can't hold a candle to the bad ass, incredibly blasphemous limited edition cover featuring The Gingerdead Man nailed to a cross. Super-cool cover aside, I was disappointed in the haphazard feel of this film and the whole silly anti-"online horror critics" subplot. Apparently I wasn't the only one though as it's MORE than obvious that the director and possibly a few of the writers used pseudonyms. If you're a FM junkie and you absolutely MUST see this, go for it. If you're not, I cannot recommend this.

I didn't even really care much for the first film, so why the hell would I watch the second one? Well, either I'm masochistic or I just couldn't resist a title like The Passion of the Crust.
This film isn't so much a sequel(Gingerdead Man was destroyed in the first film, but why should that matter?) as much as it is another adventure of the Gingerdead Man. I actually liked this movie more than the first one. In a very vague and flimsy bit of writing, the Gingerdead Man arrives on the grounds of Cheatum Studios, a low budget horror factory in the vein of....Full Moon Pictures! Most of the short running time is spent showing the goofball antics that occur on the sets of the multiple films being shot on the lot. Some are kinda funny, most aren't really. There's also a saboteur on the grounds who has a grudge against the studio because of how lousy it's films have been recently. The Gingerdead Man goes about killing everyone in his path with such ingenious methods as curling iron sodomy(on a gay character of course). For the most part he sticks with the tried and true stabbing with butcher knife.
The humor and characters are all rather cliche and stereotypical, but we shouldn't have high expectations for a movie like this. What I did like is that Full Moon seems to be poking fun at itself with this movie. The idea of online bloggers petitioning to have Cheatum closed down due to it's lousy films, probably has some truth to it. At one point, the owner/manager has a monologue about running a low budget independent horror studio, and actually has some interesting things to say.
But without these little pokes at the industry, this movie wouldn't have been any better(or worse depending on how you look at these things) than the first film. In the Full Moon tradition, this clocks in at just over an hour and pads out about half of that running time with the opening credits! Oddly enough there's no "Making Of" feature on this disc. Kinda rare for Full Moon.
You know what you're getting into with this film. You should anyway.

Ive seen mostly the classic horror films and ive seen horror films that should never have been released. I cant remember the first film, I sold it to buy better films. So why buy a sequel to a crappy movie? Well, I saw a trailer for this film and I knew it would be total crap. The film is short but its worth watching. The Gingerdead Man is funnier this time around and main reason why I enjoyed this film. It's a basic rip off of Troma's Terror Firmer, which is a better film by miles. Even though its no Terror Firmer or Troma film for that matter, it's still enjoyable. Not as bad as people say.

This is easily the most boring and lame movie I have ever watched. I like horror movies. I also like campy stupid horror movies like "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" or "Killer Klowns from Outer Space". There is not a humorous, clever, or scary moment in this film. My teenagers felt the same way about this movie. I can't believe this is even being sold on Amazon. It is horrible. Don't waste your money. I would give this movie 0 stars if I could.