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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (Unrated)

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The original Wrong Turn had it's moments, but the direct to DVD sequel surprisingly outshines it in almost every way. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End finds the pack of forest dwelling inbred cannibals stalking the cast and crew of a reality TV, Survivor-esque show. What results next contains the basic, somewhat predictable horror elements, but Wrong Turn 2 is so gleeful in it's delivery that you'll look past it's shortcomings. The opening scene is worth the price of admission alone, the gore effects are surprisingly good and wonderfully grisly, and legendary Black Flag frontman and punk pioneer Henry Rollins heads a surprisingly decent cast that also includes Erica Leerhsen (the 2003 Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake) and Daniella Alonso (who dealt with another group of inbred cannibals in the recent, and dreadful, Hills Have Eyes 2) as well. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and as long as you don't either, you'll have a blast with Wrong Turn 2. All in all, if you're looking for a fun and gorey horror flick, you can do a lot worse than with what you get here.

Wrong Turn 2
Is one of the best straight to video horror movies and especially sequels I have seen.
The gore is abundant and the effects are very well done.
Henry Rollins is the stand out in the cast of good actors..
I loved wrong Turn and had reservations about liking this one but it did not disappoint in the least.The characters were likeable and the mutants were taken to a new level by adding female monstrosities and incestuous siblings.
I have watched it about 4 times already and will watch it many more times .
When I find a slasher movie especially a slasher in the woods movie I like from this era I'm so pleased because I'm a big fan of the early 80's slashers but every once in awhile a new movie comes out that satisfies me like Wrong Turn and wrong Turn 2.
Don't listen to the haters ..It's a great slasher flick.
I actually like this one better than the first because it's unapologetically politically incorrect and oozes in your face gore and carnage.

Wrong Turn 2 was a pleasant surprise viewing!!! I love the star of the 1st Wrong Turn film, Eliza Dushku, BUT this sequel blows the 1st one away!!! The gore is awesome and the terror train keeps going from start to end on this one!!! The script is cool and features some familiar faces in the flick such as Henry Rollins (Punk Rock and Poet God) and "Erica" from Blair Witch 2 (and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake).

The effects are awesome. The gore is on high octane yet is superbly effective within the storyline. People are blown up, axed, gutted, shot with arrows--they're even put through a grinder!! This family is more gruesome than both clans in the Hills have Eyes and the newer Texas CHainsaw Massacre Flicks!!!

This is a great gore horror flick to watch, with a decent story, acting and effects. If you love horror flicks, skip renting it and just buy it! It won't disappoint!!

This sequel was a huge letdown, at first I though that maybe it would turn out to be good since it had an interesting and very gory opening sequence that takes place along a highway road but it turned out to be a very weak sequel. The original 2003 film was a straight-faced and effective backwoods horror film that saw your standard vacationers being hacked up by a bunch of inbred mutants, it was an excellent film that was nicely executed and had some nice direction and interesting characters like Eliza Deshku I consider it to be one of my favorites this sequel however takes a more light hearted yet over the top approach and is even more gorier than the first film but that doesn't mean it was any good this sequel went straight to video so you'll notice the decline in quality especially with that rubbish script, there wasn't any tension or scares in this and the characters could have been more interesting I thought they were kind of dull except for these two female characters and of them was a goth chick and Henry Rollins was worth watching and he is a good actor. The mutants this time attack a bunch of contestants on a woodland based reality T.V. show hosted by Henry Rollins who did have a few funny moments as a military adviser/nutjob whatever that gets embroiled in the action as soon as the contestants get killed off. This film was seriously gory there is one scene where a girl gets split in half with an ax on the road with all her guts spilling on the ground which is quite good and probably the only reason why I gave this film an extra star and there were some other good death scenes as well but I could barely remember what happened since this was a forgettable film, its only good enough to watch maybe once then skip it afterwards.

I decided to watch Wrong Turn 2: Dead End on the description alone: a bunch of reality show contestants cross paths with a bunch of in-bred mutants. Between the modern sensibilities of our self-reflective culture and the fact that this was a sequel to a film about mutant hillbillies, I figured it would be B-movie gold. I couldn't be more wrong.

Yes, Dead End is a gorefest. It begins with a half-shirt-wearing hottie getting her lips ripped off and then chopped in half, her intestines spilling in front of the camera. Dead End is loud and proud of its blood and guts...and that scene is just the beginning.

The reality show (Ultimate Survivalist) takes place in an apocalyptic future. Each of the contestants must survive in the woods in teams of two, stumbling across tripwires that trigger an alarm. The alarm requires the contestant to perform a physical challenge within a time limit or be disqualified. The plot might seem farfetched, but there's a similar show on Discovery Channel called The Colony.

The twist, of course, is that there are actual mutants living in the backwoods where the game takes place. Each of the contestants is a stereotype: the tough-as-nails military lesbian, the heart-of-gold jock, the goofball comedian, the slut, the nice girl, etc. The genius in Dead End is that these tropes are exploited for the show-within-a-show. The plot seems facile at first, but that's the point - reality shows aren't much deeper than slasher flicks.

In some ways, the differences between the mutants and the contestants are only skin-deep. When director M (Matthew Currie Holmes) tries to force Jake (Texas Battle) into an onscreen liaison with Elena (Crystal Lowe), it's not all that much different than the incestuous relationship between "Brother" and "Sister" mutants - and just to drive that point home, Sister wears Elena's scalp since Brother found her so attractive.

Dead End is that kind of movie. It's so disgusting, so violent, so vile, that you can't see the social commentary because you're wiping blood out of your eyes. Dead End uses every trick in the book, changing who will be the Final Girl, giving the military host of the show Dale (Henry Rollins) a fighting chance, and always reminding us that these inbred cannibals were people once. They are the underclass, the underprivileged, the people who don't need a reality show to get their thrills and can't afford cable. While upper class folks are stumbling around for cash on television, the people we can't see have to survive every day.

Dead End isn't perfect. The wisecracking jerk is so ridiculous that he's too much even for a reality show, a few of the special effects aren't rendered well, and it's pretty clear that Dead End is gleefully ripping off of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes.

But things move so fast that it's hard to even notice. Dead End is probably as good as the mutant-slaughter genre gets. The fact that it is rife commentary on our cannibalistic tendencies to feast on celebrities in the media makes the film's meat that much sweeter.

Henry Rollins made this otherwise average movie pretty decent. It seems to borrow tricks from another movie I recently saw, Severence. Maybe just a coincidence. There are better movies out there, but this one isn't bad and if you enjoy Rollins and his energetic characters, you will like this movie.

Now, first of all, i've seen this movie, like 2 or 3 times on SYFY. And this movie really reminded me of the Hills Have Eyes, except, there in a Rain Forest type thing, and, its a survival game show gone completly wrong.

This movie has a really good part on the gore, blood, and violence. What i like is that it keeps you on the edge of your seat. The first time i watched it, i didn't know what the hell was going to happen. But once i got into it, i was enjoying the creative way of the kills.

Now, like all horror movies, at least 1 or 2 people survive. And that is exactly what happened. But, what another thing i liked, was the skill of the host. I swear, this is one of the most badass dudes i have ever seen in a horror film. I mean, two arrows, and a barbed wire trap before the dude freakin' finally died. And, the best line of the movie, "Is that all you got BITCH!"

But, this movie had a nice ending to it with the "people grinder". But had it's sick moments with the barbed wire hand trap, the clown throwing up, and the sickening birth of a deformed baby, but other than that, and all the blood, this movie had some great stuff going on.

So, overall, this was a great watch, and i was happy with the turn out to see that there were still a couple of them left to make a third movie. So overall, great movie, hope to see a 4th one.

4/5

The chuntering mutant hillbillies are back and this time it's personal! Lynch has produced a respectable gorefest that continues the simple themes of the original. This time, however, a hint of media satire has been thrown in, along with a mean machine ex-marine. Tongue is still in cheek as the grisly deeds are performed with relish. As usual the hapless, stereotypical victims stumble around until their time is up. It's not intellectually challenging, and it's not quite as good as the original, but it is gruesome fun.

I loved the first movie. It's one of my favorite horror movies. But this one fell short. The people were killed off way too quickly. Maybe it was because there were so many of them. The person that I wanted to live, died. One second she was alive, the next she wasn't. I did like how they expanded the story of the rednecks though.

The beginning and the end of this movie made me come to the conclusion that this was way better than the first. Gore galore awaits you.

Now my biggest complaint about this flick is the not-so-realistic make-up effects used on the inbred-mutant family. There was something noticeably fake going on there. Maybe it's just me. You'll have to decide for yourselves.

Henry Rollins plays a halfway convincing Marine seargent. He does some battle and gives as good as he gets.

In the end, you will be entertained. Is it the best horror movie of the year? No. Is it the best horror movie of the month? In this case, that would be October 2007. I'd say yes!

At least rent the sucker if you don't want to lay down the cash. It'll be worth it.