Review of Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) by Alex R — 14 Jul 2012

Second entry in the series is proof of lack of originality. Reusing footage of the first film, the filmmakers try to backtrack what happened to Billy's younger brother. This film just ended up being a total waste of time, and it was more tongue in cheek, bordering on Comedy horror.

The Payoff was bland, and left you wanting more. What you get is a very disappointing sequel the controversial Cult Hit, Silent Night, Deadly Night. Although the first film was nothing new or too original in the Slasher genre, it was a fun, entertaining slab of cheese.

This film just feels uninspired and weak. The filmmakers clearly took the easy way out in coming up with a sequel. This film just doesn't have the fire that the first one had. The film just ends up being far too silly to be any good.

While the first one pushed the boundaries of good taste in the horror genre, this one is just a bland film with nothing new or original to offer up to fans of the first film. The directing is poor and the acting is also bad.

While wasting half the film with recycled footage of the first film, the filmmakers ended up with a bad film, and more so lost the potential they had to follow-up an underrated Cult hit with something really good.

This film just doesn't have the controversial elements that made the first film worth seeing. In a way, the filmmakers toned down those elements, and they play more out for comic relief than shock, thus it may disappoint fans.

Avoid this one and sequels after it.