BLOODY MURDER 2

Bloody Murder 2 is the sequel to the cheesy-as-hell Friday the 13th knockoff Bloody Murder. The reason why I'm reviewing the sequel and not the original is because the sequel is WAY better. As for the basic plot of both films, stop me if any of THIS sounds familiar: A bunch of young people go to a camp where a "tragedy" involving a creepy kid happened years before and thus it's rumored that a vengeful killer is lurking around in the woods surrounding the camp seeking revenge for what happened to him as a child. And guess what happens? At least in Bloody Murder the sequel, the killer isn't a deliberately blatant rip-off of Jason Voorhees who, of course, is the legendary killer in the Friday the 13th franchise. The killer in the Bloody Murder films, by the way, is called Trevor Moorehouse. Sounds totally different, doesn't it? Anyway, like I said, the sequel is far, for lack of a better word, superior to the original in that the death scenes are far gorier than in the original; the killer looks more original than the hockey-masked Jason rip-off in the first film; and, on top of that, there's actual nudity and/or sex--well, simulated sex anyway!--thanks to ultra hot "scream queen" Tiffany Shepis (who--spoiler alert!--gets her head all but lopped off by the killer). I won't give away the ending since you can probably already have a pretty good idea how it ends (and, yes, it involves a white girl who stands up to the killer and somehow miraculously survives!). In all, Bloody Murder 2 is pretty standard horror fare, but, if you're a fan of the Friday the 13th films (and, of course, all of its knockoffs), then this flick probably won't disappoint. As for the original, put it in if you want a cheap--albeit VERY cheap!--laugh! Oh yeah, there's an actual character in both films named--and, no, I'm NOT making this up!--Jason who may--or may not--have gotten killed in the first film and who may--or may not--be the actual killer in the second film (and, of course, you'll have to watch BOTH films to see what I'm getting at!)! And, lastly, here's my favorite line from the first film (and should've served as the film's tagline): "You'll never know when Jason will show up!" How true THAT is!