For our final episode in this week long special, we take a gander at one of my favorites in 1990's Maniac Cop 2, sequel to the film of our previous episode in 1988's Maniac Cop! For all intents and purposes, I consider both movies to be one long story, so I suggest listening to that episode before coming into this one. Spoilers from that one are unavoidable in this one. That said, this is the superior movie of the two films.
Whereas the first was a tense thriller where we are questioning just who the killer as and what they might want as the tension ratchets up, in this one we know who the Maniac Cop already is and their general motive. However, we are given more context and more information that reveals some of the more obscure parts of the first movie as well as the depths of the injustice that caused this whole mess to unfold to begin with. It takes the promises of the original, and brings them into full fruition here. By the end of the story, everything is put right and the revenge has been settled. This is how horror was always meant to be.
As I said, this is one of my favorite horror movies, and a perfect example of a sequel that builds upon and fixes everything in the original, while enhancing the previous entry at the same time. Check out the full episode to hear my full opinions on a movie that should be reevaluated as one of the best of its kind. It is worth the second look. You can also watch this cross-posted at Cannon Cruisers instead, if you so desire.
And that's all for our week-long special! We've been on quite the journey of weird movies. Thank you for sticking around for the journey, and I hope you will have a good weekend. It's been fun!
I'll see you next week. Until then, have a Happy Halloween!
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