[Feast 2:Sloppy Seconds]
Plot:Set the morning after the events in "Feast", where the survivors of the bar attack are now faced with the challenge of facing a second wave of the creatures, this time inside a small neighboring town in the middle of nowhere.

Cast:Jenny Wade, Clu Galager, Diane Goldner, Martin Klebba, Carl Anthony Payne II, Tom Gulager, Hanna Putnam, Chelsea Richards, Juan Longoria García, Melissa Reed, Katie Supple Callais, Kent Jude Bernard.

My Thoughts:Excellent sequel!

Review:I wasn't a big fan of the first "Feast". I thought even though it was a new and original idea, that it had some flaws that I really couldn't get over. Mostly being the bad lighting and the not-very-good cretaure shots. But part two more than makes up for that, with creature action alot more fluid and well-shot than what it's predecessor had to offer. "Feast 2" picks up exactly where part one left off. The bar has been destroyed, but there are survivors, such as Bartender (Clu Gulager) and of course Honey Pie (Jenny Wade), who last we saw her, was fleeing away in a truck the previous night, never to be heard from again...or so we thought.

Tuffy (Krista Allen), Bozo (Balthazar Getty) and Hot Wheels (Josh Zuckerman), other survivors of "Feast", do not return...and we're left to believe either the monsters got them on their way out of town, or they escaped to a far away place and thereby simply aren't around for this new encounter. Diane Goldner, wife of Director John Gulager, is back, and for those of you wondering, no she's not a zombie or anything.

Her character Harley Mom, died in part one....but in two, she's back as Biker Queen, Harley Mom's twin sister who runs with a female biker gang thrust into the middle of all of the creature-filled madness. She pulls Bartender from the wreckage, and grills him for answers about what happened to her sister. He has none, or atleast none that she's interested in hearing...which leads her to take him with her on her way to meet up with the other members of her crew. Meanwhile the Feast monsters have spread throughout a neighboring town and have done what they do best...eat.

In fact, let alone a new group of misfits who manage to escape the new wave of carnage, they've pretty much eaten and killed everyone in the town. All the while causing massive property damage, leaving the town a flaming wrecked mess. Through a series of unfolding events which include Bartender meeting up with Honey Pie, and giving her exactly what she deserved...soon, Bartender, Biker Queen, and her gang connect with the remaining townspeople, a car dealer (Anthony Payne II), his philandering wife and her new guy, and two lucha libre midgets and their grandmother.

Can these survivors use whatever talents they have to survive this new wave of attacks, before they become the next meal? "Feast 2" does alot of things right from part one, which mainly is the directing is alot better this time around, and the side stories are alot more entertaining and interesting. But the main thing it does well is put forth a better group of people to watch try and escape the situation they're in. In part one, most of the characters didn't connect with me, except for maybe a few. In part two however, it was the total reverse...most of them I liked except for a few.

Which made it pretty sad when a few that I liked bit the dust, as opposed to "Feast" where most of the people who died I really didn't bat an eyelash. The creatures are also still on the same level of ferocity as they were in the first film, if not more ferocious this time around. The comedy is also alot sharper in "Feast 2", particularly in the scenario of Bartender...who scolds Biker Queen for her thirst for revenge against the person responsible for getting her sister killed, yet doesn't waste a second in seeking vengeance against Honey Pie, who he runs into after a shootout involving a group of rednecks holed up in a building, and Biker Queen's gang.

Wade as Honey Pie doesn't miss a beat either, despite getting her ass handed to her and even losing a very vital body part, she still manages to be the "I Will survive through treachery" hottie we've all come to know and love/despise at the end of "Feast". Diane Goldner as Biker Queen is also on point with her performance, and once again plays the tough girl packing heat with exceptional discipline and charisma. She is really developing into a good actress, and one has to wonder why Hollywood never gave her a shot alot earlier then just the last 3 years.

The supporting cast is very strong as well, with Martin Klebba and Juan Longoria Garcia adding an enjoyable new dimension to the film as lucha libre little people with alot of spunk and toughness. They also act as the comic relief in some scenes, and the tough leaders in others. A very diverse range of performances are put on display by these two. If you're looking for blood and gore from "Feast II", it's definitely there. This isn't a sequel that tries to separate itself from the original by being more mature, classic, or smart.

It knows and appreciates what it is, and revels in it with pride and joy. In fact, I'd say part two is bloodier and gorier than part one, and there are even some shock moments strolled throughout the picture...one of which comes near the finale and involves a baby who was left to fend for itself inside of an abandoned station wagon. The finale of the movie is quite the cliffhanger, and really sets up things quite nicely for part three, which is currently titled..."The Happy Finish". If there's any weaknesses the film has, it's the use of digital backgrounds in the films closing moments...which are set on a rooftop.

I saw no real reason for digital backgrounds to be used in this film, but this was a Dimension Extreme release...and this seems to be a developing pattern with this particular distributor. I wish they'd stop...seriously. "Feast 2" that one problemo, is what a sequel should be, bloodier, gorier, faster, and alot more outrageous than it's initial entry. It's certainly worth seeing.

Positives:Hyped-up blood and gore, great performances, alot of shock value, good dialogue, a fantastic finale, and likeable characters for the most part.

Negatives:Again, the use of digital backgrounds. What is with this in Dimension Extreme releases?

Overall:Four out of four stars.





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