Dark Rising (2007) was a dumb but fun fantasy comedy with ridiculous monsters and lots of PG T&A. With an unknown cast and WWE wrestler Christian it exceeded my expectations even though it still wasn't all that great.
I never expected a movie like that to get a sequel but here we are and it isn't half bad. Following on from the events of the previous film including most of the surviving cast we have more silly dumb fun but with a slightly higher calibre of comedy.
The sfx are still poor and it's hardly a well made effort but it makes up for it where it matters.
Shockingly Dark Rising didn't just spawn 2 movies but also 2 television series which I'm looking forward to diving into.
If you enjoyed the first movie I recommend this, otherwise it may be a bit niche.
The Good:
Great comedy character
The Bad:
No Christian, I mean yes he did die in the first movie but still
Aftereffects level sfx
Brigitte Kingsley is an unconvincing action heroine
I never expected a movie like that to get a sequel but here we are and it isn't half bad. Following on from the events of the previous film including most of the surviving cast we have more silly dumb fun but with a slightly higher calibre of comedy.
The sfx are still poor and it's hardly a well made effort but it makes up for it where it matters.
Shockingly Dark Rising didn't just spawn 2 movies but also 2 television series which I'm looking forward to diving into.
If you enjoyed the first movie I recommend this, otherwise it may be a bit niche.
The Good:
Great comedy character
The Bad:
No Christian, I mean yes he did die in the first movie but still
Aftereffects level sfx
Brigitte Kingsley is an unconvincing action heroine