The tyranist's thoughts
Bad does not begin to describe this movie, but godawful seems to be about as close as I can get. I didn't really enjoy the first one but then I didn't have the advantage of watching it with a group like Rish did. Once again, I didn't have a group to watch it with, but at least this time Rish got to suffer through it with me.
The sheriff from the first one is back and this time he's going on vacation to forget about his post traumatic stress disorder. Of course, Jack escapes from the government lab that was doing tests on his posthumous antifreeze state and swims all the way to whereever it is that the sheriff is vacationing. It seems that Jack is now stronger and immune to pretty much everything except for bananas. Yes, I said bananas. You'll never question me again when I tell you a movie is stupid, will you? Oh, and there are little mutant snowballs at one point that are even more annoying than the original.
The single redeeming quality of the movie was the group of hot chicks who died inside 15 minutes. Other than that, there isn't much to see here. If Full Moon is the blessed saint of the B horror movies, A-Pix is the devil. Don't let them fool you into watching one of their movies. It may cost you your soul.

Rish's Reviews
Hey, I'm gonna make a confession here: women's underwear really turns me on. While I'm at it, here's another confession: I actually enjoyed Jack Frost 1. I smiled, I laughed, I snickered . . . I own a copy. So, when faced with the chance to see Jack Frost 2 with my pal tyranist, I jumped at the chance.
But this experience wasn't nearly as pleasant.
Man, it was a terrible movie. Tyranist constantly belittles A-Pix, the direct-to-video "studio" behind this and other films. And he's right to. But I'm like Charlie Brown, constantly going back to kick Lucy's football because I think this time it'll be different. Damn you, Lucy VanPelt.
Okay, I'll admit, the two minute prologue (shown widescreen for some reason) that summed up the first movie was actually pretty funny, but I wouldn't be surprised if somebody told me that was shot by a different director and crew for some alternate production.
They went for maximum suckage on this one, pulling out all the stops. The characters are utterly unlikable, the situation ludicrous, the jokes fall flat, and for a lot of the murders the camera shies away at the last second, if they happen onscreen at all. It was all very, very cheap, from the sets to the look of the film to the abominably fake CGI that was used every once in a while, sticking out like a straight hairdresser. In the same way that the original was set in a winter setting and you could see the balmy California weather the whole time, this one was set in a tropical paradise where the actors' breath was only slightly more prominent than the actresses' nipples. Except when things were supposed to be cold, that is. Sometimes it's hard for us to identify exactly what a flick is ripping off, especially one like this, where it rips off Jaws: The Revenge, Gremlins, Sperminator 2: Fudgement Day, in a five minute period. The film had no nudity, no gore, no scares, none of the stuff that some people (Rish Jebediah Outfield comes to mind) look for in a horror film.
With a title like "Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman," I guess you shouldn't expect The Innocents (highbrow material) or Interview with a Vampire (a big budget). Even so, I've eaten pizzas less cheesy.
The thing is, I the filmmakers really thought they were making something funny. And on paper, yeah, I guess a lot of it would've been.
But Jack Frost 2 was not funny. It wasn't scary. It wasn't all that entertaining. It was just stupid. It's not unwatchable, mostly because it's all so harmless and dumb, but I don't recommend it. And I won't be seeing Jack Frost 3.