Other movies in this series:
Scary Tales

The tyranist's thoughts
I remember the first entry in this anthology series being a decent attempt. I'm not all that fond of anthology flicks in the first place, but I have to admit that it is probably easier to get an effective short made when you know you have three shots at it in one movie.
This one brings back the Longfellow character, this time as a used car salesman. He walks a murderer through his options for a new car. The first car was owned by a split personality psychopath who developed a taste for killing, the second was owned by an unfortunate convenience store clerk who had to deal with the Zombies, and the last was owned by a thief who died post-theft. Hmm, that might be a spoiler.
There were certain things about this one that seemed to be a step above the original and others that seemed to be a step back. Particularly, I really hated the Longfellow character in this one and disliked his dialogue even moreso. It was the frame in the first one that held it back, and the frame in this one is no better.
As for the stories themselves, the first story was well done and worked out nicely even if you have seen Identity and can guess what's going on halfway through. The second was pretty unentertaining and was easily the worst of the three. It featured some weak dialogue and the worst of the the premises. Story three was okay, but not really very strong. Not strong enough to end the movie on anyway. It was confusing and pointless at times, but ultimately just kind of mediocre.
If you do happen to run into this one and like anthology movies it is probably worth a look for the first story. If you are particularly attached to the first entry in the series, it is definitely worth a look.
Posted: April 25, 2005

Total Skulls: 14

Sequel
Sequel setup
Rips off earlier film
Horror film showing on TV/in theater in movie
Future celebrity appears
Former celebrity appears
Bad title
Bad premise
Bad acting
Bad dialogue
Bad execution
MTV Editing
OTS
Girl unnecessarily gets naked
Wanton sex
Death associated with sex
Unfulfilled promise of nudity
Characters forget about threat
Secluded location
Power is cut
Phone lines are cut
Someone investigates a strange noise
Someone runs up stairs instead of going out front door
Camera is the killer
Victims cower in front of a window/door
Victim locks self in with killer
Victim running from killer inexplicably falls
Toilet stall scene
Shower/bath scene
Car stalls or won't start
Cat jumps out
Fake scare
Laughable scare
Stupid discovery of corpse
Dream sequence
Hallucination/Vision
No one believes only witness
Crazy, drunk, old man knows the truth
Warning goes unheeded
Music detracts from scene
Death in first five minutes
x years before/later
Flashback sequence
Dark and stormy night
Killer doesn't stay dead
Killer wears a mask
Killer is in closet
Killer is in car with victim
Villain is more sympathetic than heroes
Unscary villain/monster
Beheading
Blood fountain
Blood spatters - camera, wall, etc.
Poor death effect
Excessive gore
No one dies at all
Virgin survives
Geek/Nerd survives
Little kid lamely survives
Dog/Pet miraculously survives
Unresolved subplots
"It was all a dream" ending
Unbelievably happy ending
Unbelievably crappy ending
What the hell?