Death Wish II is a followup to the first film. Paul Kersey, who apparently has the worst luck in the world, loses his new family and life to violent criminals AGAIN and, propelled by revenge, has to find and kill the perps.
I'm going to keep it short, since the style of the film is largely the same as the first. This time, though, the action scenes are a bit more tense—maybe even better choreographed. That said, the central conflict of the first film—over when the use of force is appropriate to deter crime, and Paul's own conflict over killing—is pushed to the wayside. It makes the film more satisfying as an action movie, but the depth that the original has is lost. Also, the rape scene at the beginning is quite lurid and gratuitous, to the point of being unnecessary.
Still, it's a great popcorn flick; I certainly thought it was pretty cathartic. If you watched the first film and enjoyed it, there's no reason not to give this one a go.
Film I liked it, but it wasn't as intelligent as the previous film
Death Wish II is a followup to the first film. Paul Kersey, who apparently has the worst luck in the world, loses his new family and life to violent criminals AGAIN and, propelled by revenge, has to find and kill the perps.
I'm going to keep it short, since the style of the film is largely the same as the first. This time, though, the action scenes are a bit more tense—maybe even better choreographed. That said, the central conflict of the first film—over when the use of force is appropriate to deter crime, and Paul's own conflict over killing—is pushed to the wayside. It makes the film more satisfying as an action movie, but the depth that the original has is lost. Also, the rape scene at the beginning is quite lurid and gratuitous, to the point of being unnecessary.
Still, it's a great popcorn flick; I certainly thought it was pretty cathartic. If you watched the first film and enjoyed it, there's no reason not to give this one a go.