2016 Directed by Robert Olsen, Dan Berk
When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him.
Stake Land 2, Stake Land II, ארץ בסיכון 2, Anoitecer Violento, Stake Land II: The Stakelander
This is a decent sequel that doesn’t reach the heights of the original, but still does a good job of delivering some quality horror entertainment. The main characters from the first film return which honestly helps a lot. Connor Paolo with long hair and a beard is quite the slice if I’m honest. And I am.
I would probably like this more if I wasn’t so busy yawning over the entire post apocalyptic creature feature sub genre, but I wasn’t ever bored while watching this so I’d say as far as these kinds of movies go, it’s still a winner.
"Once upon a time, a very long time ago" - Martin (fucking really?)
(It may seem like I hate this movie reading this review but I actually don't its a pretty solid sequel to an even greater film.)
Stake Land 2: The Stakelander seems like a redundant title, here is some suggestions I cooked up to replace this dumbass name:
Stake Land: The UnStakening
Stake Land 2: Cruise Control
Stake Land: Ernest Borgnine on The Bus
Stake Land: The Story of Ricky
Stake land: I Want To Believe
The Stake Land Strikes Back
Stake Land: Nemesis
Stake Land: The Next generation
Stake Land: Origins
Stake Land: Rebirth
Stake Land Reloaded
Stake Land Regeneration
Stake land Resurrection
Stake Land Redemption
Stake…
A surprisingly enjoyable, well put together, and worthy follow-up to Jim Mickle's original, Syfy's Stake Land 2: The Stakelander manages to successfully expand on the characters and mythology whilst also delivering on tight action and plenty of fun gore.
You're alive. Act like it.
-Mister
When the sequel for Stake Land was announced AFTER filming had already been completed I thought it was awesome. Was very excited for it as Jim Mickle is a very underrated director that deserves more attention... unfortunately I wasn't paying enough attention at the announcement as Mickle did not direct this, he simply has an "executive producer" credit.
While Nick Damici (Mister) and Connor Paolo (Martin) are back picking up the story 6 years later, the directing duties go to Dan Berk and Robert Olsen who apparently made a small splash with the 2015 movie Body. A movie I won't be seeking out any time soon.
Their work here isn't bad, it's just plain…
Hooptober: Legend of the 7 Golden Mozzies.
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I guess this movie suffers a little from what I call Walking Dead Syndrome. Basically, this is any post-apocalyptic movie which has been in the last 5 years. Once upon a time, such things would have been immensely exciting to me. Now it feels like I've already watched about 100 hours of it. Because I have. On The Walking Dead.
So, the "life in a post apocalyptic world full of roaming monsters" schtick has lost its novelty completely. That's not really the fault of the movie's, but it should be aware enough that it needs to do something different to stand out in…
The happyish ending of the first one is undone in a matter of minutes when Martin, the survivor of the first movie, has his wife and child taken by a new powerful sentient vampire leader who controls the religious nutjobs from the first movie.
He then searches the wastelands for Mister, his protégé vampire killer. They meet in a cannibalistic Thunderdome and fight their way out. They then find another group of survivors and prepare to battle the religious nut jobs and their leader, all of whom have it out for Mister.
The bleak and misery from the first one is laid on pretty thick early on here but there are a few more characters and some lighthearted moments, like the relationship between Steven Williams and A.C. Peterson which was a nice touch.
The 64th October horror marathon movie was a pretty good sequel that builds off the original, adds some mythology but doesn't overcomplicate things.
A surprisingly strong sequel even if it's not quite as good as the first. Both films are so refreshingly character-driven and well-written that they feel almost like they belong in another era. They definitely have to be counted among the best of both post-apocalypse and vampire films.
My first feeling after watching this is disappointment. All the elements are here for a great follow up to the amazing Stake Land. We have the return of Mister and Martin, Nick Damici is back writing, and Jim Mickle is back but as a producer only.
Unfortunately the major change is in the directors chair and that for me is were the film is a huge step down from the original. The film looks and feels cheap and everything is shot in such an ordinary and uninteresting way. This feels like Stake Land the TV Series. I don't want to be to harsh about this as I know this was a SyFy film and the resources probably weren't there.
On…
A commonplace (if unnecessary) low-budget folktale sequel that gives you simply more of the same… workable, just lacking the full-on grit and bite of its predecessor. The primitive narrative is a continuation, where revenge is the central theme in what comes full circle. Death of loved ones, on both sides feeding the hunger to seek out those involved for a means to an end. I didn’t find this sequel to be as bleak and impactful, even with the apocalyptic decay of humanity and horrific situations unfolding. More so being reflectively thin within the journey, as visually the scenic photography of barren landscapes felt a little too polished and the bloody violence missed that ferocity, in spite of adept make-up and…
Who knew a Sci-Fi channel movie could actually be decent, because this was honestly not that bad. Sure it's unnecessary sequel to a movie that didn't need a one, but for what it was the movie was pretty great!
"You got your whole life to die kid, no need to rush it."
Aside from a somber opening sequence, it seems like this funnily named sequel exchanged most of the bleakness for (perhaps unintentional) lighthearted clichéd survivalist humour. It could just be me, but I found Stakelander to be more comical, with less of a threat, and a bit uneven in it's meandering pacing. Despite a different DoP, the film still looks good, but the new composer doesn't reach half of the tone the first's did. And yet, I felt like I was watching more of the final two episodes to a show than a film this time around. I feel like actor Nick Damici's script didn't really know where…
A worthy follow up to the original. Maintains the brutal tone and gore of the first film, and is as beautifully shot as ever, if not more so, but just doesn't quite manage to hit the emotional highs or be as creative as what came before.
As a big fan of vampiremovies this one left me feeling empty. In bad way. I wanted to see if time had made it more interesting. It hadn't. A lot of pam and boom and they even tried to make a little plot there but unfortunately it kinda felt half done. Less would have been more in this case. Still there was a few pretty ok scenes so watching it didn't feel a total waste of time.
Year:2016/2017
I really enjoyed Stake Land it's definitely one of my favorite vampire horror movies that I've ever seen so needless to say I was very excited to watch #StakeLandII as it looked very promising so here are my thoughts after watching it.
Stake Land II is actually better than the first movie it takes everything that I loved about the first movie and does them even better but lets get into the positves of this movie. One of the first positives that comes to mind is that there's a lot more vampire action in this movie which I really liked I really liked the vampire action in the first movie and I absolutely loved that the vampire action in…
El universo y los personajes de Stake Land son tan ricos que incluso con un guion un tanto flojo el resultado sigue siendo hermoso. El tono y la épica me lleva directo a Mad Max, no solo por lo estético. Banco muchísimo a Damici y espero haya otra entrega en el futuro.
Aside from a cute gay moment with a guy I recognised from back when I watched Supernatural, there's nothing too memorable about this.
"You got your whole life to die kid, no need to rush it."
Aside from a somber opening sequence, it seems like this funnily named sequel exchanged most of the bleakness for (perhaps unintentional) lighthearted clichéd survivalist humour. It could just be me, but I found Stakelander to be more comical, with less of a threat, and a bit uneven in it's meandering pacing. Despite a different DoP, the film still looks good, but the new composer doesn't reach half of the tone the first's did. And yet, I felt like I was watching more of the final two episodes to a show than a film this time around. I feel like actor Nick Damici's script didn't really know where…
Nefasta secuela principalmente porque es una película de vampiros donde apenas aparecen estos seres. Caracterización lamentable, diálogos que no aportan nada y personajes cómicos que son innecesarios.
Not nearly as good as the first, but respectable and rather enjoyable.. Gave me a stake if you know what I mean *winks*.. The original score is both simple and effective.. compliments the mood and isn’t all too demanding I imagine.. (mental note for my friends and I).. Having watched the first movie right before this, I thought the opening was stellar and the ending left a smile on my face..
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