Ghoulies II (1987)

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The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Larry (Damon Martin) and Uncle Ned (Royal Dano) are driving a truck to an amusement park with their attraction Satan's Den. They have to stop in a repair shop and four demons sneak and hide in the truck. They arrive at the carnival and hide inside the Satan's Den. The arrogant owner of the carnival P. Hardin (J. Downing) threatens to fire the employees if their attractions are not profitable and assigns the dwarf Sir Nigel Penneyweight (Phil Fondacaro) to work with Larry and Ned in the Satan's Den. He also hits on Larry's girlfriend Nicole (Kerry Remsen). When the audience sees the demons in the Satan's Den, they believe that they are part of the attractions and the entertainment becomes a sensation. But when people are attacked by the demons, there is panic in the carnival. Now Larry, Nigel and Nicole try to use an incantation to get rid of the creatures."Ghoulies II" is a funny and cheesy franchise similar to "Critters" and other "evil toys" in the late 80's and early 90's. The plot is silly with one dimensional characters and gruesome scenes, but entertains and is cult. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): Not Available

a few of the little nasties stow away on an amusement park ride and bring big bucks to a dying fair. The creatures are mad after an attempt to kill them, so the creatures go on a rampage through the fairgrounds.We have director Albert Band (with son Charlie producing) working under the Empire Studios banner, an era when good films were produced. And one of the best writers at the time -- working again here -- was Dennis Paoli. Through in horror veteran Bill Butler and Band favorite Phil Fondacaro, and you have a film.Maybe not a great film, mind you. This is one of those countless puppet films the band family made (and continues to make). Oddly enough, the best parts of this film are when there are no ghoulies on screen -- the direction and acting are quite decent and the puppets just sort of bring the mood down.

Ghoulies II is miles ahead of the first one! Watching it, I couldn't believe how much more fun and enjoyable this one was compared to the first. This time the little creatures attack "Satan's Den", a house of horrors at a deserted amusement park. Every time a customer enters the funhouse, the little ghoulies pop out to scare and sometimes kill them. There are many lighthearted moments like when the Ghoulies "goo" the couple making out so that when they come out, they are stuck together. Eventually, the ghoulies make out of the funhouse and terrorize the people at the carnival leading up to an explosive conclusion.This is such a big step up from the first Ghoulies, it's unbelievable. The pace is better, the comedy is apparent, and the movie is better for it. The gag with the Ghoulies playing some of the side games at the carnival is classic comedy. The Ghoulies themselves have more of a humorous personality, just like the Critters in that series. There is also a cringe worthy scene in a washroom when the owner of the amusement park sits down on the seat not knowing a Ghoulie is waiting in the bowl. There are some very good scenes in the house of horrors as well. They use many of the scares in the place to showcase the little creatures. It is very reminiscent of the 1981 horror flick "The Funhouse".Ghoulies II is much better than the first one. I say skip that one and watch this one. Best in the series by far.7/10

I never liked Ghoulies 1 & 4 and the third Ghoulies film was pretty good. The 2nd Ghoulies film however to me is like the 1st installment of Ghoulies. What The 2nd one does is it doesn't mess around and it's not cheesy like people say it is. Ghoulies II is more than a fun Horror film which goes down into the deep dark roots of the horror genre really being serious.It is one of my favorite horror films as I had watched this dark, sinister, (a little bit) suspenseful and scary film as a kid many times. It has many memorable scenes, excellent effects, decent acting and awesome kills which makes this film work. I'm going to go through as to why I liked this film so much.Acting 9/10: The acting is not that bad at all. It's quite decent to be honest and the actors who played as Nigel and Larry really do a really good job at their roles. The guy who played Nigel doesn't only bring feel to his character but he has that Shakesperen style that makes his character laughable and memorable to watch in action as he quotes and lectures from Shakespere. The guy who played as Larry does a very simple job and that's what I like about his acting, he didn't have to dramatize everything, he just went into it and did it. The other actors center around them quite well.Special Effects 9/10: Special effects with the Ghoulies are done very well in each scene when we see them moving around the screen, walking, running or killing.Puppertry 9.5/10: The puppetry of the ghoulish creatures is done quite well and like Chucky in "Child's Play" or Fats in "Magic", the special effects people from the 80's can truly make these mysterious, scary, ugly and nasty beings come to life. To bad they can't make creatures come to life like they used to.Scenes 9/10: Most of the scenes are planned well throughout. It's good how we have the Ghoulies causing chaos in the Den attraction and then we see them rampaging across the carnival to feast on food, ride bumper cars, shoot some 'ducks' game and pretty much kill more innocent people! I loved most of the scenes with the Ghoulies as every scene protracts on them, making all five of them stand out really well. When the Ghoulies weren't in scenes and we see Larry, Nigel etc, most of those scene were pure goodness too.Music/Soundtrack 9/10: The music is really enjoyable to listen to as it differs from creepiness and alternative type music. There is also a bit of depression and tension within the music which sets the mood for the film's scenes.I know a lot of people won't agree with my review here but then again, this is my opinion and I definitely respect yours if you don't like this film. I've seen it 7 times and I still really love it a lot.9.7/10