Ghoulies II (1987) User Reviews (75)

Funny and Cheesy Silliness

[claudio_carvalho · 6/10 · 4 September 2014]

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.

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Passable PG-13 cheese horror.

[Hey_Sweden · 6/10 · 6 October 2013]

Those hostile little beasts are at it again in this adequately entertaining sequel. It takes quite a while for it to really get started, but the final half hour is worth waiting for. It's actually played fairly straight for a while, with comedy elements getting introduced more and more as the movie goes on. The Ghoulies themselves are definitely cute in an ugly sort of way, and are a genuinely amusing bunch. Fortunately, some of the human characters manage to be almost as interesting.

After an attempt to kill the Ghoulies fails, they hitch a ride with a truck carrying the contents of "Satans' Den", a house of horrors for a travelling carnival. They hide out inside Satans' Den for a while, intermittently killing people, until the big finale when they finally break out. The place has been hurting financially, but when patrons get a look at the Ghoulies and assume them to be part of the act, business starts booming.

I have to be partial to any movie featuring the following elements: an appearance by old Hollywood pro Royal Dano, who's in fine form as drunken old Uncle Ned, a song by the metal band W.A.S.P. ("Scream Until You Like It"), old school effects (puppeteering, stop motion animation, etc.), a role for Italian exploitation veteran Romano Puppo ("2019: After the Fall of New York"), and a carnival atmosphere (even if done on a budget). Production design, by Giovanni Natalucci, and cinematography, by Sergio Salvati, are both well done.

The enjoyable cast features familiar faces from other horror films: Kerry Remsen ("Pumpkinhead"), Sasha Jenson ("Halloween 4"), Starr Andreeff ("Dance of the Damned"), William Butler ("Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III"), and Donnie Jeffcoat ("Night of the Demons" '88). Damon Martin ("Pee-wee's Big Adventure") is our likable young lead, Phil Fondacaro (who played the title role in "Troll") the engaging Sir Nigel Penneyweight, and J. Downing the appropriately odious money man Mr. Hardin.

Overall, agreeable entertainment for genre fans; produced and directed by Albert Band, veteran director and father of Charles Band of Empire Pictures and Full Moon fame.

Six out of 10.

Better Than the First Ghoulies

[utgard14 · 5/10 · 2 December 2013]

This is the rare case where a sequel is actually better than the original. Considering that original is the cheap and nasty Ghoulies, it's really not much of an accomplishment. Anyway the plot here is that the Ghoulies make their way to a carnival where business is poor. Their presence manages to help business pick up but of course they do what Ghoulies are meant to do and start killing people.

What makes this a better movie than the first? Well for starters the carnival setting is more interesting. The special effects for the Ghoulies is improved over the first. The cast is better, helped in large part by veteran Royal Dano and "little person" Phil Fondacaro. But ultimately it's the camp humor that this movie has that elevates it above the previous movie.

All this being said about how it's an improvement over the first Ghoulies, it's still not a very good movie. It's watchable enough for a movie of its kind. But let's not get carried away and say it's anything better than that. So, better than the first Ghoulies but still not very good.

B-Movie Classic

[michaeldaly99 · 16 June 2002]

Before you watch this flick, don't expect much from it. It's a sequel to "Ghoulies", which should, respectively to the series, lower your standards of what to expect. It's unrealistic. It's cheesy. But it's damn ENTERTAINING! What you get is some rubber puppets, who take over a ghost house in a carnival, attracting visitors who think they're part of the attraction. It starts off with some lovable characters, namely Nigel the dwarf. Anyway, the ghoulies start killing some people who go in there. Then, near the end, they come out and there's a carnival massacre. Some mean killings here, such as death by being run-over by a bumper car. That's about it. This flick, the only "Ghoulies" movie I currently own, rests easy in my collection. Overall: 9/10

GORE BONUS: You wouldn't expect this, but there was actually some gore in this movie, which was edited for both the US PG-13 rating and the UK '15s' rating. The two scenes were, when the girl who is leaving the carnival goes in to the ghost house, she is tied to the floor and the ghoulies stab her before pulling the ropes. And, when the left over teenager gets lost in the ghost house, and the axe is lowered, it shows his stomach being opened and (fake looking) blood spurting out for a while. In the cut version, you just see the axe being lowered. "0m55s" was cut from the original UK video release, but the TV version is completely uncut.

Rated 15s for horror violence and mild gore, and some language

Mutant muppets terrorize traveling carnival.

[capkronos · 5/10 · 9 July 2003]

Royal Dano ("Go back to the hell that spawned you!") is Uncle Ned, a sweaty old drunk who operates a spook house called "Satan's Den" at a traveling carnival with his teen grandson Larry (Damon Martin) and dwarf sidekick Sir Nigel (Phil Fondacaro). When an @$$hole businessman takes over and threatens to close them down, Ned uses a satanic book of magic to call up five little mutant monsters (gator, cat, rat, fish, bat) to help with business. They do, but naturally being the demons they are, can't help themselves in the killing department as characters bite it with a pendulum, switchblade, carnival ride, electric wires, bumper cars and other toned-down PG-13 silliness. A giant monster that looks like a rejected extra from HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP shows up at the end to burp and explode.

Dennis Poali's script attempts to create sympathetic characters, but there's too much juvenile humor and other than some brief stop-motion, the creature FX are cheap rubbery puppets. If you recognize names like Mickey Knox, Romano Puppo and Anthony Dawson, it's because this was, surprisingly enough, filmed in Rome.

Grade: 3 out of 10

Groovy Ghoulies !

[Walle-2 · 5/10 · 26 July 1999]

I was very young when I saw this the first time and it really gave me the creeps then. Now a few years later I saw it again and I think it´s cool. The little monsters are pretty funny and scary actually. I especially like the "toilette" scene. Ghoulies II is a 5/10

much better than Ghoulies 1

[Mileskolehmainen · 5/10 · 21 June 2014]

This really is better than the first Ghoulies. Here's why: 1. None of the annoying side characters from the first film are in this one. 2. The plot flows a little better(but not great, still very disjointed) And 3. The Ghoulies them selves look much better than in the first film. they move better, have better design, and this time around stop-motion was used in a few scenes. Plus the ending with the giant Ghoulie monster is hilarious. The Ghoulies get more screen time in this one, and all together the film feels shorter which is an improvement from the first's bloated plot. The humor in Ghoulies II is also entertaining (unintentional and otherwise) and it helps keep some of the more boring plot stuff. In all Ghoulies II is a disjointed but entertaining film. recommended to fans of the first or Gremlins.

Don't waste your time

[worthythorn24 · 1/10 · 15 December 2004]

After wasting 90+ minutes of my life watching this movie, I'm now going to waste about 10 more minutes to try and persuade you not to make the same mistake I did. I bought Ghoulies II on VHS at a flea market for $1.00 and in hindsight I kind of wish I'd have invested my money more wisely. The movie is about a circus act called "Satan's Den" that is in serious financial peril unless something can turn the show around and make it profitable once again. This is where the Ghoulies come into play. They stowaway on the tour bus and wreck havoc inside Satan's den much to the amusement of the customers. Thinking that the murderous antics of the Ghoulies are all part of the show, the customers return in droves to see what the little demons are going to do next. Much to my chagrin, what they did next was bore the hell out of me for the duration of the film. No scares, no gore and no laughs. This movie is the polar opposite of Gremlins, which it poorly tried to copy. OK, I'm tired and want to go eat. 1/10.

Twice as good as the first, a rating of 2 out of 10

[films_viewed · 2/10 · 23 February 2006]

One thing they did right in this sequel was base the movie around the actual ghoulies themselves to a certain degree rather then keep them out of most of the first. And unlike the first, we actual feel for a couple of the characters (dwarth & uncle). An added bonus is early killings. However the ghoulies are still situated in one place, the first being a house this being an amusement park, the third I think is college? I would have liked to see them take over a town or city. They tried to make the series a horror comedy, but I believe to do that you need to have teens/young adults rather then adults who were the victims in the first, while the third must be college kids which I hope means the got it right third time around. This worked better having a younger cast, "tunes" dude should get a couple of chuckles. Another lame showdown ending(perhaps the villain in this was recreated by kevin smith in dogma?). This is Watchable, but only just.

Good

[manitobaman81 · 7/10 · 30 August 2014]

A paper-thin plot: Ghoulies II picks up a short time after the first movie, 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, ultimately leading to an explosive conclusion.

Sounds corny? No matter what anyone says, this is utterly fantastic. I refuse to totally dismiss this, because I find it quite engaging, in a guilty pleasure sense. I have to say it blew me away! This might all sound corny, like a bad B-movie, but that is not the case. My rating: 7/10.

It was fun!

[Boba_Fett1138 · 5/10 · 3 January 2009]

Well, at least this movie was better than the first. This is because of the simple reason that this movie is so entertaining to watch. It doesn't try to impress but it just brings some simple and good B-movie horror fun!

It must be also due to the movie its settings that this movie is such a fun one to watch. The entire movie is set at an amusement park.

The Ghoulies are more like Gremlins in this movie. In the first movie they were only walking around without serving a real purpose. In this movie they are the heart and soul of the entire picture. They are causing some mayhem and each and every Ghoulie has a distinctive character of its own.

It's a good thing the movie doesn't take itself too serious. It gives the movie a good campy feel and look over it. The movie is often being plain silly and it doesn't try to make sense or create a believable story. Something that the first "Ghoulies" movie didn't do. So really, this movie is surprisingly better and much more watchable than its predecessor.

Perhaps the movie is being a bit too silly and not serious enough at times. This really goes at the expense of the movie its horror. I feel that as if this movie would had been more effective with its horror as well, this movie would had been an even better one to watch. The movie doesn't really have any scares or gore in it.

Of course nothing of this movie really impresses. The acting and story-line are all weak and kept thin. Perhaps you have to be really into the genre to appreciate and enjoy this movie simply for what it is; some simple, fun entertainment!

5/10

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Cheesy creature feature

[kannibalcorpsegrinder · 9/10 · 25 August 2015]

Working at their friends' carnival, two friends Spookhouse Show act is found to be successful when diminutive, rat-like creatures invade the carnival forcing them to use the only weapon at their disposal to combat the creatures.

There's a lot to like about this as it turned out to be a superior sequel. What really works well in this one is the increase of screen- time here for the creatures, which is a fixed problem from the first one. Starting with the chase through the forest and arriving at the auto-yard stalking in here, there's plenty to like here as other action scenes here make this one so much fun. There's an incredibly fun introductory scene of the creatures here at the carnival where they appear in the attraction to the bewilderment of the guests on the ride causing all sorts of havoc with the true ride which is quite cheesy fun throughout here which follows up the scenes around the carnival. Seeing the creatures going around the different booths, attractions and meeting up with the patrons here while staying incognito is a lot of fun seeing how this one manages to interject the goofy fun of the creatures against the atmosphere of the carnival which is a healthy contrast. This is carried over into the film's highlight scenes where the massive version of the creature runs wild at the carnival and begins attacking both the concession stands as well as other patrons and forcing the group to fight off the beast using a variety of impressive and enjoyable tactics, generating a lot of action and a nice bit of cheese here with how the finale plays out. Along with the overall impressive look of the creatures, the fact that there's a rather healthy body count here that does lead into the film's few small problems here. This is the fact that there's not a great deal of blood or gore here in the kills, as despite the large body count there's a severely lacking amount here beyond a few scratches which would've helped this one quite a bit. As well, there's also the thread here about how good the business at the carnival is suddenly doing is confusingly dropped here, as the financial problems were so strongly hinted at in the first half that to drop it out of the film when that very problem is finally fixed makes no sense, nor does not following through on what is causing that specific incident despite how word-of-mouth is telling the authorities in charge. While the cheese might be something that turns off a few aren't into it, what really lowers this one is the rather bland and lifeless scenes here of this one really doing nothing while having fun at the carnival, as these are just boring, drawn-out and really not all that interesting showing the group not really doing anything in this section. All it does is make the film last longer than the original, and it's not that interesting due to that. Otherwise, this one was quite enjoyable.

Rated R: Violence and Language.

A vast improvement on the original

[bowmanblue · 7/10 · 24 July 2016]

You normally think of cinematic greats such as the Godfather 2, Terminator 2, Empire Strikes Back and Aliens as 'superior' sequels. Not many people ever mention the eighties horror 'Ghoulies 2' in the same breath as any of the affore-mentioned films. However, it is head and shoulders about its predecessor. Although, that's not saying much.

The original was about a wannabe sorcerer who conjured up a load of evil little critters, aka, 'ghoulies' only to have them turn on him. Sadly, the first film centred on the – pretty bland – humans, whereas the real stars of the show were the nasty little puppets who terrorised people. I'm guessing this was more to do with budget constraints, but, this time round, they seem to have learned from their mistakes. The ghoulies are the stars.

They're in it pretty much all the way through. Yes, the human characters are still pretty bland, but at least you don't really notice when the monsters get going. You could naturally pick faults in the film by saying how the ghoulies are about two feet tall and would probably find it difficult to actually hurt someone (let alone savage them to death), but we'll just skip that one and assume they are capable of killing tonnes of people.

It's hardly scary. There's not an awful lot of tension of scares in it (unless you're that afraid of rubbery-looking monsters) and you have to majorly suspend your disbelief to imagine that creatures can walk around a packed fairground and not be seen until it suits the script's needs. But, if you like cheesy eighties horror/monster movies, then give this one a go (and ignore the sequels – the series truly peaks here – and that's saying something!).

Terrible movie, but a major improvement on the first.

[TOMNEL · 2/10 · 7 July 2007]

I have no idea why any film company would greenlight a sequel to one of least scary, most boring films of all time, but they did. And this was a major improvement, which isn't saying much. In this outing, the ghoulies take over a carnival run by clichéd characters Larry and Uncle Ned. They kill guests and the carnival audience thinks it's fake, while the real audience thinks it's stupid. A couple things made this better than the first Ghoulies. The first is the atmosphere. The carnival setting was more interesting and funner to watch than the dull gray mansion of the first film. The second is the ghoulies. They seemed to have a more intricate part in the plot, where in the first they played second to the midgets and the red eyed fellow. The hardest thing to believe about this film was that these little creatures could do any damage. The people are unbelievably stupid to fall into the traps of creatures no larger than a small cat. The people sit still long enough for the creatures to bite through an electrical chord, or find a switch blade and open it, and this really falls under comedy instead of horror. The only other positive is actor Phil Fondacaro (From Troll, Bordello of Blood, Land of the Dead, Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside). Though his acting wasn't great, he has a screen presence that makes him great. Overall this was a silly, stupid movie, but it was a great improvement over the first.

My rating: * out of ****.

Fun sequel! **1/2 out of 5

[pumpkinhead_lance · 19 June 2005]

This time the focus is much more on the ghoulies themselves. And they're all ready to have some fun at the carnival!

There's lots of fun to be had here. You get to see ghoulies eat off a clowns arm (hoorah!)and my favorite scene features a ghoulie running over a man with a bumper car. Priceless.

Oh yeah, one of the more subtle moments I had to rewind a couple of times was when the mummy pops up and the kid kicks it back and you can hear the mummy say 'ow!'

Sure these films can be laughed at, but I have a feeling the movies are laughing with you. It's all very tongue in cheek and not to be taken too seriously. The only moment I think that was to be taken seriously was the terrible moment where the girl is talking about an incident that happened when she was younger; ala Pheobe Cates in Gremlins.

Still, that moment passes quickly and is completely forgettable.

I find these 'Ghoulies' films to be completely charming. If you're into Gremlins and Critters and Munchies and the like, check'em out.

A kick in the ghoulies

[Red-Barracuda · 2/10 · 21 November 2006]

This is an 80's cheese-fest. It lies somewhere between Gremlins and Hobgoblins – not as good as the former, not as bad as the latter. It, nevertheless, is as limited as you would expect.

The story basically involves a handful of small nasty creatures – the Ghoulies – that escape the clutches of a man with a moustache and set up home in a circus. Or, more specifically, the ghost house; which is a sort of ghost train without the train. This place, which is owned by a young chap with a mullet and his uncle, is in danger of being closed down by a man called Mr Hardin (I kid you not). So they, together with their friend, a dwarf called Sir Nigel, have to contend with both Mr Hardin and the evil Ghoulies, who are on a murderous rampage.

The good guys are essentially quite annoying. Especially Sir Nigel, who seems to be portrayed by John Oates of Hall and Oates fame. Oates is a frustrated Shakespearean actor who has settled for the next best thing – dressing up in a gorilla suit. The uncle, nephew and Oates make a somewhat irritating group of good guys. You will be cheering on the Ghoulies from the word go. The Ghoulies themselves are quite amusing, especially the ratty looking one. They are slightly rubbish but they can be quite funny.

The closing music is performed by W.A.S.P. The fact that they contributed a song to the movie Ghoulies II just proves what a bunch of poodle-permed bampots they were. I don't know if they provided the heavy metal music that accompanied the idiots with the ghetto blaster who served themselves up as Ghoulie-fodder earlier in the movie but the music was suitably dreadful.

I can't recommend this film. But it will kill 90 minutes. You will, however, never get this 90 minutes of your life back, so think carefully before settling down to this movie. What do I recommend about it? I'm not sure but it is nice to see John Oates perform in something without Daryl Hall.

better than the original

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 20 October 2016]

A man tries to destroy a ghoulie in a drum of solvents at a gas station and is killed. Larry and Uncle Ned stop the Satan's Den truck at the gas station and several ghoulies sneak on. They arrive at the Hardin Family Carnival. Business man Phillip Hardin audits his late father's money-losing amusement park threatening to close it down. He gives them one week to turn their fortune around. He tells Sir Nigel Penneyweight that he's turning Satan's Den into a mud wrestling show. Larry and Uncle Ned set up Satan's Den. The ghoulies start their killings and become part of the attraction.

This is slightly better than the original. The most important reason being that any cheesiness is excused by being a carnival setting. It makes everything including the ghoulies more reasonable. The carnival is supposed to be cheesy. This one is also more fun. It's less amateurish in both the scale and the acting. This is simply better.

About in the same caliber as the original.

[Aaron1375 · 3/10 · 19 July 2009]

Nothing great here a sequel to the rather bad, but rather successful Gremlin clone has a better setting than the original and it does not have that stupid satanic guy at the end showing up and trying to upstage the reason people actually flocked to see the first one the Ghoulies. This movie has the main setting as a carnival and that adds a bit to this one that was not present in the rather drab first movie. Still, the movie is not good and it is still a very inferior Gremlin clone. I rate Critters higher than this one as far as copycat franchises and Munchies and that Hobgoblins are worse than even this one. This movie and its predecessor could have been a bit better, but both have the problem of not seeming to know what movie they would like to be, a comedy type movie or a dark satanic set of horror movies. Trying to be both makes it fail rather badly at both genres making them both really bad movies. This one did not have the success of the first film at the theater as the first one took in thirty-five million which is rather staggering considering how bad it was. This one must have had limited success on VHS as it would spawn yet another sequel which I thankfully did not see.

Ghoulies II

[Scarecrow-88 · 5/10 · 17 February 2007]

The monstrous Satanic little monsters join the carnival, eventually attacking patrons inside Satan's Den, a funhouse being "confiscated" by a corrupt company CEO's son.

Harmless, sorta gory pass time

[Roseybaby63 · 5/10 · 14 January 2009]

I just can't hate this movie. Seriously. It's a stupid, fun movie that's perfect for that moment when you're kinda bored and maybe a little stoned and have time to kill. It's a sequel to a not so great movie. The Ghoulies are back and in a carnival fun house. I was amused by the way other people thought the ghoulies were part of the attraction while witnessing actual killing and death. It does sort of show how society can become desensitized to violence. Kind of a lofty thought for this type of movie. The plot is rather simple and kind of lame, but still loads of fun IF you watch it in the right frame of mind. You have to know what to expect. This isn't an award winning movie, folks. You shouldn't really expect more than the movie offers. It is lots of fun and has some interesting deaths in it. I laughed at several parts. I especially liked the way it ended. I found it funny as hell. I wouldn't pay to see it, but if you can catch it on cable, give it a try.

Much better than part 1

[trevorzimm · 7/10 · 18 June 2006]

Ghoulies 2 is by far better than the first part. You can't judge it compared to masterpieces like Apocalypse now, but for a crappy little 80's monster movie, it's a lot of fun. Great laugh's especially when they are hanging out in the haunting house causing trouble. The first part tried to take itself a little too seriously with the occult store background and was fairly irritating to watch. This one is a brain dead monster attacks type movie, and I love it for that.

It's much more fun than the Critters franchise, albeit, Ghoulies part 1 is far worse than any of the first 3 Critters movies.

I have never seen Ghoulies 3 or 4, or number two is definitely worth a rent from your local video store.

Cheap horror with rubber puppets

[Balto-2 · 1/10 · 2 January 1999]

No matter how I look at this movie it will always be bad. It doesn't leave off where the first one did, instead it shows an almost pointless scene which we could all live without. I thought this movie would become watchable, but it only got worse. Of course along with the bad acting, bad effects and bad music, you'll find how poorly its been directed and how dumb the stupid rubber monsters are. I'm still having trouble figuring out how one monster the size of a blender can tackle somebody over. This is just another cheap horror flick made to make money, avoid at all cost.

One Of My Favorite Horror Films Out There!

[tequila101 · 10/10 · 29 March 2011]

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

Ghoulies II

[Toronto85 · 7/10 · 6 April 2011]

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

This movie is bad.

[jonathan-s-baker · 1/10 · 17 April 2007]

You don't have to see this movie. Unless you have been convicted of a violent crime. Then you should probably be forced to watch this movie.

I remembered liking this movie. So I bought it and the first one together on DVD. I watched them, both of them, and they were both bad. I must have been thinking of some other movie. Anyway, I put the time in so you don't have to go through what I did.

This movie is a lot like The Garbage Pail Kids movie but without any of the redeeming qualities. There is no humor to be found here. This movie is a lot like gremlins, except that I'm sure Gremlins was supposed to emulate and parody bad movies like this. This movie emulates and parodies Ghoulies, the first one I mean.

Seriously though don't waste your time with this movie. I mean, you could be dead tomorrow then how you feel about that wasted time. Also I felt kinda sick after watching this movie. It may have given me a rectal cyst. You don't want that.