VERY SUSPENSEFUL AND DOWNRIGHT DISTURBING

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2003)

NOTE: SPOILERS
I saw this movie after very much enjoying the first one, even though this second one was panned by critics. I must say that it was one of the most suspenseful as well as disturbing movies I have seen. Even though the beginning and end scenes are very grotesque, they are inventive, wonderful stunts/special effects, and again, a great ending. Warning: as said in the reason for the R rating, this is a very graphic and realistic movie and portrayal of death, more so than the first one. It has all of the elements of the FD1, but more suspenseful, more gory, and generally much better. Plus, there is a link between both movies. In the opening accident sequence, in addition to wonderfully done stunts, there is A LOT of blood and gore. A man is decapitated by a flying log, there are many explosions, a man is squashed by his motorcycle. Later on, a man is impaled by the leg of an escape ladder. After chasing pigeons, a young boy is smashed by a heavy sheet of glass and you can see blood and body matter clearly. Another man is chopped in half and after seeing his body fall apart, we see his intestines. Last, although it is a sad and disturbing scene (because it involves the graphics death of a young boy), the ending is beautifully done (the death is not beautiful, just the way it was executed) with a dash of humor. I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone, especially those who are a fan of horror movies. Just again, a note of warning, this is a very violent, graphics, gory, and realistic movie. Praise to the great job of the visual effects and the stuntmen.