Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2

Plot synopsis:
The minions of serial killer Jesse "ChromeSkull" Cromeans locate their employer and bring him back from the brink of death, though the injuries he sustained have left him disfigured. As ChromeSkull recuperates, tended to by an assistant named Spann, his disgruntled second-in-command, Preston, tracks Princess and Tommy, the survivors of the previous film, to a motel. Preston kills Princess, which infuriates ChromeSkull, while Tommy is spared, due to being out at the time of Preston's attack.
Three months later, as Preston (who has become severely disillusioned with ChromeSkull's leadership) searches for Tommy, Spann works on usurping his position in the organization by brownnosing ChromeSkull, selecting a new victim for him (a waitress named Jessica, who is legally blind) and setting up a hideout in an electroplating company. ChromeSkull breaks into Jess's house, kills the girl's visiting friend, and captures her. The police glimpse ChromeSkull on a video Jess was shooting, and bring Tommy into the station to re-interview him, unknowingly saving him from Preston, who had snuck into Tommy's apartment while dressed as ChromeSkull, and murdered Tommy's roommate.
Jess awakens in a coffin in the factory, where Preston taunts her, and orders two workers to create a new weapon. Following a lead, the police send a detective to the factory, and she becomes the test subject for Preston's new weapon, a spring-loaded knife with six blades. Preston then abducts Tommy, leaves him with Jess, and is informed that he has been fired by ChromeSkull, who is aware that Preston has been copycatting and undermining him. The enraged Preston alters his appearance to resemble ChromeSkull (who is on his way to the factory) while Tommy and Jess escape their bonds, and a pair of detectives search for their colleague who had earlier been dispatched to the building.
ChromeSkull and Preston kill the detectives, then fight each other, with ChromeSkull coming out victorious when he decapitates Preston. ChromeSkull takes Preston's weapon, incapacitates Jess and Tommy, and attacks an investigating detective, along with a group of officers. ChromeSkull returns to Jess, but she fights him off long enough for the wounded detective to recover, and shoot the killer. The FBI arrives, takes Jess to a hospital, and tells the detective that they will be taking over his investigation. ChromeSkull escapes the factory, and is next shown in Hollywood conversing with Spann, who assures him that they will find Jess.
In a post-credits scene, the FBI is shown questioning ChromeSkull's pregnant wife, who is unaware of her husband's crimes, convinced that his long absences are due to his job. After the truth is revealed to her, the horrified Mrs. Cromeans grabs an agent's gun, and shoots herself in the mouth.

Tags: violence, murder

Review:
This time the kills are a bit more gruesome for this sequel but it also seemed like they just put in bunch of random character for ChromeSkull to kill.
Robert Hall's 2009 horror debut Laid to Rest wasn't perfect by any means, but offered a great gore-scheme and pacing and suspense that came to its favor.
Its characters weren't very well crafted, and logic had to hide out so the film could do its thing, but overall it was a cute and enjoyable little gore flick.
Well, to Hall, since it was a moderate success on the message boards and online yes it did.Laid to Rest 2, accompanied by the "Chromeskull" subtitle, is a bleak and ugly film not because it's gruesome and violent, but because its plot becomes blown out of proportion and it becomes a cocky horror film.
The story has now become enlarged and has now gone to expand its boundaries to the point where it's unbelievable and contrived.The film picks up right where the first left off, then manages to fast-forward three months later where we are introduced to Jess (Michaels), a girl going blind because of scar tissue in her eyes.
Have mercy.Bobbi Sue Luther, director Robert Hall's wife respectively, played the heroine from the original film and makes a quick appearance in this one as well.
It succeeds in being a standout for a few reasons, but overall, when closely examined, or even mildly, it's just another horror film inspired by too many others.Starring: Brian Austin Green, Danielle Harris, Mimi Michaels, Nick Principe, and Thomas Dekker.
And he has not left the makeup behind, either -- CG is used very sparingly, with more than enough practical effects and gore to satisfy any horror fan.The cast is also a bit stronger this time, with horror icon Danielle Harris making a sizable cameo and the well-known Brian Austin Green in a starring role.
I feel there is a lot of potential here for exploring the organization, and also potential for sequels (though hopefully they do not proceed without having a solid story to tell).This sequel is more mature than the original, but relies on the same strengths -- fast-paced action, terror and gore.
The lame cops eventually make it to the place, just as Chromeskull is up and ready and not happy with Preston impersonating him.Laid to Rest 2 is a great sequel.
You'll be told that this is a great throwback (tho it is in fact modern in every way) and that it's fun and doesn't really need a plot as no one watches this films for that anyway.
It took the concept behind the first film ( guy in mask stalks and kills whilst videotaping his crimes) and attached a somewhat flimsy although very intriguing background to our killer, and also really stuck to what Chromeskull is all about: knives.
The gore was stellar, the acting rather good (much much better than the first), the plot was actually there, so all in all if you like this sort of film at all even if you never saw Laid to Rest do yourself a favour and watch it..
I know that I enjoyed the original Laid to Rest for its sheer enthusiasm and spectacularly OTT gore, but I can recall very little about the actual plot, despite having only seen it a year ago; perhaps that's because there wasn't much of a story to remember in the first place (the lack of strong narrative clearly didn't matter too much to me: I gave the first film a rating of 7.5/10).Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 is just as eager to please in terms of bloody mayhem, and does so brilliantly with oodles of really mean-spirited and excellently executed gore, but this time around the film-makers also try to build on Chromeskull's character, and it is here that the film comes apart quicker than one of the killer's victims.
While a bit of back-story mightn't have been so bad, what we are presented with here is so overblown, convoluted, and incomprehensible that it only serves to confuse and irritate in the extreme.The film opens abruptly with no recap of previous events, immediately launching into the unnecessarily complex nonsense that passes for a plot, in which a secret organisation is revealed to be behind the work of our metal mask-wearing maniac.
It all adds up to a very frustrating and frankly rather tedious experience.If director Robert Hall proceeds with his intended third and final Laid to Rest film, I really hope that he succeeds in explaining matters in a satisfying manner; simply drenching proceedings with buckets of really nasty knife action just won't cut it next time.I rate Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 a 9/10 for the sterling work of the effects guys, but 1/10 for everything else (resulting in a disappointing average of 5/10)..
overall the acting was great, pretty decent selection of actors in this film, the storyline was very original and not like most other movies, Robert hall did an amazing job on this movie.
i was very shocked by the ending, but i wont ruin it cause I'm writing this review spoiler free, alls i have to say is i highly recommend this movie if your a big slasher flick fan, definitely not like the crap that comes out now adays, much better change from all the remakes and what not..
There is more going on on-screen this time round, and yet it is even harder to focus on, due to the horrible, unnecessary and distracting camera work.This one attempts an inexplicable angle in that ChromeSkull, the titular killer, has "minions" who follow him and try to get into his good graces.
I found the original in a used media store in my city in the 5 for $10 bins...sought out the sequel minorly n was lucky enough to run into it where i work at F.Y.E. If u in the mood for "decent" story line n spectacular kills seek no further as far as i'm aware as of my writing of this review, ( Hello run on sentence).
hahaha These 2 films...this one a lil less cause it suffers from "good movie sequel syndrome...but the 2 back to back r a horror/slasher film fan's wet dream...male or female...Have Fun!!!Gory but iv'e seen worse...great kills!!!.
He almost steals the movie from Chromeskull himself.The detectives are almost a letdown, but I liked that they were going in a different direction this time around.
I enjoyed the first, I didn't think, I would like, I really did but can't say the same about this sequelThis movie started of where last movie left off, which I liked and then movie went down hill as the movies goes on.I just didn't like where they took the story at all, as I didn't like the plot, it was hard to enjoy it, however the kills in this movie are really creative some really good gory death scenes.The acting in this movie was hit and miss from some of the cast members Not as good or as fun as the first movie but decent kills makes this good slasher movie.
I recently saw the first Laid To Rest film and loved it a lot and was thrilled about finding the second one and not only was it still the work of Robert Hall it had Danielle Harris (Hatchet 2).I just finished and I am still loving the series of Chromeskull!The story still played well and the actors did a great job.This is now a contender of not only my favorite horror series but my favorite Kill Icon!I cannot wait until Laid To Rest 3!Must watch these in order though.~Joe. again gory and a lack of story.
This one was directed by the same director as part 1 (Robert Hall) and I must say, it was shot in the same way, a lot of gore but again it was written by the director himself and yes, a lack of story...The flick starts were the other one ended at the grocery store.
The Laid To Rest flicks aren't my cup of tea storywise but i do love the gore in it and the way the killings are done.Gore 4/5 Nudity 2/5 Story 2/5 Effects 4/5 Comedy 0/5.
Bigger and I must say better Laid To Rest movie than the first one, the story of Chromeskull follows moments after the first one left, this time with an all star cast of fantastic actors like horror scream queen Danielle Harris, Terminator TV series actors Brian Austin Green and the awesome Thomas Dekker returning in the role as Tommy also introducing Mimi Michaels the wonderful Angelina Armania and with Nick Principe returning as the stalking, murderous villain and film titled character CHROMESKULL.
It totally screws up the rating of the movies to either too low or way too high for a crap movie or a good movie that it made to look like crap.I will keep adding this to my reviews until the owners or moderators of this site or developers decide to make this right.
I will start by saying I loved Laid To Rest it was a great late night B-movie slasher with a great pace and even better inventive deaths akin to that of Hatchet.
The ending was abrupt and seemed as though it had been decided on the day it was shot.I will praise the SFX they were top notch and its nice to see practical effect instead of CGI but that alone doesn't make a satisfying movie.I'm sad to say I was very disappointed, would I watch a Part 3 possibly but they need to work on a story next time around..
I was looking forward to this one, the first movie was kind of trash with some style and top notch gore and after reading a few positive reviews my expectations weren't too low.The story is simple, "Chromeskull" is fixed up by some helpers, does some killing and picks a girl that he seems to enjoy having locked up in a coffin.
From the it's the usual procedure, the cops kind of get an idea of where he could be, the captive girl and the surviving guy from the first movie end up together facing the killer and his helpers.
I may be one of the few that dislikes this movie; a disclaimer I don't usually start with but after reading some of the early reviews it seems that everyone is praising this second part.Well where to start, we are back with our chrome mask wearing killer..the silent type that wears black and carries around large custom made knives and we have Brian Austin Green - yes, that guy from 90210 and after that nothing- who is also wielding large knives, we have a shadowy organization.; we have; pff ah well, why bother.The first part worked because it was a road movie of sorts; the pacing was high, the kills where imaginative and the characters, well, you actually gave a damn about the characters.
And while he is patched up - they use star trek technology on him because they pull out one of his eyeballs from the mask and place it back; sure- Brian Austin green or B.A.G. as I am going to call him runs amok, slashes people and kidnaps a girl who is getting blind,slowly ( this reminded me of that crappy movie with Madeline Stowe..
The reason I state that is that I don't want anyone to think that my bad review of this flick has anything to do with the its nature.Chromeskull - LTR 2 is a brutal film.
It had the brutality and gore of the sequel, but to go with it, it had a great plot, and it might have even been a believable story.
LTR 2 went off on such a distant tangent, it plays out like a "final destination" movie that gets made for the sakes of showing gory kills, yet forgets about plot - much less a good one.Spoiler Time - The ChromeSkull killer is apparently the head of some powerful organization that covers his murders and sets up his kills in a game like style.
Strike two is that the original killer seems to come from the Jason Vorhees gene pool, as he is actually saved after his face melted into the mask at the end of the last movie, and the main character bashed his head in with a baseball bat.
This blended with what has to be the worse police department in the world on the case, you just don't see the terrible ending coming (the director must have hoped the audience was progressively going blind like the main character in this slop of a movie)....
Brian Austin Green appears in what is likely the biggest role in the entire film, even more-so than chromeskull.
tired of being under-appreciated, Green's character decides he is fed up with the way he has been treated, and begins to take on the task of killing people while wearing the infamous Chromeskull mask.
All in all, if you enjoy horror movies, specifically slashers, and lots of blood, this is surely one to check out.
I think not, and I regret to tell you, there is a Laid To Rest 3 in the making at the time of this review, so big spoiler here: If you are expecting the killer to be thrown into a wood chipper at the end where he belongs, you are going to be let down.
If you are looking for a great slasher movie, you may want to check out Severance...and under no circumstances will I EVER give a slasher film more then 7 stars, and I will have you to know Severance earned a 7 star rating from me.
The makers of the original realised that Laid To Rest garnered quite the cult following, so after much deliberation, they did the impossible thing that only horror movies can do, and bring back the antagonist/anti-hero of the piece, and up the ante......The first movie was pretty much in the same vein as other slasher movies such as the original Halloween, ANOES, and Friday the 13th, but it had a really grimy, almost goth like edge to it, which made it stand out just that little more than other horror movies.That, and the fact that the kills were just so extraordinarily in your face and didn't pull any punches, that was the novelty.Here, just like the rules go for horror sequels, it's pretty much the same, but the makers don't know what to do with the narrative, so they almost meld the far superior Collector movie with the invincible Chromeskull's plans........to film him kill people who he's had in coffins for a while.Oh, and the 'invincible' Chromeskull has hench-people, in the shape of Brian Austin Green, and special guest star Danielle Harris, who is only in it because she's our modern day scream queen.And it's a pretty boring affair, even though the film is on for barely ninety minutes, it seems like a life time.The kills are as visceral as ever, but they use far more CGI than practical effects, which ruins the illusion of the kill.If they make a third, let's hope they return to the grime and grunge that smothered the original, and make it a little more edgier....
It's obviously low budget (nothing wrong with that) except that a lot of the shots look like they were filmed on $400 handy cam.The flow of the story is in some ways similar to Final Destination, in that it introduces an uncompelling character, with one sentence worth of development, then desperately attempts to build tension by having Chromeskull hunt and kill them in elaborate ways.The characters are mostly bland and one-dimensional.
Owain Yeoman as King (a detective) does a decent job with very little, as does Brian Austin Green as Preston (Chromeskulls right hand man).In summary, this is not by any means, a decent movie, but if your having a movie night with some friends, and cheap thrills and gory kills are your thing, this movie might appeal to you.
I would definitely reward this sick-in-the-head film a "creative kills" award for if there is a way to savagely butcher a person with a blade, Laid to Rest II delivers in spades.
OK so this is gonna be a short review, I watched this film a few days back and I really liked it, I didn't think it was quite as good as the first film but still an enjoyable sequel.
One thing I didn't really like was the plot about ChromeSkull being part of an organisation being added a lot more into the film, I didn't really think there was any need to add that into the plot, I don't think that worked out very well.
I really liked the way ChromeSkull was brought back to life it made it a lot more realistic, plus I think he's a great villain he's definitely up there with the great horror villains such as Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, Pinhead, Victor Crowley, etc.Overall a great sequel that has some things that it could've done without but still a great film though.
"Laid To Rest" (2009) was a surprisingly well done slasher flick with a mysterious killer, an interesting story and very gory death scenes.
"ChromeSkull: Laid To Rest 2" picks up right after the events of Part 1 and explains the character of ChromeSkull and the organization he's part of for a bit.
Since the original leading actress didn't return, she's killed off in the first 15 minutes by 90210's Brian Austin Green's character.
However ROBERT HALL busted onto what seemed like a dying genre and gave it a new era ushering in the next age of slashers with his Character CHROMESKULL!!!
ChromeSkull : Laid to rest 2 was truly well done.....it wasn't an over kill film with a bad story line....it didn't use excessive blood and gore and tits and ass in it to keep the viewers attention.