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Jacker 2: Descent to Hell
USA 1996
produced by Barry Gaines, Phil Herman (executive), Ben Stanski (executive) for Falcon Video
directed by Barry Gaines
starring Phil Herman, Barry Gaines, Ben Stanski, Nancy Feliciano, Patrice Jackson, Sean Lytle, Dyan Kane, Richard Blake, Marcus Jackson, Joe Scalicia, Austin Roads, Bill Dougherty, Katrina Elias, Edie Herman, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Michelle Ashton, John Korcz, Mat Bora, Steven Creazzo, Kenneth Hassel, Joel D. Wynkoop
written by Phil Herman, music by Sound Dezign, Jacker-theme by Umbrasound, special effects by John Hildreth
Jacker
review by Mike Haberfelner
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This movie sets in pretty much immediately after the events depicted in
Jacker: Despite being thrown off a
cliff, Mike Rivers, the serial killer known as Jacker, survives with
hardly a scratch, but detective Jackson (Patrice Jackson) gets in trouble
with the law for his (in the eyes of his superiors) reckless actions, is
disgraced, and eventually meets his end at the hands of the Jacker.
Jackson's associate in the hunt for the Jacker James (Barry Gaines) has
spent months upon months in hospital, and finally being released, he sees
how things have gone to the dogs, but he figures he can set things right
again if only he can prove that Rivers is actually the Jacker and have him
arrested or killed. But that's not as easy as it sounds as the Jacker has
grown wise to him, repeatedly lures him to crime scenes where James
effectively is blamed for murders by the Jacker, and eventually James
finds himself on the run as a suspected murderer and cop killer. But
that's only where the problems start, as the Jacker has apparently
acquired some supernatural powers and sends James into a nightmare loop
that will take James' entire strength and willpower to escape ... Now
on a technical level, Jacker 2: Descent to Hell shares quite a few
shortcomings with many low budget shot-on-video flicks from its era,
including shortcomings in the sound and picture quality, mostly owed to
the state of affordable technology at the time. But on a story level, this
movie has plenty to offer, especially since it doesn't just repeat the
earlier movie's formula but adds horror and the supernatural to the mix in
a way that comes across as properly creepy, and it's clear to see the
filmmakers made the most out of what little they had. And the result ...
may not be a masterpiece, objectively speaking, but if you're into
shot-on-video movies from the era, there's a good chance you might like
this one.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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