Maniac Cop 2 (1990) ***1/2
The first time I saw William Lustig 's Maniac Cop 2 (1990), I was really annoyed by Leo Rossi 's goofy Mansonesque "no homo" serial killer sidekick, Turkell. I still don't love the character (sorry, Larry Cohen )—though he is good for a few laughs—but I've learned to accept him in what is otherwise a very solid and entertaining horror action b-movie with a lot of replay value. I wouldn't go so far as to say that MC2 is superior to its predecessor , as many feel it is (not enough Bruce Campbell and no Tom Atkins !), but there are aspects of it that are better than the original—the direction, for one, and (especially) the stunts, for another. Woo boy, the stunts in this movie—just absolutely insane. Of the kind which you mostly don't see anymore, as many things have long since been replaced by CGI (which is safer for the stunt people but way less impressive). Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood set the Guinness World Record ...
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