ShangLuda Admirable film.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues It's those trash movies that are enjoyable and pleasant to watch,all elements is here,the casting is second step,the plot is the same of the previous one,the bad guys are weird and crazy,mix up and you have this amazing trash movie from the eighties... in fact this sequel is a blaxploitation,leading a gang Mario Van Pleebles as X is priceless acting,another interesting character is Frankie Faison as Be Gee a Negro too on a stunning performance and finally Robert Ginty a lonely guy who get revenge against the the evil ones...a little inferior than The Exterminator but still good,l love this kind of trash movies!!

Leofwine_draca Judging by all the negative reviews floating around the internet concerning this movie, it seems that it is almost universally despised by genre fans and movie fans in general. I beg to differ. While it doesn't have the same originality or edgy suspense as the first in the series, EXTERMINATOR 2 is very similar to other early '80s vigilante cinema, take DEATH WISH II for example. I would even go so far as to say that this is the better film, and at least it's not so unpleasant. EXTERMINATOR 2 is an action-fuelled follow-up to the infamous cult classic that finds our hero Robert Ginty arming himself with a welding mask and a flamethrower to continue his campaign of justice on the streets at night. Except this time he's up against one gang only (but it's a big gang), a gang who end up murdering two of the people he is closest to.Once again this is a very nihilistic film, indeed at the end, it turns out that of the entire cast (that's every character to appear in a speaking part) only Ginty is alive! The formula is very predictable, with an act of violence being carried out on one of Ginty's friends or family and Ginty following it up with an act of violence on the bad guys, and so on with things culminating into a huge (and impressively staged) battle in a warehouse where all of the bad guy gang end up getting deep fried! The acting isn't brilliant but it'll pass, with Ginty actually getting a chance to smile occasionally unlike in the original movie. Actually, Ginty makes a good focus point for the movie, a likable and charismatic hero, not to mention a believable one (at least to me). There's strong support from Frankie Faison playing a garbage collector who becomes an ally. Jennifer Brandon has a worthless role as the girlfriend who gets crippled and killed, while Mario Van Peebles certainly seems to be enjoying himself as he goes way over the top as 'X', the leader of the punk gang who delights in death, destruction, and torture.The violence is pretty strong and gritty with it, although as this film was released uncut in the UK you can tell straight away that it in no way matches the original's brutal, grisly bloodshed. Lots of people get fried in loving slow motion, while another character is killed off screen by getting run over by train! The stickiest fate is left for the end of the movie, unsurprisingly. The modified garbage truck that Ginty creates is an impressive piece of weaponry and there's a fair amount of explosions and mindless destruction to enjoy. Also, you've gotta love that BREAKDANCE-inspired interlude in the park; cool stuff! While not on par with the original, EXTERMINATOR 2 successfully carries the same kind of gritty on-the-street atmosphere and you could do a lot worse, so if you like the first then give it a go.

Coventry I don't suppose that anyone was desperately waiting to see a sequel to James Glickenhaus' modest exploitation cult-hit "The Exterminator", but it sure is more than welcome! Besides, can you honestly blame director Mark Buntzman and the good people at Cannon Film Group for wanting to cash-in further on the still immensely popular trend of violent and rancid early '80s vigilante movies? Of course not! Charles Bronson kept on making inferior sequels to "Death Wish", the theme got used in a sequel to the "Dirty Harry"-series ("Sudden Impact") and there were numerous other vigilante flicks being unleashed on the market ("Vigilante", "Fighting Back", "Suburbia"…), so why shouldn't "Exterminator II" have the right to exist? The problem – or the coolest part, it depends how you look at it - with this film is that it doesn't have an actual plot. Protagonist John Eastland, a former Vietnam veteran living in New York, still roams the streets at night with his indispensable flamethrower and barbecues all the criminal scumbags that he encounters. His main opponents now are the self-declared drug lord X and his posse. X is a flamboyant psychopath slash aspiring ballet dancer – or so he behaves – and murders innocent people for fun! John finds a new best friend and partner in crime in the persona of garbage truck driver Bee Gee and he falls in love with nightclub dancer Caroline. You can imagine that John gets very, very angry when they are both annihilated by X and his gang… Obviously "Exterminator II" is a worthless and totally redundant piece of '80s trash, but it is incredibly fun to watch with friends and plenty of beer & pizzas! The film is utmost politically incorrect, racist and sexist, but that's exactly why it guarantees unforgettable entertainment! Robert Ginty is the action-movie hero with the least charisma and worst acting skills in cinematic history, but I inexplicably love him and all his work. There are awesome supportive roles for Mario Van Peebles, Frankie Faison and familiar face Irwin Keyes, while actress Deborah Geffner has the questionable honor of appearing half- naked most of the film and share a very anti-erotic sex sequence with Ginty. There's blood, nihilistic violence and sadist burning aplenty, while at the same time there is absolutely no emphasis on suspense, dialog or character development. The ideal late-night entertainment, in other words!

lost-in-limbo Johnny Long is back to doing what he does best and that's cleaning up the New York streets of its scum. This time he's all geared up with the flame-thrower set on exterminate. When he's not flaming street gangs. He spends time with his dancer girlfriend and that of an old army buddy. Although things get real personal, when Johnny's girlfriend is brutally beat up by a power hungry gang lord of the streets, known as X. This really tips Johnny over the edge and drives him to revenge. Don't you just hate when you get through watching a movie to realise it was heavily cut, as it doesn't go as long as it's advertised on the video case (which by the way has a great cover art work). Well, that was the case here and I couldn't hide my disappointment of it. I'm not a massive fan of the original, but I was still interested in seeing the sequel after reading how much crueler and nihilistic it is in its actions. Sure, that would have been great, that's if I saw it that way, but I didn't. The deaths scenes were cut down and some (like the always mentioned subway scene and Johnny's girlfriend beat-up in the park) I didn't even get to see. Those moments where choppy as hell and had me going "What on earth just happen?!" Even the film's final standoff between X (a dreadfully juicy turn by Mario Van Peebles) and Johnny Long comes on too early in the story and then drags on for ages. Until it meets its murky conclusion. In all, it's a very inferior sequel that turns into an embarrassingly, vapid cheese-fest in the tradition of the Death Wish sequels (… namely part 3). There's no foot grounded in reality compared to the original and it comes off like an action comic fantasy. Thanks to Peebles and his laughable bunch of roaches. Robert Ginty (and his placidly stiff nature) is back as Johnny the Vietnam VET turned vigilante. On this occasion he brought with him his welder helmet and the trusty old flamethrower (the iconic picture found on the poster of the original) to clean up the dirtily decayed and crime-riddled streets. When he gets mad. Vicious punks and petty thieves better watch out! As he appears from nowhere (like a ghost) to wipe the floor. How they don't notice someone dressed like this until its to late, goes beyond me. Imagine the noise he would be make carrying all of this and how hard it would be to swiftly maneuver with it! The mangled story is basic and skips a lot stuff that happened in the original and heads its own direction… well kind of… ah, yeah its derivative. How could the cops go from knowing who the exterminator is at the end of the first feature to be at square one in the follow up? Who knows? I don't. While, there's nothing much else going on in the thin material to derail the main focus off Ginty's character and emotional build up. Still cluttering up the pace are redundant fillers (give me some break dancing) and an over-plus of scene-stealing Van Pebble posing and preaching his "He is the street" speeches. Just proving how much of a bad-ass he is. Poor Van Pebble, because he comes across as extremely wretched and too fruity looking to invoke that presence. Mark Buntzman's no-nonsense direction is ineptly junky (great campy slow-mo pieces), but he makes decent of the gritty and beat up look of the New York surroundings. It's not as prominent, say like the original, but Bob Baldwin's grounded photography gives it that rough edge. On the other-hand, the progressively clunky score by David Spear is a manipulative piece of mess. There's an explicit vibe created, but sadly its more comic style than nastily exploitive. Nonetheless it's still fun and creative in its set pieces.There are moments of ridiculously stupid and roistering fun evident, but make sure you get your hands on the uncut version.P.s. Watching the uncut version (shockingly on Pay TV?!) was a much better experience. The subway sequence was rather unsettling. Shonky, but amusing comic action.