Death Wish 2
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Movie Reviews of Death Wish 2
Movie Review: DEATH WISH II JIMMY PAGE
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, the movie has its pros and cons, but for myself, it's worth the dough because Jimmy Page wrote the soundtrack. End of story!!! Look for live concert recordings of Jimmy Page when he went solo in 1988, there are a handful of songs done live that originally were released on this sound track.Movie Review: forensic buff
Summary: 5 Stars
I always liked Charles Bronson's acting. His vigilante type justice in Death Wish is "hero." The police didn't seem to be able to accomplish justice and he did it for them.Movie Review: deathwish 2
Summary: 5 Stars
excellent film this is the full uncut version bronson at his best however the group rape scene is very diturbing not recomended for under 18 due to the graphic scenesMovie Review: Death Wish 2
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw Death Wish on TVand wanted to see it cucut, so I purchashed the entire set. The are excellent.Movie Review: You'll need a hot shower after viewing this scummy classic
Summary: 4 Stars
DEATH WISH 2 is one of those movies that screams "CASH GRAB!". The late, great Charlie Bronson is reteamed with Michael Winner and Hal Landers and Bobby Roberts (DEATH WISH 1), along with the immortal team of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus (most of Bronson's 80's flix, ditto Chuck Norris, AMERICAN NINJA series et al) for this thoroughly scummy retread of the original.
There is a difference however: DW2 is purely for exploitation value, and is certainly not a movie to be watched with Mum (especially my Mum, or my Grandmas- maternal or paternal).
The plot is practically identical. Charlie and his reporter girlfriend (Jill Ireland) take his daughter Carol (Robin Sherwood- betcha ten bucks that isn't her real name)- still institutionalized after being assaulted in DW1- on an outing to the market. However at the market Charlie runs afoul of a band of scummy pot smoking muggers one of them played by a young Larry Fishburne- (Laurence Fishburne the 3rd, thank you very much!) who blast Jimmy Page's "Jam Sandwich" on their retro 80s ghetto blaster. The thugs steal Charlie's ice cream money, but also his wallet.
Unfortunately the thugs get Charlie's address from his ID and head to his house, break in and gang rape his maid, Rosario (Silvana Gallardo). A rather icky scene. Unlike the brief bash round the head in the first movie, the rape scenes here are extended (in NZ the film runs 87 mins- there's actually FIVE MINUTES of rape missing! Gross!).
Then Carol is abducted by the thugs and raped again, and while fleeing the sexual sadists runs through a window and is convieniently impaled on an iron picket fence.
Meanwhile the cops are at Kersy's house, when he is called in to identify Carol's body. (Considering where the LOCATION of the corpse was it's pretty easy to finger the gang, isn't it?). But no, this is a DEATH WISH movie, the cops are DUMB. Charlie makes up a story about blacking out, but of course he remembers everything. And it's not long before he hits the streets of LA with his trusty .44 Magnum, hunting down the scum and blowing several shades of poop out of them (Fishburne's "death" gives a new meaning to "Ghetto Blaster"!).
Highly recommended, even if it's cheap, inept, sadistic and bloody. Viewer discretion is advised though. The music (another high point) is by Jimmy Page of Led Zep. I just found it odd how NZ's censors didn't add a warning note about the sexual violence in the film. However if you have the stomach for it, make sure you check out DEATH WISH 2. Despite it's violence its utterly compelling. If you think otherwise, well you know how to contact me.