Snakeeater II
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Artist: Lorenzo LamusDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-06-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Greatest Sports Legends
Movie Reviews of Snakeeater II
Movie Review: L' Indomptable II: L' Anti-Drogue
Summary: 4 Stars
"Snakeeater" was such compelling cinema, that I had to turn around and watch "Snakeeater II: The Drug Buster" the very same day! Of course this cheesy series was made in Canada and goes so far as to feature a tribute to the glories of Canadian cinema (ponder) in the extras, but imagine my surprise when the credits were entirely in French, although some of the translations are questionable. After some gospel music that seems out of place and the credits for "L' Indomptable II," we open in an urban dance class of some sort with some truly hilarious dancing. All of which raises the question: why is Lorenzo Lamas ("Soldier Kelly") there? The answer is he's a juvenile parole counselor or some such, because he cares so much about the urban youth. If you guessed that an urban youth couldn't get past the first scene without dying on the dance floor of rat poison-infused drugs, you're right! You could have a career in Canadian screenwriting!
Soldier takes an imaginative urban teen, Speedboat (Larry B. Scott) under his tutelage, and they begin a "Dirty Harry"-esque campaign of ridding the world of drug pushers with the assistance of Speedboat's sister, who is a high-ranking prostitute to the mob. Because he acknowledges killing four pushers, Soldier is sent to a plush psychiatric hospital for evaluation by the sexy Dr. Pierce (Michele Scarabelli,) who for some reason is also providing him with legal advice. This asylum diverges significantly from reality: prisoners can have sharp utensils, light fires, order pizza delivery, and leave essentially at will. They also have very nice rooms. The asylum is, sadly, also the residence of the most annoying character in the film, "Torchy" the arsonist played by Arnold Horshack himself, Ron Palillo. (At least he doesn't say "Ooh-ooh-ooh!" at any time.) It's also where a contest is played with wheelchairs and a flagpole on a rooftop. Sure it's the stupidest game ever, but adds a lot to the running time, and cranks the cheese factor up to eleven.
After failing to fall from the roof of the asylum, Soldier figures out how to escape at will so he and Speedboat can continue their murderous revenge on the drug dealers. To do this they adopt an array of disguises, such as fire extinguisher replacement technicians (really,) health inspectors (linguini sauce laxative spiking jokes never fail to please), and plumbers (in a truck reading "You Dump, We Pump" on the side; there are graphic scenes of toilet maintenance as an added bonus.) If all this sounds like a jumbled mess so far, it may help if you think of this as a mutant combination of "MacGyver," "Dirty Harry," and "Body Rock." Eventually, as you may have correctly guessed, there's a huge meeting of all the chief mobsters in charge of the drug trade. The plot resolution is truly something to behold: there is no end of unrealistic gunplay and fisticuffs, a subplot about using the same rat poison the bad guys use to cut the drugs on the hoodlums in a sealed vault, and even a fish tank electrocution ploy!
How could this movie get any cheesier? Well, since you asked, Speedboat gets arrested and is sent to the asylum to live in comfort, while Soldier is found not guilty by reason of insanity of 22 murders, and is remanded into the custody of the hot doctor for mental discipline and rehabilitation! If that doesn't leave you breathless, perhaps the closing credits (in French, of course) accompanied by more gospel music will send you over the edge into bad movie delirium. This is a truly dreadful movie when viewed in a conventional manner, but as a B-movie of laughably epic proportions, it is in a league with few other giants.
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