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So cool that Henry Rollins is in it and he was nothing but cool in the whole flick. Every time he was on the screen it was the right movie.

Rollins plays the host of a stupid looking reality show were the contestants pretend they must survive a post-apocalyptic world, but they soon discover how real that scenario is, as they end up taping the show in the same woods as a group of psychopathic killers.

In this film, somewhat of an origin story is given to the inbreed family that does the slashing in the woods, but I have to say, the group that did the killing in the first film were far more better. Just a little bit more creepy and creative in Wrong Turn. In Wrong Turn 2, it seem they were trying to up the extreme of these characters when it was not needed.

By itself it's more of a Stereotypical horror film with elements of Predator-like action, thanks mostly to Rollins. As a franchise, while the original brought freshness to the genre, it's sequel was stale.

First, i must say, I'm kinda bored by now with the variations of inbred, genetically deformed n so on cannibals, but i thought i give it a try as a no-brain movie, the only real reason to watch being the participation of Henry Rollins. Also, its quite entertaining how the genre tries to outbid the last movie with even more cruel gore than the last one. I guess its become a practice , in which they have a violent film, that gets an uncut edition on DVD, so it might sell more. As i said, as a no-brain, its entertaining, a great film to watch not alone, but with friends-so you can comment on the gory parts.But honestly, the remakes and the stealing of old ideas has become so lame

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, the obvious sequel to the Terrific 70s Style Horror film Wrong Turn which starred the beautiful Eliza Dushku and Desmond Harrington (and which I surprisingly really dug and loved), was probably my most anticipated film ever for more than 2 years due to many different reasons, hence I was really looking forward to it and couldn't wait to see it. However, it was taking FOX forever to properly release it, so I waited really long for it to finally come out on October 09th, and well, having finally seen the film, all I can say is - WOW, was the wait worth it!, since the film completely exceeded all my expectations, and turned out to be one of the best Horror Sequels I've seen since Aliens and Evil Dead II. The film revolves around a group of 6 reality show contestants (we have the heroine, the black guy, the army chick, the funny guy, the nice girl, the slut, and the 7th contestant who is very brutally eliminated in the amazing and brutal opening scene of the film), their producer, and the host, who start getting killed off one-by-one while participating in the low-budget reality show by a group of sick, horny, and hideously deformed inbred hillbilly cannibals who plan on making them all their dinner. However, unluckily for the hillbillies, the remaining contestants and the host start fighting back for their survival, unaware that the hillbillies have different plans for them and their body parts.

Hvaing watched the film, I have to say that without a doubt one of the biggest highlights of the film is the gorgeous and talented Erica Leerhsen (whom you may recognize from the underrated Blair Witch 2 and the terrific Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake) who is simply terrific in the movie, and fortunately plays the most interesting and likable character with a saddening back story, and is great to see that she has actually has a decent-sized role as I always thought she was heavily underrated.

Henry Rollins steals the show as well and kicks some serious ass in the movie, and let's face it -there's nobody else who would do it better than Rollins; the man is simply a genius and should get more roles like this. Worth mentioning are other talented cast members, including Texas Battle, Aleksa Palladino, Daniella Alonso (who actually has much more to work with than in The Hills Have Eyes II), Steve Braun, Crystal Lowe, and Matthew Currie Holmes, and I have to say that Kimberly Caldwell is also great in her debut role, and delivers a fine performance in the brutal opening scene of the film.

Despite that all characters are pretty stereotypical, you actually care for them (which is very rare in Horror movies as most characters in Slasher films are one-dimensional), and I have to admit it is pretty hard to predict who is going to survive or die, thanks to the writers, Turi Meyer and Al Saptien, who have made a surprisingly effective script. There are a few plot holes and cheesy lines here and there, sure, but who cares?

The direction is amazing as well. Joe Lynch does an outstanding job as the director, and with his many homages to other movies (including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead II, Aliens, Rambo, The Blair Witch Project; mostly 80s Splatter flicks), and brutal death scenes (hint: opening scene), he is definitely one of the reasons why the sequel turned out so great.

And how does Wrong Turn 2 do in comparison with the original? Well, damn great if I may say. Seeing as the original is very serious, eerie, and scary, the sequel tries to be quite the opposite - just a simple, hardcore, highly entertaining, no-brain, and brutal Splatter flick which doesn't take itself seriously, and luckily, it succeeds. It's very different from the first one, and quality-wise - I love them both equally as they're entirely different, but equally amazing. Also, don't let the fact that this is a direct-to-video film put you away, as it's definitely the best straight-to-video movie I've ever seen, and just proves that sometimes even a little, direct-to-video sequel can live up to its proceeder, and even stand on its own.

So in all - is Wrong Turn 2 completely flawless? No, not really. Is it a perfect film? Nope. But is it a Highly Entertaining, Fast-paced, Memorable, Gory and Amazing Horror Sequel which blows away most 2007 Horror flicks? Damn straight it is. Honestly, I really don't understand why FOX sent this direct-to-video, and The Hills Have Eyes II in theaters as Wrong Turn 2 is tons better and a much more enjoyable flick.

In short, Wrong Turn 2 is hands down the most entertaining and goriest Horror Sequel I've ever seen. It's not flawless or perfect, but I still love it, so if you really are looking for a worthy sequel with amazing acting, great direction, brutal and inventive deaths, likable characters, and lots more, Wrong Turn 2 is definitely then the right turn, and an amazing Horror flick you should surely check out! Highly recommended.

8/10

This movie sequel was made because the first in the series was a hit. In this one, once again we meet the mutant, redneck cannibals who live in the sticks and wait with growling stomachs for the next bunch of kids to stumble into their rustic hell-hole. The mutant clan is a little larger in this version, including some mutant horny chicks, and their backwater shanty comes complete with assorted grisly machines and sundry horrors. Into this mix we add Henry Rollins as a misfit marine hired to lead a reality-based TV show and its several amateur entrants into a backwoods survival game. Among this group are the obligatory obnoxious elements, a few babes with repulsive personalities, and one or two heroic types. Maybe this sounds good to you so far, but the plot is so poorly developed that the movie quickly becomes a just another slasher/gore fest which manages to sustain very little tension. Too bad, it was not a bad idea for a sequel, but the writers butchered this flick. Watch it only if you're bored or addicted to the genre.

In Greenbrier Back Country, West Virginia, the retired military Dale Murphy (Henry Rollins) is hosting a tough survivor show where the winner takes US$ 100,000.00. The proposal of the reality show is to survive in the woods in the most adverse conditions, following predetermined rules. Sooner the contestants find that they are really fighting to survive against a strong, sadistic and violent cannibalistic family with the appearance of monsters. Further, Colonel Dale discloses that many years ago, an abandoned pulp mill released chemical wastes on the creek, killing the animals and transforming the descendants of a local family in deformed mutants. Without animals to hunt or fish to catch, the next generation chases travelers to feed themselves.

"Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" has an unoriginal story that I have seen many times, and seems to be a replay of parts of many other movies, like for example "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "The Hills Have Eyes", "Timber Falls", "Wrong Turn" plus breasts of a sexy girl and a collection of clichés of the genre. However, this film is surprisingly good, having more gore and originality in the deaths than the usual; and works, hooking the attention of the viewer until the very last scene. The death of Kimberly Caldwell in the beginning gives a great introduction of how bloody this film is. When I see this type of movie, I try to guess what will happen to the potential victims, if they will survive or die, and the gore resolution of this movie is good. The make-up and the special effects are impressive. In my opinion, fans of the genre will not be disappointed with this film. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Floresta do Mal" ("Forest of the Evil")

First let me say I'm astonished at how many good reviews Wrong Turn 2 has. These people are either trying to market the film and getting a paycheck for it or are MTV-lobotomised children who see gore and wet themselves with excitement.

Plot - yet another take on reality TV gone bad. I mean come on, reality TV is old hat now never mind movies emulating it (badly).

A group of dislikable nobodies sign up for a reality TV show which just so happens to be filmed in the same woods the inbred rednecks from the first movie inhabit and oh my god I'm bored just trying to explain it....

All you need to know is the acting is awful, the direction and script are childish, it's predictable, boring and I can't honestly think of any redeeming features.

Rewatch the original instead of wasting your time with this.

Low-rent slasher sequels are usually garbage, I mean has anyone seen Hostel 2, The Grudge 2 or Hills Have Eyes 2? As a result I really wasn't expecting much of this movie despite enjoying the first, not merely for the gorgeous Eliza Dushku either. The premise is nothing new, but the characters, gore and inventive kills make it well worth watching.

The always cool Henry Rollins (who I'd pay money just to see reading the bible) plays a retired Army Colonel who is now hosting a faux-post apocalyptic reality game show. The setting: the woods. But not just any woods, this is inbred hillbilly territory and they are only too happy to devour a bunch of young city folks.

Erica Leerhseen (who seriously does not look as old as she is) plays Nina, the cynical, jaded one of the group who keeps her cool when the guts start spilling. Usually with these movies you can tell exactly who is going to die and in what order, but Wrong Turn 2 still managed to seem fresh. I wasn't simply waiting for characters to die or wishing that they'd hurry up and meet a grisly end, since such fodder are usually highly annoying.

The one thing that I didn't like was the utterly flat photography. The original had a dark, grainy and hardcore look to it but the sequel just seems so clean and bright and open. I think that if Joe Lynch was perhaps a more experienced director then the film would look tighter and more dynamic, as it is the cinematography does little to compliment the above-average production design.

If you are a fan of the first movie then I totally recommend that you give this one a go. It surpassed my expectations and I'm usually quite a snob when it comes to movies.

"Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" is the second movie of the Wrong Turn series and in this one we have a group of reality show contestants who are fighting for their lives because they are hunted from a cannibal family who want to kill them all.

I did not like this movie as I liked the first one because this movie did not have the suspense that the first one had and I did not like the plot of this movie. I believe that it was not the sequel that many horror movie fans expected and that's obvious in the ratings of this film.

Finally I think that "Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" is a simple horror movie with which you can spend your time and nothing more.

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, what I expected to be total trash turned out to be one of the better horror sequels in a while. Wrong Turn is a decent horror movie that I usually recommend to my friends, it had a fresh new feel for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre genre. So when my boyfriend and I were looking for a film to watch, we came across Wrong Turn 2: Dead End at the video store, I was like oh, no, another crummy sequel to destroy a fine film. But he wanted to see it, so we watched it last night, I have to say that I was completely wrong about what I thought this film was going to be. Actually, this was a fun horror movie, you didn't even need to see the first one to get it, that was a bonus that not too many sequels give the chance for. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End is a fun and gory sequel that offers lots of blood and entertainment.

A group is about to film another "survivor" type of reality show in the middle of the woods. It's called "Apocolypse" where they have to pretend that the world is gone and they're the only survivors and whoever's left standing wins a hundred grand. But things take a very deadly turn when the gang is attacked by blood hungry hillbilly cannibals who want to have them for dinner, if you know what I mean. So this turns into a real survivor show when the gang is now fighting for their lives and try to make it out of the woods alive.

While there are some stories that had no point to them, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End still has an awesome story over all. The deaths were absolutely cool to see, I know that sounds bad, but I just love a good horror film with the great death scenes. I think the first girl had the best with the ax, but I'm not going to give that scene away, just trust me, it's a very cool one. I was very impressed with how cool this sequel was and I highly recommend this movie for any horror fan, it's a fun one to watch.

7/10

First let me say I'm astonished at how many good reviews Wrong Turn 2 has. These people are either trying to market the film and getting a paycheck for it or are MTV-lobotomised children who see gore and wet themselves with excitement.

Plot - yet another take on reality TV gone bad. I mean come on, reality TV is old hat now never mind movies emulating it (badly).

A group of dislikable nobodies sign up for a reality TV show which just so happens to be filmed in the same woods the inbred rednecks from the first movie inhabit and oh my god I'm bored just trying to explain it....

All you need to know is the acting is awful, the direction and script are childish, it's predictable, boring and I can't honestly think of any redeeming features.

Rewatch the original instead of wasting your time with this.

The set-up for Wrong Turn 2 is pretty awful: a production team (consisting of three seemingly inexperienced twenty somethings and a presenter) take a small group of hopeful contestants into the wilds to film a survivalist reality TV series. Here they become victims to a bloodthirsty family of cannibalistic hillbillies.

Now I'm no expert on the finer points of making TV programmes, but just four people on the crew of a complex reality show?!?! Gimme a break!

Fortunately, the silly initial premise doesn't get in the way of this film ultimately becoming an extremely enjoyable (and very gory) film, and kudos must go to director Joe Lynch for making this sequel to the 2003 original such a fun ride.

Amongst a cast of relative unknowns (horror fans may recognise some faces, but your average film-goer won't), Henry Rollins obviously stands out, as the ex-soldier turned show host who uses his military experience to turn the tables on his attackers. But the REAL star of the show is the brilliant array of splattery special effects that regularly paint the screen red. Copious blood and gore is definitely the order of the day.

Lynch starts as he means to go on, opening with a gruesome OTT death scene which sees a pretty blonde cut vertically in half with an axe, her guts spilling messily onto the floor. Gorehounds will have a field day! And so it continues, with plenty of messy death scenes, a smattering of female nudity, and even a touch of incestuous mutant sex thrown in for good measure. You can't say that this one doesn't try to be a crowd pleaser!

Also rather welcome is a nice sense of unpredictability: early on, I thought I had pretty much figured out who would survive the ordeal and who would end up in the cannibals' hotpot. However, after one particularly unexpected death, it becomes evident that the makers are out to screw with viewers preconceptions. It's a nice move that works well.

Wrong Turn 2 isn't a great film, but it is a good one, and I recommend it to all fans of backwoods horror flicks.

I saw the first Wrong turn about a year after it came out and i loved it, because it was a smart, witty scary movie which is hard to find. so i was really excited when i found out that there was a Wrong Turn 2. I immediately saw it and was SO disappointed. Not only was it no where near as good as the first one, it was completely stupid. The humor in it is sick and the slaughtering is just disgusting. Unlike the original it is filled with a grotesque and stupid plot line, killings come left and right, and what's even more nasty is that you see the deformed

maniacs have sex, jack off, and give birth. absolutely disgraceful. I hope you take my advice and skip this one, it's a shame that it didn't follow in the first wrong turn's footsteps. better luck next time!

I'll say it, this movie SUCKS! I caught part (10min) of the first one on cable, then rented it and was pleasantly surprised with the talent in it (Dushku, Harrington, etc). It also had a well paced story and genuinely made you jump quite a few times.

This one is as lame as can be. All the characters are clichés with nearly no acting talent, I'm talking HS student level acting here ROTFL. The inbred hillbillies aren't nearly as scary as in the first one...they try to make them kind of comical. The gore was pretty cheesy, like something you might see in a Sci-Fi channel original. Even the cinematography in this one is much cheaper/lower budget, giving it that made for TV feel.

Here's the plot: Hillbilly Cannibals attack reality TV show crew and contestants. Gore and nice make-up follow, but also pretty cliché and weak characters, average acting, bland dialogue and some boring scenes. But if you liked the first, this should be still up your alley.

WT2 is pretty much a rehash of the first, and if you're a fan of the first, then you should be pretty happy with the results from the second. I didn't enjoy the first, cause I thought the acting/dialogue was pure grade A crap. The same thing applies here unfortunately. Even more so actually. Though the thing that made Wrong Turn one worth-watching was the hillbilly cannibals and the gore. And like I said above, some cool gore and make-up effects are the winning parts of this film as well.

I suppose Wrong Turn 2 is a perfect follow up to the original. It's almost exactly the same. Though unfortunately to all the Doucheq fans out there, she's not in it. Though there is another hot chick and this one actually shows some boobs. So that's a plus. But unfortunately the downsides of the flick are a little too much. Maybe with Wrong Turn 3 or 4 or maybe even 5, they'll get it right and really go for some real suspense and maybe even cast some actors with experience. Here's hopin, cause Psycho Inbred Hillbilly Cannibals are pretty damn cool.

This film wholly relies on its gory scenes to pull the viewer through its entirety.

The acting is simply awful, when character breakdowns that are so cliché and stereotyped that you cant see past it. This for me made the whole film quite unbearable to watch.

There plot line was amazingly bad with probably the worst actor i have ever witnessed becoming some sort of Rambo figure. it is actually very comical.

The script is amazingly bad, with dialogues that hurt to listen to, however its only good points come from the gore. The film depicts scene that are quite disturbing, deformed sibling sex and also deformed babies. There is about a gas stations worth of blood involved and few hundred feet of intestine.

However some of the effects are bad and unbelievable, so therefore all in all i would have to say this and the hills have eyes 2 are simply terrible sequel's and i can only warn you to avoid them both.

DTV horrors are usually especially crappy, but Wrong Turn 2 managed to give us at least one character who wasn't a complete stereotype. Erica Leerhsen actually did a good job, and her character was written with some actual depth, something I was NOT expecting. The deaths were hilariously bad, as expected, but I love cheesy horror deaths so I'm not complaining. Kimberly Caldwell was a funny cameo; poor girl's gotta have no money left. All in all, it was miles ahead of the original, which was a Texas Chainsaw Massacre/The Hills Have Eyes rip-off that pretended it was something new.

6/10

I'm pretty sure I will regret wasting that 90 minutes of my life!! That is what you would call absolute CRAP. I know it's low budget, I know it's direct to DVD, but this is the sort of tripe that gives horror movies a bad name. STAY AWAY FROM THIS. Even Henry Rollins is bad in this. Anyone that had anything to do with this should retire. If I could give this less than 1 I would have. Buckets of blood do not make a movie cool. I seriously cannot believe I watched it till the end. Call me harsh, but this is BAD BAD BAD. Just having to write 10 lines about this movie is embarrassing, but I warn anyone that even considers watching this, don't say I didn't warn you

Holy cow, this is pathetic.

And what sucks even more is that this film got lots of 10/10 ratings from hordes of teens which shows how bloody retarded modern kids are.

OK, in brief: It's a teen movie. Cheap. Childish. Stupid. Not fun as old school cheap B-movies. Internet-ish. Lame.

If you're 10-12 years old, you may find some sense in the script. Yes, the first Wrong Turn was pretty lame but still relatively watchable. It had suspense, it had some old-school B moments in it.

But hey, this second piece is beyond your worst expextations. I fell asleep several times while watching it and I owe it to my girlfriend's laughter that I woke up for the final moments and actually saw the ending.

A piece of trash for sure and definitely NOT the kind of enjoyable trash B-movie we all expected from this one.

A group of young adults is invited to the cast of a "Survivor"-style show, filmed in the same woods from "Wrong Turn" in West Virginia. Apparently, the producers didn't bother to check the location out very well in advance because those crazy inbred rednecks are still living here and hungry for young, lean human flesh.

Director Joe Lynch and the writers of Carrot Top's masterpiece "Chairman of the Board" bring us a surprisingly good film. While most straight-to-video sequels are lacking in many ways, this one shines forth with originality and vision. Lynch's previous work was in the world of music videos, and he transitions very well to the horror style. The fact this film has a reality TV element to it may help, but those are not the film's strongest parts.

We're treated to a woman who is literally chopped in half (vertically) by an ax, a scene of an inbred mutant masturbating... and plenty of cannibalism. While the worst thing I can say is that the Morlocks were not the most believable as real human beings, if we can look pas that (it's horror, you know) then the movie really kicks you in the nuts (or ovaries).

The lovely Erica Leerhsen takes the lead as Nina, Henry Rollins is awesome as the survivalist Dale (a much more natural role than he had in "Feast" and a significantly bigger part, as well). I was happy to see Daniella Alonso playing the militant lesbian Amber. Alonso had recently appeared in two very awful films ("Hood of Horrors" and "Hills Have Eyes 2" -- see separate reviews) and it was good to see her in something where she's given a chance to really act.

Speaking of "Hills 2", this film is often compared to it. They're both Fox films released in 2007 as sequels to films about mutants who attack people in the wilderness. Well, let me set the record straight here: "Wrong Turn 2" deserved a theatrical release and "Hills 2" deserved to be straight-to-video (or never made at all). This was a big mistake on the part of Fox. In every category "Wrong Turn 2" is superior -- acting, plot, gore, nudity, humor and action.

I am unsure how I felt about Crystal Lowe, playing the woman with loose morals named Elena. Sure, she was hot and it's always good to get excessive nudity and sex in a horror film (gratuitous sex and violence sells). But Lowe needs to start moving into more solid acting. She's becoming a name and it's more from her body than anything else. Maybe that's all she wants -- fame is fame -- but I suspect if she wants a long-term movie career, it would be best to move into non-sexy roles soon. Don't get me wrong, though -- I'll keep watching her either way.

Kimberly Caldwell ("American Idol") played herself and was amazing. Probably the best acting from a musician since Meat Loaf in "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Ken Kirzinger (the new Jason Voorhees) shows up, too, but unfortunately he plays yet another character where he is unrecognizable.

If you liked the first film, check this one out. Joe Lynch is poised to jump from novice to veteran in the world of horror if he wants it -- this is precisely the sort of film that gets noticed by the fans. I loved it, and I think you will, too. Don't rent that lame "Hills 2" when you can get the real deal with "Wrong Turn 2".

****NOTE: Referring to the Unrated Version****

A retired military commando (Dale Murphy) decides to host a reality show, where the young participants are challenged to survive in a remote West Virginia wasteland. Little do they know that the woods is home to a breed of deformed cannibalistic hillbillies, who are picking them off one by one.

I don't think I have anything good to say about Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007), and why would I? Here is a movie that is so sick and cynical in its relentless violence and torture scenes, that it led me to the hearts of the filmmakers. Why was this movie even made?!

The characters are, more or less, the usual set of teenagers we've seen in countless other horror movies, from the jock, the womanizer, the "odd girl" who could care less, and the spoiled brat. But imagine the sick message this movie has for its teen viewers: The primary function of teens is to be hacked to death, no matter what their dreams and hopes are.

I enjoy a good horror movie sometimes. Some have a plot, some don't, and of course, there are ones that about as bad as this one.

The original film, while not a great one, was at least atmospheric and suspenseful. Wrong Turn 2, on the other hand, is 90 minutes of teenagers being introduced and then being stabbed, tortured impaled, chopped up, and mutilated. It's like watching a film written by a perverted scriptwriter. That's all this movie is. It is just mindless, bloody violence. I felt guilty just watching this movie.

And by not giving too much away, the movie opens doors for another sequel. Someone should tell them they've already taken the bucket to the cesspool by making this one.

This movie essentially carries a plot and contains scenes we have definitely seen before. All the actors are cliché actors and everything you see has been done before. However, this was done better than most other movies.

The plot revolves around a reality TV show in the woods and of course the cannibals are there. It is simple but was good enough to keep me intrigued to go with the movie. There were characters you root for and characters you wanted to die like in any movie, but the way they died was awesome. There was a plethora of blood and guts and even some tense moments.

A lot better than most other sequels in regards to similar movies like Jeepers Creepers 2, The Ring 2, The Grudge 2, Hills have eyes II, etc. I do recommend renting this so you can cheer for those awesome gory kills and waiting to see if they get their revenge.

It gets a 3 for cinematography.

That's it.

What is wrong with you people? This movie features some of the worst and most contrived writing I've ever witnessed. One of the biggest mistakes screenwriters are making in this generation is to include incredibly dating plot items, such as reality TV shows, vegans, etc. And I'm vegetarian, just to add perspective.

Any representative of any race involved should be offended, not to mention any representative of any once important punk rock icon who's become a caricature of themselves? Henry Rollins, you should be ashamed. Feast was a horror classic, including well executed plot lines and death scenes, as opposed to this clichéd POS, which demonstrates that you'll do anything for a paycheck at this juncture.

House of the Dead still stands as my Worst Movie Ever, but this is a close second. The directing was somewhat respectable, and my compliments end there. As a matter of fact, I'm changing my rating from a 3 to a 2. Please please PLEASE do not make a third part, as was left open in the end of this travesty. Please.

There's further analysis I could provide but this steaming pile of garbage doesn't deserve it. Don't waste your time.