Ghoulies II (1988)

"I am a magician, you sons of bitches. You can't kill me!"  - Uncle Ned

The ghoulies are back to cause more trouble, and this time they find their way to a carnival.
Starring: Damon Martin, Phil Fondacaro, Royal Dano

Link to IMDB

The ghouls... Bad and ugly.

After previously watching the first Ghoulies and getting some laughs with it, I decided to check out the sequel, and I found a real cheesy gem of the 80's horror-comedy genre.

We meet the ghoul gang right away this time as they escape from some priest that is trying to kill them. Was he in the first movie? Well, it doesn't matter because he dies right away! Then the ghoulies find Larry and Uncle Ned, who run the nearby spook house exhibit, Satan's Den. The ghoulies sneak aboard their truck and head to the carnival to find adventure.
Surprisingly, there are actually some decent characters here to carry the story. Sir Nigel is a struggling actor that can't get a break, and drunk Uncle Ned is the source of all sorts of laughs. Even the teenagers are likeable enough. But soon we learn the carnival itself has some problems, as the yuppie boss threatens to close the whole show down unless they start making some profit.

Ned and Larry, real talk.

Unlike the first movie, which focused on the occult magic of a haunted mansion, the sequel shows the ghoulies mingling with the public as they harass (and occasionally kill) people that wander into Satan's Den. The ghoulies are mistaken by the locals as a new addition to the carnival, and they draw a big crowd eager to see the "rats" mess around. But Larry, Ned and Nigel know what these little killers are up to, though when they try to shut them down it only awakens the wrath of the ghoulies and all hell soon breaks loose!

"This place is better than Epcot center!" -  Excited kid

The creature effects have definitely improved from the first movie, which allows the ghoulies to do a lot more in front of the camera. As to be expected, there's lots of slime and funny deaths happening, but a fault of the movie is the gimmick used to make the climax as big as possible. It just doesn't work, and we are left with people running around screaming for 10 minutes as the heroes figure out what to do. I was laughing at what I was seeing, but this type of slapstick can easily overstay its welcome, so the final battle of Man vs. Ghouls dragged on for a bit too long.


Be sure not to miss:
- That sweet ninja star action.
- Uncle Ned dresses like Mr. Dressup, and he even has a tickle trunk!
- Best high-five ever! Seriously.

Internet review:
"In this movie the ghoulies are the heart and soul of the entire picture!"  - Boba_Fett1138

Should I watch it?
It's better than you might expect, and pretty damn funny. I prefer it over the first one.

Where can I find it?
This video worked great. Easy to find elsewhere, but no YouTube.

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