Witchcraft II: The Temptress

Not that I really liked this movie, in fact, I watched only part 1 and 2. The first was OK, but the second was so much worse that I never watched a Witchcraft movie again. It seems to me that you are all with me, but what I can't understand is why the h**l you watch FIVE other sequels too if you thought this one was so awful??????

WITCHCRAFT II, the first sequel to it's decent predecessor is without a doubt the worst horror film in history(So far anyway.) This time the baby from the original is grown up and living with foster parents. Suddenly an evil witch who looks like a Madonna wannabe stalks him to teach him his birthright...BIG deal! Extremely boring, terrible story, acting(Except for Charles Solomon as the teenager.), and laughable effects. Other films in the series to avoid: IV, VII, and VIII(I haven't seen X and XI(!)yet.) * out of *****.

Evil witch tries to lure the surviving baby from part I, now a teenager into the forces of darkness. Not quite as bad as the original, but still awful by any means. Frequent nudity and some violence & sex doesn't help, but actually make things worse. Rated R; Nudity, Violence, Profanity, and Sexual Situations.

I'm binging the Witchcraft franchise, all 16 of them and was regretting making this decision after the mess that was the first film.

Outstandingly Witchcraft 2 actually manages to be worse and that was a feat I wasn't expecting.

It follows on from the first film with the baby now a teenager (Played by a guy who looks about 30). Now an evil temptress is after him, can he resist her or is he doomed to fall into satans plan?

Honestly, I didn't care. From the baffling daft story to the awful performances to the hokey effects this was an utter mess.

I do hope they get better, for the sake of my health!

The Good:

Follows on from the first film

The Bad:

Awful effects

Dreadful plot

Incredibly boring

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Some movies should come with warning labels such as "May be hazardous to mental wellbeing" or "May bring you out in a rash, watch in moderation"

My review was written in June 1990 after watching the movie on Academy video cassette.

This sequel to the 1988 video picture is an effective showcase for the charms of newcomer Delia Sheppard. This is another direct-to-video release, but Sheppard will be featured on the big-screen in "Rocky V".

She plays a temptress, out to charm young hero Charles Solomon who's been groomed (unknown to him) as the supreme warlock to take over the world. As detailed in the first film (flashbacks of which are presented here), Solomon's parents and foster parents all practiced witchcraft.

Opposing Sheppard are the local reverend (Frank Woods), whose daughter Mia Ruiz is Solomon's girlfriend. One cute gag has Woods complaining about exorcism that "Catholics are so much better than Methodists at this".

Direction by Mark Woods is okay, though the climax is directed too much like a heavy metal music video. Center of attention is Sheppard, previously seen in the barely released "Sexbomb". She's severely styled as a dominating blonde hellcat in trashy, revealing costumes. Her campy performance tags Sheppard as the '90s answer to Mamie Van Doren.

Tech credits, especially the optical effects, are chintzy.