This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The makers of the original realised that Laid To Rest garnered quite the cult following, so after much deliberation, they did the impossible thing that only horror movies can do, and bring back the antagonist/anti-hero of the piece, and up the ante......The first movie was pretty much in the same vein as other slasher movies such as the original Halloween, ANOES, and Friday the 13th, but it had a really grimy, almost goth like edge to it, which made it stand out just that little more than other horror movies.That, and the fact that the kills were just so extraordinarily in your face and didn't pull any punches, that was the novelty.Here, just like the rules go for horror sequels, it's pretty much the same, but the makers don't know what to do with the narrative, so they almost meld the far superior Collector movie with the invincible Chromeskull's plans........to film him kill people who he's had in coffins for a while.Oh, and the 'invincible' Chromeskull has hench-people, in the shape of Brian Austin Green, and special guest star Danielle Harris, who is only in it because she's our modern day scream queen.And it's a pretty boring affair, even though the film is on for barely ninety minutes, it seems like a life time.The kills are as visceral as ever, but they use far more CGI than practical effects, which ruins the illusion of the kill.If they make a third, let's hope they return to the grime and grunge that smothered the original, and make it a little more edgier...

Emergency personnel arrive to the scene after Laid To Rest ends. One girl escapes with a guy. There's some abusive guy in charge. He finds a phone which he'll use to track down the girl. But this isn't your regular emergency personnel. This is Chromeskull's crew. They operate on him to save his life and restore his face after he wore a skill full of acid. The guy, Preston, does track down the girl and slashes her up in Chromeskull fashion. In fact, he's sort of in charge of the organization while Chromeskull is recovering.When the cops find the girl's remains they recognize the familiar pattern. Elsewhere, a girl is about to undergo surgery for her eyes, she's progressively losing her sight and one night parties with a friend, when Preston-as-Chromeskull arrives, kills the friend and grabs the girl and stashes her in a casket for the real Chromeskull to kill, who's doing better.The cops investigate the girl's disappearance and find a video with Preston walking by. They bring the guy who drove the surviving girl to the station to identify the image. But Preston is also after this guy to tie up Chromeskull's loose ends. Later he kidnaps him and puts him in the same warehouse with the girl. The lame cops eventually make it to the place, just as Chromeskull is up and ready and not happy with Preston impersonating him.Laid to Rest 2 is a great sequel. It's enjoyable when a crew learns and when a sequel for once improves on the original. Acting is better, direction is better, the special effects are truly spectacular and realistic. And they are all physical effects, no cheap CGI stuff, which is great because this movie is very gory. Some death scenes are striking but then there are others that are weak. The story is more elaborate and intriguing when it comes to Chromskull's mysterious organization. Unfortunately, locations are weak and they still struggled with telling the story. At some point this movie confines itself to some small dark warehouse and some tiny office as police station. And that's also when this movie runs out of steam. Preston is always whining and begging for forgiveness for something, we do not know what. The cops are an incompetent bunch. This movie, like the first, also has portions shot in POV for no good reason really. It doesn't add anything or improves things in any way. Overall a strong sequel. And at this pace, a third movie should be near A-movie quality. I just hope they get around to making more in the series as the idea and villain have a lot of potential.

Growing up in the 80s i was subjected to all the classic slasher horror films, Friday the 13th....nightmare on elm street.....Halloween......and so on. However through the 90s we had very little to be pleased with in the slasher department. A ghost face killer from Scream or The guy off the Fishsticks box cover with a meat hook from I know what you did last summer. However ROBERT HALL busted onto what seemed like a dying genre and gave it a new era ushering in the next age of slashers with his Character CHROMESKULL!!! ChromeSkull : Laid to rest 2 was truly well done.....it wasn't an over kill film with a bad story line....it didn't use excessive blood and gore and tits and ass in it to keep the viewers attention. Chromeskull played by Nick Principe was backed with a stellar cast containing Thomas Dekker.....Brian Austin Green.....Mimi Michaels....and Angelina Armani along with Brett Wagner and Danielle Harris to just name a few.Brian Austin green gave the performance of his life in this film. For me only knowing him as David silver from Beverly hills 90210 to seeing him in this he carried the film to the instant cult classic it will become. Nick Principe who plays ChromeSkull is truly an instant icon of today. He will soon be ranked alongside Freddy and Jason and Michael myers. The man plays the character brilliantly.The story was truly a step up from the first film and the kill scenes are truly amazing in this film. As a self proclaimed gore hound i couldn't be happier with Angelina Armani's performance and Death in the film. All around phenomenal spfx by Robert Hall and his Team at ALMOST HUMAN.Robert Hall truly did a Hell of job on this film and it truly shows this time around, i personally believe this film along with the chrome skull character will be iconic in the horror community and genre.

ChromeSkull (Nick Principe), who barely escaped death, is hell-bent on continuing where he left off... and forging a new path of terror and destruction.Robert Hall wrote and directed this picture, just like the first part. And Hall proves he knows what he is doing in the big chair -- while primarily known as a makeup artist, he skillfully controls this story and makes it a very powerful franchise for the 21st century. And he has not left the makeup behind, either -- CG is used very sparingly, with more than enough practical effects and gore to satisfy any horror fan.The cast is also a bit stronger this time, with horror icon Danielle Harris making a sizable cameo and the well-known Brian Austin Green in a starring role. His character calls to mind certain aspects of "Saw", which I think is unfortunate, but also overcomes those comparisons. ChromeSkull is not Jigsaw -- he cares not for redemption or to test humanity.There is an expanded mythology in this film centering around "the organization", which I found to be a bit complicated and hard to follow. Maybe I need to view the first film again, view this film again or listen to the commentary. I feel there is a lot of potential here for exploring the organization, and also potential for sequels (though hopefully they do not proceed without having a solid story to tell).This sequel is more mature than the original, but relies on the same strengths -- fast-paced action, terror and gore. If that is the type of horror film you like, this is a must-see for you. I do not wish to say it is anti-cerebral, but this is not a thinking film... it is blood first, story second... and not in a bad way.