Surprisingly incoherent and boring

A Masterpiece!

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

If you watch this movie you will no doubt find out what I mean by bad, intentional or not? The acting is so far beyond good that it makes Troma flicks into Oscar worthy pictures. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Troma, but you know what I'm saying. This has parts that are funny and parts that are pretty decent. It also has a lot of bad parts to it too. But I think the bad is actually meant to be that way. If it is, then I can cut it some slack. The two buddies, Johnny and his hole-in-the-heart buddy, Moe are perfect examples of the "bad" acting aspect of the movie. I think they are funny, because they are so horrible it can't be for real. The magic is actually thought out somewhat, although I'm sure using English won't help to raise many ancient demons from billions of years ago. I do believe that hamster sacrifice is a no-no as well. But you have to give them credit for going off the reservation and trying to be cute and clever and more along the lines of an offbeat dark/horror/comedy flick. Not too bad, not the best. Try it if you have watched a lot of other stuff first.

this movie was slower than freakin' 12 Angry Men. but at least 12 Angry Men had a god damn story line or climax. I am confused, a little angry, bewildered to the brink of exhaustion, and want to punch the sequel in its face. The first movie was incredible! it had a creepy element and included interested effects and top notch gore. this one's blood drive is dry as a whistle and the effects seem to be used as filler. actually, the whole movie seems to be a bunch of filler strung together with little scenes with the cool little demon and the actor from the first one, just to try and keep our attention. and THE ENDING. the ending is like me saying that my entire life did not matter when I spent my entire life walking in circles and pulling on my crank. so... my mind is completely numb and bleeding. thank you GATE TWO!

A rather obscure(..and, more than likely, remain obscure)sequel to the entertaining 80's offering, The Gate, brings two of the components that made the first a success..Louis Tripp returns as troubled and lonely nerd Terrence and the director pulling strings once again, Tibor Takács. This film takes a different direction than the first for instead of keeping it in a central location, the house possessed, this film follows Terrence and the problems that exist when he decides to go fooling around with the demonic gateway again. This time three obnoxious teenagers, Liz(Pamela Segall), John(James Villemaire), and Moe(Simon Reynolds), butt in on Terrence as he is attempting to open the gateway in the remains of his former neighbor friend's house. Terrence, in his carefully studied research, finds that you can call forth a demon and get wishes granted with proper persuasion. So John, the clichéd bully and his stooge, Moe wish to push around Terrence and mock his even trying to do such a thing as conjuring demons. But, through the insistence of believer Liz, John and Moe humor Terrence to a degree and partake in his little ceremony. This ceremony yields the result of a demon(one of those little demons that like to bite..we seen many of them in the first film)who is instantly shot by John because he is in this film to simply cause conflict and aggravation. He's a butt-head and Moe is here to be his lackey to run into trouble with. Obviously, Liz will warm to Terrence because he is the supposed hero of the picture, though to be honest he's a wee bit creepy in his Satanic garb and "demon-speak". He actually admits to Liz that he only wishes to conjure the demon so that his job-less, drunk father could get his pilot job back. Each of the four teens get wishes when they threat the demon(..who is able to come back to life when Terrence keeps him in a jar of liquid). They find that their wishes , though, have serious drawbacks via "Monkey's Paw." This film, as directed by Takács is not as thrilling as the original because it takes us deep within the whole demonic angle which often descends into foolishness, especially when wishes are granted then taken away. The whole mythology of the gateway as it pertains to Terrence and his cohorts can really get confusing as we hear how everything works and see it. John and Moe try to kidnap the demon to get wishes granted and find that their bodies have become the way out of hell for the "Unholy trinity" who need Terrence as the third gateway and Liz as the sacrifice. The ending has them in another dimension with Terrence about to slay poor Liz who begs for him to fight the force taking him over. It's a weird film, and for that alone this might be interesting for those searching for something different. I guess those who like the first film might try to check it out, but may be disappointed to find it takes a whole different approach. The scares and creepy atmosphere is not present, but the film is so unusual and weird, The gate 2 might just be your kind of diversion from the norm of today's horror film.

The Gate II: Trespassers (1992) was a tired sequel to the sleeper video hit The Gate. That movie made enough money to warrant a sequel. But the distributors left this film sitting on the shelf for a few years. When it was finally released, nobody cared. The film as disappeared into obscurity ever since. The same director and as co-star from the first film return for the sequel.Louis Tripp reprises his role from part one. His life has continued to go south. His father has become a total drunk and he has no friends. He has moved on since the last movie. The death of his mother has greatly contributed to the decline in his father's health and job status. One day he reminisces to the dark power that he saw that came from The Gate. Will this depressed and desperate teen temper with the "black arts" one more time?I can see why this film sat on the shelf. They should have released it when they had the chance. But now it's too late. Many fans of the first film have moved on. Should have struck whilst the iron was still hot.Not recommended.