Mutilator 2, Back to that old Fishing Closet

A sequel to 1984's "The Mutilator"? Kind of. Many of the original stars from the first one are in this one, and director Buddy Cooper makes a cameo. Like the first one, the final third of the film will turn your stomach.  The gory deaths will be almost too imaginative and in this new one, it will be shocking to see the sultry Eva Hamilton have her entire front scraped off by...barnacles!  I will say the attraction and allure of this second 'Mutilator' film isn't the plot but the gory kills. Yep, there will be fishing hooks, harpoons, meat hooks, fish gutting knives, etc. Today we look at 2023's "Mutilator 2," directed by Buddy Cooper.

Don't be scared off by the initial description of this plot. A movie crew assembles at that same North Carolina beach and same motel, the original "Mutilator" film was made. They are remaking the film. Also occurring, at the Oceanana Motel is a reunion/convention of the original cast of "The Mutilator." Yep, as the new crew wraps up filming, gory death occurs. Jon, the director, (Mark Francis) will be cut up by an industrial accident (not an accident) with a light. Oh, the new star, Olivia (Hamilton) looks great in a bikini, sadly, until her barnacle demise, she will not be in the film much. Of the new crew, we like the prop babe Sandy (Cody Renee Cameron). Rebuffing the advances of obnoxious producer Henry (Carl J. Grasso), she superglues the prop of a severed head to the pig's tally-whacker, where it will remain for the duration of the film. This plot device taken directly out of  James Cameron's "Avatar."

Okay, the film does wrap up and a wrap party occurs with adoring fans at the motel. Now the killer uses all sorts of fishing devices to pick apart fans and cast members one by one. Oh, incidentally, when I say cast, I mean casts from both original and remake. Sandy? It's not if she gets it, its when she gets it. Not a whole lot will survive the fishing shack carnage. Remember that classic meat hook from the first one? I'm afraid so. So who is the killer?  Could it be the killer form the first one?  That was Jack Chatham, which is played by Terry Kiser in this one. Lovelies who try to seduce him will all be pulled apart in horrible ways, as if there are non-horrible ways to be pulled apart.

A cacophony of gore awaits if you put this one on.  Stars from the 80s and present day will not fare well.  Deviant and pre-marital sex will be punished severely, a staple of these slasher films.  For a nostalgic mood, put on "Mutilator 2," and be patient...you will be rewarded by some revolting kills.