Exterminator 2

1984 "In 'The Exterminator' he made the streets of New York safe. All has been quiet - until now!"
4.6| 1h29m| R| en
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The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and his gang.

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Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises
Dorathen Better Late Then Never
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Benedito Dias Rodrigues It's those trash movies that are enjoyable and pleasant to watch,all elements is here,the casting is second step,the plot is the same of the previous one,the bad guys are weird and crazy,mix up and you have this amazing trash movie from the eighties... in fact this sequel is a blaxploitation,leading a gang Mario Van Pleebles as X is priceless acting,another interesting character is Frankie Faison as Be Gee a Negro too on a stunning performance and finally Robert Ginty a lonely guy who get revenge against the the evil ones...a little inferior than The Exterminator but still good,l love this kind of trash movies!!
Woodyanders Rugged Vietnam veteran vigilante John Eastland (Robert Ginty in sturdy stoical form) goes after crazed gang leader X (gleefully overplayed with lip-licking wicked relish by Mario Van Peebles) and his band of reprehensible hoodlums. Eastland drives around the streets of New York City in a garbage truck and torches the scumbags with a flamethrower. Director/co-writer Mark Buntzman relates the enjoyably scuzzy story at a snappy pace, maintains a tough gritty tone throughout, makes good use of the seamy urban locations, certainly doesn't hold back on the brutal graphic violence, and tosses in some gnarly break-dancing for good measure. Foxy brunette Deborah Geffner contributes an appealing turn as Eastland's sweet dancer girlfriend Caroline. (Geffner earns extra points for not only cutting loose with some impressively fluid and graceful dance moves, but also for baring her lovely breasts in a love scene with Eastland.) Frankie Faison likewise shines with his engaging portrayal of Eastland's amiable buddy Be Gee. Moreover, the bad guys are truly hateful, nasty, and disgusting, with David Buntzman as a sinister old Mafia guy, the hulking Irwin Keyes as chain-brandishing thug Monster, and Arye Gross as the weaselly Turbo rating as definite despicable villains. The polished cinematography by Robert M. Baldwin and Joseph Mangine boasts lots of strenuous slow motion and gives the picture a pleasing slick look. David Spear's pulsating score hits the funky-throbbing spot. While this sequel never recaptures the sterling harsh edge of the fierce original, it nonetheless possesses a cheerfully crude'n'cheesy cartoonish quality that's a lot of mindless fun to behold. Vintage 80's action exploitation sleaze.
emran222 The First Exterminator film is a cult classic among fans of Revenge and exploitation flicks, however this film for a long time was not, until just recently, Exterminator 2 (1984) Is an interesting film because it didn't turn out like it should have, According to many fans and sources it was meant to be a follow up in the same gritty style of its predecessor, however the production company wasn't happy with the final product and demanded a entirely new ending involving a larger action scene as well as some other extra scenes to be added to the rest of the film, So apparently there's an entirely different work print version of the film out there, which would be an interesting watch because the version I am reviewing is the version that was Released in theaters and on VHS, we have yet to get a DVD and if we do I hope we get a special edition with both versions of the film and a documentary.OK the plot of the film is extremely simple, It picks up 3 or 4 years after the original, and "The Exterminator" (Played by Robert Ginty Once again) is back cleaning up the crime ridden streets of new york, however the crime is even more ferocious than ever before, a new gang is on the Streets lead by a psychotic gang leader called "X" (Mario Van Peebles) His plan is basically to take over the entire city of New York by starting to get the public hooked on Drugs and have them join his gang to form an uprising on the entire city.Now first thing You'll notice is the film's tone is completely different It's no longer dark and gritty and it has more in tone with the MAD MAX movies, THE EXTERMINATOR now wears a welding mask and burns crooks with a flamethrower, the film is still very violent (Depending on which version you get) But its more action oriented, however the problem is the action is not that good, every scene is mashed together and just barely makes sense, The Acting is probably the worst thing about the film, all the actors just seem bored and the punks are just over the top silly, and i don't blame them, the writing in this film is some of the worst ever, and the musical score is just laughable it sounds like it was composed for an old SEGA genesis/mega-drive game, even for its time it was bad, however it could've been good if they had better production values on the film, which is another major problem, the film's budget was extremely low and it dwarfs my mind on why that is, the first film was a financial success so you'd think they would give a bigger budget for the sequel, but this is produced by GOLAN GLOBUS after all so its expected, but even for them it was still low budget being made for only $3 million when they made other films for 5 to 10 million dollars.Now after Ripping pretty hard on this film, I gotta give it some slack because in some strange and screwy way it was entertaining, Because When Watching it you can't help but think "You Know this could've been a Great Idea for a Comic Book" Indeed this film's tone is not far from the truth it has that comic book feel, even the Cover and poster art makes you think so, Not only that The main villain "X" Is hilariously entertaining to watch, he hams up the role just enough not to annoy you, And the final Action scene is cool, it involves an armored Garbage truck with guns,rockets and a snow plow attached to the front going through gang members, so this film Does have its entertainment value But Its more of an interesting curiosity to film buffs because of its history, so i suggest checking it out for Curiositys sake.OVERALL: 5/10 BTW: Make sure you get the U.S version of this film, as its censored heavily in most parts of the world.
Rautus Exterminator 2 isn't that bad, it's a great low budget vigilante flick. It's got action, violence and more of the Flamethrower, in the first movie he only used it once and that was just to scare someone while in Exterminator 2 he uses the Flamethrower to kill. The film sees John Eastland still being a vigilante known as The Exterminator but he's also now got a girlfriend who dances at a club, meanwhile a gang is trying to take over the streets and the leader's name is X, John Eastland soon meets up with another old Vietnam war buddy. Soon after killing X's brother he wants revenge and after following him they cripple his girlfriend, John and his friend then go out to get revenge for this so after capturing one of the members they plan an attack by turning the garbage truck into a fully armed battle tank. John then must take on X and his gang before they take control of the streets in New York.Exterminator 2 is a great sequel to the 1980 classic The Exterminator. Check it out. 10/10