Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

I am giving a 10 anyways. Why because still the dummies that review on this site still don't get it. THE VOTING, WHEN DOING THE REVIEW GIVES THE RATINGS. DUH! There is so many reviews that are not voted, and so the rating stays either higher or lower than it really should be. Why? Because, of what I started to say about people being stupid and not voting, when they review the movie. Who cares if you say it was certain stars out of 5 or 10. That has nothing to do towards the ratings on this site.God, I swear there are people that should not be let out, and locked up for good. This just proves it. Just for being dumb. So I see this movie is rated at 5.1 at around 30 reviews. Obvious, it is because of the no votes. I have read a lot of the reviews, and they are putting movie down without the vote, which means that 5.1 rating on it will not move down.That is how stupid it is. So the next few people that don't vote, and it gets a ton that do vote for it as good the rating goes up. Same vice versa to go down instead of up. It is not hard to vote people. It is right there when you review the movie. I mean, how can you miss it? It is right at the beginning of adding your review.Sorry, I come bluntly saying your dumb, but if you don't want to look stupid, then don't be. This site is pissing me off for not making the vote a mandatory thing, when reviewing the movie. It totally screws up the rating of the movies to either too low or way too high for a crap movie or a good movie that it made to look like crap.I will keep adding this to my reviews until the owners or moderators of this site or developers decide to make this right. It is not that hard to do things right. So think before you do something. I know its really hard for you to do it, but do it anyways.I can't believe it anymore, if a movie is really bad or good any more from these reviews. Cause, the ratings are messed up bad. Fix it, OK. I know you might be cutting out the people that reviewed already that did not vote, but if you did this the whole rating system would be better.

Several strikes against Chromeskull: Laid to Rest II. First, the casting of Brian Austin Green immediately had me groaning intensely inside. No, more like nauseated. I can't stand this 90210 pretty boy trying his hand as a Chromeskull disciple who works for the plot's ludicrous "The Organization", I guess a certain type of covert kill-happy operation that delights in the recording of pretty girls as they are tortured, begging for mercy while the psychopath quietly enjoys his handiwork. Most of the time they are trapped in coffins, crying, pleading, wanting to be freed from this terror, falling on deaf ears. Another strike is the rampant stupidity on display, how the main lead killer seems indestructible. How can such damage to a face and head sustained by the Laid to Rest psycho not lead to his demise? The opening facial reconstruction (including skin graft and eyeball surgery) reminded me of Chucky the Doll's repair in Child's Play 3, to use another embarrassingly ridiculous rebirth of a killer. It is hard to accept any of this without laughing, and if the tone of Laid to Rest II wasn't at times so serious (the lead detective of the most inept police task force I've seen in a thriller in quite some time tries to console the kidnapped final slasher heroine's distraught mother, mentioning he himself has a daughter and will do all he can to get her back safe and alive) you might could take it all in stride and just roll the eyes, have a drink and popcorn, abandoning all preconceptions of this attempting to be anything other than a 90 minute stab-a-thon. This is that in all its glory. I would definitely reward this sick-in-the-head film a "creative kills" award for if there is a way to savagely butcher a person with a blade, Laid to Rest II delivers in spades. One scene has a poor female cop (and not a bad looker, to boot) pressed, mouth-first (ouch!) into a "spinner blade" stuck in a stair step as she was trying to climb away from wannabe Chrome killer, Austin Green. Green has his own Chromeskull mask he wears, so devoted to his "boss", he has the Skull and Knives tattoo inked to his chest. Yeah, he also enjoys provoking the film's screeching heroine into tears, talking about how his master enjoys slaughtering victims. Nice guy, this Austin Green. I just can't even stand to look at that mug of his. Anyway, Chromeskull gets in on the action later as Detective King's (Owain Yeoman) litter of cops enter his abandoned warehouse which looks like it was ripped from a SAW sequel. Between Austin Green and Nick Principe's mangled-faced monstrosity, a whole police force is massacred in one singular location! There is one cop who is hooked to a type of electrical box and submerged, against his will, into a tank of water as his face begins to peel away before being slammed into the side. A number of familiar faces show up (director Robert Hall has a ton of friends, I guess) in supporting roles like organization member Danielle Harris who has a way with ChromeSkull, Thomas Dekker (a nice young actor I liked in the wrongfully cancelled Terminator series, as Tommy, a "loose end" that needs to be eliminated), Gail O'Grady (NYPD Blue) as the heroine's concerned mother, and Johnathon Schaech (The Forsaken; Prom Night remake) as an enigmatic FBI agent. Harris steps away from her usual sweet-victim roles in these kinds of movies to play a cold-blooded heel bucking for Green's position. She even has a scene where she shaves ChromeSkull's head bald and tells him via Internet communication (Skype, whatever you want to call it) to have fun in Hollywood where he seems to fit right in with the crazies who populate the streets. ChromeSkull's Organization is quite hi-tech and intricately designed, quite efficient like the FBI or CIA; it's just so surreal that this movie asks us to believe in this. The ultimate strike against this is the ugly digital photography and steadi-cam epileptic movement. Saving money for the gore gags, I guess as the director seems to enjoy lavishing slasher fans with opens wounds, severed heads, and lots of blood. One great scene I rejoiced was Green's fate as it is quite gruesome. Dekker deserves better than his part provides and Mimi Michaels spends all her screen time in a frenzied state of horror, shirtless (just a bra), and pleading for her life. Michaels' character is losing her sight, so she tries to negotiate by telling Green she couldn't identify if he'd let her go. Of course, you get the follow-up heckling from Green that is expected from a movie of this type. He really thinks he's a badass in this movie, let me tell you. I just threw up in my mouth a little..

As a huge fan of the first film I had high expectations for part 2. Robert Hall did not disappoint me. I loved the way that the film immediately picked up were part one left off. The kicker is that we soon learn that Chromeskull was not alone and in fact was in charge of a group dedicated to killing. Chromeskull severely injured in part one is down for the count and under care while his partner in crime "Preston" decides to finish what he started. "Preston" is played by Brian Austin Green who appeared to embrace the evil very well. There were some unanswered questions in the sequel and I would have liked more details about the group but it was a hell of a fun ride. The kills were brutal and the effects were amazing as usual. The cast was great and I love the twisted mind of Robert Hall. "Laid to Rest" will always have a reserved spot on my DVD shelf of greatness and I enjoyed it a bit more then part 2 but I highly recommend buying them both,popping some popcorn and enjoying the carnage.

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.