Sadly Over-hyped

Nice effects though.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Don't Believe the Hype

The Gate (1987) was a quirky horror comedy that I consider to be a classic of its time.It's not until recently I became aware that it even had a sequel and upon investigation I saw why. The movie was created in 1988 but struggled to get a release, once it finally did it bombed and bombed hard.Sadly it's clear why this is the case, it's pretty damn bad.It picks up where we left off as Terry tries to fix all the damage done in the last movie. Sadly things don't go the way he planned and demonic activity kicks off once again.The laughs are lacking, the horror is minimal and it all looks really quite crummy. Top that off with a really rather lame story and even worse execution and you have a hugely disappointing sequel.The Good: Old school practical effects Follows on from the original The Bad: The film Things I Learnt From This Movie: Some sequels simply shouldn't be made Some things turn to crap, literally

Some of the scenes were missing sound atmosphere. The special effects were mostly impressive especially for the age. Dialogue was sometimes a little quiet. The aspect ratio was a bit ugly. Slightly slow pacing in the middle. It followed the first movie well. It took the story a bit further and was quite original in the intense kid's horror area. The ending was a bit horridly happy. There aren't many films like this. It didn't have the brilliance of the first movie but I did enjoy it a lot especially as it had that awesome eighties vibe. What a fantastic ending. Demons for kid's and I like it!

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.

Totally unneccessary and unwarrented sequel to the original was originally made in 1989, but not released untill 1992! This film follows the basic formula as the original. Kids open up gate to hell and must battle off demons. The only difference being that this time around the demon grants wishes. The special effects continue to be the highlight of this series, but still are nowhere near as good as the original.Rated R; Violence.