I was truly surprised by this one. I like the original Reeker and here you get to see how the reeker was recruited. The cast was good and the story had enough thrills and kills. You know a little what to expect because of the twist in the ending of the original. But Rise Of Reeker expands on that story without being the obvious re-run sequel.
Part "Final Destination" and part a slasher-movie, I found it once again very entertaining. If you are a horror-fan, go see this one. And if you haven't seen the original, that is no problem, but go see that one as well. You will not be disappointed. I hope the creators return with a third installment.
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker
2008
Action / Horror / Thriller
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker
2008
Action / Horror / Thriller
Keywords: serial killerdeathgoreflashbackdesert
Plot summary
In 1978 Sheriff Reed captures the deranged serial killer known as The Death Valley Drifter in the desert and the criminal is sentenced to death. In the present day, Sheriff Reed is near retirement and will be replaced by his son. While they are having a meal at a rest-stop diner in the middle of the desert, a runaway car with three thieves who robbed a casino stops there to refuel. One of the robbers is waitress Maya's former boyfriend, and another criminal is wounded in the backseat. In the shootout among the thieves and the sheriffs, their car explodes, but the wounded criminal's body vanishes and the survivors discover that they are stranded in the place. Furthermore, they are stalked and chased by an odoriferous fiend known as The Reeker.
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A Good Sequel, not to be missed
basically a remake
In case anyone doesn't know, this movie is in fact a sequel (the first simply called 'Reeker'),and this time it follows the plot, well...almost identical to the first one.
This is a major problem.
In the original film there is a rather large twist at the end, and if you don't already guess it, it is a great twist. This film follows the exact same twist, so if you've seen the first, then there's not much to see here. It's basically a remake, with slightly different circumstances.
On a plus point, the baddie does have a little bit of background, unlike in the first movie, but that really is the only plus point.
In my opinion, this is a sequel to a film that didn't need a sequel, so again, if you have seen the first film this might be a little boring to watch.
On the other hand, if you haven't seen the first film you might just enjoy it. Even though it is a sequel, it stands alone (as I said, it's more of a remake) and there is no need to have seen the first one.
so, if you saw the first it's 3/10
if you didn't see the first it's 6/10
So overall (and being generous) it's 5/10
The voices told me what to do.
This film first appeared to be a straightforward cops and robbers movie. Three guys rob a casino and manage to land at the same gas station/cafe as a father (Robert Pine) and son (Michael Muhney),one a retiring sheriff, and the other the new man in town, were eating.
Then things got weird, as one man gets his head practically torn of, but was still able to walk and talk, another man, who was burning a car, is also walking around, and, I kid you not, some legs without a body were running. Are we in the Twilight Zone or something?
But, just when things couldn't get any stranger, we come to the ending where there appears to be a logical explanation to everything we saw. So what were we watching for the last hour? A soul-catcher reborn or someones imagination run amok. It was an interesting film with just the right amount of gore, a lot of laughs, and enough to keep you interested. Well, not totally. Mircea Monroe and Valerie Cruz were nice eye candy, but they could have made it more interesting.