This installment of "Poison Ivy" is far more seductive and sexual hardcore than the one with Drew Barrymore. Violet(Jaime Pressly) is the sister of Ivy. Like who needs the diary of Ivy, this hottie is one fast learner. Her body is absolutely smoking! SHE GOT IT ALL! Swimming in the nude, seducing everyone she encounters. Most of all Violet is a heavy sex goddess while Ivy is nothing more than a nymph. Joy Greer(Megan Edwards) lost her mom and the return of Violet would make her happy again. So why isn't everyone happy? Because the maid has high suspicions about Violet's motives. And was she right. Too bad it cost her life. Michael(Greg Vaughn) Joy's fiancé has his instincts as well as the maid, though it's a shame that Violet gave him that lethal overdose. Joy was a fighter at the end, and she really vindicates herself from Violet lethal games. Just like tennis, she scores, only her game was much better if she wasn't so preoccupied by problems. This movie showed a lot more skin than usual, and the plot gets thicker and thicker by the minute. A bigger keeper than the first, and it could pass as porn. If only if Joy could keep her emotions in check, everyone would live. And should have been wary of Violet in the first place of her return. RATING 4 OUT OF 5 STARS.

Well I watched and reviewed the first two films in this series, so I figured what the hell, I'll just finish the trilogy up. Jaime Pressly stars as Violent, a teenage vixen who feeling betrayed that her mother (who was also this family's maid) was fired for having an affair with the father , a decade or so later decides to move in with the family who 'wronged' her mom and proceeds to use her best asset, her body, to get revenge. Is this film good in a conventional sense? Nope. Artistically? Haha not at all. In fact the only true reason to see this is Jaime Pressley herself, who ups the T7A quotient exponentially.

Eye Candy: Athena Massey gets topless once; Jaime Pressly shows hers multiple times and her ass once.

My Grade: C

Where i saw it: Thriller Max

Released to video in 1997, "Poison Ivy: The New Seduction" is another Lethal Lolita flick after the success of the original 1992 film and 1993's "The Crush" (I never saw the 1996 sequel with Alyssa Milano). These types of movies always involve a blossoming young woman who seduces an older man and takes control in one way or another. Lethal Lolitas exist in real life, of course -- young vixens who use their beauty to cause havoc, ruin lives and take control. Trash exploitation or not, it's good fodder for a movie, particularly if it's done stylishly or effectively, like "Poison Ivy" and "The Crush." Of course, such stories are always overdone in movies, but that's the nature of the beast.

This second sequel seriously ups the ante with the nudity (explicit T&A yet no frontal nudity),but simply lacks the artistic melancholy and style of the original, not to mention the budget. It's a pedestrian retread that tries to make up for it with overt nudity, but fails. While seriously inferior it's still somewhat worthwhile if you like these kinds of flicks; everyone else should flee since the story & characters are bland and dull. The filmmakers strive to reach the haunting aesthetic of the original but the budget cripples their efforts. Be that as it may, Jaime Pressly was 19 during filming (the same approximate age as the girl she plays) and looks superb, although her facial features never did anything for me. Other highlights in the female department are curvy Athena Massey (the brunette maid in the opening) and Shanna Moakler. Michael Des Barres and Greg Vaughan play the older and younger males enticed by Ivy respectively.

The film runs 93 minutes and was shot in outer Los Angeles.

GRADE: C (4.5/10)