Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: THE GATE 2
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The Return Of The Son Of Canuxsploitation-A-Thon concludes with "The Gate 2". The original is a cult classic, but how does this 1990 sequel measure up?
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What do you think, should "The Gate" have become a series like some other horror movies (Halloween, Friday The 13th, etc.) or just stopped after the first one?
Try watching Night of the lepus
G o d z i l l a
Yes actually
If THE GATE was a franchise series, it would have ended up in space and have a gritty reboot by Platinum Dunes.
Stopped after the first one. Gate 2 was proof fo that.
Dad sees tattoos on his son and happily asks with a smile on his face if he's in a gang.. LMFAO.. As long as he's getting out of the house
Friends!!!
Summoning demons to get your dad to quite drinking is about as good of an idea as when Freddie brought Jason back because he thought Jason would make people afraid
To be fair, Freddie was actually right, he just didnt considered what would happen after that. Meanwhile this kid didnt consider shit. Like, literal shit. He was right about the wishes but didnt knew they have a time limit. And honestly, thats no excuse. Even if he thought he could take on the consequences of summoning the demon as long as it resolves all his problems, its still the understadement of the century. Way worst idea that bringing Jason back from the death.
I actually liked the focus shifting to Terry in this one. It felt like a natural progression, and Terry was the more interestingly troubled character anyway.
"Why not make a terrible movie in Canada? 🇨🇦 Everybody else does."
-Scott Thompson
The Kids in the Hall
10:53 Actually a guy fighting demons with a monster truck sounds pretty metal to me.
I still prefer version with guy and dog turned in Cerberus and nuking Tokyo.
@@TheRezro what?
@@dragonlordthekingofdragons6373 Shin Megami Tensei
i want that as a video game, like dead rising but with demons and you mow em down with a monster truck
try playing brutal legend
"Who needs chicks when you have demons?"
Unless we're talking about demon chicks, I don't see how they equate.
I dont know what to say
@@Sir_Ravenstein i do play helltaker
@@thomaslavitola7789 No, 2d girls don't count
@@osakatales9228 well my guy i dont have any goats to sacrifce so 2d girls is the best i can get
@@thomaslavitola7789 You don't have to sacrifice nothing, brother. Just some confidence can help you get with a girl, maybe the first times will be a fail, but it'll work out for the best.
I never even knew there was a Second The Gate movie.
me too
Me Four
Me five
I did and it's ok like mentioned in the review but nothing compared to the first ,scream factory did a Blu Ray release of it and it's available from Germany in retro VHS Blu Rays with the first , I sold my scream factory and have the retro VHS combo I've seen the first quite a bit in the last couple of years I might watch the second again one day it's a once or twice movie
”Me six!” / ”Me Seeks!” / Rick-and-Morty-reference-here
12:26, that's Pamela Adlon, the voice of Bobby Hill!?; Holy shit!!
Spinelli from recess too
Seems like she's playing a live action, grown up version of the character, here.
I think she was born with her adult voice.
See was 24 when making this movie, not the oldest person to play a teenager, but...
And Marcy Runkle From Californication. I recognise her by her voice.
"...and, as punishment, they banished them to Utah."
Laughed so hard I replayed it three times.
Heeeey, that's Southern Utah, Northern Utah is shitty in a different way.
With everything going on these days, Utah is starting to appeal to me. Or maybe Idaho, the one that everyone forgets, and they like it that way.
Dear god
Ah 1990, the year of sequels to cult-classic horror movies
lol
@@gojix5878
This & the night of the demon sequels
Along with the sequel to the tales of the crypt: demon-knight.
Basket Case 2: Wicker Boogaloo
yup
Also, a lot of good ones like Stephen King's IT, Psycho IV, and Child's Play 2.
Okay, the IT miniseries was not exactly "good", but at least it had a better Pennywise than the 2017 one.
“She’s gonna have to blow that thing to meet the Tommy Lee demon” Hahaha holy shit 🤣😂😅
She'd be better off with Nikki Sixx or Mick Mars, I've heard they respect Crue fans more (plus they do just about all the songwriting too)
"After the ritual sacrifice we say the magic words: 'DEODATO! D'AMATO! LENZI!'"
^ That made me laugh so hard :-D
okay, i give up, what's the reference?
@@tuckerbowen4626 Ruggero Deodato, Joe D'Amato and Umberto Lenzi were Italian directors who made several cannibal films between them which regularly featured real killing of animals.
@@sammohunk ah. thank you for explaining.
When will these Canadians learn that you don't mess with Minions.
BANANA ;)
Maybe when they except the fact that they’re Canadians 🤷♀️
@@MamaMOB Education at it's finest. "except" -> "accept"
if they do, get plenty of bananas
oh wait, wrong minions
Milhouse doing black magic.
"Something tells me he'd still be pickling monsters in his room" 🤣what a great line🤣
“...Ultimate Demon Rock Star: BLACKIE LAWLESS”
HELL YAH \m/
I got four of wasp album on CD. 😀👍💿
@@jamesmoss3424 WASP rules!
FUCK LIKE A BEAST!
@@funkyweapon1981 fuck and they should be in the rock n roll hall of fame. 😀👍🤘🎸
WASP is one of the most underrated bands ever. A lot of people dismissed them just because of the image. Blackie kind of brought it on himself but they still should’ve been taken more seriously. They have tons of killer tunes.
@@steelerfreak1977 hell yeah and give them some respect. 😀👍🤘🎸
That damn ventriloquist dummy was scarier than anything in this movie.
Chucky in spirit
yeah it was.
There are full episodes of the damn show on youtube. It's worse than the clip makes it look, which is really saying something.
@@richmcgee434 Yeah, I had to check it out too. I got Uncanny Valley vibes.
idk those little demons creep me out, even there is only one of them like in this movie.
I like to think that Terry is just an older Arnold from a Magic School Bus
First instance I saw him I saw it all
And/or a younger version of the phantom from Phantom of the Paradise.
Perhaps he's trying to get revenge on Ms. Frizzle from forcing him to go to those wacky field trips.
Only if Arnold either didn't believe in the demons or was too scared to open (the) GATE.
nickelodeons pete and pete.
I'm actually surprised I figured it was going to be WAY worse than that. If I knew Gate had a sequel I would have watched this back in the day. Maybe not as much as the original, but I still would have watched it.
Well.. Its not terrible. I mean its not great either but not terrible. I've seen it a long time ago. I personally did not quite like the end but I also tend to prefer dark endings.
@@UndyingZombie Exactly. I was expecting it to be terrible, but I would have still watched it back when it came out. I Loved the first one so I would have watched this one if I'd known about it.
Terry somehow transformed into a cross between Mike from Phantasm and Will from A Nightmare on Elm St 3.
"John slowly turning into the Kool-Aid man you better go find him quick"
Don't you mean.... "Find him Nesquik"?
Oh snap! That joke is as bad as my reply, I love it lol. :)
Or maybe find him some Yoo-Hoo... Oh wait that's already been done & his parents disowned him...
One of the good things
about watching any of your reviews is you can pick any one from your catalog and it looks brand new, since you haven’t aged a day over all these years. Bravo, and don’t change a thing!
He looks chunkier in this one.
Some people just have to double down even if it means the destruction of the planet. In other words some people don't believe fire can burn until their head's on fire.
Boy, I bet you'd stick your head in fire if I told ya you could see Hell. Meanwhile, you're too stupid to realize you got a demon stickin' out your ass singing, Holy Miss Moley, got me a live one. - Otis B. Driftwood
@@funkyweapon1981 Sounds like you have a demon up your ass lol I mean what gives, I happen to agree with the OP.
Pamela Seagall won an Emmy for voicing Bobby hill on king of the hill. I had a huge crush on her during the time this movie came out.
Hope things are well dude, thank you for continuing to make content during these times
The demons in the movies are played by people in suits on stages with huge objects, they are then edited in to the foreground to appear small sort of how they do it in lord of the rings but not in camera, like the shots of it running around on the floor or with the scissors, or on the swing in the cage, it's a person in a suit. they do a fine job in these movies with those "little guys" of course there is stop motion for interaction, and puppets for live in camera work,.. but the majority is people on sound stages in suits :D
Don't ruin the magic of this incredible film.
@@diggadirt393 The magic was in the first film,.. the shot of the zombie worker falling over and busting into smaller imps,.. they did that shot in similar fashion,.. THAT was magic, and probably my favorite effects shot in any movie because it was done in practical, and mixed together in camera effects and super imposed sound stage work.. it's a masterpiece. The real magic of movies is how they pull it al off with ingenuity rather than money :D. the reason the effects for the second movie cost so much was to get the same crew back lol.
@@dr.decker3623 Woosh! (joke going over your head noise)
@@diggadirt393 ... that was a very well disguised joke,.. it would help if you knew how to tell one maybe? lol.. if you meant this as sarcasm well then you'll be surprised to find that keyboards do not convey inflection in tone very well lol
@@dr.decker3623 you might be right🤔
Now this is the first movie I’ve heard of where the main character and the villains literally wake up at their own funeral.
My guess? All that stop-motion money went to renting out the batman factory. The original gate was basically a "noddle episode" with just a single major location.
Canuxsploitation theme plays*
Canadians stand with a hand over their heart:
OH CANADA
"Who needs demons when you got chicks?" Even in crappy horror sequels there is wisdom to be found.
Actually the guy said it the other way around, that’s why he let Terry go off with the girl so easily. Despite everything, him and his friend prefer the powers of demons now, over any woman.😳
@@lolajaramillo4620 Yeah, but he said it this way the first time.
its not crappy
@@liahmartin7429 opinions vary
For a sequel I had no idea existed, this actually doesn't look that bad.
Stephen Dorff was preparing for a lucrative career in peddling eCigs. C'mon guys, rise from the ashes.
"Who needs chicks when you have demons."
Truly a bully of culture
i not even sure what it meant? They wanna have sex with demons?
...and a fetish was born.
@@carn9507 There is whole hell division dedicated just to that ;D
to me thats what bullies are, demons, and one day i will be their end
Imps before hoes.
Am I the only one questioning how John Lennon was de-aged and time traveled into the far-off future of 1990 to star in this? Also, if Terry's John, and John's Paul. They even hate each other, it's perfect.
This is a great review, the all I'm thinking about is that clip from "What a Dummy." That needs a review from Brandon.
The hamster survived at the end, too.
I remember taping this off late night cable years ago when I was a kid. It's a classic in my book!👌👍
“Banishment to Utah”
So, that’s why we are having a population boom. Please send people to Idaho instead.
I recently knew about this movie. Had no idea it existed before like last year lol. I had the The Gate 1 on a worn VHS
As a kid of the 80's I watched all the great horror movies of that decade, then I saw Shocker, made in 1990 and realized that 90's horror would be total shit and I was right.
Man i love your channel, it reminds me of better days... days when i would binge through the avgn or nostalgia critics channels all day long, it would bring me such joy during dark times of my depression. Keep making the good videos! They might mean more to some of us then you may think at first.
the voice behind Bobby Hill is cute
yeah i remember her from the og lucky louie, she was super cute
@Gary Hall the voice-actress
I always love the first Gate film. I never seen the second one before.
I've had a crush on Pamela Segall Adlon for decades. I remember first seeing her playing a Russian girl on some TV movie starring Gary Coleman.
she was so cute
Kind of expected The Cinemasochist to pop in once you mentioned Blackie Lawless.
Or Razorfist, but he's in Arizona.
This would have super-rocked if the lead was Napoleon Dynomite!
I watched the original not too long ago on Amazon Prime. I never knew it had a sequel until recently. So I figured, "Why not give this one a watch on my Firestick?"
Holy shit, it's just occurred to me that Liz is played by Pamela Adlon, who played Marcy in Californication!
And yes, Brandon actually mentions this in the beginning, but I didn't know her by name, so it was a surprise.
I'm so glad you found this film. It's one of my faves. The only thing that would make me happier is if you had a cameo on Letterkenny one of these days.
My father and I used to watch The Gate together, then when The Gate 2 came out we got so excited and rented it right away.
That scene with Terry's Dad partying in the cockpit of the plane, has got to used " Join the Party " is comedy gold,
" Oh , Canada 🎶Our home and Native Land 🎵True Patriot Love 🎶In All Thine Sons Command......🇨🇦" From a guy in the US that's had many positive interactions with citizens of the Great White North. 🙏
They have so much patriotic love that all of the movies and television shows they produce somehow take place in the United States.
Didn’t they gender neutralize “All Thine Sons” to “In all hearts “. Canada is definitely cool.
MORE CANUCKSPLOITATION!!
Next year. Next year
Terry's last name being Chandler makes so much more sense
Still waiting for the entire Andy Sidaris "Lethal Ladies" series to get posted...
Movie Timelines did that today lol
Those little foot-high demons are very effectively realized, it must be said. Is that stop-motion? They move very fluidly . . .
“Where’d his dad get the gun? We are in Canada after all.” I died at that job
I remember the first Gate movie when I was a kid. That's what got me into summoning demons in the first place.
youve done it before?
what is this comment like why
Ok?🙄
" What the hell happened to the house? "
Young Couple living next door " We saw a massive funnel cloud in your back yard. "
There's a The Gate 2?
Why am I just learning about this now?
They're embarrassed
Same director lower budget your better off seeing his other decent movie I Madman than Gate 2
I've been waiting for this to drop for so long XD many thanks!!
*GATE 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!!!*
Aka Gate II: Terry the Terrible.
Can you look at a Dinosaur movie called Baby Secret Of The Lost Legend🦕
Yes please!
No, he can't!
GoodBad Flicks did a review
I must hold some kind of bizarre record. I remember seeing this movie in early 1990s but had forgotten it until you mentioned he couldn't kill the hamster. This is another example of me seeing a much less respected sequel without ever seeing the first movie.
Better than my dad introducing me to horror at age 5 with Alien. Then, complaining about me having nightmares and a crippling fear of the dark.
11:22 "That's my purse! I DON'T KNOW YOU!!!"
When I first saw The Gate I couldn’t stop laughing when he was hugging the dead dog 🤣
Boring at home , suddenly a new review from Brandon Tenold
The ending had Harry Potter written all over it. Surprised Brandon didn't mention it.
I was a huge fan of the Gate. I never heard of the Gate 2, but after seeing this, I'm glad I didn't. I'll pass on this one. Nice review though.
I rather enjoyed Gate II. I actually saw Gate II before I saw The Gate. I agree that it is not as good as the first Gate movie, but it has it's various charms.
It’s worth watching especially if you really liked the original.
Yeah same here I watched the sequel before the original it’s one of those nostalgic movies that’s so bad it’s good.
@@adamgray1753 same
I loved The Gate.
I had no idea there was a part 2.
I caught the ending to this movie on tv when I was a kid. It’s weird seeing the movie where it came from after 20 years.
I like your Shaw Brothers Studio shirt. Are you going to review some of their movies?
16:40, love Heavy Metal!
i like the story following Terry. Partly because he was a huge part of opening the first Gate, but also because it's so rare to get a protagonist that's normal looking, that's usually reserved for independent films and troma movies
I love what you do. I'm a fan of MST3K since the 90's.
For the longest time I thought I imagined Gate2, nobody knew about it.
Good stuff man, keep it coming.
Canadian horror is an outstanding theme. Gonna have to go back and check out all of these.
That's the best circle of protection I've ever seen. :)
I use to have a sweeeeet “Gate II” poster when I was a kid.
cool!
Another Canuxsploitation is done. Can't wait for the next one. Keep up the good work.
It’s hard to live up to the Gate, that’s a pretty amazing film. I went to see the Gate with my mother when I was 8 or 9, so amazing. I only recently discovered the Gate 2 and... yeah...not quite there
I didn’t know the gate have a sequel
I so didn't either...
Me too! This is crazy.
Night of the lepus
That & Attack of the killer tomatoes should be reviewed by Brandon Tenold
Fun fact : she actually said “I love you my darlingS”. Plural, when she spoke French.
8:38 No “It’s Alive” joke?
Hey Brandon, when Godzilla vs Kong finally comes out, you should review Gorgo vs Mighty Peking Man!
Or one can simply watch Notzilla (2020), which is a Godzilla spoof, or Sky Sharks (2020), an Iron Sky wannabee? Both equally as silly, although Sky Sharks has some sweet CGI in it. :/
@@sigmacademy yeah, but that wouldn't be a godzilla knockoff vs a king kong knockoff
17:51. Now you know where those lights went from Encounters of the Third Kind. Now we just need the keyboard music to go with it? ;)
That guy rally looks like Harry Potter, and his name sounds similar. Rowling apparently ripped the look off.
I always thought she'd ripped off Neil Gaiman's Tim Hunter from Books of Magic, but maybe it was just a case of "convergent evolution" so to speak.
I think skinny and myopic was just universal shorthand for "nerdy/awkward/misfit/loner" for generations until nerd culture started dominating popular media.
*really
Man, he would have made a great harry potter!
So what you’re saying is a stereotypical nerd looks like a stereotypical nerd? I’m shocked.
@@davidhanson4909 Books of Magic puts the Rowling books to shame, but it was also written for adults so a bit of apples and oranges there.
Blackie Lawless LOL. The mere sight of that guy fills me with mirth!
Don't trust a minion of darkness is the lesson I learned. Thanks for enlightening me!
Funny, back in the day, my video store had that one on full display. Never got around to checking it out.
Saw the barrels an immediately thought it looked like a quake logo.
Made my day with that reference.
I can vaguely remember watching a movie where I felt really sorry for Terry, although I think it's the first gate and not this one.
Thank you so much for the entertainment, I really appreciate it.
The unexpected Jim Carey clip almost made me choke on my dinner.
Every time I hear Liz's voice , I think of Bobby Hill saying "That's my purse!" She did the voice of Bobby. Btw, another movie suggestion for you: Golden Bat. It's a Japanese super hero movie from the 50's.
Have to say you do some great work, always entertaining.
Thank you!
Hah! Thanks for showing that clip. I honestly wouldn't have believed you otherwise...
Weird, I just watched your gate episode just yesterday for the first time. Neat
12:02, love stop motion!