The sequel that was made by accident, basket case 2 is the sequel to the cult classic basket case(no duh). After the original, our protagonists are meant to be dead but that has changed and they were only injured. so the police are looking for the Bradley brothers and when they make their daring escape from the hospital they meet granny ruth and they are taken in by her family of well freaks and soon the media learns of them and the battle begins to silence them to keep themselves hidden. oh yeah also Belial finds a freak that looks like him and they have some awkward stump bumping which becomes important for the 3rd film. Is the film good? yes, it is a good film not amazing id say its an improvement on the original in a way as the violence is much better and the budget is much higher. The film is incredibly bizarre and shifts from what was a dark satire piece to what seems to be an open comedy with gore. When im told to describe this film to people I often say it's the muppets if the muppets were exposed to high doses of radiation. It is a fun film albeit extremely far fetched and it is what it is which is trash. A big pro in this film is the lack of constant screaming that the original suffered from. once thing I did notice was that Dwain's acting was a lot worse than the original. But everyones else is a lot better and the makeup for Belial is a big improvement. So, in conclusion, I would recommend to those of you who enjoyed the original or meet the feebles perhaps.

Basket Case 2 takes place right after the original. And, if you've seen the original, you may be in for a surprise. The first instalment was pretty dark - about a young man who carries his psychotic miniature deformed brother around in a basket. However, number two immediately changes the genre slightly into more of a wacky comedy (yes, with a few murders in, but mainly it's played for laughs).A lot of people who saw the first film see it as a cult classic (yes, it's cheesy, but still pretty enjoyable nonetheless), so when number two shifted gear it took a lot of stick. Not only does the overall atmosphere change, but the central two characters - one being the 'basket case' himself - are slightly pushed out of the forefront of the story - another reason Basket Case purists see the sequels as a step in the wrong direction.However, if you look at number two on its own, it's reasonably enjoyable (in a silly kind of dumb way). Number three follows on from number two straight away, but keeps the same comedy feel with horror as a secondary part to it.I quite enjoyed all three of them. However, the general consensus is that you should stick to the first one if you like horror films. The next two are pretty wacky. You have to be in the mood for such silliness, or a complete basket case (which I obviously am).

Kudos to Frank Henenlotter for reviving his franchise some eight years after the successful cult hit of the original film, but it's a shame he didn't have better material to work with. BASKET CASE 2 points towards being a successful sequel, featuring as it does a storyline that goes elsewhere instead of copying the first, but sadly come the ending you realise virtually nothing has happened of interest throughout.The problem with the movie isn't the ingredients, which are more than adequate, but the narrative. Henenlotter introduces a cast of outlandish freaks who are as memorable as a modern-day sideshow, but the trouble is he has no idea what to do with them. They hang around in an attic for much of the production, while the viewer struggles to come to terms with lead Kevin Van Hentenryck's obvious ageing (this movie is set directly in time after the first, although eight years passed between films).In an attempt to make the narrative interesting some villains are shoehorned into the plot in the form of some unscrupulous reporters, but they're far from intriguing. The latter half of BASKET CASE 2 is particularly stultifying, lifted only by a clever and unexpected twist ending. Hopefully, BASKET CASE 3: THE PROGENY will close Henenlotter's trilogy on a more impressive note.

2nd movie in my Halloween horror movie marathon.Basket case 2 in my opinion is so much better then the crappy first movie called basket case in a lot of ways and there are to many reasons to mention.I am not saying that this movie is great or even good but this movie is one of those movies that are so bad that they are good.There are no scary scenes in this movie at all but there is a disturbing scene when 2 of the freaks are having sex and there is some dam good gore scenes in this movie with plenty of blood.Over all this movie is OK and it never really got that boring and if u are a fan of b grade horror movies i highly recommend that u watch this movie.And my rating for this movie is five out of ten.