The original C.H.U.D (1984) was a pretty poor horror starring John Heard & Daniel Stern. It wasn't awful but was an instantly forgettable effort.Understandably going into the sequel I expected more of the same and prepared myself for mediocrity only to come across a very pleasant surprise.It tells the story of a couple of friends who accidentally lose their schools biology cadaver. Fearing expulsion they set about stealing a corpse from a nearby facility only for it to come to life!In traditional zombie style the infection spreads and before you know it the town has been overtaken. These aren't normal zombies however, our "Chuds" only take a nibble on their victim and have a low level of intellect.What sets this apart from the first movie is the humour, there is plenty here and does a lot of good for the film. It simply doesn't take itself seriously and for that reason it comes across really well.Starring industry legend Robert Vaughn and Gerrit Graham as the titular Bud the Chud this is a fantastic little movie that is considerably better than it should have been.With a rocking 80's soundtrack, a surprising budget behind it and some real laughs Bud The Chud has to be considered an underrated 80's classic.The fact this never became a proper franchise saddens me.The Good:Robert Vaughn & Gerrit Graham are greatGreat 80's soundtrackActually looks quite goodSome funny momentsThe Bad:Nothing springs to mindThings I Learnt From This Movie:The old cat jumping scare cliche never gets oldThere are anals of history

Pure, unadulterated 80s trash - somehow featuring Robert Vaughan, who must have had urgent bills to pay at the time. Regular folks need not apply, only 80s trash fanatics.As others have observed, there's no connection whatsoever with the OG CHUD. It's just a zombie spoof. Low budget B movie. Absurd plot, of course. Hilarious theme song. Bud the Chud. So funny. Hearing Vaughan say "bud the chud" as dialogue is even funnier. It's not the worst 80s movie out there by a country mile, but it's not the best by the same margin. Enjoy!

Nominal sequel has more in common with the Return of the Living Dead films than the original C.H.U.D. It's a horror comedy where a C.H.U.D. (now basically a zombie instead of the creatures from the first film), is freed from a government lab by a couple of stupid teenagers. One of these teens is Brian Robbins from "Head of the Class." Anyway, the C.H.U.D., played by Gerrit Graham, is called Bud. Hence the title. Bud does kill people, so there's some horror element, but it's all played for laughs. Unfortunately it's not very funny. Maybe if you're stoned you'll chuckle.C.H.U.D. was a good movie. It didn't need a sequel, let alone a comedy that had nothing to do with the original. The cast is mostly irritating, especially Robbins. Gerrit Graham does what's required with the broad comedy but he can't turn water into wine. Robert Vaughn is slumming but that was the '80s for him. Avoid this unless you're easily amused and like stupid puns like "This C.H.U.D.'s for you."

So basically you should forget everything established in the first movie and about the cannibalistic humanoid underground dwellers as this movie has absolutely nothing to do with that movie. That movie while not all that good did at least look like a major motion picture while this one has the looks and is a B movie that tries to be a comedy. Basically, this movie is more of a zombie feature than the creature feature the first movie was. I am betting they did this to save money on make-up and monster effects as these creatures only have dark circles around their eyes and some deformed teeth. They did not bother making this movie a true zombie movie as that would have had to perhaps have decaying effects and wounds. In the end this movie is more like the film "Night of the Creeps", but not as nearly as good as far as the effects and gore or the humor for that matter. In the end the movie is a sequel in name only. The only reason this movie is called CHUD II it seems is to have the little subtitle Bud the Chud for the cuteness factor and comedy factor which is basically none existent for my tastes. The plot just has Bud infecting others and the horde of zombie like creatures grows and grows. Nothing new or funny being brought to the table in this one, but I did rather like the infected poodle.