Well it went down pretty nice at first with all the gruesome infectious gory details, but then the end was absolutely aweful and common.
... View MoreContinuing off from the first Contracted this one has the boyfriend of the girl who decayed, getting the symptoms himself. We bear witness to his decomposition while he tries to find the guy behind the original infection.This wasn't as good as the original as the film tries to go all mainstream. They show the virus outbreak happening in the city with everyone looking for the guy who started the virus as he has the possible cure. You can see how the writers are trying to do a Saw type story with more and more plot lines interwoven in for a third phase and potentially lots more. If you want to keep up with the story you'll have to watch it but like I mentioned in the first movie's review watch Thanatomorphose (2012) instead.
... View MoreIf you have seen the original, you kind of know where this is going. And I will continue as if you have seen it. This time around it's a man who has the issue. The viewer might have a different issue though: We go through almost all the same things we did in part 1. Then again, why change a winning formula? Exactly, if you can "continue" something by adding to it.The acting is OK and one can generally say that if you liked the first movie, the same will be true for this one. Predictibility aside, this has its fair share of moments that will freak you out, something the first one was able to do to. There are "contracted" movies that actually have major issues, so I guess we should be thankful for the better ones
... View MoreContracted: Phase II (2015) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Riley (Matt Mercer) finds himself growing violently sick from the virus he contacted so he sets out to find the man he believes is spreading it around.CONTRACTED: PHASE II is a sequel that picks up where the original film left off but to me this here is more of a remake than anything else. I enjoyed the first film a great deal and this one here is basically just a copy of it, although it's not nearly as good. With that said, if you enjoy these body harming horror films then there's enough violence and gore here for you.I think the biggest issue with this film is that it really doesn't offer us anything we didn't see in the first film. I'd also argue that we don't care for Riley like we did Sam in the first film. However, this type of film is made to make your skin crawl and there are several disgusting scenes here. As with the first there's a lot of gore, blood vomiting and creepy things being dug out of flesh. The violence and gore certainly matches the first film and it will keep fans into the picture.The performances were all good and especially Marianna Palka and Anna Lore. Director John Forbes does a good job with the material and delivers a well-made and professional looking film. CONTRACTED: PHASE II isn't a masterpiece but it delivers what you'd expect it to.
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