Like "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra", "Returns Again" is best described as wonderfully talented people doing very silly things. It's really impossible to single anyone out...every player is spot-on. My only negative comment is that they aren't going to do "Ghost of the Lost Skeleton". I would keep seeing them as long as Mr. Blamire and company want to make them, but alas, this will be the end.It is an absolute prerequisite to see the original film to even begin to get this movie, something the above reviewer obviously did not bother to do before writing a moronic "review" (or is it the ramblings of a feeble mind?). To accuse the producers of writing false reviews, given the cult status of these films, is nothing less than an outrage. Unfortunately, the IMDb rules do not ban stupidity.

When we last saw the titular bony nemesis of Larry Blamire's very funny horror spoof "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" (2004), he was lying at the bottom of a ravine, busted to bits after a fierce duke-out with the Marvan mutant. Fortunately, for fans of needless sequels, the bony one's skull apparently survived the brawl, and so is able to cause even more mischief in 2009's "The Lost Skeleton Returns Again." Also reprising roles from the original film is writer/director Blamire himself as scientist guy Paul Armstrong, as well as Fay Masterson as his loyal wife Betty; Susan McConnell and Andrew Parks as the Marvan aliens Lattis and Kro-Bar; Jennifer Blaire as the reanimated, sexy animal girl Animala; and Dan Conroy and Brian Howe, playing twin brothers (!) of characters in the first film. Whereas that original picture had been a spot-on satire of such beloved but awful horror films as "Plan 9..." and especially "Robot Monster"--even going so far as to film much of its footage in Bronson Canyon--"Returns Again" is more a spoof of the '50s jungle safari picture. Here, two teams race through the Amazon to find the superrare mineral Jerranium-90, guarded by the Cantaloupe People in the Valley of the Monsters. The sequel ups the ante of the first film with three times the monstrous creations (I love that Magraclops!), a larger cast and, in its latter half, a switch to color film! Shot on the cheap, the picture nevertheless boasts some impressive FX, such as that forced-perspective shot of the Cantaloupes' temple. The film is also a lot sillier than the first, if possible, but is often quite funny. The performers seem to be having a great time on camera, and do not play it quite as "straight" as in the first picture. And just wait till you see Alison Martin--who plays Chinfa, the Queen of the Cantaloupe People--make her speeches and wrap her mind around the concept of the double negative! Funny stuff, indeed. Bottom line: If you enjoyed "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra," you should have a good time with this one. The ingestion of several cocktails before venturing in is strongly advised....

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra redefined how I viewed independent film. It was fresh, fun, and smart.The sequel is fun and smart.To be honest, the trailers didn't give me much hope. I went into the theater nervous.First, I want to say the first 20 minutes of the film are a blast! The rest of the movie is a pleasant but not powerful ride.I will say that the characters are still funny, and making Paul and Betty a little smarter this time around adds just enough to keep them interesting. The new characters are a mixed bag...the queen is pretty damn funny, the others come and go.The plot does drag a bit, as did the original, but this movie really feels too long. At some point, everything seems to lose steam, but it never comes to a halt.Still, if you're a fan of Blamire's smart dialogue humor and somewhat theatrical directing style, you'll find lots to laugh at here.

If I may borrow the immortal words of Tom Servo, Larry Blamire is "a national friggin' treasure." Many writers and directors have trafficked in parody and pastiche, but Larry has three things going for him that I've rarely seen demonstrated by other filmmakers: An encyclopedic knowledge of movies, from the most obscure Poverty Row programmer on up; an infectious enthusiasm for the output of auteurs whose ambitions are bigger than their brains; and a unique style which combines brilliant wordplay and antic comedy in a way that makes one suspect he's actually the secret love child of Preston Sturges and Dr. Seuss. In other words -- he's a triple threat. And all of these qualities combined to make THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA one of the funniest films of the last few years.So how does the sequel fare? Surprisingly, it doesn't really feel like a sequel. I went in prepared for more of the same, but THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN takes on a whole new series of clichés, primarily drawn from those low budget adventure epics -- rich in potted ferns and stock footage -- that thrived on cheap back lots from the early 30s to the late 50s. But LSRA wanders beyond the narrow confines of jungle pictures, parodying everything from gangster movies (there's a hilarious scene which pretty much guarantees you'll burst out laughing the next time you see a movie character order another to "take your gun out -- slowly") to those Mondo films of the 1960s, with their salacious native dances (believe me, you'll never look at cantaloupes the same way again).All the actors from the original film make a return appearance, alongside a few new additions to the Blamire stock company. But it's not necessary to have seen the original LOST SKELETON (although I'd recommend checking out the DVD), or even many of the films the sequel lovingly mocks, because the jokes come so thick and fast there's something there for everybody. If you can appreciate a comedy that's smart and silly at the same time, you'll enjoy THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN.