Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) (V)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Joe Lynch

Writers:

Alan B. McElroy (characters)
Turi Meyer (written by)

Release Date:

8 October 2007 (Greece)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

In the Forest, Only They Can Hear You Scream.

Plot:

A group of reality show contestants find themselves fighting for their survival against a family of hideously deformed inbred cannibals who plan to ruthlessly butcher them all.

Plot Keywords:

West Virginia | Cannibal | Colonel | Woods | TV Show

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Erica Leerhsen	...	Nina Papas
Henry Rollins	...	Dale Murphy
Texas Battle	...	Jake
Daniella Alonso	...	Amber
Steve Braun	...	Jonesy
Aleksa Palladino	...	Mara
Matthew Currie Holmes	...	Michael
Crystal Lowe	...	Elena
Kimberly Caldwell	...	Kimberly
Wayne Robson	...	Old Man
Ken Kirzinger	...	Pa
Ashlea Earl	...	Ma
Clint Carleton	...	Brother
Rorelee Tio	...	Sister
Jeff Scrutton	...	Three Finger

Also Known As:

Wrong Turn 2 (USA) (short title)
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (USA) (DVD title)
Camino hacia el terror 2: Final mortal (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Détour mortel 2 (France) (DVD title) [fr]
Floresta do Mal (Brazil) (DVD title) [pt]
Lathos strofi 2 (Greece) (cable TV title) [el]
Wrong Turn 2 (Italy) [it]
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (Germany) (DVD title) [de]
Wrong turn 2 - Senza via di uscita (Italy) (DVD box title) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:R (2007) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | USA:Unrated | Singapore:R21 | UK:18 | Argentina:18 | Germany:18 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The song Nina (Erica Leerhsen) is listening to at the beginning of the film is "Wake Pig" from progressive metal band 3's album of the same name.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Kimberly Caldwell calls her agent he complains that it's 4am in Los Angeles. She's driving in West Virginia, and the shadow the car casts indicates the sun is directly overhead, so it's about midday (the shadow sits under the car in every shot). However, if it's 4am in LA, it should be 7am in West Virginia, so the sun should cast long shadows.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Nina Papas: We shouldn't be here.

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Soundtrack:

Wake Pig

A bloody good time!

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, what I expected to be total trash turned out to be one of the better horror sequels in a while. Wrong Turn is a decent horror movie that I usually recommend to my friends, it had a fresh new feel for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre genre. So when my boyfriend and I were looking for a film to watch, we came across Wrong Turn 2: Dead End at the video store, I was like oh, no, another crummy sequel to destroy a fine film. But he wanted to see it, so we watched it last night, I have to say that I was completely wrong about what I thought this film was going to be. Actually, this was a fun horror movie, you didn't even need to see the first one to get it, that was a bonus that not too many sequels give the chance for. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End is a fun and gory sequel that offers lots of blood and entertainment.

A group is about to film another "survivor" type of reality show in the middle of the woods. It's called "Apocolypse" where they have to pretend that the world is gone and they're the only survivors and whoever's left standing wins a hundred grand. But things take a very deadly turn when the gang is attacked by blood hungry hillbilly cannibals who want to have them for dinner, if you know what I mean. So this turns into a real survivor show when the gang is now fighting for their lives and try to make it out of the woods alive.

While there are some stories that had no point to them, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End still has an awesome story over all. The deaths were absolutely cool to see, I know that sounds bad, but I just love a good horror film with the great death scenes. I think the first girl had the best with the ax, but I'm not going to give that scene away, just trust me, it's a very cool one. I was very impressed with how cool this sequel was and I highly recommend this movie for any horror fan, it's a fun one to watch.

7/10