The specialized magazines loved this flick. I must say that I wasn't a fan of the first one. I liked the gore but it lacked on a story. This one was directed by the same director as part 1 (Robert Hall) and I must say, it was shot in the same way, a lot of gore but again it was written by the director himself and yes, a lack of story...

The flick starts were the other one ended at the grocery store. The heroin from part 1 (the wife of Robert Hall, Bobbi Sue Luther) has survived the atrocity at the store and she finally can go away from it all, wrong, after a shower someone is visiting her motel. From there on you can pick up the flick easily because before the shower scene she do has a flashback about what happened at the store.

The names from part 1 are back here in this part and some new names like Danielle Harris. She's only in it for a few minutes so don't expect to see her act like in Blood Night: The Legend Of Bloody Mary. Her name is in fact just a teaser. The acting is believable so on that part no complaints.

But as I said, the story is weak. Here we do have a fake Chromeskull and of course the real one. The fake one do plays the main part in the first part of Laid To Rest 2. The second part it's gore galore with the real Chromeskull. But it just doesn't fit the way the story is told. Why those two girls are chosen by Chromeskull isn't explained of example. And the coppers doesn't add anything special too.

But of course this feature is known for it's gore and that is done in a excellent way. The red stuff do flows a lot and the killings are done in a exaggerated style. The knifes are again impressive.

Overall, this movie is really one for the gorehounds and the lovers of torture porn. The Laid To Rest flicks aren't my cup of tea storywise but i do love the gore in it and the way the killings are done.

Gore 4/5 Nudity 2/5 Story 2/5 Effects 4/5 Comedy 0/5

I enjoyed the first, I didn't think, I would like, I really did but can't say the same about this sequel

This movie started of where last movie left off, which I liked and then movie went down hill as the movies goes on.

I just didn't like where they took the story at all, as I didn't like the plot, it was hard to enjoy it, however the kills in this movie are really creative some really good gory death scenes.

The acting in this movie was hit and miss from some of the cast members

Not as good or as fun as the first movie but decent kills makes this good slasher movie. 5 out of 10

For all you sick puppies out there who feel that movies like "Saw" or "Hatchet" are not quite gory enough yet, there exist a couple of over-the-top extreme alternatives. Since 2016, we have Art the Clown and his shenanigans in "Terrifier", and in the period 2009-2012 there was "Laid to Rest" and its sequel "Chromeskull". I can think of several terms to describe what's going in this film, but they largely have the same meaning: disgusting, nauseating, odious, vile, putrid... If these terms sound like a recommendation to you, be my guest.

"Chromeskull" picks up immediately where "Laid to Rest" left off. I didn't have any recollection of what the plot was about, but - surprise - it doesn't matter. Writer/director (but primarily make-up/special effects wizard) Robert Hall doesn't show any interest in plotting; - it's exclusively about depicting the most mean-spirited and cruelly sadistic kills. After his escapades of the first film, the nearly dead killer-creep's body is recovered by members of a sort of secret organization (?) and taken back to a lair where's operated upon. Who are these people? Who knows! Why are they doing this? Who cares! The most over-ambitious sicko of the organization (Brian Austin Green, no less) slaughters the final survivor of the first film, and apparently loves it so much that he intends to take Chromeskull's place. Bad idea. Where are the police, I hear you ask? Oh, they are involved, but it's the most incompetent and pitiable bunch of amateurs you'll ever see. They even allow for someone to be unsubtly kidnapped at the coffee machine in their police station!

There's no denying the outrageous gore and the explicitly nasty murders are very impressive and depicted to the slightest anatomic detail. Hall, and his team, knows his profession and clearly finds joy in hacking up bodies as realistically and shockingly as possible. There certainly is a demand for this, but personally I draw the line when completely innocent and random supportive characters get butchered. In flicks like "Terrifier" and "Chromeskull", insignificant people - like roommates or best friends - walk onto the set to be promptly and savagely massacred straight away. I love horror and gratuitous gore, but for some reason I have objections to that. If "all gore and no mercy" is not an issue to you, then "Chromeskull" is guaranteed to be one of the greatest slashers you'll ever watch.

The movie ends with the clear intention to have at least one more sequel. I wasn't going to watch it, anyway, but apparently it didn't come. And, most likely it'll never come anymore, because I learned Robert Hall passed away in 2021 at the (too young) age of 47. I may strongly dislike his film, but the horror industry definitely lost a talented make-up/special effects artist.