A brave idea - make a terrible version of the original as a 'Goes Wrong Show' style comedy sequel. If you can brave the opening 20 minutes and get past the first credits then the movie itself is pretty decent, if under-written and lacking in flesh.

For the 60 minutes run-time you get a reasonable attempt at a cake, but unlike the original the layers are not as rich or satisfying, and I suspect many casual viewers last 10-15 mins before moving on. This said - as a package on the blu-ray with the original it makes a suitable desert course and a lovely companion piece and this raises my rating to that of something for even casual fans.

Metamovies have moved on a little since this, but as an attempt to pastiche cash-in movies on successful Indy hits it works well enough, although a little tighter script and characterisation would have made the last 20 mins all the more satisfying. Probably not worth upgrading to the Blu-Ray version that includes this - but good enough that you should aim to buy the complete version of the movie that has this on the disk if you didn't already own it.

While I was not particularly impressed with director Shin'ichirô Ueda's 2017 movie "Kamera O Tomeru Na!" (aka "One Cut of the Dead"), then I had to sit down and watch the 2019 sequel, as I happened to stumble upon it by random chance here in 2024. I actually didn't know that there was a sequel here, to be bluntly honest.

The runtime of the sequel "Kamera O Tomeru Na! Supin-Ofu: Hariuddo Daisakusen!" (aka "One Cut of the Dead Spin-Off: In Hollywood") was surprisingly short, running at a mere 56 minutes, whereas the 2017 movie "Kamera O Tomeru Na!" ran for 96 minutes. Already there, I was doubting that I would be in for anything good here with the sequel.

However, I opted to keep a positive and open mind and opted to give director Yûya Nakaizumi the benefit of the doubt.

I noticed that Shin'ichirô Ueda, whom directed the first movie, was actually the writer for the sequel. So I guess that had to count for something in terms of continuity, or something.

The storyline in the movie was simplistic, just as it was in the first movie. So you're no in for anything grand here. In fact, the narrative in this sequel was a bit weaker than it was in the first movie, which means that you're not in for an evening of Shakespearian theater here.

Suffice to say that I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. But I can honestly say that I wasn't impressed with what I witnessed on the screen in terms of the acting performances and the fake blonde wigs.

Right, well "Kamera O Tomeru Na! Supin-Ofu: Hariuddo Daisakusen!" was supposed to take place in Hollywood? Yeah, not even a blind man would believe that the movie is filmed in Hollywood, much less actually taking place in Hollywood.

The effects in the movie are questionable, just as they were in the 2017 predecessing movie. But hey, if you liked the "Kamera O Tomeru Na!" movie, then you're in for a treat here, because director Yûya Nakaizumi carried on in the same style. The gun effects were hilariously bad, and the zombie make-up was so simplistic that I bet I could have made them myself.

"Kamera O Tomeru Na! Supin-Ofu: Hariuddo Daisakusen!" was every bit as boring, pointless and laughable as the 2017 "Kamera O Tomeru Na!" movie was. So I was definitely not entertained, nor did I enjoy sitting through the 56 minutes that the movie ran for.

My rating of "Kamera O Tomeru Na! Supin-Ofu: Hariuddo Daisakusen!" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.