"You believe in Jesus? Well, you're gonna meet him."
Death Wish II arrived eight years after 1974's Death Wish (a smash-hit which apparently reduced the crime rate in New York City during its theatrical run!), and this sequel was clearly green-lit for the sole purpose of cashing in on the success of its predecessor. This is fundamentally a shameless rehash of the original Death Wish... read more
This is the film that introduced to the dark, mysterious, and beautiful world of low-budget exploitation/action/horror films when I first saw a chunk of it in November 2004 on AMC. Dark, eerie, slimy, and with a fantasticly 80s soundtrack and fantasticly 80s set of thugs, this film is a classic.
It's also the film that introduced me to my cinema hero Charles Bronson. The whole series ... read more
"While the first film convinced me of Bronson's need for vengeance, this one is just a series of dumb killings.
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The results are every bit as revolting as in the original 1974 jackpot fantasy.
- Variety Staff, Variety
Even more foolish, more tacky and more selfrighteously inhumane than the 1974 melodrama off which it has been spun by the none-too-nimble fingers of Michael Winner.
- Vincent Canby, New York Times
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AKB48Fan added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Raaempi kuin ykkönen, muttei aiheuta samanlaisia tunteita, kun sisältöä ei onnistuta pitämään järin uskottavana. Asetelma on käynnissä vartissa ja tämän jälkeen Bronson keskittyy napsimaan perheensä tuhonneiden rivejä hiljalleen loppuun asti.
Logiikan puute ei ole eduksi. Gangsterijoukkoa harventamaan säntäävän asemiehen luulisi olevan kuitenkin sen verran tavallinen tapaus Enkelten kaupungin alamaailmassa, ettei tälläistä saman tien vigilantismiksi alettaisi epäillÃ"
"Producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus wanted Shaft music composer Isaac Hayes to compose the music. Director Michael Winner refused and brought in Led Zepplin guitarist Jimmy Page, who at the time was his next-door neighbor. "
Citizen Caine added this to a list 8 months, 3 weeks ago
"Everyone is probably aware of that unnecessarily graphic and prolonged rape scene at the beginning of the film. There are absolutely no reason for it to be so long, it is just pointless and suspicious exploitation. Michael Winner, who is the "director" of this garbage clearly enjoys seeing women suffering.
Acting is truly some of the worst I've ever seen and also the characters are horribly stupid and annoying. Just look at that Laurence Fishburne's (yeah, he made some real turkeys in the begin"
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Moraalikäsityksiltään totta kai hulvaton, mutta vissiin yritti kakkonen olla vielä jotensakin vakava, koska olihan tämä kolmosen jälkeen aikamoinen pettymys."
PvtCaboose91 added this to a list 1 year, 5 months ago