From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money(1999) Starring: Robert Patrick, Duane Whitaker, Bo Hopkins, Muse Watson, Brett Harrelson, Raymond Cruz, Danny Trejo, James Parks, Maria Checa, Tiffani Thiessen, Stacie Randall, and Bruce Campbell Directed By: Scott Spigel Review Hello Kiddies your pal the crypt-critic here, with a somewhat enjoyable sequel you might be able to sink your teeth into. I saw the original From Dusk till Dawn with George Clonney and thought it was a very fun ride. This sequel still maintains the fun of that film which is good but also a little stupid. A gang of bank-robbing misfits heads to Mexico with the blueprints for the perfect million-dollar heist, but when one of the crooks wanders into the wrong bar... and crosses the wrong vampire... the thieving cohorts develop a thirst for blood! The film feels like it's own thing, so it's not really required for me to watch the first film but I myself just like to watch a film series in order either way. It has a pretty cool cast in lead Robert Patrick, Danny Trejo and Bruce Campbell cameo. This is a sequel that brings in the goods especially at the climax but this vampire film did not quench my thirst. I'm giving From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money a three out of five.

OK, so the film isn't quite as good as the original...but I thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless!Well why is that? The action is great, with the characters really portraying the vice and gritteyness of the life of an outlaw. There is of course the sexual element often related to vampires, whilst the idea of brotherhood in a capitalist society, where money talks!The element of brotherhood was a big thing for me...this was present in the first film no doubt, but in this film it revolves around a group of old time friends. OK, they are not respectable guys as they are outlaws, but the way they all have history & a friendship where each one is there for each other, whilst having a great laugh is something one can not fault!The acting wasn't top notch, i agree, with the film sometimes being predictable, but hey, that's why it got an 8/10 for me.So, if you want to watch this movie, think about how these guys interact as friends, whilst the sex and violence is a definite plus of watching this film! Don't watch it if your expecting an original, well-thought story line or talented acting, simple as that!

The original From Dusk Till Dawn was a fun little genre movie that really was a fresh take on the Vampire genre since it was at first a heist/running from the authorities movie but then became midway a vampire killing flick. Which is also what they attempted to do here just not nearly as convincing as the first time. And while Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino might have their names attached to this movie as Executive Producers I don't know how much actual involvement they had with this project beyond just giving the red light to Scott Spiegel to make his own sequel to their film.I mean if you're bored late night flipping thru the channels looking for something to watch there's worse things you can watch but not nearly as epic as the first movie.

Scott 'I Wish I Was Sam Raimi' Spiegel ruins what might have been an otherwise serviceable sequel with his obsession for trying to achieve the most idiotic camera angle conceivable. Behind fridges, under beds, on a fan, in a keyhole, within the coils of a telephone cord—almost* nowhere is safe from Spiegel's roaming lens. Without these extremely irritating shots the film would be bearable—it has pretty good effects from KNB, a reasonable cast, and enough gore and nudity to satisfy fans of the first film. But trying to watch with the camera disappearing into every nook and cranny is like having teeth pulled for an hour and a half.For the record, here are just some of the gimmicky camera angles/POV shots that I managed to note down while watching: lift button cam, security camera cam, bull cam, cool box cam, press-up cam (shot tracks the motion of the press-ups!), dog water-bowl cam, car hood cam, keyboard cam, fender cam, hat cam, broken mirror-ball cam, glass cam, blood cam, bat cam, fang cam (several times), shotgun cam, sex cam, shower cam, hand cam, severed neck cam, plan cam, combination lock cam (shot rotates as the dial is turned), sack cam, metal pole cam, skull cam, rib cam. There were others, I am sure, but you get the idea...*Ironically, the place I WOULD most like Spiegel to shove his camera is one of the few places he doesn't opt for. Seriously, would an ass-cam shot be any worse than the dog-bowl shot?3.5 out of 10, generously rounded up to 4 for IMDb.