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I don't remember much about the original Unnamable, but I certainly don't remember it being this bad. Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter has some great actors (John Rhys-Davies, Peter Breck, and David Warner), some B-movie scream queens (Maria Ford and Julie Strain), and Mark Kinsey Stephenson who is neither, but unfortunately he is the star. There's also the usual Lovecraft staples such as Miskatonic University, the Necronomicon, Cthulu, and so on. The story picks up where Unnamable I left off and immediately plummets into the absurd. It turns out the Unnamable has a name after all: it's Alyda. Somehow John Rhys-Davies and Mark Kinsey Stephenson separate the real Alyda from the demon. The real Alyda is played by Maria Ford (who spends most of the movie naked) while the demon is played by Julie Strain (who we never see out of the ugly make-up). Maimings and killings result as the demon chases Alyda all over Miskatonic campus. Stuart Gordon this is not. Hell, Brian Yuzna this is not. Unnamable II clocks in at 104 minutes which is just ridiculous considering that so much should have been trimmed. Not could have been, SHOULD have been. There are completely unnecessary characters, David Warner has a three second cameo that goes nowhere, boring exposition galore, and so much more. Watch Re-animator again instead.
I don't remember much about the original Unnamable, but I certainly don't remember it being this bad. Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter has some great actors (John Rhys-Davies, Peter Breck, and David Warner), some B-movie scream queens (Maria Ford and Julie Strain), and Mark Kinsey Stephenson who is neither, but unfortunately he is the star. There's also the usual Lovecraft staples such as Miskatonic University, the Necronomicon, Cthulu, and so on. The story picks up where Unnamable I left off and immediately plummets into the absurd. It turns out the Unnamable has a name after all: it's Alyda. Somehow John Rhys-Davies and Mark Kinsey Stephenson separate the real Alyda from the demon. The real Alyda is played by Maria Ford (who spends most of the movie naked) while the demon is played by Julie Strain (who we never see out of the ugly make-up). Maimings and killings result as the demon chases Alyda all over Miskatonic campus. Stuart Gordon this is not. Hell, Brian Yuzna this is not. Unnamable II clocks in at 104 minutes which is just ridiculous considering that so much should have been trimmed. Not could have been, SHOULD have been. There are completely unnecessary characters, David Warner has a three second cameo that goes nowhere, boring exposition galore, and so much more. Watch Re-animator again instead.