Director: Michael Cooney
Year: 2000
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Supernatural Slasher; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Traveling to the Bahamas on vacation, a detective finds the resort plagued by the same killing spree indicative of a supernatural killer he faced before and tries to get the others to help him stop the killer before they all fall victim to the reanimated killer and his deadly offspring.
Review:
This here turned out to be one of the most enjoyable cheese-fests ever conceived. Among the better aspects of this one here is a carry-over from the original in the high-quantity cheese here, as this is among the goofiest and most brain-numbing stories ever concocted for a film. Even though the film's central plot, a possessed snowman arriving in the Sun-drenched Bahamas and surviving without repercussions, this manages a certain air that makes it wholly watchable by taking full advantage of the fact that viewers know it will be cheesy, and delights the viewer with an ample amount of very cheesy scenes. From the endless supply of witty and juvenile one-liners from the sarcastic killer to the rather fun and gory deaths that are scattered throughout that are unique and inventive, this is pure all-around fun.
That includes the action throughout here, from his first appearance in the ocean which leads to washing ashore at the club and taking out the friends along the beach, the attack in the jungle where a model's head explodes while she's doing a photoshoot that's filmed through the lens of the camera taking the picture and the really fun way it deals with the miniature snowmen that appear later on. The mini-snowmen are responsible for the film's fast-paced and action-packed second half, which is where most of the mayhem and carnage is found with the creatures invading the party, the brawling on the outside patios, and the different encounters with the creatures in the kitchen and all throughout the hotel that really makes the cheese exciting by dealing with the snowy conditions in a tropical situation.
It's where the film really gets good, especially when the humans take the upper hand and take the battle to the creatures, leading to some inventive methods of combating the different creatures around the island. The best part of the movie, though, was, in fact, Jack himself, who was actually very menacing in this movie and delivered a more creepy atmosphere with his giant body in here. These here really make for a good time here even though there are a few flaws here. The main issue here is that the movie basically makes you feel stupider for watching it because it suspends every ounce of logic in the viewer. A great deal of this comes from the cheesy nature here, as this film bends the rules at almost every turn in order to go through the film's central storyline.
The idea of a killer snowman appearing in the Bahamas is bad enough, but coming back to life through a mixing of his DNA and the policeman who tracked him down originally to continue the spree is simply silly, as well as the idea of Jack belching out little miniature snowmen like himself, who act with the same amusement of a two-year-old. Suspending your disbelief will help greatly while watching this, as there's no getting around how goofy and cheesy this one really is, which is the main factor against this one. The length of time it takes to get started on the rampage because it's dealing with the others continually harping on him for his belief that Jack's not dead, itself a stupid plot point that really shouldn't be there, might be problematic for some, but the goofiness here is the biggest issue.
Overview: ***.5/5
A heavily entertaining cheesefest with a lot to like, there’s a lot to like here that manages to offer up the kind of silly fun that works incredibly well in this particular style. Those who enjoy this kind of approach, who appreciate this era of genre fare, or who enjoyed the original will have a lot to like here while most others out there should heed caution.
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