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Sean Donohue was one of the few filmmakers to trust me to review his film when I wrote for my blog. I reviewed Death-Scort Service, which was equally titillating and nasty. Needless to say, I fucking loved it. Here we are 2 years later, and the sequel, Death-Scort Service 2: The Naked Dead, has been released. Check out the trailer then read on to find out what I thought.
Death-Scort Service 2 is the latest film from writer/director Sean Donohue (Death-Scort Service 2015). The film stars Krystal Pixie Adams (Death-Scort Service 2015), Bob Glazier (Cannibal Claus 2016), ‘Sushi’ Xhyvette Holder, Katie McKinley, Eight The Chosen One (American Guinea Pig: Bouquet of Guts and Gore 2014), Jules Sceiro (Amerikan Holokaust 2013), Miss Gia Love (Chaos A.D. 2016), Manda Micro, Stephanie Jensen (Cannibal Claus 2016), Erika Faith Lindbloom, Lucretia Lynn (Harvest Lake 2016), and Nadia White (Don’t Fuck in the Woods 2016).
Deep in the heart of Las Vegas, a new killer has emerged. Having survived the previous psycho’s last wrath, Michelle (Krystal “Pixie” Adams) is left behind to start anew and forget about her black past. Problem is, this new murderer is unstoppable! A new group of up and coming hookers on the streets are left to pick up the pieces and start fresh. Will they survive, or will they become prey to this maniac slasher?
I have been looking forward to Death-Scort Service 2 since it was announced. Did it meet my expectations? For the most part. Let’s start with the positive. Much like its predecessor, there are ample amounts of beautiful female flesh on display. I loved getting to see some of my indie horror favorites, Nadia White and Lucian Cline, in a Sleaze Box film. The new leading ladies, ‘Sushi’ Xhyvette Holder, Katie McKinley, and Lady O, do a good job at keeping the audience invested in the proceedings (like the sexy as fuck 3 way shower scene). The film includes several nasty moments, including a saw to the vag, a razor to the dick, screwdrivers to the head, strangulations, gunshots to the head, axes to the head, and a woman being burned alive with acid. As always, the score composed by Toshiyuki Hiraoka does a wonderful job of setting the mood perfectly for whatever is going on onscreen.
There were a few things that disappointed me in Death-Scort Service 2. The first is that Krystal Pixie Adams only has what amounts to a glorified cameo, which makes the poster art fairly misleading, since she is front and center. I was hoping to see Krystal become the Jamie Lee Curtis of the franchise, but sadly, that wasn’t the case. The kills in the first film were extremely brutal and sadistic, and while a couple of the deaths here fit that criteria, most of the kills are fairly lackluster in comparison to the previous film. My biggest complaint is the ending, which eschews the final girl killing the slasher trope, and I give them credit for trying to do something different, but what we get is so fucking ridiculous that it didn’t work for me at all. The killer’s identity seems to come out of left field and didn’t really line up with what we are told and shown about the character throughout the movie. You want an audience to either root for the killer or applaud their demise. When the killer was taken out, my response was laughter, followed by head shaking and uttering, “Seriously?”
Final Thoughts
Death-Scort Service 2 falls a little short of living up to the originals reputation, but still manages to be an enjoyable watch if taken on its own. That being said, I would love to see a Death-Scort Service 3 with Kate McKinley reprising her role. If you like your indie horror with a hefty helping of sleaze and gore, be sure to give Death-Scort Service 2 a watch. Death-Scort Service 2 is available for purchase at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Barnes and Noble, FYE, BlowItOuttaHere, and Deep Discount.
