Elvira: The Lord of Darkness 2 It's 1851, and Elvira is on her way to stardom as the star of "Yes! I'm Kang Kan." In order to avoid trouble on the way, she stops for the night in a Carpathian castle, whose owner, Lord Vladimir Nellesabas, recently lost his wife, and who continues to return as a ghost. Instead of singing and dancing, Elvira’s life becomes a nightmare. But Elvira does not give up: after all, this is a real master to spend a day or two. . .
To begin with, the first film was a completely self-contained work that needed no sequels. However, at the same time, laid a huge space for further development on the screen. Moreover, although the first film failed at the box office, it found popular love around the world and especially at home. It is surprising that the continuation of the picture had to wait for a long 14 years and expectations on the result alas were not justified. Which is more of a claim to the script.
First, the authors of this tape have not decided whether this film is a sequel to the original tape or its prequel. Secondly, the authors of the picture do not give any explanation as Elvira got into the distant past. Third, if the first film held a fine line between a dark horror film and a black comedy, then in this case there is a significant advantage in the direction of comedy. What has affected jokes that have become more stupid and on the characters who have turned into complete idiots.
The director of this film Sam Irwin did not keep the bar, who, although he tried to preserve the spirit and atmosphere of the original source, but unfortunately did not cope with this. Rather, creating the impression of not even a film, but a theatrical production. This is especially felt against the background of cardboard and limited decorations (as a result of such a modest budget) and the general setting of the story. Where also the comedy triumphs over the horror film and thereby the franchise loses its ironic and stalking (over the horror) essence.
As in the case of the first film, the pearl of this tape is Cassandra Peterson, who is still magnificent in the image of Elvira and does not play at all, but literally lives her heroine throughout screen time.
6 out of 10
Elvira: The Lord of Darkness 2 is not up to the sequel and not up to the prequel of the cult film with Cassandra Peterson in the title role, who even tried to keep the bar of quality and the spirit of the original source, but alas did not cope with it. In this regard, the picture is mainly perceived as a stupid comedy, and not a subtle and ironic symbiosis of horror and comedy.