MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Rexanne It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Mileskolehmainen I first want to say that I liked the first gate film a lot, and even though it's been a while since I've seen it but I remember enough to compare it to number one. The characters in this film, though stereotypes, have much more of a real feel to them than other films like this. Those characters help make the story compelling. The acting out of these characters is fair, with the exception of Our (SPOILER) main character, the nerdy neighbor kid, from the first one. I know some people liked him, but I thought he was a tad wooden. story is the biggest difference from The Gate. Whereas The Gate has a grander, action filled Premise, The Gate II: Trespassers has a slow build to an explosive ending. Don't think they went cheap on us though, because this "slow build" is filed with great stop motion special effects, thanks to the single minion ( the tiny guys from the first one) who gets a fair a mount of screen time. But let's get onto the ending, where things get sketchy. The start of the climax is excellent, but the final "battle" is just cheesy and a little disappointing. That's really too bad considering the rest of the film was great. And also if you're expecting scary, you may be disappointed. This film has it's moments, but the original is much scarier.In all The Gate II: Trespassers is a decent film, and if you're looking for some effects laden fun, check this out!

gavin6942 Obviously not learning his lesson from "The Gate", the young man from the first movie again opens a gateway to another dimension. This time he uses the power to get wishes, but the demons don't give you wishes for free, you know? (Obviously, he hadn't seen "Filthy McNasty" at this point.) While I would have liked to see Stephen Dorff return for this sequel (his absence is poorly explained), at least we are treated to Louis Tripp, who is just as geeky as ever (though no longer sporting the Angry Dwarfs jacket or rocking out to Sacrifyx). As I say in my introduction, he thinks that opening a gateway is a good idea... and brings along three people for the ride. A hot chick by early 1990s standards (Pamela Adlon) and two greasers.Some aspects of this film were really fun and I enjoyed it a lot. The demon (or "minion" to use their term) getting high and causing a serious car incident was nice, and the idea of wishes turning to feces gives a whole new twist to the idea of "wishes in one hand, poo in the other". I really liked the visual of a minion in the jar -- where can I get a pickled minion? And if the stop-motion technology is this advanced in 1992, where was it for "Basket Case"? (Granted, that was much earlier, but how hard could it be?) What I didn't like about the movie was how forced it seemed, how dull most of it was, and the fact that a fair amount of the plot just doesn't make any sense. Tripp knows how to conjure demons and how to send them back, but waits for the right climactic moment to do so instead of finishing the job right away (not unlike how James Bond's villains don't shoot him when they have the chance). For example, he creates a box that has to be thrown into a pit (like the ring that must be thrown into Mount Doom) but just waits until after his girlfriend is almost sacrificed to Satan. Why? The end is also really cheesy (but I won't say what it is, you'll have to rent this one from Netflix).Despite my feeling this is a shadow of the original, it was still entertaining and I would have gladly welcomed a third film. There's a certain mythology about this series that I enjoyed, and I would rather sit through something like this than a film of a similar idea that just has no sense of itself. While this movie is not a comedy, clearly the crew wanted to have fun and it shows.If you really liked the original, this is worth a view. Unlike other sequels, this has the same director and star, so the continuity is very decent (how many sequels spin off from the original intent -- "Leprechaun" comes to mind). If you thought the first one was "just alright", I'm willing to bet this will greatly disappoint you. But hey, a bad 1980s or early 1990s film is still better than the average film today, in my opinion.

Scarecrow-88 A rather obscure(..and, more than likely, remain obscure)sequel to the entertaining 80's offering, The Gate, brings two of the components that made the first a success..Louis Tripp returns as troubled and lonely nerd Terrence and the director pulling strings once again, Tibor Takács. This film takes a different direction than the first for instead of keeping it in a central location, the house possessed, this film follows Terrence and the problems that exist when he decides to go fooling around with the demonic gateway again. This time three obnoxious teenagers, Liz(Pamela Segall), John(James Villemaire), and Moe(Simon Reynolds), butt in on Terrence as he is attempting to open the gateway in the remains of his former neighbor friend's house. Terrence, in his carefully studied research, finds that you can call forth a demon and get wishes granted with proper persuasion. So John, the clichéd bully and his stooge, Moe wish to push around Terrence and mock his even trying to do such a thing as conjuring demons. But, through the insistence of believer Liz, John and Moe humor Terrence to a degree and partake in his little ceremony. This ceremony yields the result of a demon(one of those little demons that like to bite..we seen many of them in the first film)who is instantly shot by John because he is in this film to simply cause conflict and aggravation. He's a butt-head and Moe is here to be his lackey to run into trouble with. Obviously, Liz will warm to Terrence because he is the supposed hero of the picture, though to be honest he's a wee bit creepy in his Satanic garb and "demon-speak". He actually admits to Liz that he only wishes to conjure the demon so that his job-less, drunk father could get his pilot job back. Each of the four teens get wishes when they threat the demon(..who is able to come back to life when Terrence keeps him in a jar of liquid). They find that their wishes , though, have serious drawbacks via "Monkey's Paw." This film, as directed by Takács is not as thrilling as the original because it takes us deep within the whole demonic angle which often descends into foolishness, especially when wishes are granted then taken away. The whole mythology of the gateway as it pertains to Terrence and his cohorts can really get confusing as we hear how everything works and see it. John and Moe try to kidnap the demon to get wishes granted and find that their bodies have become the way out of hell for the "Unholy trinity" who need Terrence as the third gateway and Liz as the sacrifice. The ending has them in another dimension with Terrence about to slay poor Liz who begs for him to fight the force taking him over. It's a weird film, and for that alone this might be interesting for those searching for something different. I guess those who like the first film might try to check it out, but may be disappointed to find it takes a whole different approach. The scares and creepy atmosphere is not present, but the film is so unusual and weird, The gate 2 might just be your kind of diversion from the norm of today's horror film.

shark-43 Wow - this movie has EVERYthing!!! I feel it is MUCH better than the first GATE - I saw the first one on it's initial release in theatres and it was earnest and definitely had some nice special effects moments but overall - rather bland and dorky. But this "sequel" just seems like a gumbo of things - like they threw in everything they could think of to feed the horror audiences in the early 90's. The small demon thing appears is much fun and the side story with the pouty lead teenager and his drunk airline pilot father is unintentionally hilarious. In fact the lead guy is so geeky - like a real low-rent Anthony Michael Hall. For a good cheesefest - this movie is unbelievable! Plus the two sidekick thugs give stunningly bad performances. They seem to be auditioning for either an old Dead End Kids movie or for parts as Sweathogs in the old Welcome Back, Kotter sitcom. There's even an amazing plot development after the teens get one of their wishes granted - tons of money and sure enough the money actually turns to sh--. Yep, even heavy symbolism about the evil of money in good IL' Gate II.