Deep in the woods of West Virginia a small production crew is shooting the pilot episode for a new reality show called “The Apocalypse“, which pits contestants against one another to see who the ultimate survivor is. But as the contestants and crew soon learn, this reality show is about to become more real than they could every imagine for hidden deep in the woods is a family that has survived longer than anyone else and they have survived robbing, killing and eating anyone who comes into their neck of the woods. Once again, deep in the Appalachian wilderness, someone has made a wrong turn and this time it heads straight into a dead end!

I wasn’t a huge fan of Wrong Turn when it came out a few years ago and I have to admit I wasn’t that thrilled when I heard they were making a direct to video sequel, but I found this sequel to be not only better than the first film, but a hell of a lot more fun as well.

Bottom line Wrong Turn 2: Dead End breaks down as simple as all other killer, inbreed, cannibal hillbilly movie. A bunch of folks out in the woods run into a bunch of crazy mountain folk who prune their own family tree and eat everyone else. The cannibal family is going to lose a few members along the way and about 95% of the rest of the cast will meet a fairly grisly end as well. You know the basic story going in and this flick does little to change the formula, but it’s done in a gnarly fashion this time around.

First off the kills and blood are great. I saw the unrated edition, so that made it a little better I’m sure, but man there is some great splatter and gore in this one, gore hounds enjoy! The story is predictable, but not lame and the reality show aspect works out fairly decent in the end. The characters are also fairly stereotypical and you can kind of guess who will be alive by the end, but it’s still fun to watch. The actors are fair and Henry Rollins does a decent job as a retired Marine Captain, and the females tend to show a decent amount of jiggle and flesh, but like most horror movies, it’s the bad guys that make this one.

The cannibals in this one are a hoot. Sure they’re evil as hell but they’re also fun as shit in their actions and deeds. There is a great dinner scene, a vile look at the love between brothers and sisters and lots of family bonding accomplished through the hunting and torturing innocent victims. Also Ken Kirzinger, who played Jason in Freddy vs Jason, gets a chance to unleash a little havoc as the monster sized “Pa” of the cannibal clan.

I liked this one quite a bit, it’s got a good sense of dark humor to it and it even has a little camp value mixed in that I found very enjoyable. Add to that the blood and guts and I can overlook the film’s other faults and flaws. I say give Wrong Turn 2 a try for yourself and see what you think.

7 of 10.