"Alright let's get this review started. Now to start off this is considered mostly by fans of the series the best film in the series due to it having a bigger budget, more fast paced and bigger action set pieces. Also not to mention it is the favourite film of director William Lustig's trilogy."
The Plot;
The film takes place straight after the events of the end of Maniac Cop when the killer cop Matt Cordell is plunged into the New York river, they thought he was dead. They thought wrong. Matt Cordell quickly starts his rampage again across the city and is on a mission to find Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) and Theresa Mallory (Laurene Landon) who attempted to kill him. Theresa Mallory is under mental examination by officer Susan Riley.
Both Jack and Theresa still believe Cordell is alive and still after them but no one else does. In a dark night Jack Forrest buys a newspaper from the newsstand and then suddenly a knife is quickly pierced through his neck and kills him.
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We are then introduced to the main character, Detective Lieutenant Sean McKinney played by the great Robert Davi. He is a cop that doesn't play by the rules but seeks justice. He is out to get Turkell the serial killer who targets strippers. Meanwhile Theresa Mallory is ready to go live on TV to talk about Cordell. Officer Susan Riley thinks she shouldn't go alone so she offers to go with her. They both get in the taxi but it only makes it a few miles down the road when the tyres puncture. The Taxi Driver pulls over to fix it when Matt Cordell comes around the corner and gives chase to the girls, Mallory jumps into the drivers seat and drives off.
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| You have the right to remain silent... Forever! |
The chase is frantic and relenting going down public footpaths smashing into objects until it gets into a crash. Cordell handcuffs Susan to the wheel while she is standing outside of the car. Mallory then gets thrown through a glass window by cordell, she then picks up a chainsaw and a huge fight begins. Cordell brings out his trademark sword and begins to fight with her only to leave her with a broken neck at the end.
The Car that officer Susan Riley is handcuffed to is then pushed down a steep hill while she is hanging for her life outside of the car. This stunt has to be one of the most dangerous I have ever seen, so many close calls. The car comes to a crashing stop and the officer is given medical attention.
Meanwhile the Serial Killer Turkel played by Leo Rossi has found his next victim and is ready to kill. He breaks into the strippers flat and is ready to lunge a knife into her when the police arrive, suddenly Cordell comes in and kills both officers. He then helps Turkell get away and they go back to his apartment.
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Strangely Officer Cordell develops a friendship with Turkell as both have the same interests in killing people. Turkell decides to leave the apartment and goes out to find his next victim, he then gets caught at a stripclub by Detective Lieutenant Sean McKinney.
Turkell is jailed and officer Susan Riley is put in charge to look after the inmates. Cordell then finds out what has happened and starts a gory police station massacre and breaks out the inmates and recruits them to break into the prison where he was sent and killed on death row.
Cordell breaks into the station and kills the three inmates that killed him on deathrow while he is set on fire. Turkell then loses his mind and stabs cordell in the back. While this is happening Sean Mckinney has tracked down the commissioner Edward Doyle (Michael Lerner) who says over a PA system that he admits it was set up and his case has been reopened. Cordell then fights with Turkell and breaks through a solid brick wall and falls 50 feet into a prison truck and explodes.
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| Insane finale! |
The final scene is then Cordell's funeral in which he gets full honours and is recognized as a fallen hero. Mckinney and Riley attend the funeral, Mckinney throws Cordell's badge into the grave and walks away. After a few minutes the camera pans in and Cordell's hand breaks out of the coffin and takes the badge.
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Director William Lustig who owns the film label Blue Underground has given Maniac Cop 2 the best possible treatment on Blu-ray.
Blu-ray extras;
The Blu-ray comes with a 45 minute documentary on the making of maniac cop, which covers everything you would want to know. An audio commentary with director William Lustig and Director of Drive Nicolas Winding Refin. A 30 minute Q and A session with director William Lustig and also a deleted scene in which it shows Evil Dead director Sam Raimi as a news reporter.
5/5
Blu-ray Picture Quality;
The original negatives have been scanned at 4K and downgraded to 2K for Blu-ray. The film looks amazing, everything is perfect. There is no scracthes, debris or any digital manipulation.
5/5
Blu-ray Audio Quality;
Blue Underground has given the film a 7.1 dts hd master audio. It sounds equally as perfect as the picture quality.
5/5
This film marks the departure of the classic slasher elements the first had but ramps up the action and violence. In my opinion it is a much more fun film than it's predecessor and has a lot more replay value.
Highly Recommended!
"Don't forget Maniac Cop 3 will be reviewed on Friday, Stay tuned!"
Andrew
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