C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)

Excellent adaptation.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The best things about monster movie C.H.U.D. were the creepy critters - all rubbery claws, snaggle fangs and glowing eyes - and the juicy gore (at least in the Director's Cut). C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud does away with the creatures, the C.H.U.D now resembling bargain basement zombies with painted faces and joke-store teeth; it also replaces the blood and guts with terrible '80s comedy, making this a serious contender for worst sequel in horror history (yes, even worse than Return of the Living Dead Part II).Brian Robbins stars as obnoxious student Steve Williams, who accidentally loses the cadaver intended for his biology class. So what does he do? He convinces his pal Kevin (Bill Calvert) to help him steal a replacement body from the Winterhaven Disease Control Centre. What the lads don't realise is that their new stiff is actually a frozen C.H.U.D. called Bud (played by Gerrit Graham), the result of a military project to create reanimated super-soldiers who just happen to have cannibalistic tendencies.A really dumb script full of lame humour and dreadful performances all round (Robert Vaughn giving a career worst as military top brass Colonel Masters) go to ensure that this film is utterly cringeworthy from start to finish. Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo as Man in Trenchcoat Walking with Trick-or-Treaters; and he's the best thing about the whole sorry mess.1.5 out of 10, rounded down to 1 for the dancing zombies and the killer poodle.

The original C.H.U.D (1984) was a pretty poor horror starring John Heard & Daniel Stern. It wasn't awful but was an instantly forgettable effort.Understandably going into the sequel I expected more of the same and prepared myself for mediocrity only to come across a very pleasant surprise.It tells the story of a couple of friends who accidentally lose their schools biology cadaver. Fearing expulsion they set about stealing a corpse from a nearby facility only for it to come to life!In traditional zombie style the infection spreads and before you know it the town has been overtaken. These aren't normal zombies however, our "Chuds" only take a nibble on their victim and have a low level of intellect.What sets this apart from the first movie is the humour, there is plenty here and does a lot of good for the film. It simply doesn't take itself seriously and for that reason it comes across really well.Starring industry legend Robert Vaughn and Gerrit Graham as the titular Bud the Chud this is a fantastic little movie that is considerably better than it should have been.With a rocking 80's soundtrack, a surprising budget behind it and some real laughs Bud The Chud has to be considered an underrated 80's classic.The fact this never became a proper franchise saddens me.The Good:Robert Vaughn & Gerrit Graham are greatGreat 80's soundtrackActually looks quite goodSome funny momentsThe Bad:Nothing springs to mindThings I Learnt From This Movie:The old cat jumping scare cliche never gets oldThere are anals of history

I like to think that I knew what I was getting when I decided to watch 'Chud II.' I knew it was an old horror film from the eighties with minimal budget and no big name actors. I expected it to be a little bit tacky and a lot cheesy. I've watched and loved such (bad!) classics such as Critters, Ghoulies, Killer Klowns and Chopping Mall – all of which were – technically – awful, but still incredibly enjoyable in a 'so-bad-it's-good' kind of way.Sadly, Chud II does not even fall into that category. It's not awful; it's just a bit dull really. It doesn't have the budget to be overly horrific (or even a little scary). Instead, it tries to be funny, but somehow that just doesn't work. It's about a couple of teenagers who steal the military's last Chud (or 'zombie' as we know them) and accidentally unleash it on the town.Therefore, everyone in the way gets bit and subsequently turned into yet more hungry flesh-eaters. So the story isn't that original, but, if it was handled a little bit better, it might at least have been fun. As it was, it just felt forced and something trying desperately to be really funny and failing at ever point.There are plenty more classic eighties horrors out there which are much better than this. Stick with one of those.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

All i can say about this title is they obviously never saw the original film. The story is gone letting it run with a night of the living dead wannabe comedy routine done 80s style. And thats its one redeeming factor. the comedy. If you like slapstick horror then go ahead and check it out. if you are looking for something more serious i highly recommend you pass this one over. The overall suffering of this film is a lack of a well written script. If you are a fan of the first one i recommend you avoid this one. It will only disappoint you. The closest i can come to a compliment is how the film was shot. Granted i saw a full screen version of the film so the screen composition is a little different. Z