Sometimes They Come Back... Again (1996)

Sadly Over-hyped

best movie i've ever seen.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Having watched the excellent first film, (the first film will make you laugh and cry it is that good), and being a fan of Stephen King adaptions I was intrigued by the subsequent sequels, the trailer shows Hilary Swank looking goddamn beautiful, in a bedroom scene having sex with a demon type dude played by Alexis Arquette, this is the only part of the film that I found to be of any value.When she looks at the camera, right there in that 1 second, she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, and she is quite cute throughout, she outshines and out acts everyone else in the film, so it is worth watching for her superior acting, though that is not saying much, cos all the other actors are so crap it is embarrassing, I won't add anything else because there is no depth.And the bit at the end where the guy has the loose electric cable and the demons, having already been killed that way years before, step into the same pool of water and stand there in the middle of it, waiting for him to touch the cable with it is just so amateur and awful it is just an insult to a viewers intelligence.I am off to find a girlfriend that looks like Hilary Swank in this film, wish me luck everyone.

I Have seen the first more then once i say, i have not it seen for a while and I wasn't to keen on it and i gave the first movie 4 out of 10 This movie,I did see the trailer for both again and for even more, i must say trailer for again was very well made as it made the movie look good.This as not real connection to first movie expect for evil kids to come back but no longer kids as they demons now. It's took time for it to get going as it was kept showing flashback and here and there to get the back story for first 45 of mins of the movie.It's kind of annoyed me a little as was keep going back and forward and some of the scenes really dull and boring.I did like the idea of how they Were brought back was cool idea but it could been done so much better. I thought death scenes were some-What descent and nothing to bad, there were some bloody deaths in movie but not too gory. Some of the effect in this movie was descent and really well made and some effect were poor at times as well. The acting in this movie was really good from everyone in the cast. I going give this 5 out of 10 (I found this a just a little bit more fun the first movie).

I wonder if these idiots have actually seen this film before they review it and give the low ratings. I give it a solid 10. The special-effects, sound-effects and all round acting is top-notch.This film is a sequel to the film Sometimes They Come Back (1991) based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.This film stars veteran actor Michael Gross and an added bonus: the gorgeous beauty Hilary Swank. Michael Gross isn't an imbecile to sign on for a film whose script isn't good. He thoroughly commands this film and his expressions throughout the film are believable.Hilary Swank on the other hand is the plot device on which the film hinges on. She is rightfully chosen for the film because of her seductive looks.The villain of the film is played by the awesome Alexis Arquette.Plot: Psychologist Jon Porter (Michael Gross) learns that his mother has just mysteriously fallen to her death. Jon and his teenage daughter Michelle (Hilary Swank) return to Jon's hometown of Glenrock for his mother's funeral. Once there, painful memories return. Thirty years earlier, when Jon was a child, he witnessed the brutal murder of his older sister Lisa (Leslie Danon), who was stabbed to death in a cave by a thug named Tony Reno (Alexis Arquette) and his two friends Vinnie (Bojesse Christopher) and Sean (Glen Beauden). But Jon managed to throw an electrical wire into a puddle of bloody water they were standing in, killing all three of them.Michelle becomes friends with mentally retarded gardener Steve (Gabriel Dell Jr.), as well as two girls, boy-crazy Maria (Jennifer Aspen), and Maria's psychic best friend, Jules (Jennifer Elise Cox), who used to clean her grandmother's house. The night after the funeral, they invite Michelle to go to the dinner with them, saying they would like to get to know her before she goes home for her 18th birthday. At the dinner, the girls are greeted by a boy who looks a lot like Tony Reno, even with the same name. While Maria develops a crush on him, he seems to be attracted to Michelle. He gives Michelle an old wristwatch as an early birthday present, then leaves. Maria and Jules are then murdered.Meanwhile, Jon is pestered by Father Archer Roberts (W. Morgan Sheppard), a priest he came to when Lisa was murdered. He tells Jon his mother's death was not an accident.Verdict: An excellent sequel, and a different take to the original. Add it to your horror DVD collection without delay...

Sometimes They Come Back... Again starts in the small American town of Glenrock where an old lady falls off a chair & dies in mysterious circumstances... Cut to Los Angeles & her son Jon Porter (Michael Gross) in informed of his Mother's death, together with his daughter Michelle (Hilary Swank) his goes back to his childhood town to attend the funeral & sort a few things out. However once back strange things begin to happen, a sinister figure from Jon's past in the shape of Tony Reno (Alexis Arquette) comes back to haunt his daughter. As past memories come flooding back to Jon a series of brutal murders take place all of which seem to come back to him & his daughter in someway. Only another figure from Jon's past seems able to help, an old priest named Father Archer Roberts (Willaim Morgan Sheppard) who talks of demons & sacrificial rituals...Co-written & directed by Adam Grossman Sometimes They Come Back... Again was the second film in a series of three which started with the Stephen King inspired made-for-TV Sometimes They Come Back (1991) which I have not seen & continued after this with Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1999) which I have seen & liked. The script by Grossman & Guy Riedel moves along at a nice pace & has a certain air of mystery about it, I mean it won't take a genius to work things out but at least it tries to do something a bit different & keep you guessing which is a hell of a lot more than a lot of dull boring horror films even attempt. The character's are OK & no one annoys, the main villain reminded me of John Travolta as Danny from Grease (1978) & I was half expecting him to break out into a 'feel-good' pop tune at any moment! I also must say that I'm a little surprised by all the negative comments & the disappointingly low user rating on IMDb, personally I have seen far worse & I thought this was a decent way to spend 100 odd minutes but it seems I'm in the minority & no one has ever accused me of having a particularly good taste in films so you may want to bear that in mind.Director Grossman does an OK job & the film looks fine throughout. There isn't much gore but what's here is decent, there's a cool scene in which someone has their head run over by a lawnmower with the expected blood spraying results & Sometimes They Come Back... Again is probably the only film to feature a literal death by Tarot card! The demon make up is alright.With a supposed budget of around $3,000,000 Sometimes They Come Back... Again is a competently made film with a certain polish to it, I mean it ain't brilliant but it's far from bad. The acting is good although Arquette is a bit campy as the main villain & I think we could have done without a lot of the tacky one-liners which start to creep in towards the end. A pre fame Hilary Swank does an OK job & makes for a likable leading lady.Sometimes They Come Back... Again was, in my opinion, a pretty good film & better than I had expected. Personally I think you could a lot worse, sure you could do a lot better but not every film can be a Citizen Kane (1941), can it?