(re)Search my Trash

<body> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="800" cellpadding="0" height="100%"> <tr> <td width="100" rowspan="2" background="../stylepix/square.gif" valign="top">  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="592" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="592"> <tr> <td width="100%">  </td> </tr> </table>    <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="205" align="left"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img border="0" src="../stills/jacker2-cover.jpg" width="200" height="268"></td> </tr> </table> <p>This movie sets in pretty much immediately after the events depicted in <b><a href="jacker(1994).shtml">Jacker</a></b>: Despite being thrown off a cliff, Mike Rivers, the serial killer known as Jacker, survives with hardly a scratch, but detective Jackson (Patrice Jackson) gets in trouble with the law for his (in the eyes of his superiors) reckless actions, is disgraced, and eventually meets his end at the hands of the Jacker. Jackson's associate in the hunt for the Jacker James (Barry Gaines) has spent months upon months in hospital, and finally being released, he sees how things have gone to the dogs, but he figures he can set things right again if only he can prove that Rivers is actually the Jacker and have him arrested or killed. But that's not as easy as it sounds as the Jacker has grown wise to him, repeatedly lures him to crime scenes where James effectively is blamed for murders by the Jacker, and eventually James finds himself on the run as a suspected murderer and cop killer. But that's only where the problems start, as the Jacker has apparently acquired some supernatural powers and sends James into a nightmare loop that will take James' entire strength and willpower to escape ...<p> <p>Now on a technical level, <b>Jacker 2: Descent to Hell</b> shares quite a few shortcomings with many low budget shot-on-video flicks from its era, including shortcomings in the sound and picture quality, mostly owed to the state of affordable technology at the time. But on a story level, this movie has plenty to offer, especially since it doesn't just repeat the earlier movie's formula but adds horror and the supernatural to the mix in a way that comes across as properly creepy, and it's clear to see the filmmakers made the most out of what little they had. And the result ... may not be a masterpiece, objectively speaking, but if you're into shot-on-video movies from the era, there's a good chance you might like this one. <p>  </td> <td width="4" rowspan="2"></td> <td width="100" rowspan="2" background="../stylepix/squareright.gif" valign="top">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="592" valign="top">  <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> currentyear = "2020"; </SCRIPT> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="../scripts/endcredits.js"></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> dosworsdonn(); </SCRIPT> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>