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Murderous spirits hell-bent on revenge return to haunt John Porter, a young man whose sister they had murdered three-decades ago. Just as before, they start tormenting him by taking over the body of h... read more read more...is lovely teenage daughter, but the spirits make a terrible mistake by underestimating Porter; for though terrified, he is also determined to stop the evil. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Adam Grossman

Release Date: November 1, 1996

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DVD Release Date: August 27, 1996

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  • matertenebraum
    July 27, 2009
    matertenebraum
    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... read more (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! 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?
  • deano
    January 27, 2008
    deano
    Good gripping sequel with different story of accident death and the return of the vicious teen.
  • ileo
    May 16, 2008
    ileo
    Interesting!
  • brandankurtis
    January 9, 2011
    brandankurtis
    This is one of the best horror movies I've ever seen. It may have been direct to video, but it was theater worthy. It has everything a great horror movie needs: a great plot, the wonderful and chilling music, the great acting, the amazing death sequences, and the villain Tony Ren... read moreo (Alexis Arquette) gives the movie life. It deserves higher than viewers give it. If it were up to me, i'd put it in the top 250.

    The first film is good, but it was too happy for me. The third is good, but really should have been a stand alone film. This is a more accurate version of King's story, including a ritual from the story that never made it into the first film.

    If you want a good horror film, watch this. You'll be happy you did.
  • bojesse57
    May 30, 2007
    bojesse57
    A good movie but not as good as the first. A great cast which also stars my boy, BoJesse Christopher. A must see.
  • sabon2002
    April 30, 2007
    sabon2002
    Not as good as the first but still pretty creep Stephen King movie, and there is a very hot naked girl in it.

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Emanuel Levy
November 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Mark Palermo
October 7, 2002
Mark Palermo, Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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Scott Weinberg
August 25, 2002
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July 26, 2002
David Poland, Hot Button

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