I think many of us might can recall at some point an anticipation for a film that had been hard to find or possibly unattainable for years. A sequel which our excited minds amp up or build to an exagerratingly heightened degree. This film often couldn't possibly live up to it. Often this film, which had a returning actor and another possibly ghoulish house offering plentiful thrills and chills, simply can't carry such a weight, an anvil of certain poundage, and deliver. Well, for me House IV (1991), seemed to be that in the mid 90s.
Katt was so much fun in what was a difficult part, considering the tonal aftershocks of the first film. Here, I was looking forward to seeing what Roger Cobb might be stuck with as he has a wife and child in this sequel. I was wondering if the family would be encountering otherworldly monsters in rooms throughout the ancestral home. Instead we get Katt for ten minutes! He's offed in a car explosion due to a crash which puts his daughter in a wheelchair and leaves the wife in emotional tatters. The plot ultimately includes a house with ties to some sort of blood oath and ancient spirits. There's a Native American named Ezra (Ned Romero), a friend of Roger's and his father's. He knows of the spirits which thrive in the home of Roger. Roger has a younger brother (Scott Buckholter) with nefarious ties to the Mafia (!), needing the house due to promises made to the crooks.
Ten minutes. Takes the wind out of the sails indeed. Not even enough time to establish his character. He's likable, but ten minutes just isn't enough time. I mean, come on! I guess he was hired for the name on the poster. Missed chance to really give this sequel a veteran presence. I mean, he was working on television mostly at the time, could the production not throw some coin his way? Was he so unwilling to participate to an entire film? Was there no intention to feature him from the onset of the sequel's genesis?
Katt was so much fun in what was a difficult part, considering the tonal aftershocks of the first film. Here, I was looking forward to seeing what Roger Cobb might be stuck with as he has a wife and child in this sequel. I was wondering if the family would be encountering otherworldly monsters in rooms throughout the ancestral home. Instead we get Katt for ten minutes! He's offed in a car explosion due to a crash which puts his daughter in a wheelchair and leaves the wife in emotional tatters. The plot ultimately includes a house with ties to some sort of blood oath and ancient spirits. There's a Native American named Ezra (Ned Romero), a friend of Roger's and his father's. He knows of the spirits which thrive in the home of Roger. Roger has a younger brother (Scott Buckholter) with nefarious ties to the Mafia (!), needing the house due to promises made to the crooks.
Ten minutes. Takes the wind out of the sails indeed. Not even enough time to establish his character. He's likable, but ten minutes just isn't enough time. I mean, come on! I guess he was hired for the name on the poster. Missed chance to really give this sequel a veteran presence. I mean, he was working on television mostly at the time, could the production not throw some coin his way? Was he so unwilling to participate to an entire film? Was there no intention to feature him from the onset of the sequel's genesis?
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