Alone in the Dark II (film)

Alone in the Dark II
French uncensored DVD cover
Directed by
Written by
  • Michael Roesch
  • Peter Scheerer
Based onAlone in the Dark
by Infogrames
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyZoran Popovic
Edited byJoe Pascual
Music byJessica de Rooij
Production
companies
  • HJB Filmproduktion
  • Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG
  • Brooklyn Independent Studios
  • Hans J. Baer Filmproduktion
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) (Germany)
  • January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish
Box office$133,867

Alone in the Dark II is a 2008 horror film written and directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch and starring Rick Yune, Rachel Specter and Lance Henriksen. It is a standalone sequel to Uwe Boll's 2005 film Alone in the Dark, featuring an entirely new cast and a story that is unrelated to the original film.

Premise

Former witch-hunter Abner Lundberg (Lance Henriksen) is forced to come back to fight his old nemesis, a century-old dangerous witch out on the prowl again. This time, Lundberg joins forces with Edward Carnby (Rick Yune) and they attempt to track down the dangerous witch Elisabeth Dexter (Allison Lange).

Cast

Production

Alone in the Dark II was filmed in New York City and Los Angeles.

Release

The film was released in Germany on September 25, 2008, in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2009[1] and in the United States on January 26, 2010.[2][3] An American Blu-ray release is sold exclusively by Best Buy.[4]

Reception

Reviewing the film for IGN, R.L. Shaffer wrote: "Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark did not require a sequel. Critics hated the film. Fans hated the film. ... Thankfully though, Alone in the Dark II is actually a much better film than the first. It's a touch light on action, and the setting is far more limited in terms of production design, but the tone is a little more in keeping with the ideas of the game franchise. ... Look at Alone in the Dark II more as a reboot than a sequel and it plays OK".[5]

YouTube critic James Stephanie Sterling reviewed the film along with Conrad Zimmerman on their podcast, remarking that the film was terrible enough that it was hard to believe there could be worse films.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alone in the Dark 2 Trailer Should Have Remained Alone". DreadCentral. 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Rejoice! Alone in the Dark II on DVD in January". DreadCentral. 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2009-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Alone in the Dark II Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive (Correcting and Replacing)".
  5. ^ Shaffer, R. L. (25 January 2010). "Alone in the Dark II DVD Review".
  6. ^ "The Spin-Off Doctors: Alone in the Dark 2".