I’ve never seen the original “Laid to Rest”. I mention this fact as it’s the root cause of most of my problems with the sequel, “Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2”. Unlike a good sequel, which will expand upon the world introduced by the original in a way that gives old fans more of what they love and simultaneously creates new fans, “Chromeskull” takes a decidedly different approach.

When a film still holds power after 32 years the inclination would be to call it a classic or a watershed moment for the art form. Afterall, we are living in a time when movies are rushed out to DVD in a matter of weeks to avoid having the public forget about them forever. That said, no one outside of fans of extreme horror is lining up to bestow classic status on Ruggero Deodato’s “Cannibal Holocaust”. The reasons for this are myriad and well documented.