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The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra was a super-happy fun fun movie time. It was really hilarious, and had smart writing, and the actors played everything completely straight, which made it an experience to remember. My brother especially loved the movie, so when he heard there was a sequel, The Lost Skeleton Returns Again!, he had to give it a go. Luckily, I was also around to give it a go with him. It was kind of a team go-giving.

It wasn’t as good as the first movie.

Unfortunately, the entire film had a feeling of “done it before” about it. The idea had already been played out in the first film, and to great effect. Obviously, they tried to make it work by putting some returning character plots. Everyone in the first movie who died had a twin brother, of course, and you had cliches in there like Dr. Armstrong being all bitter and drinking, which he wasn’t very good at being. They eventually turned the movie into color, only that sort of low-quality color and old movie might have, and that was a thing, certainly, but I felt it lost some of the charm not being in black and white.

At the same time, the same brilliance in writing was still all over this movie. It was pretty damn funny, and I was laughing fairly regularly. Even the general setup for the film works in the ridiculous was the first one did. This movie is supposed to take place in the jungle, for example, but it’s obvious that the wilds they’re shooting in are the exact same locations as the first movie. Sometimes they remember to set up some ferns and stuff, but sometimes they don’t even do that. It totally works. The plot is also equally convoluted as the first one.

But yes, it’s suffering from sequelitis. The first movie is the sort that you want to own, and watch again and again. The Lost Skeleton Returns Again! was an entertaining view, especially for me, who loved the first, and got some in-jokes, but I certainly can’t see me watching it again. That’s okay, though. If you liked the first one, definitely check it out for a fun evening. Just, unfortunately, don’t expect the sort of awesome that the first film had. It just doesn’t hold up for a second go-around.