Director – Andrew J. Chambers (After School Lunch Special, Babezilla vs. the Zombie Horde)
Starring – Stephanie Love (After School Lunch Special II: Sloppy Seconds, Bikini Car Wash), Jessa Flux (Curtains for Christmas, Crackcoon), and Kelsey Livengood (Attack of the Corn Zombies, Air Fryer Slaughter)
Release Date – 2024
Rating – 3/5
It’s not often that you find a sequel better than the original but it does happen. While a lot of these are controversial, I stand by what I say. Movies like T2: Judgement Day, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Devil’s Rejects, so several more are films that I find more enjoyable than the original.
A recently bought two films from Hobjob Productions to add to my October horror binge. The first film was the horror comedy Babezilla vs the Zombie Whorde. It had a fun fun moments but the overall film was a bit of a let down. I followed that up with the second film which was the sequel Babezilla vs Cyber Skanks: Rise of Mechababezilla. This follow up film was more enjoyable than the first.
**Spoiler alert** The film once again follows Babezilla (Love) who has used her popularity after the first film to break out in the adult film business. However, twins to the original brothers from the first film that created the zombie whorde, wants revenge. The create cyber skanks to defeat who and they complete their mission. However, Babezilla is not down and out. Her mother advizes her to find Master Beta to train her so she can beat the cyber menace and Mechababezilla. **Spoiler Alert**
There was a lot of things I liked about the first Babezilla film but so many scenes were unnecessary and it destroyed the film’s pacing. However, that is not the issue with the sequel. The film has much better pacing and focuses more on the characters and not just one’s sex appeal.
The acting in this one is consistent with the first. Love once again stars and does a decent enough job but it’s still evident that her career is mostly adult films and not genre flicks. Her dialogue is a bit stiff…just like those watching her. The supporting cast is just as sexy and offer up some campy acting that is fun especially for those of you that dig films like Psycho Ape and Death O’Lantern. I see so many familiar faces and how a lot of them are not afraid to bare it all for a sleazy comedy.
The story for this one is a clear nod to Godzilla vs Mechgodzilla but with that Babezilla charm. Honestly, it works for what it is. The action is very funny, the actual comedy finds it’s mark, and the film is not predictable at all. I could see the saga of Babezilla continuing and it should.
Finally, the film has a lot of different effects. We have more campy visuals, great costumes (who doesn’t love busty robots), and a lot of deaths While the film doesn’t have the best practical effects, it is still able to deliver some unforgettable and rather imaginative deaths. Overall, Babezilla vs Cyber Skanks is not going to be winning any awards but god damn is it fun. This is the kind of money that you can pound a few beers or pop an edible and enjoy. It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend checking this out on blu instead of the SFW edit on YouTube.
