The Gate II: Highlighting This Overlooked Sequel 

The original gate really was scary as a kid especially when he sees the eyeball in his hand sooo freaky and terrifying but so awesome at the same time

The Gate is one of the first horror movies I saw as a kid in the late 80's, I had no idea it got a sequel

THANK YOU!!! I have been trying to remember what movie this was for the last 30 years! I have tried describing it to people, and no one remembered a movie like it. Started to think I hallucinated it.

Still have this on VHS, watched this and the original over and over as a kid

I remember talking my Dad into taking me to see The Gate 2, we were the only one's there. I was 9 felt bad for dragging him to see it, but he was the one who rented part 1. Was cool tho, the next week think he took me to watch "Graveyard shift"

Pamela Adlon's most well known role is probably Bobby Hill from King of the Hill.

I honestly haven't seen it in decades, but I absolutely found a great deal of it memorable. For a sequel with only one returning character, it turned out pretty solid.

I remember my best friend and I watched the Gate I the night before and then went to see part II the next day on its opening weekend. I remember his mom dropped us off at the mall, and we listened to Nirvana on the way. Good times

How I gave my brother trauma thats lasted 20 years: we watched the first Gate movie many, many times as kids. Then, I bought a geode at a rock shop. Me and my bro thought it was cool. We were gonna crack it together, but I got impatient waiting on him to get home from school. So I broke it open. Underwhelming. Didn't have much space inside. Was mostly solid. But now, I'm gonna get in trouble for not waiting. Brilliant responsibility-shirking plan. I got one of those wax pads, and wrote creepy messages on it "death comes at 2am" and stuff like that. Then I rolled the geode all over it, so the words blended in a bit. Then I put the geode bits on top of the pad and left both in my brother's room. He came in and came right to me, asking about the geode. So I said "sure thing. I left it in your room. Go get it and we'll crack'er open." Jesus, the panic. Absolutely inconsolable. And I couldn't rat myself out. No sir. Gotta double down. At exactly 2 am, since his room is next to mine, I put a remote control car under his bed. I scratched the wall, starting gently with my nails, getting harder and harder, until I heard his bed creak. When I knew he was probably near the wall, trying to figure out the noise, I floored the gas on the car, and I have never heard a more bloodcurdling shriek in my entire life. It touched his foot. To this day, he avoids all gem and rock related things, and thinks that people into crystals are evil. I feel bad, but I'm also extremely proud of my work.

I watched both the first and second. They where descent movies, it gave me a laugh while in college, so yeah they are good movies. I agree if you haven't seen this movie, what could it hurt to give it a watch.

Here I was thinking I was the only one to remember this movie!

JOBLO Can You Cover Don't Look Now (1973) And Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) As A Tribute For The Recently Departed Donald Sutherland.

"The Gate" was a movie that really did the PG-13 rating right. Unsettling, creepy, and a downbeat ending.

The first movie is genuinely creepy(interesting Michael Hoenig and J. Peterson Robinson score) as well as had a crush on the sister back in '87. The "Gate II"(which I only have on VHS) was ok.

The first one scared to shit on me as a little kid. I loved that movie. After learning how they did most of that movie it blew my mind the stuff that they did and got away with and how it looks so good even back then.

The Gate 2 is a fun horror fantasy movie

I vaguely remember The Gate II. The stop motion animation still looks great.

I have seen the original as a kid and it scarred me for life, but the sequel is the one I still want to give a go since right now, I'm in the mood for a spooky film.

Good times with a VHS tape on a Saturday

Not as good as the first movie but it’s rock solid.

Holy crap a young Bobby Hill amazing and talented woman.

I rewatched this no too long ago, not as good as the first but still enjoyed it. Great films, watched em both with my 7 year old

So the demons from The Gate are some of the only monsters that ever really scared me. I Loved these movies, and I own them both on dvd, VHS and in digital formats. The demons as it turns out are men in suits and they used forced perspective to make them seem so small. Guillermo DelToro made a remake of "don't be afraid of the dark" and did the same thing. Freaked me out pretty bad with the fairies. I was pregnant with my son at the time, and could not see even the commercial for the movie on TV or I Would not sleep. hahaha The footprints in this series matched the ones from Paranormal Activity and that freaked me out pretty good too. It is To this day one of the very few things that freaked me out, and I couldn't possibly tell you why. Thanks for bringing these to more people's attention.

Never knew there was a sequel until this video. Loved the 1st moview remember seeing that as a kid on late night TV and took me years before i knew the title of it.

It's been forever since I saw Gate 2 and I remember thinking it was a decent sequel. I also used the first Gate as an entry to horror for my 9 year old and his friend, they liked it.

I was a huge fan of The Gate as a kid and I remember being so excited for this to come out once I saw the first teaser for it in the family video store. The disappointment I felt after finally seeing it was immeasurable. I tried revisiting it a few years ago and was equally let down. It just doesn't hold a candle to the first. It feels as if the studio wanted to ride on the home video cult success of the first and they just threw this together, likely shoehorning Terry and the demons into an unmade script they had laying around.

I always liked the second one better than the first growing up.

The thing on the swing funny as hell

I was never sure why the original was called 'The Gate' and why the sequel made sure to drop the 'The' and just leave it as 'Gate II.' I was always interested in seeing this as a kid but actually never did until I was an adult about 7 or 8 years ago when it was free on RU-vid. It was entirely underwhelming and your basic run-of-the-mill 80s indie forgettable horror schlock. Was cool to see the one kid make a return.

Watched the first movie a few times throughout my early childhood. Man when I was like 6 or 7 years old I can remember standing a couple feet away from my bed and jumping in it. I did this every night till I was like 8 years old because I was in fear that those hands under the bed would also be under my bed. My Dad, brother and I referred to them as "the gate hands".

You are right. Never heard of this sequel. Thanks for sharing.

I saw both of these movies in the theaters. I used to read Fangoria in the stores all the time,because I didn't have an actual subscription. I was a younger kid (maybe about 10-12) when I found out what Fangoria was. I was on top of the information when that sequel was being talked about and with on set pics. It was a pretty fun and gross movie. Same with Evil Dead II in the theaters. I didn't get the joke at first with Evil Dead II but grew to love it when I realized what it was and why it was like that. 80's horror have a special practical nostalgia that will NEVER go away.

Ill forever love this movie. I remember my mom taking me to a double feature of both films as a kid.

Never knew this existed!!! Great review and video...

"...Well, other than a slight obsession with my weight and the resurgence of a few pimples, it's been simply grand..."

I agree with everything said in this video. Kudos

Not unknown to me, I really appreciated Gate II when I was a young teen getting into D&D and the occult. Cheesy at times but I agree that each character has some likability. Definitely a not recognized classic in my eyes

Im 44. I remember The Gate. Never knew there wad a sequel. Gonna watch it now tho! 😂

There’s an SNFU song called “bodies in the walls” that always reminded me of the dead worker in the wall in the first Gate!

I didn’t know there was a sequel I will check it out .

6:25 I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid in the nineties but you just brought back some terrible memories of everything turning to poo.

Great movie!! It was always on t.v at 2am!!

I had no idea a sequel existed or I woulda seen it long ago!

I like how different it is to first movie it’s not better just different

I always enjoyed this sequel as a kid. As you say, not as good as the original but pretty fun

You showed this to your 10 year old???? That’s Bad ass!!!

The gate is amazing! I’m gonna watch this one I’ve never seen it

My sister had a VHS someone gave her that had Fangoria Weekend of Horrors and some extra interviews on it. One was on The Gate, where they mention their idea for the sequel. The general idea was that in the first movie the Gate had only been open a crack... and in the second one it would engulf the entire neighborhood. If anyone knows where to find that interview let me know, think they were one of the extra ones but who knows. Sadly I think the budget they were offered made them scale down that idea a lot. I would LOVE to see another where we get our full blown demonic invasion.

i always loved this and the 1st one. The music was great and there was a certain relatable sadness about Terry's Dad that i was always drawn to. Plus the money turning to shit was so great!

Soooo i just looked up the "short" film he returned as Terry in. And its music video some terrible icp knockoff called KidCrusher. The song is sacrifice. Dont look it up. Its pointless

at the end even the hamster comes back. and mo had heart pills

Rented this from blockbuster and had a fun weekend

My family got this vhs in a set at a garage sale back in 92 I actually never saw the first till over a decade later

Excuse me, what now? "Mansquito" 🤣😭😭😭💀

I had no idea this movie existed.

I completely forgot about that sequel, i love the 1st one so im gonna check this one out, A couple of days ago i watched Pumpkinhead 2 for the 1st time, besides the gorgeous Ami Dolenz, i thought the movie sucked!!!

Love the gate films

"more on that later" never mentions it again...😕

Yeah, I love the gate too, man

sheeps? No such word!

Angela is the only demon I love...the probably flew over your head,only die hard demon fans will know this reference

It’s not that bad of a movie. Sure it’s not as good as the original but sequels for the most part aren’t. I didn’t know about this movie till the late 90s and I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard of it because I loved the original.

I love this sequel and still think Louis Tripp is so freaking hot 🔥

People who rate movies on imdb didn't overlook it. 😅

I loved the first one. Used to watch it on HBO constantly when it first came out. And I saw the second one in the theater. It wasn't as good, but still fun.

Yeah, I like this one. I like that its different than the first. Tries to expand the world they are in. When this came out it was a nice treat for fans of the first film but nothing as wild as the jump from Evil Dead to Evil Dead II.

My guilty pleasure movie😊

Mansquito has always been the feather in syfy channels cap.

Thing is the first one so good it makes this one shit

This movie to me was like troll 2 terrible but still awesome as hell

In gate 2 the money the 2 bullys used when it turned to shit that was funny the 1st gate definitely a cult classic

The Gate 2 was a disappointment for me, for a sequel to the first movie which was a hit, Gate 2 looked cheap and didn’t have the intrigue , excitement and eeriness of the first. Granted it isnt an awful movie, but it just feels too small for a sequel. When we finally get to the demon world I was like “about time” but even that wasn’t as exciting as it should’ve been. Everything was over lit making the animation and creature designs look too phoney.

I saw this during its theatrical release when I was 12 yrs old.

The Gate 2 is great. 😀👍

Their wishes turning to crap? Could you imagine if the bullys went to a strip club?

There was a Purge TV series?!

What was the reason that the gate 2 was rated R ?

🤘JoBlo🤘

Where can I find that Louis Tripp short film?

A forgetten, under rated movie i wish you'd review is Curse II: The Bite

I wish they would start selling the demonic books 📚 from these movies 🎥 I wouldn't even care if it's not studio 🎙️ quality I want the information inside of it

Lets gooooo

What are "black sheeps?"

I like this movie, but things really turn to shit in the 3rd act. (See what I did there, eh?)

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