R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned

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R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
Directed by Paul Leyden
Screenplay by
  • Andrew Klein
  • Paul Leyden
Based on
Rest in Peace Department
by
Produced by Ogden Gavanski
Starring
CinematographyBruno Degrave
Edited byKevin Armstrong
Music by J. Peter Robinson
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Home Entertainment
Release date
  • November 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)(DVD)
Running time
102 minutes

R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned is a 2022 science fantasy film directed by Paul Leyden, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Andrew Klein, and produced by Universal Home Entertainment. Based on the Dark Horse comic book series R.I.P.D., it serves as a prequel to the 2013 film of the same name.

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Plot

Recruited by the R.I.P.D., a resurrected sheriff returns to Earth to save humanity from a gateway to hell.

The film's opening credits show Otis Clairborne opening a gateway to hell in search of gold, as a result of which a mysterious being takes possession of him.

A few months later, Sheriff Roy Pulsipher is killed by a gang of criminals led by Otis Clairborne in Red Creek (Utah). As in the first film, Roy enters an office of the Rest In Peace Department (R.I.P.D.) on his ascent to the afterlife. After looking through the weapons, Roy commits himself to the R.I.P.D. by shaking hands with the office manager Hano to fight Deados. He is sent back to Earth, lands in an outhouse in an open field, is overrun by buffalo and meets his partner, Jeanne d'Arc.

Since Roy is certain that he has shot one of the criminals who is still alive, he assumes that they are Deados. Roy and Jeanne intercept a prison transport with three captured criminals, distract the marshals and identify one of the prisoners as Deado because of the burn on his upper body. Jeanne causes him to explode with a drop of holy water and implode with her sword. Another criminal overpowers Roy, but can be eliminated by Jeanne. They question the third, Slim Samuels, about Otis Clairborne's plans and take him prisoner.

They arrive in a deserted town and check into a hotel. As Roy and Jeanne appear on Earth as two black sisters, the hotel owner and mayor, Mayor Julius Butterfield, is hesitant to take them in. Both Butterfield and the hotel employee Beverly are suffering from a cough, which they believe is caused by gases from a mine on a mountain. Roy and Jeanne tie up Slim and go to the mine, where Butterfield has already tried to betray them in exchange for a gas mask, but are overpowered and imprisoned. In prison, Roy meets Angus again, the fiancé of his daughter Charlotte.

Clairborne plans to have the prisoners open the gate to hell, as the Deados are unable to do so themselves. The escaped Deados are then to take possession of the prisoners.

Beverly frees Slim, who is not, as suspected by Roy, responsible for his death (Butterfield had fake wanted notices printed for Slim). Slim frees Roy, Jeanne and Angus. Jeanne is able to overcome her fear of fire, jumps over the open gateway to hell and throws in a drop of Jesus' tears, which she found centuries ago in a plundered church, and thus closes the gate. What remains is a creature, a helper of the devil, which has possessed Clairborne. In the final battle, Roy finds the tears of Jesus, drizzles his bullets and shoots the creature.

Slim and Beverly are appointed sheriff and deputy sheriff and arrest Butterfield for Roy's murder. Roy attends his daughter's wedding to Angus. Roy wants to say goodbye to Jeanne, but thanks to his minimum contract term of 100 years, he is still bound to her.

Cast

Development

In August 2022, it was announced that a prequel reboot film titled R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned had been filmed, which stars Jeffrey Donovan, Penelope Mitchell, Jake Choi, Richard Brake and Kerry Knuppe, for Universal Home Entertainment. [1]

Release

The film was released directly to Blu-ray and DVD on November 15, 2022. [2] [3]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 20% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.1/10. [4]

Paste gave it a negative review. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Squires, John (August 17, 2022). "'R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned' on the Way from Universal Home Entertainment". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Blu-ray , retrieved May 23, 2024
  3. ↑ "R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned". The Numbers . Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes: R.I.P.D. 2: RISE OF THE DAMNED". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Oller, Jacob (November 23, 2022). "Where the Hell Did R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Come From?". Paste . Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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