When I watched the trailer Netflix had for RIPD 2, it just showed a clip of the main character in limbo where the RIPD is explained to him. So I just assumed it’d be like the first RIPD where even though Jeff Bridges plays a gunslinger, the movie actually takes place in the modern day. And I ignored this movie. It’s not like the original RIPD was any good, why would a low-budget sequel be better?
But, I finally decided to watch RIPD2 and it’s totally a Weird Western. The entire movie takes place in the wild west and they’re hunting down demons that escaped hell. Here’s a trailer that actually shows the movie and not just a single scene like Netflix showed me.
Of course, just because this movie is a Weird Western doesn’t mean it’s a good movie. Actually, if you look at the other movies I’ve mentioned in this community, they’re almost exclusively bad movies. And this is another dumb one. It’s mostly the lame jokes that irritate me. Also, personally, I don’t think there were enough “weird” parts in the movie. They’re hunting down demons but there actually aren’t too many special effects until the last act. So that’s disappointing too.
If you’re willing to try it, the movie is still available to watch on Netflix. And maybe Apple TV+.
I hope Jeffery Donovan got a decent paycheck at least.