Zachary FenellEddie & the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives (1989)
February 13th 2010 03:30
I remember watching the original Eddie & the Cruisers film during my childhood. When my parents told me there was a sequel I couldn’t wait to lay eyes upon it. However, we could find the movie nowhere. It was as if the movie never existed. Therefore, my excitement level increased when I found “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” in its entirety on youtube.
“Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” proves to be okay, at best. The story revolves around musician Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare), who supposedly died in a car accident 20 years earlier. Eddie reinvents himself as Joe West. Eddie, as Joe, enjoys a simple life as a construction worker. Everything is going fine for Eddie until the radio starts playing his unreleased music. This publicity haunts Eddie, who would like nothing better than to forget his past as a part of Eddie & the Cruisers. But rather than forgetting his past Eddie reluctantly finds himself in a new band, worried that his cover as Joe West will be exposed.
The biggest problem with “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” is that there is no depth to the characters. Outside of Eddie, you really don’t get to know the characters too well. “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” could have also benefited from some familiar faces from the first Eddie & the Cruisers movie. Besides Eddie, the only other character from the first movie in the sequel was Cruiser bass guitarist, Sal Arnato (Mathew Laurance).
Overall, I’m happy I found “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives.” The movie is far from great, but at least I’ve had the chance to make that judgment for myself. If you want to judge “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” for yourself, click here.
“Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” proves to be okay, at best. The story revolves around musician Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare), who supposedly died in a car accident 20 years earlier. Eddie reinvents himself as Joe West. Eddie, as Joe, enjoys a simple life as a construction worker. Everything is going fine for Eddie until the radio starts playing his unreleased music. This publicity haunts Eddie, who would like nothing better than to forget his past as a part of Eddie & the Cruisers. But rather than forgetting his past Eddie reluctantly finds himself in a new band, worried that his cover as Joe West will be exposed.
The biggest problem with “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” is that there is no depth to the characters. Outside of Eddie, you really don’t get to know the characters too well. “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” could have also benefited from some familiar faces from the first Eddie & the Cruisers movie. Besides Eddie, the only other character from the first movie in the sequel was Cruiser bass guitarist, Sal Arnato (Mathew Laurance).
Overall, I’m happy I found “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives.” The movie is far from great, but at least I’ve had the chance to make that judgment for myself. If you want to judge “Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives” for yourself, click here.
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