LET’S GET PHYSICAL: ONLY THE GOOD PARTS VOLUME 2 (2022) ****

FORMAT:  DVD

The second installment of trailer goodness tops its predecessor in nearly every department.  It’s a fantastic medley of (mostly) horror trailers but with enough pinches of sexploitation and oddball titles to keep things interesting.  It’s without a doubt one of the best trailer compilations I’ve seen in a while. 

What I loved about this collection is that many of the trailers were grouped according to loosely related themes.  Things kick off with trailers for films about sexy vampire seductresses like Vampyres, The Vampire Lovers, and Lust for a Vampire.  (“Welcome to the finishing school where they really do finish you!”)  From there, we pivot to mad scientist movies (Blackenstein, The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant, and Night of the Bloody Apes), horror flicks about nerds getting revenge on bullies (Horror High and Evilspeak), flicks about hairy monsters (Uninvited, The Werewolf and the Yeti, and Night of the Demon), and some good old-fashioned ‘80s horror (The Slayer, One Dark Night, and Mutant). 

There are some great taglines along the way.  A few of my favorites were for In Search of Dracula (“Yes Virginia, there really was a Dracula!”), House by the Cemetery (“You’ll have to mortgage your LIFE!”), and Bloodsucking Freaks (“The show that will make anyone retch!").  The best part is the awesome run of trailers for movies with the word “Don’t” in the title, including Don’t Look in the Basement, Don’t Open the Door, Don’t Open the Window, Don’t Go in the House, Don’t Answer the Phone, and Don’t Look Now. 

Even though it was only seventy-one minutes, I kind of wish it was longer.  Then again, so many of these things overstay their welcome.  I guess you have to tip your hat to the trailer compilations that know how to quit while they’re ahead.  In short, Only the Good Parts Volume 2 leaves you wanting more, but in the best way possible. 

Here’s the complete trailer rundown:  Vampyres, The Vampire Lovers, Lust for a Vampire, In Search of Dracula, Dracula vs. Frankenstein,  Blackenstein, The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant, Night of the Bloody Apes, a scene from Gorilla Woman, Horror High, Evilspeak, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Uninvited, The Werewolf and the Yeti, Night of the Demon, Entrails of a Beautiful Woman, The Loreley’s Grasp, The Unseen, The Slayer, One Dark Night, Mutant, Zombie 4:  After Death, Don’t Look in the Basement, Don’t Open the Door, Don’t Open the Window, Don’t Go in the House, Don’t Answer the Phone, Don’t Look Now, Burnt Offerings, House by the Cemetery, The House of Missing Girls, The House That Vanished, The Raw Ones, Bloodsucking Freaks, and The Late Great Planet Earth.