How can you beat this collection? All three POISON IVY movies together for one low price! The original POISON IVY stars Drew Barrymore in the title role, as a sociopathic loner who latches on to a wealthy family in order to manipulate, control, and ultimately destroy them. She befriends the lonely daughter, Sylvie (Sarah Gilbert) and quickly moves right in. Tom Skerritt (Alien, The Dead Zone) is the hopelessly Ivy-obsessed dad. Cheryl Ladd is the weak, sickly mum. Drew Barrymore plays her part w/ deadly accuracy. She combines innocence and seduction into a sticky web of deception and murder. Great stuff! In POISON IVY 2: LILY, Alyssa Milano is an insecure art student until she stumbles across Ivy's diary. She uses the diary as her bible, transforming into a super-slut out to seduce all men in her path. This one plays more like a drama, w/ far less tension than the other two IVY entries. Not much in the way of action (aside from the obvious, naked variety) happens until the semi-lame conclusion. If it weren't for the rampant nudity, this could have been another sappy made-for-tv movie. So-so. This brings us to POISON IVY: THE NEW SEDUCTION. I had expected this to be the worst of the three. I was happy to be wrong! Jaime Pressly is the perfect home-wrecker / killer as she merrily goes about ruining as well as taking lives. Violet's (Ms. Pressly) natural heat burns up everything she touches, leaving nothing but cinders in her wake! This gal is H-O-T! Crikey! The plot is somewhat similar to the first movie, with Violet moving in w/ an old friend and taking over her family through lies, sensuality, and multiple homicide. This one has a higher body count, with Violet being even more cunning and cold than the original Ivy in her ability to use people to get what she desires. Well, there you have it. Enjoy this triple-header. I watched all three in a row one afternoon. I recommend extreme caution if you decide to do the same. I nearly died...
November 17, 2008The original is by far the best since it has an actual plot and some decent acting. The second one should not even be in this group and is only watchable due to Alyssa Milano; the quick ending on this movie is just proposterous. The third one is more of a thriller and follows along the storyline of the first, but I felt like I was watching a porn movie (i.e., don't recommend watching with the family!).
July 25, 2008This was a great set, I mean, cmon! All three Poison Ivy's. These movies are hot, not as hot as Drew Barrymore and Alyssa Milano though! Definately recommend this set to anyone that liked these movies.
March 8, 2008 |  | two out of three ain't bad |  |
Poison Ivy was great. It had the feeling of a thriller. The second one did not. I found myself fastfowarding to get passed the poor dialogue and it definately had nothing to do with the first. The third was a bit like a porno but had the feel of a thriller more like the first. Both the original and the sequels have very different plots and seem more like completely different films to me.
January 9, 2008I loved the first one. That bieng said the second one is good if you dont think of it as a sequel but as its own film it dosent follow story lines of the past its not the same set up but as its own movie it does pretty damn good.
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