possible spoilerreturn to cabin by the lake be a useless movie . the acting be not good and the plot wasn not even remotely interest . cabin by the lake be a good tv movie . the sequel be not . judd nelson be very good in the first film and put a whole lot more into his character than in this . it seem a if he wasn not even interested in do the sequel . his acting be good but it could have be well . i really do not want to comment on the rest of the cast because in my opinion and theyre not even worth mention . but i will do it . the character of alison isn not even hardly show in the first part of the film . all of a sudden she the center of attention next to stanley caldwell . the role do not make sense and it should have be think out a little good . dahlia salem be absolutely terrible . her acting be way below decent and the casting people should have look for somebody else and anybody else . the director and mike and be a confusing character . he seem to have a purpose for be there but it do not seem like his death be necessary . the act for this role be good and nothing great but good than salem . the plot be real lousy if you think about it . stanley and who be presume dead and make his way onto the set of cabin by the lake and the movie base on his script . he stumble upon the director and in a short time and the director be dead and stanley be run the show . yeah and out of nowhere the crew be just go to let this stranger come into the picture and finish the film not know anything about him . there some killing and not a whole lot and and the one that be show be ridiculous . one of the actress on the set get electrocute while film a scene . another character get chew up by a motorboat . and one get tangle up in a plant before drown . these writer must have be hard up for excitement . i just have to say that i be not impress with the filming of the movie . the way that it keep change from look low budget back to normal start to become irritating very fast . also and the new cabin by the lake be poorly create . we aren not show it but only in a few scene and and the whole thing with the chain in the basement be useless . it work in the first film only because we be show the room a lot more and but it do not work in this one . there be too many character in this sequel . all of them except for a few have no reason to be there . the acting of what little be show be really bad and . they just do not have a purpose in this movie . all in all and return to cabin by the lake be a sequel pick up from where the first leave off . cabin by the lake i can take but this be just not impressive . judd nelson should have avoid this one and so should you . it nothing like the first and it go entirely too slow . nothing happen in the first hour and it continue to drag on for the second . not to mention that the writing be horrible . put this on only if you need some help get to sleep . so and we see that stanley defies death and be still alive and well . by the way he talk and it sound like there could be a possible third installment to a movie good just by itself . quit throw in sequel and we may be alright . ( do the film maker not realize that they show u how they film the lake scene from the first one . they be all do in a tank . never and never reveal the secret of film . ) .