Better than the first - WITH A GOOD PLOT!

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2001)

First of all, I need to get the subject of 'plot' out of the way. This movie has lots of plot, and a good plot for an action film. Why people keep saying in every review for every movie I've read that there's no plot is beyond me. IT'S AN ACTION MOVIE!!! DOES IT HAVE TO HAVE A "GODFATHER" PLOT? NO!!! DOES IT HAVE TO HAVE A "TERMS OF ENDEARMENT" PLOT? NO!!! DOES IT HAVE TO HAVE A "THE SIXTH SENSE" PLOT? NO!!! Action films are supposed to have a fast paced plot with characters that keep it moving. If the characters were as detailed as "Hamlet" then it wouldn't be an action film, now would it? Every review above and below me that says "there's no plot" should be banned from watching action films! And I thought this one had one of the better plots among action movies. There, I feel better.
** POSSIBLE SPOILERS ** Ok, now for my review. I thought this movie was better than the first. It wasn't as comical as the first, which is good because every time a sequel tries to be more funny than the first, it's usually worse. The comic relief (Johnathan Hannah) and the "kid factor" (Freddie Boath) were kept just enough in the distance to keep from being annoying. The special effects weren't flawless, but alot of time went into them. Glad to see the main characters from the original were back. Also glad to see that they didn't over-do the bugs. There were still plenty of creepy crawly things, but I thought the whole movie would be non-stop bugs after seeing how they used them in the first movie....thank God. I wish The Rock would have had a bigger role at the end, but I thought it was cool to see him come back in "final boss" form, even if it was a computerized Rock.
All in all, I left very happy. So are they going to battle Anubus himself in the third movie? Can't wait!!