Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Plot synopsis:
The founder of virtual reality, Dr. Benjamin Trace (Patrick Bergin), has lost a legal battle to secure a patent on the most powerful worldwide communications chip ever invented. Touted as the one operating system to control all others, in the wrong hands the "Chiron Chip" has the potential to dominate a society dependent on computers.
When corporate tycoon and virtual reality entrepreneur Jonathan Walker (Kevin Conway) takes over development of the Chiron Chip, he and his team discover Jobe Smith (Matt Frewer) barely alive after the destruction of Virtual Space Industries. After having his face reconstructed and his legs amputated they hook him up to their database to have him help them perfect the Chiron Chip.
Six years later, a now 16-year-old Peter Parkette (Austin O'Brien) is a computer hacker and lives in the subways of Los Angeles with his girlfriend and two other friends. While hooked into cyberspace, Jobe reconnects with Peter and asks him to find Dr. Trace for him. Peter locates Trace living out in a desert and brings him to his hideout to speak with Jobe. Online, Jobe shows Trace his newly constructed cyber world and asks for info on Egypt, a hidden Nano routine in the chip's design. Trace refuses to tell him, noting Jobe to be insane and that he wouldn't understand its power. Enraged, Jobe hacks into the subway's system computer to send another train crashing into the one Trace and the teenagers are in, but Trace causes the runaway car to crash into a construction site instead. However, the group is forced to flee after the entire tunnel is blown out.
Joining forces with Trace's former lover, Trace, Peter and his friends must go on a race against time to save the world from Jobe's diabolical scheme and face him in one last battle in cyberspace. In the end, Trace defeats the villain with help from Jobe who turns back into his former good self.

Tags: psychedelic, gothic, sci-fi

Review:
I think this film can kill puppies, club seals, slash the rain forest, throw kittens in the river, oils penguins.I'm going to get a roofalate and see if I can forget this movie..
An epic of unbounded worthlessness...I always hate it when the sequel ignores the ending of the previous film and come up with a nonsensical way to continue the series on(Escape from the Planet of the Apes was the first to do that, though there was some redeeming value to continuing that particular series).Anyway, dreadful as a descriptive term is not really enough.
"Lawnmower Man 2"- A few competent scenes and a whole lotta unintentional laughs make it a fun one-time watch for fans of trashy b-movies.
Pretty much a permanent fixture on IMDb's Bottom 100 list, 1996's "Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace" is not only widely considered one of the worst sequels ever made...
The original film is a wildly dated but mostly harmless sci-fi thriller about a mentally-challenged man who is granted superhuman intelligence and abilities through the power of virtual reality, sending him spiraling on a path towards an evil plot for world domination.
It's forgettable save for its cheesy early-CG effects and a few decent performances by future star Pierce Brosnan and the titular Lawnmower Man Jobe played by Jeff Fahey.
It's a mediocre film, but it hit it fairly big at the box office, so a sequel was pretty much guaranteed.What people couldn't have predicted, however, is just how incredibly insane the follow-up would be.
Story goes the studio-suits behind this mess were hoping to spin the series off into a teen-aimed superhero movie franchise set in cyberspace (a far cry from the more deliberate and slow-burn thriller the original was), and this film would be sort-of a stepping stone in that direction.
and you pretty much have a recipe for disaster.Six years after the events of the first film in a now post- apocalyptic world right out of "Blade Runner" (I guess?), Jobe (now played by Max Headroom himself, Matt Frewer) has been discovered and brought back from the brink of death by an evil megalomaniacal VR tycoon, who needs him to perfect the film's MacGuffin- the "Chiron Chip"...
The Movie", one part "Tron", one-half part the original "Lawnmower Man"...
Everyone in the cast mugs for the camera in such a way that you cringe so much that you can't help but giggle, with special props going to Frewer, who turns the quiet and sinister Jobe from the first-film into a cackling Jim Carrey wannabe who spouts one- liners at the top of his lungs in every scene.
It'd be interesting to see what his original vision was.But really, aside from bad-movie buffs, I cannot in good conscience recommend "Lawnmower Man 2" to anyone.
I think I must have had too many beers in the pub prior to renting this pile of pants!I do remember looking at the clock on the video and noticed 15 minutes of the film had passed.
But another good thing about alcohol, it makes you sleepy, and the following morning you tend to forget all those minor indescretions from the night before.I like the original Lawnmower Man, and even though most sequels generally suck, this just gets blown away.
I just don't have it in me to comment on the acting, directing etc, since they are all tended to blur into each other to form one big blob of Hmmm!Not a good film, although if you have irritating guests in your home that you simply can't get rid of, put this on and I guarantee their coats will be on and the car keys ajingling before the opening credits finish!Bad!
All effects, no plot, acting that puts a shame on Hollywood and makes us have to rethink this whole movie business, directing that could better be handled by a six year old, horible horrible writing, and a lame computer dork of a plot.
The only good part about this movie is using the tape as a coaster for your drink when watching something more entertaining like, infomertials..
The truth, no point what so ever.At least I did not pay to watch this at the cinema; I made the mistake of getting it out on video.I can honestly say without fear or contradiction, that this film is the worst that I have ever EVER seen, and I have seen a lot.a complete waste of video tape & time.
The original Lawnmower Man kept me entertained and had something that its sequel lacked...namely, a plot.
"Lawnmower Man 2" is clearly nothing like these films--with a relatively large budget (despite some bargain basement actors) and wider release than an Ed Wood film, it clearly is in a different league.
Since Trace -- the only man who can make it work -- takes off to who-knows-where, the corporation pulls a crippled Jobe from the wreckage of the first movie and offer him a job.Several years down the road, Jobe's secret work has lead to a future that's advanced on the surface, but hides a sad underbelly of poverty and unemployment.
And more credit for bringing that script to life on such a meager budget.There's really only two problems I have with the film.First, Jobe doesn't gel with the original movie.
They still look fairly good, superimposing the actors over sprawling cybernetic vistas, but I guess I just miss the gimmick from the first one.I like this movie.
Having watched the original Lawnmower Man a few times as a reasonably enjoyable (albeit far-fetched) movie which had a nice gradual change in mood from start to end of the movie, I originally looked forward to this sequel.
I now don't think I would be able to enjoy watching the original Lawnmower Man movie, after having some details forced into my mind from a really awful sequel..
I didn't have high expectations for this movie, as I didn't think the first Lawnmower man was great and this was after all a sequel.
I have seen some really BAD movies in my day, and while this was no prize winner, I wouldn't put it on my all time s*** list.
I may be one of the few people who loved the first Lawnmower Man, but I did.I've watched it over a dozen times and still look forward to my next viewing.The horrible piece of tripe that LM2, however, is something that I wish I could erase from my brain.There is no continuity from the first movie.
I actually enjoyed the first movie, (one of the few who did), So I grabbed the opportunity to watch this on video..What can I say - The acting is terrible, There's no plot and The effects are terrible, putting it bluntly it totally sucks, I can't think of one positive thing to say about it..
To get an idea of how bad this movie is, the stars of the original, Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Fahey, wouldn't even return to reprise their roles.
For starters, it contradicts the ending of the first film, and since Fahey wouldn't return, they had to make up some dumb story about Jobe having plastic surgery.
When the young kid and some woman track down the scientist from the first film to help them find Jobe, only to realize that he has become some wigged out crackpot who looks like an indian.
The first Lawnmower Man was an okay film with great special effects.
This sequel is a bad film with bad special effects, characters, visuals, etc.
I could go on, but that would simply be wasting your time, just like, coincidentally, this movie..
Perhaps it was the special effects or perhaps it was the wicked performance of Jeff Fahey as the dimwitted Jobe that made people enjoy the movie.
For some unknown reason four years later we got Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War, which fell into theaters in January and was on video within months.
Lawnmower Man 2 is one of those films that's so bad I'd recommend you stick needles in your eyes instead of watching the film.
I love bad movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space and Reefer Madness but this here is just so bad that I dare you not to hit the FF button or return it to the video store after the first five minutes.
I did a little research on the film and learned that it's number twenty on the worst films list over at the IMDb. To think there are people out there who think nineteen other movies are worst than this really blows my mind to no point.
The screenplay here makes Ed Wood look like Woody Allen.Another thing missing from this film is just a person choice of mine but I've always enjoyed Jeff Fahey as an actor.
You can watch this movie in itself without any knowledge whatsoever to the first film.
If you pretend you are in a video game playing Lawnmower Man 2, then it looks just that, a video game not a movie, but lacking of action sequences.
This is not so much a review as it is to the confession of a crime; a tale of theft, an unreturned VHS-tape, left at the rental-return but not properly shoved into the slot and having taking said film home to be watched for free.See, it was the middle of the night, the shop long closed and the label of said videotape said "Lawnmover Man 2".
OK, perhaps we might let off the CGI drones who were presumably acting under orders but that's it.If you're offered the choice between watching Lawnmower Man 2 and french kissing a recently deceased tramp I recommend taking the least shameful option.
This is such a bad movie, I never saw the end of it.
I did not watch the whole movie, rewound the tape about halfway thru and brought it straight back to the video rental store, where I got an apologetic look from the clerk.The acting was poor, the story went nowhere, and it's not even one of those movies that are so bad they are entertaining.
So bad it makes you want to join the Peace Corps to make up for the fact that you just wasted an hour and a half of your life watching this movie.
When I saw "Lawnmower Man", I thought that it was one of the most interesting movies that I'd ever seen.
Containing a plot too confusing to discuss, not only did they not bring back Pierce Brosnan, it didn't even have the decency to bring back Jeff Fahey to play Jobe - although Matt Frewer isn't a bad actor otherwise.
But the rest of the movie seems to be a series of randomly strung-together special effects.So anyway, if you watch the first one, you'll have seen all that you need to; there's no reason to waste your money on this one..
absolutely dreadful.who could have imagined such a disgraceful follow up to the first Lawnmower Man.i am almost stunned beyond words,but IMDb requires a minimum amount of lines,so here goes.very low budget and it looked it.horrible casting in the case of Matt Frewer,who this time around is supposed to be the title character.i can not take this guy seriously as an actor.he would be out of his depth in an elementary school play.the guy has no screen presence whatsoever.this a bad thing when the movie might possibly hinge on your performance.(although there is no fear of that happening in this dog,but still-Matt Frewer?)Jeff Fahey may not be the best actor,but he was perfectly cast for the original movie,and compared to Matt Frewer,he's Olivier.it is possibly that Olivier himself couldn't have saved this vomit,as it looked like it was a made with the change from a 20 dollar bill.less than 0*.
Let me go back to the first film, Lawnmower man, and let me also look back at the tagline.
I mean every single bad guy in b-movie sequels seem to want revenge.In fact the only bit of intelligence and irony in the script is how similar it is to the tagline.
I believe that the genius who wrote this film is so far ahead of us, that our brains have no choice but to reject the complex storyline and beautiful cinematography that is Lawnmower Man 2:Beyond Cyberspace.
I knew that it would be a mistake when I picked up this movie, given that I didn't like the first one that much either, and this is a sequel!Boy, was I right!!!
come on...people are rating stupid idiot movie like blade runner, the matrix, iron man and many others 10 out of 10 stars...and this movie which contain great sci fi action with 1 stars???this movie is superbly great!!!
Scenario: the good of the first movie has become bad His friends are coming to take him back.
Bad. The "cute gang of kids" schtick has never been a good plot device, and it still holds true for this film.
There were so many holes in the plot and so much bad acting, this deserves to be on the top 5 worst movies of all time list.
I think this movie deserves to be watched BECAUSE it is so horrible...
I've seen so many movies in my lifetime that, as I am writing this, I can't think of a sweet, not short (or long, duh!), very decent opinion for "Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace!" However, all I can say is that this sequel to "Lawnmower Man" has, as the title says: - Twice The Action!
So far so good but that's the only positive thing I can say.To be honest, it has nothing to do with the original Lawnmower Man (1992).
Completely outdated but only to watch if you want to see what they thought the future would look like with cell phones and VR.Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5.
LAWNMOWER MAN 2: BEYOND CYBERSPACE currently holds a ranking as one of the IMDb's bottom 100 films, so as you'd expect it's pretty bad.
It's not the worst I've seen, not by a long shot, but it is a wasted opportunity for all involved, and it has very little to do with the first film.In fact, the only thing this really has in common is a sinister villain who lives in a virtual reality world.
Now the idea of VR is just silly and that is why the lawnmower man movies where funny.
I think 2 was more like a kids movie because it had a group of kids as the main caractures up against a super villain trying to take over that world how childish is that.
Yes the film is bad, there is no real explanation as to why Jobe is a I've, but he is, and when he's in cyber world, he turns into some strange Jim Carrey wannabe hybrid.
The effects are really bad, even worse than Spawn, and Bergin looks totally bemused to be in this, its long way from the time he starred in that Robin Hood movie that didn't star Kevin Costner.Fewer really overacts, and despite his attempts to be menacing, he's just too camp, and becomes the reason why the film is so funny.Its rubbish, but its entertaining rubbish, but I cannot give it a rather higher than a four, because it is a fundamentally bad film, but not bottom 100 worthy.Plus its the best film ever to come as a special feature on the originals DVD..
And it's not even cheesy enough to be funny.There is no point in commenting on acting, directing and so on, none of it matters with a film like this..
The LawnMower man was a great sci-fi movie, the effects may look dated now but at the time they were groundbreaking.
LawnMower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (Renamed LawnMower Man 2: Jobe's War for the video release.) isn't too bad, it may not be has good as the first LawnMower Man but it is an entertaining sci-fi movie.
The effects are good, the Virtual Reality effects are not has video game looking as the first LawnMower Man but still alight.
The acting in this film is so-so since some of the performances are okay and some are bad, LawnMower Man 2 does have a few plot holes that messes up the ending of the first film, one is that in the first film Jobe destroyed his psychical body to create a virtual body but in this film Jobe's body is still intact.
These plot holes made the film more entertaining since it's so bad it's good.The film sees the base being destroyed and a group of people searching the wreckage, they find Jobe and rescue him.
They then try to stop Jobe before he completes Virtual Light and carries out his plan.LawnMower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace isn't too bad, it may not be for everyone's taste but if you're a fan of cheesy sci-fi movies then this film may be worth a look.
People accuse Star Wars of wooden acting, yet this makes all the star wars films actors look like scholars.
I am rather amused at all the people here, who seem to hate on this movie just because its not exactly the same to Lawnmower man, or bash on it for the "Barely there plot".
Its a fairly schlocky, straight forward plot.A big turn on about this movie, is the Special Effects, a lot of people seem to be saying their "Bad" but considering the era this movie was made in, their decent.
The actor playing Jobe is rather creepy, and genuinely gives off that "off his nut, power hungry" personification up until the end.All in all, this movie was a fairly straight forward run, more about the special effects then the plot, and simply didn't hold up well to the tests of time.