The Butterfly Effect 2
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Plot synopsis:
Julie Miller (Erica Durance) and her boyfriend, Nick Larson (Eric Lively), are celebrating Julie's 24th birthday on a camping trip with another couple, Trevor Eastman (Dustin Milligan) and Amanda (Gina Holden). Nick and Julie walk away from the campsite for a bit of privacy, and she begins to tell him something important but he interrupts her with her birthday present. They begin to discuss their future together, with Nick telling her that his job will make him successful enough for the both of them, and he asks her not to move to New York to pursue her photography. Nick is called away by work before Julie can tell him her important news. He says that he has to go to the meeting, even though it is Sunday, because he is up against co-worker Dave Bristol (David Lewis) for a promotion. The four friends have to cut their trip short and drive back to the city in Nick's SUV. Julie is taking photographs while Nick is driving. When she unbuckles her seatbelt to snap a picture of Trevor and Amanda kissing in the backseat, the tire suddenly blows out and the SUV spins out of control, finally stalling in the middle of the road where a semi-truck smashes into them.Nick lies in a hospital bed unconscious, having flashbacks of the accident, when he appears to start seizing. At his side is his mother, who informs the nurse that he is having one of his nightmares, an occasional occurrence since childhood. He awakens to learn the others did not survive the crash.Back home, Nick grieves over memories of Julie's birthday, and he brings the birthday necklace he gave her to the scene of the accident (where a roadside memorial has been built). Later while looking at a photograph of himself and Julie, everything in the room begins to shudder and shake, while the people and the dog in the photograph begin moving. This effect is similar to the pre-timetravel effect in the first movie, but Nick drops the framed picture on the floor where it shatters and he does not travel through time.One year later, Nick is shown back at his job with Bristol as his supervisor (he obviously got the aforementioned promotion over Dave). Bristol treats Nick with no respectpretending he can't find the work that Nick stayed late the previous night to finish and making him redo the work, moving an important meeting where Nick is to present a sales pitch without telling Nick until the last moment, and snapping at Nick about his supposed messy desk. While presenting the sales pitch to investors for his company's "nextgen software for handhelds", Nick begins to get another slight episode of his environment becoming unstable and rattling after seeing an old photograph which includes Trevor. This ruins his sales pitch and he is called in to meet with the company's boss, Ron (Andrew Airlie), and given a week's suspension.Back home, Nick is looking at photographs from Julie's 24th birthday when he comes across a picture of him driving everyone home. He transports back to the moments just before the tire blew. He yells at Julie to buckle-up, and the tire blows as before, but this time they manage to avoid the semi-truck, running into a tree instead.Nick awakens on the floor in a new shirt. Julie is now living with him, and he is pleasantly surprised to see her. It is her 25th birthday and they go out to dinner where he tells her that he remembers the past year differently. Trevor and Amanda arrive, and Nick gives them both a hug, pleased to see them. He learns that they are going to marry, and he is Trevor's best man, in charge of the bachelor party.The next day at work, Nick is researching on-line, trying to determine why he doesn't remember the last year in the same manner as everyone else. He prints out an article about a mental hospital patient with a syndrome that appears to be similar to what he has been experiencing. The patient is Jason Treborn, Evan Treborn's (Ashton Kutcher) father in the first movie.At a staff meeting, he learns that Trevor has been fired. When Nick accuses his supervisor of using Trevor as a scapegoat for a sales deal that fell through, he too is fired. Julie is angry with him, reminding him that she could have moved to New York if not for him. Now she has a minimum wage job, and she refers to what they lost from the accident. Nick tells her he understands now what is important in life: that they both are together.Later, Nick sees a Christmas photograph of him, his friends, and his supervisor, Dave, on the fridge. He takes a closer look at the photo while venting some frustration. An episode (his environment becoming unstable and rattling) is triggered, and suddenly he has gone into the photo's scene and he is at the party. Nick sees Dave, fakes tripping so he is able to spill wine on him, and then goes to Dave's file cabinet and steals the file of a specific investor (earlier Nick mentioned Dave got his promotion off the work Nick did).Nick is suddenly in an alternate timeline where he is now the vice-president of the company. He phones Julie, getting her answering machine, with her message revealing she owns a local photography studio. Nick leaves her a message to meet him that night after he finishes a sale pitch meeting. Nick gives a successful pitch at the meeting, and he learns he is having an affair with the boss' daughter when she follows him into the men's toilets. She uses Nick's handheld to take a photograph of him kissing her.When Nick gets back to his place, Trevor is waiting to tell him that a deal with a shady investor named Malcolm is in trouble. Nick tells his friend he will fix things, and then asks about Julie. Trevor replies that he has not kept in touch with her since Nick broke up with her a few months back.Nick learns the next day at work that the sales pitch to the investor the previous night did not go through. He relays to Ron, his boss, that Malcolm wants his investment money back. His boss informs him the company is broke, and it is Nick's fault. Nick was unable to get a crucial investor several months ago, the one from the file he stole at Christmas from Dave (who was able to secure the investment in a previous timeline). Nick continues his attempts to contact Julie.Nick and Trevor are at Malcolm's nightclub to discuss matters with him when Nick spots Julie taking photographs of the fashion show. She wants nothing to do with him and has a new boyfriend. Nick tells Malcolm he is unable to return the money, and Malcolm has Trevor killed. Nick runs out of the room being shot at, when a stray bullet hits Julie and she dies. Nick attempts to escape using the photo taken earlier by the boss' daughter, but he fails and is knocked out and captured. Nick wakes up and finds he is being given fellatio, only to discover that it is Malcolm's gay business partner.Nick escapes trouble and goes back in time where he confesses everything to his mom. She tells him his father also tried to control things and committed suicide in the end. Nick meets with Amanda who has with her a photograph from Julie's 24th birthday, which he had asked her to bring.Nick transports to the scenes from the start of the movie. He tells Julie she should move to New York and breaks up with her. Julie tells him she is having his baby, but he remains with his back to her and doesn't respond. Upset, Julie takes his SUV and speeds down the road. Nick then steals a jeep from another camping couple. Nick chases after her in the jeep and pulls alongside her (in the wrong lane) to urge her to stop the SUV. When an oncoming vehicle approaches in the lane, Nick drives off the road and over the edge of the cliff, presumably dying.One year later. Julie lives in New York with her son, Nick junior. Nick junior has a slight episode of his environment becoming unstable and rattling while looking at the 24th birthday photograph of his parents and their friends, which is left in a changed state.

Review: The acting is frigid, there is little character development, and predictably leads the viewer to little enjoyment, and lots of confusion.It would appear the director of this film has not even seen the first one, considering the frequent mistakes, and plot jumps.Save your money, skip this one.
The main character's abilities were explained in a sort of way that it was slightly believable and the movie was full of twists and turns that culminated in a satisfying and realistic ending.
Everything has been dumbed down , gaps in the storyline are almost insulting if you're a fan of the previous film and the amount of sex infused in this movie is unjustified for this storyline , it isn't placed to create an atmosphere like in Lord of War per say , it just seems thrown in because the director was clueless.
There are no moment when your skin tingles , you are spoon fed the entire story , everything is very linear in a movie where the time-lines are supposed to be altered and the ending made me feel i needed a drink.
Im guessing your looking at this based on the first which in my opinion rated a good 7-8 / 10, based on the originality, unknowns and the constant plot changes leaving you absolutely in the dark as to what was gonna happen next.
I got to watch this movie "The Butterfly Effect 2" in the theater last month.
Bad acting, bad story, bad special effects, bad audio, bad everything.I mean, how did they dare to spoil such an incredible movie like the Butterfly Effect, with this thing?
I just spend 20 bucks buying the DVD, cursing at myself for wasting that kind of money in this so called movie, which doesn't even deserve the title.It was so disappointing, boring and ridiculous that I couldn't even finish watching it.
Actually, they should sue him and the company that had the guts to destroy a great story, and a great film.I hope the audience realizes this, and help The Butterfly Effect 2 become the greatest failure in movie history, for it deserves it..
Watching it I thought it had a lot of potential, and could very easily have a better story than the original, but then it starts unreasonably accelerating.The movie was 75 minutes long.
One year later, Nick finds that he can travel in time and tries to fix the past, with tragic consequences for the future."Butterfly Effect 2" is a very unpleasant movie, with a terrible and flawed screenplay.
The story really does not work and seeing this film is pure waste of time, and in the end it is better off watching the original "Butterfly Effect" again.
this movie doesn't deserve to be called 'the butterfly effect 2', heck it doesn't even deserve to be called a movie.TBE1 and TBE2 are on the opposite side of the chart from one another, while i looked for numbers bigger than 10 to vote for 'the butterfly effect 1', i don't even know why i'm bothering to write a comment for this so called movie.what i think Bress and Gruber should do is to sue this guy whatever his name is for making such a 'sequel' to their great movie.
If you don't watch movies that go straight to DVD than you should give this one a chance...it's actually really good.
I agree that sex scenes were not necessary(as some guys mentioned) but i feel that if the scenario was developed more, child reference wouldn't be needed.I liked the point where Nick is searching for information about his "illness" and he finds a picture of a BE1 character(I think Evan's father).I think it would be interesting to see such references to the original Butterfly effect in a possible new one..
While I wish the movie was going to be released in theaters, this way is good too because I can just buy it on DVD and watch it whenever I want.
The film explores the jumping of realities a lot more then the original, and the situations and reasons why the main character needs to go back and change things are more interesting.
I love time travel movies, so if this was ANYTHING like the first one, at a minimum I figured I would get a moderate amount of enjoyment out of it.All I got was a moderate amount of homicidal thoughts after this.
This movie copy the same idea of the "The Butterfly Effect 1" but with a very poor story/script.
The "The Butterfly Effect 1" really let me think something about time and space but this movie is just telling us a selfish man's crazy dream.
I was expecting a horrible movie after all the bad reviews on this film, not to mention the low rating.
But I actually enjoyed the second Butterfly Effect.This time we have a boyfriend, Nick and his girlfriend, Julie, their friends and they are on a trip.
But he ends up making things worse for his relationship and friendships.The Butterfly Effect 2, even though it's not Oscar material, I felt that it was a decent film, a lot better than most that I've seen.
I wanted to see why this was the case, and did not believe that it would be so awful (probably because the Butterfly Effect is my all time favorite movie).
However, there's a single detail in which this movie is better than the original BUTTERFLY EFFECT: the modifications of the past, which deliver into alternative futures, are done in a much shorter period of time.
Because, as I said in my comment to the first movie, I think our lives are a constant of important and decisive moments which can, each one of them, change our future; so, in general, a single adjustment in a distant past is not so determinative to the present time as if it was done in a near past.But it's the only detail in which this movie is better than the original, in all the rest it isn't..
The acting was poor (on par with a B movie), and the plot was just plain and ordinary.The actors were all from Canadian Sci-Fi shows and I have seen them do better in them.
It does have lots of terrible acting, awful effects ranging from an obviously fake scar to editing effects that don't add to the movie, overly predictable writing which enables you to guess most things before they happen and so many dull moments that last for so long it's a wonder if anything made it to the cutting room floor.
Come on, when you can travel back in time and change things the way you want you can almost do anything in a movie without further explanation !
This time around the story was basically the same with the main character trying to save the woman whom he loves and just messes up his and others lives repeatedly.
I wasn't expecting a film of the same calibre as the first but this was about as bad as a film gets - tedious, boring and doesn't follow any of the aspects of the first - there seems no point in him bringing his dull friends back to life as he is out for himself and what good is that from a main character - he has no likable traits and also there is no explanation behind why he can go back in time and when he does - even for the first time he doesn't seem surprised at what he just did - he just looks around for 2 seconds and then kind of goes like oh OK I've gone back in time....
Way too many needless sex scenes, the acting was the worst, plot was the same as the just as bad first one and the main character is an idiot through the entire film..
I wish I could go back in time and tell myself not to watch this movie because I wasted 90 minutes of my life on it..
The Butterfly Effect 2 isn't really a sequel: besides using the same basic concept—a young man discovers that he can change the past, albeit with disastrous consequences—it is entirely unconnected with the original movie.
This time around, the unfortunate sap who alters history to his detriment is young businessman Nick Larson (Eric Lively): after inadvertently twisting time to prevent the death of his girlfriend Julie (Smallville hottie Erica Durance), Nick tries to use his new found ability to change his life for the better, but only ends up making matters much worse.As the Final Destination series has proved, the same premise can be used time and time again and still result in a hugely entertaining film.
And with the central character becoming less and less likable with each new time-line, the film actually makes one long for the involvement of Ashton Kutcher (did I really just type that?)..
I *did* see the original "The Butterfly Effect" years ago, but so much time has passed since then that I hardly remember much about it, except that I thought it was mediocre.
But if you are in the same boat, or simply didn't see the original movie at all, no problem - this sequel, while having the same basic idea as the original, takes place with entirely new characters.There are a number of problems with this sequel I could go on for some time describing, from the cheap made for TV-like feel to the fact that the hero's special talent is not really explained.
After watching The Butterfly Effect (2004) I was hoping to see a seconded part to the movie.
I did not find it (2) quite as exciting as the first one but it was a good film never-the-less.If you understand The Butterfly Effect (2004) then you can follow part two fairly easy.
As long as you know what "The Butterfly Effect" is then you will have a basic understanding of what is going on in part 2 of the movie.
My expectation was high when I hired the Butterfly Effect 2 as it is the sequel of a very well-made movie about time travel.The original movie was very entertaining and thought-provoking.
There are times when the film looks like becoming a soft porn movie.
One could immediately reason that the sequel to a movie that I enjoyed can only get as bad as it got because some manager decided to cash in on the success of Butterfly Effect.
Of course you can't expect just as good but at least similar..I hate this so bad, not just the movie but the whole concept of -"Let's make a crappy sequel to a good movie so people will watch it and we'll get rich!"Im just waiting for "Friday the 13th: part 21" and "Nightmare on elm street 24" and heck, why not "Spiderman 7" while we're at it.Series should know when to end as well..
The Butterfly Effect 2 is an insult to the first of this sequel.When I wasn't being bombarded by overt sexual symbols, I was mentally noting the discrepancies in the plot relative to the first movie.
I mean, one simply does not have the right to ruin our expectations and warp the Butterfly Effect title in our minds just for some quick cash.A relatively short film with universally awful scenario, casting, special effects, audio and acting.
it just was amazing to me to know that such a really great movie like butterfly effect can be destroyed with one swoop on a sequel..
I don't want to give anything away but if you liked the first Butterfly Effect, this is a must-watch.
The only reason I think its getting bad ratings is simply because the people who watched it were expecting it to be up to par with the first movie.
"The Butterfly Effect" is one of my favorite movies of all time.
"The Butterfly Effect 2", which I cringe every time I write, is the sequel to the original movie (but in my brain - a.k.a. my perfect place - it doesn't even exist.
Nothing too fancy, nothing too horrible or out of place, it was just OK.I really wanted to like this sequel, I really did, out of my love for the first movie (and Erica Durance!
One year later, Nick finds that he can travel in time and tries to fix the past, with tragic consequences for the future.I loved the first movie a lot.
i actually thought this movie was better than the first one.it's not as dark as the first one.the main character was shallow and his motivation for altering his past or present starts out with good intentions but ends up being for selfish gain.so the main character isn't really likable.in fact,he's a bit of a wretch.but the movie does show the ramifications involved when history or the present is altered.one major bonus is the addition of Erica Durance(TV's Smallville)as the main character"s girlfriend.she is certainly quite beautiful,but she can also act.still i can't put my finger on why i like this movie better than the first.i guess it's just one of those mysteries.the only thing i can come up with is that this movie is better paced(and more compelling),whereas i found thew first one boring at times.i give "The Butterfly Effect 2 a 7/10.
I know for years that there is a sequel to "The Butterfly Effect", but never had the courage to watch it.
I really like this The Butterfly Effect (2004) I think that great movie, really well made.I did not even know this movie was made it until i find out about The Butterfly effect 3 two years ago, I was like what, when did they make the second after that seen all the review mostly bad ones.I was not going to watch this movie at all but two days ago I saw this movie for 75P, I could not say no to that.This movie is about guy who was in a car crash that killed his pregnant girl friend and two of his other friends and after he came out of his coma.He can now look old pictures and come back in time when the picture was taken and change is life for the better, but he just makes is life worse.The ending was so predictable, how can no one see that coming!The acting in this movie was descent for a sequel that went Straight to DVD 3 out of 10.
Perhaps I had an advantage in not viewing the 2003 picture and therefore no chance to compare it unfavorably.The film is science fiction/fantasy and there is no need to have seen the original as this story stands on its' own so to speak.In any event this movie is quite good and centers on a group of 4 friends and what happens when one of them can change the past and hence the future.
I loved the first one, and I had little expectations for this one, I thought "OK, surprise me", but at the end of the movie I realized I lost around 90 or 100 minutes of my life (a blackout here would have been great for me)The movie: 1) Forget the concept of blackouts, there are no blackouts here, the main character simply concentrates in a picture, everything shakes around him (a dumb visual effect) and he just travels in time.
Does not add anything to the movie, it's not even romantic (like in the original where he always tries to save her) 6) Whoever wrote the story does not seem to have seen "the butterfly effect".
That is the whole movie.If you like the genre, I recommend renting Donnie Darko or watching the original Buttetfly Effect.
So I go to blockbuster and they're having a sale buy 2 get 2 free, I couldn't find many good movies so I ended up getting The Butterfly Effect 2 as one of my free ones.
IF they wanted to make a good sequel they should have actually made a prequel detailing Evan's Father's Experiences with the Butterfly Effect.
The first one was really well-wrote and acted.Here, the story repeats when Nick Larson (Eric Lively, poor) lost the girlfriend (Erica Durance, the Lois Lane from "Smallville") and a couple of friends in an accident and goes back to past to try to fix everything that happens on his life without destroy the future.The worst fault is the slowness of the script, being long in each alternative reality.
This movie is far more entertaining and a far lighter watch than the originaland that is a good thing.
😋. I have watched a Tom of time travel movies and this was actually not among the worst.
Sure I'm well over a decade behind on catching up on the Butterfly Effect trilogy, and whew, it's a good thing I did, so I won't have to waste time on watching part 3.
Once again no explanation is given as to why Nick can time travel & it's more of an issue here than the original since the plot & character's are weaker here.At 90 odd minutes The Butterfly Effect 2 isn't a particularly long film but it does feel that way as it does tend to drag.
The Butterfly effect 2 was totally pointless, this movie is just so stupid because the story has no meaning because it is totally boring.
Bad acting, bad storyline, disgusting sex scenes,total waste of time, I will just pretend that there was one Butterfly Effect movie, not two..
Take a good and original idea like The Butterfly Effect that a person can travel into their own past life and change their present.The original was such a new concept it was a welcome breath of fresh air.
I was so happy that a sequel was coming out to a pretty good movie, the butterfly effect.
but i don't find acting very cheap,because of smallvile,i like Erica Durance,Eric Lively was good too,but he is not Ashton kutcher,but the film is same..