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The Second Arrival (1998)

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Release Date: Nov 6, 1998 Wide

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This sequel to the sci-fi thriller The Arrival stars Patrick Muldoon as Jack, who works with computers for Montreal's National Space Agency. After Zane Ziminski (the astronomer-hero of the first film) is found dead, Jack receives a letter Zane sent to him shortly before his death. The letter speaks of an alien plot to decimate the earth's human population and urges others to work against the interstellar threat. Jack joins a group of scientists and concerned observers monitoring the alien

R, 2 hr.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Kevin Tenney

Written By: Mark Perry

In Theaters: Nov 6, 1998 Wide

On DVD: May 18, 1999

Artisan Entertainment

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The first rule of a sequel should be: Do NOT destroy the happy ending of the previous film.

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

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Manages to lack ALL the surprising creativity of the original. It's actually very, very terrible.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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I would rather have just seen a sequel with Charlie Sheen. He did some other movies for HBO so I don't know why they couldn't get him for this. Instead they lamely just say he was killed by aliens and a relative of his character that was never mentioned in the original is in it instead. Just check out the original movie!

August 30, 2007

Jim Woehr

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A very poor movie from a decent sequel. This movie fails so badly where the first one succeeded. Bad acting with very bad dialogue. This had a couple of nice eye candy scenes, but that was all. Pretty much a total waste.

March 21, 2009