Species II may be notable only in that it is an extreme, sadly robust example of the troubling trend of modern horror films to give sex a bad name.
Species 2 (1998)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:3
Rotten:27
Average Rating:3.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Sil, the sex-crazed alien life form from the predecessor "Species" is now a clone named Eve (Henstridge). Eve is the acting subject of governmental experiments until a trio of astronauts returns... Sil, the sex-crazed alien life form from the predecessor "Species" is now a clone named Eve (Henstridge). Eve is the acting subject of governmental experiments until a trio of astronauts returns from a trip to Mars and one starts behaving rather strangely. Astronaut Patrick Ross (Lazard) begins to act eerily similar to Sil in that sexual predator sort of way that Henstridge made so endearing in "Species." [More]
Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Justin Lazard, Myriam Cyr
Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Justin Lazard, Myriam Cyr, Mykelti Williamson, James Cromwell, Marg Helgenberger, George Dzundza
Director: Peter Medak
Director: Peter Medak
Screenwriter: Chris Brancato
Producer: Frank Mancuso
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Reviews for Species 2
'It's awful; it's just awful, gasps Marg Helgenberger in one scene of this absolutely abysmal follow-up ... viewers are likely to find their heads nodding in agreement.
For all the blood and gore, nudity, and sex thrown in, Species II is, quite simply, a vapid bore.
what can be said about a movie that focuses largely on the struggle of government agents to keep ex-astronauts from having sex? Leave it to Dr. Baker: 'It's awful,' she moans, prior to the slime-drenched finale. 'Just awful!'
Species II is one sequel that screams...Yuck! It also conjures up...Why? Screenplay be damned. Acting? Throw it out the window.
The sequel ups the "silly" ante without bringing any new brains to the table.
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