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Great fun
aneurin from ,
20th July, 2008
This is hardly art house, but it is fun. Don't expect to have your preconceptions challenged - on the contrary, expect them to be gleefully fulfilled. This is low-fi sci fi, but it's a great romp. Enough of the wink-wink nudge-nudge of the first film is maintained to keep the silliness in check. The action rips along, the plot keeps you in a certain degree of suspense for at least two thirds and the actors do their job - that is, look good, deliver the lines and kill bugs. The introduction of religious activism and pacifism evocative of the Vietnam era is an interesting touch - given the focus on action, and that this is straight to DVD, it is amazing these themes are developed at all, and in that context, they are done well. My one main criticism on the film's own terms is that the ending is too easy - the suspense of the first film's ending is denied us. A shame, but a small criticism given what an enjoyable hour and a half I had watching this. Not deep, but definitely fun.
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