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Species II Reviews
Gore and sex in the wrong quantities
I've never seen an alien as beautifull as Natasha Henstringe.It is really great seeing her doing anything at all. Running , cooking , having sex , killing people ... anything will do for me . But even she can't save a movie like Species II . On this sequel , three people go to mars for NASA investigations and get infected by a weird virus .The effects of that virus are different on males and females . After making love , females die as they give birth to new alien people while males ( who are the lucky ones of this mess ) live happily ever after .It's their bed-partner who apparently doesn't . The movie lacks an adult script and plot , the supporting roles ( cops , doctors ) are simply awfull and the end screams "species III" . Only that will never happen considering the number of people who went and saw this one , right?
So bad it's almost entertaining
There's something very ironic about the two Species films. The first one was terrible because of it's stupidity and relentlessly boring action/nudity scenes. The sequel, Species 2, is almost as bad but it's the film's sheer awfulness that actually makes it watchable. That's not saying the film's any good, of course. Species 2 features more gory violence and a little less sex/nudity than the original but by keeping the running time short and by making the plot a lot more ridiculous (with the addition of the Mars landing and the cloning of the original alien, Sil, into Eve) the film is bearable and never boring.
Primarily, the film seems to be out to make a quick buck so it doesn't try much of anything innovative. As another critic put it, it's a perverse and horny version of Alien. That obviously means the film's going to be full of nudity, which it is. The same goes for excessive violence, and the film does feature some very gory scenes that could have somebody reaching for a sick bag.
Performance-wise, there's nothing new here. Michael Madsen looks a little bored, George Dzundza overacts completely, and Mykelti Williamson spouts some very inane dialogue. The only person who delivers something close to a respectable performance is Marg Helgenberger. Justin Lazard as the alien/human on the loose sometimes does a decent job looking scared and occasionally menacing but he's mostly laughable. As for Natasha Henstridge, this film confirms what I believed after having seen the origin: she cannot act. I'm not even sure what her real purpose in the film is. I mean, she doesn't show much nudity (and when she does she's covered in blood: that's quite an uncomfortable sight) and the whole psychic link idea doesn't really do much.
On the whole, those looking for mindless gory violence and nudity will get their fill with Species 2. Everybody else needs to steer clear. Though if you're looking for a film of this similar plot, I recommend Lifeforce (a fun and okay sci-fi thriller with a gorgeous extraterrestrial seductress).
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