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Arrival II
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by Live / Artisan
Sales Rank: 65867
Price: $9.98
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I love sci-fi films, and "The Arrival", the prequel to this film, was simply sensational. So, when this film was released I had high hopes. Alas, as with most sequels, my expectations were not met. It is simply not in the same league as its predecessor. There are reasons why this film went straight to video. It plays almost as if it were a made for TV movie. <br />Notwithstanding this, I still found this movie moderately enjoyable, despite its many and obvious shortcomings. You can usually tell that the sequel in not on part with the original when none of the original cast are in it. Instead, the viewer gets handsome Patrick Muldoon in the role of Jack Addison, Zane's estranged brother, picking up where Zane left off in the fight against alien invasion. Jack teams up with investigative reporter Bridget Riordan, played with energetic enthusiasm by Jane Sibbert. Together they seek to foil the sinister alien conspiracy that threatens mankind. <br /> <br />Lacking the more intelligent script and better production values of "The Arrival", the sequel still manages to entertain. Borrowing some of the original themes and types of special effects found in "The Arrival", it is played out as more of an action film with a lot of chase scenes, as if hoping that this will distract the discerning viewer from noticing the obvious plot holes. While I did not enjoy this film nowhere nearly as much as the original, I forgave it some of its faux pas and managed to take it at face value and enjoy it. All in all, it is a moderately entertaining, sci-fi film, notwithstanding the grade B acting and some of the cheesy production walues. In fact, in one scene, a glass door begins shattering before a body hits it. Rent this film, rather than buy it. If you are not a rabid sci-fi fan, deduct one star from my rating.
Viewer Reviews
I love sci-fi films, and "The Arrival", the prequel to this film, was simply sensational. So, when this film was released I had high hopes. Alas, as with most sequels, my expectations were not met. It is simply not in the same league as its predecessor. There are reasons why this film went straight to video. It plays almost as if it were a made for TV movie.
Notwithstanding this, I still found this movie moderately enjoyable, despite its many and obvious shortcomings. You can usually tell that the sequel in not on part with the original when none of the original cast are in it. Instead, the viewer gets handsome Patrick Muldoon in the role of Jack Addison, Zane's estranged brother, picking up where Zane left off in the fight against alien invasion. Jack teams up with investigative reporter Bridget Riordan, played with energetic enthusiasm by Jane Sibbert. Together they seek to foil the sinister alien conspiracy that threatens mankind.
Lacking the more intelligent script and better production values of "The Arrival", the sequel still manages to entertain. Borrowing some of the original themes and types of special effects found in "The Arrival", it is played out as more of an action film with a lot of chase scenes, as if hoping that this will distract the discerning viewer from noticing the obvious plot holes. While I did not enjoy this film nowhere nearly as much as the original, I forgave it some of its faux pas and managed to take it at face value and enjoy it. All in all, it is a moderately entertaining, sci-fi film, notwithstanding the grade B acting and some of the cheesy production walues. In fact, in one scene, a glass door begins shattering before a body hits it. Rent this film, rather than buy it. If you are not a rabid sci-fi fan, deduct one star from my rating.
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