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Summary: great stuff
Review: Action, Sci-fi, nudity, 'behaviour modification' and Christopher Lambert? You know you're in for one hell of a ride!
This movie is at least as good as the original, and looks and sounds great on dvd.
No, it's not one of the most intelligent flicks out there, but who cares? The movie-makers set out to make the movie an exciting romp in space, and in that they certainly succeed.
The only thing that let me down a little was the abrupt ending, something the original suffered from too, but trust me, this is good fun if you're not looking for a masterpiece!
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Summary: It was never going to compare to the original I suppose ....
Review: All the same,this sequel to one of the greatest Sci-Fi/Action hits of the '90's is a big let-down.It looks almost like in a cheap video film the way it is shot,the budget restraints more noticeable than originally anticipated.The whole thing is acted rather blankly by all those involved too,giving expressionless performances,with the exception perhaps of Lambert and Patrick Malahide,giving a gleefully sly,condescending performance as the evil prison warden.But perhaps the worst thing about it is the dialogue.Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery and all,but there was hardly a word spoken in this that wasn't borrowed from some other flick,like ''perhaps instead of working against each other,we should work with each other'' and ''I never wanted it to end like this''.This is best admired on the levels of a respectful interpretation of modern action films,rather than anything like or resembling the previous film.
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Summary: Sequel lacks the budget and performances of the original
Review: Although I really enjoyed the original movie, "Fortress 2: Re-entry" is disappointing in comparison. The film offers a promising storyline: John and Karen Brennick are shown 10 years later with their son, hiding from the MenTel Corporation. John is eventually captured and sent to a prison space station to serve his sentence for having another child, while Karen and her son are still being pursued by MenTel. Again, John is driven to escape from this dismal prison. The magic that made the first "Fortress" work is not present in this film. The special effects are of poor quality, and the actors' performances are not very good. This movie may be worth renting just to see what happens to the characters from the first film.
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Summary: Sequel lacks the budget and performances of the original
Review: Although I really enjoyed the original movie, "Fortress 2: Re-entry" is disappointing in comparison. The film offers a promising storyline: John and Karen Brennick are shown 10 years later with their son, hiding from the MenTel Corporation. John is eventually captured and sent to a prison space station to serve his sentence for having another child, while Karen and her son are still being pursued by MenTel. Again, John is driven to escape from this dismal prison. The magic that made the first "Fortress" work is not present in this film. The special effects are of poor quality, and the actors' performances are not very good. This movie may be worth renting just to see what happens to the characters from the first film.
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Summary: Sequel lacks the budget and performances of the original
Review: Although I really enjoyed the original movie, "Fortress 2: Re-entry" is disappointing in comparison. The film offers a promising storyline: John and Karen Brennick are shown 10 years later with their son, hiding from the MenTel Corporation. John is eventually captured and sent to a prison space station to serve his sentence for having another child, while Karen and her son are still being pursued by MenTel. Again, John is driven to escape from this dismal prison. The magic that made the first "Fortress" work is not present in this film. The special effects are of poor quality, and the actors' performances are not very good. This movie may be worth renting just to see what happens to the characters from the first film.
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Summary: An unbelievably bad movie
Review: Christopher Lambert has to be the only actor on Earth capable of escaping the first Fortress only to end up in another one. With the straight-to-video Fortress 2: Re-entry we are provided with the worst sequel since Batman and Robin, or probably even since Highlander II: The Quickening (the latter also starred Lambert).After a somewhat watchable start, this movie reaches levels of stupidity that I have rarely witnessed in a motion picture. Clichés all over the picture, hilariously bad acting, a script that looks like it was written by a 3-year old, zero-dimensional characters make this one of the most unbelievably bad pictures I've ever seen. "Highlights" include a wannabe-sad moment about the death of a cockroach (complete with sappy music!), a laughable plot twist about the internal surveillance cameras, and such a messy final escape you literally have trouble figuring out what the hell is going on. Flee, flee far away from this Fortress!
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Summary: Okay sequel to the 1993 Cult Classic.
Review: Fortress was Christopher Lambert Best Film, along with Highlander, Highlander 2(Re-edited Version), The Haunted and Resurrection. I had high expections for this sequel but it lacks Staurt Gordon(Re-Animator) toughness and violence, he directed the first fortress and it become an international hit back in 1993. Problem with the sequel is action is a lot less dark than the original, no strong villain here, the story is pretty good but pretty much of a remake of the first film and the humour is a bit too much. Director Geoff Murphy(Young Guns 2, FreeJack) does a good job making the film, it had some good action scenes, some good ideal on the plot,a couple of good actors and special effects are above average. But Pam Grier(Jackie Brown) is wasted in a small role. DVD`s has an clear anamorphic Widescreen(1.85:1) transer and An strong Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. Grade:B-.
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Summary: Watch it on fast-forward...Zero stars!
Review: Hey guys, are you serious? I understand it's a B-class movie (that's why I don't expect Oscar-worth performance), but I can't imagine what financial difficulties made C Lambert to appear in this laughable piece of garbage (the first Fortress was OK, I remember I saw it ca. 5 years ago). The actors are not acting, but fooling around, both bad and good characters are so poorly drawn that you don't care at all whether they live or die, the plot is.... nonsense (it's the mildest word). In short, if you had patience to sit through this movie on your coach, it's because you watched it on fast forward...Actually I'd beg you NOT TO BUY this "movie" to somehow discourage actors and producers to participate in such rubbish.
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Summary: SMELLS LIKE......DOG VOMIT
Review: I THINK IVE SAID ENOUGH.
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Summary: Better Than The First
Review: OH MY GOD! I can't believe it's here! FInally, i was waiting for the sequal to come out for so long and i can't believe it actually has. God, forgot about the first, this is a great movie on its own. This is the most anticipated movie for video, if you don't buy, at least rent it. In fact, stop reading this and go get it, now! Hey, maybe the easter bunny will leave it for you...
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