War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008)

I decided to watch the first in the series when it came out, just to say I had seen it. It was a brooding piece of melodrama where we got to see the main character brood over his loss.As a sequel to that, this is perfect. He spends the movie brooding over his next loss.However, the stunningly bad plot should be what he is brooding over.The only thing that could be salvageable from this "film" would be the relatively decent 3D work with the walkers. Pretty much every other special effect is amateurish and could be better redone by the sophomores in any given film school. And, probably for less money.

Well I wasn't sure what language this film was made in - so I put it through Babel Fish. Here is a typical line translated:'Blah blah blah..blah blah blah blah, blah de blah'.This actually makes more sense than the lines the actors were uttering.Effects wise I spotted left over props from Voyage to the bottom of the Sea (Think Giant squids and Fish Men)Best line (from a cigar smoking middle aged Man to a 9 year old) 'This World's become a place where boys like you and me have to grow up fast' (he looks at least 50 for God's sake)This film makes a previous SyFy effort (Savage planet - about alien killer bears) look like a masterpiece.Great going guys :)

I mean, what?!? Who in their right mind would make such a film? Well the answer to that is C.Thomas Howell, and judging by the appearance of the man he ain't in his right mind. To star in and direct this tripe has clearly got to the lad and that might explain why his acting is almost the worst i have ever seen, but not quite....That title goes to the incomparable Kim Little. Good God! I just noticed that she was also in the first one playing a different character. Really, she was that good they thought, Yeh, get Kim for the sequel, she's the business!?! The film itself is unutterable bilge. Claw your eyes out to ease the pain type of thing. A script a rabid monkey clearly wrote, while on a bender. Fx from Doctor Who circa 1973. Don't worry though after half an hour your brain will have stopped all higher functions and you will be sitting there, drooling, not even knowing your own name.The only saving grace for me was that i caught this on TV and didn't shell out for this on Video like some. If my Video shop stocked this i would have to immediately leave the premises and pray to almighty Bhudda that it was obliterated by invading Aliens.The only reason they make this stuff is to try and trick some money from you.Write a letter to your Congressman, e-mail the Pope, phone the President! We have watched this so you don't have to. Save yourselves! Don't, Just Don't.

For some sick reason, I liked the War of the Worlds that they wrote. Not so with this movie. The CGI is so-so. The latex monster rooms are pretty terrible, and the acting is quite honestly the worst I've ever seen. That says a lot, since I revel in shitty movies.Frankly, the only thing about watching this movie that I found enjoyable was the repeated refrain in my mind which said "I could totally do what this company does!" I might actually be wrong about that, but the movie itself sucks, and sucks in a way that I really cannot endorse for anyone even if I do enjoy it's badness.C. Thomas Howwel, the bad news is that you suck. The good news is that I respect you deeply for sucking the way you do. Keep at it, but maybe focus more on the acting than on the directing.