Lake Placid 2 (2007) (TV)

Director:

David Flores

Writers:

Todd Hurvitz (screenplay) and
Howie Miller (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

28 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A sequel to horror movie Lake Placid (1999). |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Lake | Dog | Crocodile | Animal Attack

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Schneider	...	Sheriff James Riley
Sarah Lafleur	...	Emily 'Emma' Warner
Sam McMurray	...	Struthers
Chad Collins	...	Scott Riley
Alicia Ziegler	...	Kerri
Joe Holt	...	Ahmad
Ian Reed Kesler	...	Thad
Justin Urich	...	Larry
Cloris Leachman	...	Sadie Bickerman
VJ Kewl	...	Rachel (as V.J. Benson)
Robert Blush	...	Frank
Jonas Talkington	...	Cal Miner
Terence H. Winkless	...	Deputy Dale Davis (as Terry Winkless)
Michael McCoy	...	Tillman
Andrea Enright	...	Female Deputy

MPAA:

Rated R for creature violence and some nudity.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Asgaard Branding

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene, the ecologist is holding his right hand in the water. When he emerges after being pulled down (by his right arm), his left arm has been bitten off.

Quotes:

Scott Riley: What the?

Movie Connections:

References "Barney Miller" (1975)

A travesty on so many levels

I've come to expect very little out of the SciFi channel's made for TV movies, but this ranks tight alongside of "Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers" as am egregious example of how SciFi's clueless network suits can prostitute a great work with an appallingly bad sequel.

I'm a great fan of the original "Lake Placid". David E. Kelly's writing in the original is among the sharpest of any film in memory. It had a delightfully witty script and excellent performances by talented actors. The characters were well textured without a stereotype among them.

By comparison, the script of this film is drek. Thre is almost no wit evident. It's trite and formulaic. The characters are all 2-dimensional stereotypes from central casting. The "special" effects were everything I've come to expect from SciFi channel movies - ham-fisted and amateurish.

I might have given this film a rating of 2 or 3, but for potentially tainting the reputation of the original, I give it a 1 - but only because there's no option to give it a zero!