Michael Thompson
It's funny that when I watch any kind of movie like this one, no matter how big and dangerous the animals are, I always feel sorry for the animals more than the humans.If you don't take this movie too seriously, it's a very cleverly made film re- the giant Crocs.The human's were two a penny, but my favorite was the beefcake Sheriff, walking around the place like he was Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke.I have to say that thanks to the well created Croc's munching their way through a lot of nasty stupid rent-a-gob, nice guys, I thoroughly enjoyed each mouthful, I could feel the Croc's pleasure as it devoured several people, "slurp", dragging one young lady into the lake.Yes the film was great fun, an easy 4 stars.More films like this would give me an even less appreciation of the human race than what I have gleaned over my experienced years on this planet.
films20101
"Lake Placid 2", in my opinion, has to be one of the worst sci-fi films ever made on the face of the Earth. It is a waste of a person's time and money. As a matter of fact, I did get around to viewing the first "Lake Placid" movie that was made all the way back in the year of 1999. Personally, since it was, in fact a sci-fi horror/comedy flick, I thought it was okay. Definitely not perfect, but okay nonetheless. Now, why on Earth anyone would ever want to make a sequel to it is just beyond me. The biggest regret I've ever made in my life is watching it on the Sci-Fi Channel on TV because I wanted to check it out. Boy, was I ever stupid to waste 1 hour and 30 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.Here are my "Top 5" reasons why this movie, "Lake Placid 2" was so bad and should not be worth viewing.1) The actors. The acting is so atrocious, it's not even funny. Hell, why would you even put John Schneider in a movie like this? He didn't give a very good performance either as did all the other lame and pathetic actors in this movie.2) The plot. The plot is so unoriginal, it's been done so many times in other movies already. This is it: "A local sheriff must stop four crocodiles from wreaking havoc on a small town." 3) The special effects. They try to make the crocodiles look like gigantic dinosaurs in this movie. Believe it, right into the beginning, one of the crocodiles is able to pull a man off a boat and right into the water. Then, when the man's friend tries to help pull him back up, the crocodile comes in and eats him completely, just leaving out his arm and leg. So, basically, he eats the guy in just one bite. Give me a freakin' break! 4) The action. Now, don't get me wrong. A lot of people do get eaten and killed by the crocodiles in this movie, but overall, there's very little action throughout and it can also get boring very quickly.5) The filmmakers. These people have done such a poor job on this movie, that not only did they embarrass the actors, but they also embarrassed themselves. Especially the director and writers of this movie. The dialogue was very corny, and sometimes I found myself having to turn up the volume because I couldn't hear a word they were saying. Hell, even the director was making decisions of his own in this movie. It seems that every 5 or 10 minutes that pass in the movie, after someone has already got eaten by the crocodiles, then another person does, and then after that, another person gets eaten. So, it's like a pattern where all the people get killed first and then the crocodiles get killed second. Good lord! So, these are my 5 reasons why "Lake Placid 2", in my opinion, is one of the worst sci-fi movies ever made. I seriously do not know what these people were thinking when they made this miserable pile of crap. And get this, you think it's bad enough that they already did one sequel to the first "Lake Placid", they freakin' made another one, "Lake Placid 3" in 2010! And that one has also been getting bad reviews just like this one. I'm not even going to attempt to watch that one, knowing how bad the people have been saying it is. Do yourself a favor, and just watch the first "Lake Placid", and not any of the other poorly bad-made sequels.
