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

User Rating:

2.5/10   

Director:

C. Thomas Howell

Writers:

Steve Bevilacqua (story)
Eric Forsberg (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

This time we fight back!

Plot:

Two years after the Martian invasion, George Herbert's worst fears are realized: The Aliens have returned...

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Invasion | Fictional War | Space | Mars

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 19

11:00 PM

SYFY

Cast

C. Thomas Howell	...	George Herbert
Fred Griffith	...	Major Kramer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zack Beseda	...	Squid killer
Danna Brady	...	Sissy
Philip Cornwall	...	Military Soldier
Darren Dalton	...	Shackleford
Olivia Goldenberg	...	Baby
Steve Goldenberg	...	Gas station attendant
Jason S. Gray	...	Stingray
Dashiell Howell	...	Alex Herbert
Brandon Kihl	...	Man by Camper
Jonathan Levit	...	Gorman
Kim Little	...	Victoria
Jonathan Nation	...	Stram
Jay Plemons	...	Walt
Oliver Rayon	...	873 Charlie
Christopher Reid	...	Pete
Murray SawChuck	...	Tobias

MPAA:

Rated R for some language. (special edition)

Runtime:

Greece:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (special edition)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Anthill Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dr. Herbert runs out of fuel, he locates a "gas" station and uses his food coupons for by 3 gallons of gas. The Dodge pick up he is driving is a diesel (as can be seen obviously in a later scene, right after his son is taken). Gas wouldn't do him much good.

Quotes:

Victoria: We have no fleet left, no army, no one way ship.
Gorman: That's right.
Victoria: [pause] Wanna get drunk?

Movie Connections:

References "H.R. Pufnstuf" (1969)

One of the worst movies ever...

Well I didn't like the first movie to this series but now they have outdone themselves in the worst possible way. A really stupid story, which I could still overlook, if there wasn't really really horrible bad acting!! I wont really comment on the computer effects, which were not good ones, because that shouldn't be what a movie is about anyway... The only thing that really bothered me is that especially in the flight scenes they showed the same sequence over and over and over and over again? Do they think i am stupid and my attention span is less than 45 seconds? This movie can only be regarded as a very bad joke gone really wrong...