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Screamers: The Hunting

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  • 20092009
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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Gina Holden in Screamers: The Hunting (2009)
It's been thirteen years since the Screamers destroyed the human population of Sirius 6B. But now a distress signal brings a team of rescuers to the supposedly abandoned planet. Can it be a long lost colony of human survivors?
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A group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "screa... Read allA group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "screamers." Once the squad arrives, they find a group of human survivors eking out an existence... Read allA group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "screamers." Once the squad arrives, they find a group of human survivors eking out an existence in an old military outpost, but more important, they discover that the threat of the scre... Read all
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    • Director
      • Sheldon Wilson
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick(inspired by the short story "Second Variety" by)
      • Tom Berry(story)
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gina Holden
      • Jana Pallaske
      • Lance Henriksen
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sheldon Wilson
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick(inspired by the short story "Second Variety" by)
      • Tom Berry(story)
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Gina Holden
      • Jana Pallaske
      • Lance Henriksen
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    • 56User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews

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    Gina Holden
    Gina Holden
    • Lt. Victoria Bronte
    Jana Pallaske
    Jana Pallaske
    • Schwartz
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Orsow
    Greg Bryk
    Greg Bryk
    • Cmdr. Andy Sexton
    Christopher Redman
    Christopher Redman
    • Rafe Danielli
    Tim Rozon
    Tim Rozon
    • Madden
    Dave Lapommeray
    Dave Lapommeray
    • Sgt. Romulo
    • (as Dave La Pommeray)
    Jody Richardson
    • Soderquist
    Stephen Amell
    Stephen Amell
    • Guy
    Holly Uloth
    Holly Uloth
    • Hannah
    • (as Holly O'Brien)
    Darryl Hopkins
    • Dwight
    Stephen Lush
    • Bryce
    • (as Steve Lush)
    Stephen Dunn
    Stephen Dunn
    • Teenage Screamer Boy 1
    Justin Madol
    • Teenage Screamer Boy 2
    Sarah Small
    • Teenage Screamer Girl
    Lynley Hall
    • Jessie
    Shaun Johnston
    Shaun Johnston
    • Haggard Man
    Ruth Lawrence
    Ruth Lawrence
    • Cave Woman
    • Director
      • Sheldon Wilson
    • Writers
      • Philip K. Dick(inspired by the short story "Second Variety" by)
      • Tom Berry(story)
      • Miguel Tejada-Flores(screenplay) (story)
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    • Trivia
      The line "The newest variety" voiced by Guy is a reference to the original title of the short story, Second Variety, of which this movie is based.
    • Goofs
      The inside of the space ship has a stairwell with an exit sign and a hand railing.
    • Quotes

      Guy: They're prototypes. The newest variety.

    • Crazy credits
      [credits end] The characters, screamers and events depicted in this motion picture are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons or screamers, living or dead is purely coincidental and not intended. No screamers were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
    • Connections
      Follows Screamers (1995)

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    6/10
    Better special effects but loses originality
    When I came across this direct-to-video sequel I was surprised to find that it was to the 1995 cult film, Screamers. After reading so many reviews on how bleak and dingy it looked and sounded, I wasn't expecting to come across any film related to it. I was a fan of the original however and I was really excited to see what the sequel had to offer. Sadly I was disappointed with the outcome of this film.

    A group of soldiers come across a distress call sent out from the planet, Sirius 6B. Ahh yes, we know what that planet holds on it! Commanding this group is Lt. Victoria Bronte, the daughter of Col. Joseph A. Hendrickson from the first film portrayed brilliantly by Peter Weller. I do like how screenwriter Miguel Flores tries to tie in the story of the last film with this one. Some sequels abandon the original story line completely and that can be frustrating for fans. The screenplay even allows veteran actor Lance Henrikson's character, Orsow, to give Bronte some info on what her father (Joseph A.) was like. However, besides Henrikson, none of the other actors really make themselves any different from another.

    The part that did make a difference in the movie were the special effects. Yes, Screamers (1995) was a knock-off of other popular films but it utilized its materials efficiently; even if the creature effects were super dated for its time. But in here, the bloodshed is cranked up, as are the creature effects. It looked so good that it almost seemed like putting it into the category of the cheap movies that the sci-fi channel airs is an insult. The fact that there was more blood on the screen made me happy alone. I mean, these are killer robots, so let's see some carnage!

    Also the screamers in this film would've been cool to see in the original. The way their mechanical bodies sound is high-tech and state of the art. I also liked how the human screamers didn't look meager either. For those who hadn't seen the first, the human screamers had several sharp blades in its mouth and hands. The way the screamers reveal themselves here is much more interesting; their face actually splits open! Yikes.

    All of this is great but what wrecks this movie altogether is the plot. To make a long story short, the story runs almost identical to that of the first film from 1995. In some ways, the so-called "sequel" could be considered a reboot as well because it doesn't do anything new with its characters or story. Once I realized where the story was going after the first couple acts, I became disgruntled at the fact that I would be watching the same movie but with different actors, more blood and a fresh coat of chrome put over the old screamers.

    And the worst was the ending to film, which I obviously won't reveal but for any science-fiction/horror genre film, there will always be a twist ending. And for this one, I don't really know how this leaves anything open to make another sequel. They practically killed the franchise by giving such slap-in-the-face ending. That was not needed. I came to watch this movie so I could enjoy and I ended being frustrated and only slightly satisfied.

    The only thing Screamers: The Hunting has are special effects. Everything else is practically the same. The story was barely given any changes at all.
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    • Release date
      • January 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Screamers 2
    • Filming locations
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Production company
      • Pope Productions
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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